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 had a dream before you woke up?

Witness: Yes.

Mr. Walters: What was the nature of that dream?

Witness: I dreamt that Mister Jarsper was a-moving around me, handling my keys, and I thought I was left alone in the dark. Then I see a light coming back, and then I found Mr. Jarsper waking me up, saying “Hi! wake up!”

Mr. Walters: Did you wake up?

Witness: Yes.

Mr. Walters: Did you remember how long you had been asleep?

Witness: A long time. I remember the clock struck two.

Mr. Walters: And you went in about midnight?

Witness: Yes.