"About fifteen months."
"What is the matter with you?"
"Oh! my health has been ruined by the treatment I received in the Scotch prison before trial."
"How long were you detained waiting trial?"
"Six months."
"Have you been to the public works?"
"Yes, I was at Chatham; but my strength and constitution gave way, and for a working man I am now ruined for life."
"Did you enjoy your health before you got into prison?"
"I was never a day unwell, and was as stout and as fit for work as any man in the country."
"What will you do when you get out of prison?"