Trial of John Jasper, lay precentor of Cloisterham Cathedral in the County of Kent, for the murder of Edwin Drood, engineer

by England) Dickens Fellowship (London

Mr. Walters: You say the man threatened was in danger. Did you think “Ned” in danger?

Witness: I heard what he said. Shall I tell you?

Mr. Walters: Not what he said. It doesn’t matter. But I want to know that “Ned” was a threatened name.

Witness: That’s right, deary.

Mr. Walters: Were you giving warning to anybody of the name of “Ned”?

Witness: I told him it was a threatened name.

Mr. Walters: Did you know he was called “Ned”?

Witness: I asked him.

Mr. Walters: Did you know who called him “Ned”?

Witness: I don’t know.