“I found that to be the case. On February 3rd they left Naples together for Vienna, stayed together at the Hotel National, in the Käarntner Strasse, and were married on the 26th of that month at the Church at Funfhaus, in the Gurtel Strasse. The wedding-ring, which was still upon the left hand when it was sent to the prisoner, was purchased at the shop of Messrs. Radler & Hass, in the Kohlmarkt.”
“The head of that firm is now in Court,” said Mr. Rolland, “and will give his evidence. Call Herr Radler.”
Herr Radler thereupon entered the box which Burrell had vacated, and stated that he well remembered selling the ring in question to an Englishman who was accompanied by a beautiful Italian lady. The gentleman he recognised as the witness Fensden, and from the photograph, that had been shown to him of the dead woman, he was able to swear that it was for her the ring was purchased.
Victor Fensden, at this point, sprang to his feet as if to speak, but his voice failed him, and he sat down again.
A sworn copy of the marriage certificate having been produced and read, and handed up for the inspection of the jury, Jacob Burrell was recalled.
“When you had traced the witness and the deceased to Vienna, what did you do?”
“I returned to England, viâ Paris and Calais,” he answered. “On reaching London I followed up certain clews I had received, and found that the witness and the deceased lived for a short time together in the country.”
“At what place?”
“At the village of Laleham on the River Thames.”
Here the counsel for the prosecution rose to protest.