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

Witness: Yes; I noticed him particularly.

Mr. Walters: Why?

Witness: Because of his strange manner towards Rosa Bud.

Mr. Walters: How?

Witness: He watched her closely. During the evening she sang to his accompaniment, and his eyes were fixed on her the whole time with a most peculiar expression, and this seemed to trouble Rosa, although she was not looking at him. Suddenly she covered her face with her hands, burst into tears, and said she was frightened and wanted to be taken away.

Mr. Walters: You don’t think it was pure imagination on her part? She was frightened?

Witness: Yes.

Mr. Walters: When people are frightened there is danger about generally. Did you think there was any danger in his looking at her?

Witness: I thought there was danger in his looks.

Mr. Walters: Did you ever speak to her about it?