This was the evidence given by Bartholomew Sullivan.
The third witness produced was Theodosius M'Mahon, or, as he was better known, Toddy Mack, the Pedlar, who deposed to the fact of having, previously to his departure for Boston, given to Peter Magennis a present of a steel tobacco-box as a keep-sake, and as the man did not use tobacco, he said, on putting it into his pocket—
“This will do nicely to hould my money in, on my way home from Dublin.”
Upon which Toddy Mack observed, laughingly—
“That if he put either silver or brass in it, half the country would know it by the jingle.”
“I'll take care of that, never fear,” replied Magennis, “for I'll put nothing in this, but the soft, comfortable notes.”
He was asked if the box had any particular mark by which it might be known?
“Yes, he had himself punched upon the lid of it the initials of the person to whom he gave it—P. M., for Peter Magennis.”
“Would you know the box if you saw it?”
“Certainly!”