The Lord Justice Clerk.—“Was he a steady fellow?”
Witness.—“My opinion of L’Angelier’s character at the moment of his death was, that he was a most regular young man in his conduct, religious, and in fact most exemplary in all his conduct. The only objection which I heard made to him was that he was vain and a boaster—boasting of grand persons that he knew. For example, when he spoke of Miss Smith, he would say, I shall forbid Madeline to do such a thing, or such another thing—to dance with such a one or such another.”
The Lord Justice Cleric.—“Did he boast of any success with females?”
Witness.—“Never.”
The Lord Justice Clerk.—“Did he seem jealous of Miss Smith paying attention to others?”
Witness.—“No; of others paying attention to her.”
The Lord Justice Clerk.—“It was not on account of any levity in his character that you discouraged him visiting you after your marriage?”
Witness.—“No. I thought his society might be fit for a bachelor, but not for a married man.”
The Lord Justice Clerk.—“Do you understand the word ‘levity’?”
Witness.—“Yes; lightness, irregularity. There had been a long cessation of intercourse between us before his death. The photograph (shown him) is a good likeness; he was between 28 and 30 years of age. I think I got accidentally acquainted with him in a house in Glasgow.”