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: He said he could place him in the greatest jeopardy and danger.

Mr. Walters: Then you thought his danger would increase?

Witness: Yes.

Mr. Walters: I suppose you went to London occasionally to see your brother?

Witness: Not often.

Mr. Walters: Did you ever see Rosa Bud in London?

Witness: Yes. She fled to London, so terrified was she at Jasper with his desperate love-making. She went to Mr. Grewgious, her guardian.

Mr. Walters: And you determined to shield her as much as possible?

Witness: More than ever.

Mr. Walters: Did you ever recall those words, that you would not, in any circumstances, be afraid of Jasper?