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: I kept a sort of watch on John Jasper.

Mr. Walters: Why on Jasper?

Witness: Because I felt that he menaced Rosa’s peace and happiness.

Mr. Walters: You thought he was the source of the danger?

Witness: No one but Jasper.

Mr. Walters: Had she any enemies?

Witness: No; she was too sweet and lovable.

Mr. Walters: And you thought it was John Jasper, and John Jasper alone?

Witness: Yes.

Mr. Walters: We will leave that for a moment, and come to your brother. You are very intimate with your brother, and he confides in you. Were he and Drood friendly?