not be positive to his person.

_Q._ Do you believe that to be the person?

_A._ I think it was.

_Mrs. Abigail Davidson._

_Cross-examined by Mr. Serjeant Best._

_Q._ How came you to go for the purpose of striking the Jury.

_A._ A person from Mr. Lavie came and fetched me for the purpose.

_Q._ To attend to assist in striking the Jury?

_A._ No, to see Mr. Johnstone.

_Q._ You were told Mr. Johnstone was to be there?

_A._ Yes.

_Q._ And going there you saw a person taking a part with respect to the
striking of the Jury?

_A._ I saw a Gentleman get out of the coach as I was standing in the
passage, I saw a Gentleman come across, that I thought was the person,
but I could not be positive.

_Q._ Can you take upon yourself to swear now, that was the person?

_A._ No, I would not swear it.

_Re-examined by Mr. Gurney._

_Q._ When you saw the person at the time he left the letter, had you any
reason to know what his name was?

_A._ No, I had never seen the Gentleman before, but in conversing with
Smith, Mr. De Berenger's servant----.

_Q._ Had you any conversation about him with Smith, Mr. Du Bourg's
servant?

_A._ I had.

_Mr. Gurney._ I do not ask you what it was, my learned Friends may if
they please.

_Launcelot Davidson sworn._

_Examined by Mr. Gurney._

_Q._ Are you the husband of the last Witness?

_A._ Yes.

_Q._ Mr. De Berenger we find lodged in your house?

_A._ He did.

_Q._ Do you remember on what day he quitted your house?

_A._ The 27th of February I think.

_Q._ What day of the week?

_A._ Sunday.

_Q._ Do you remember seeing him go out on the Sunday before the 20th.

_A._ Yes.

_Q._ At what hour of the day?

_A._ Before eleven.

_Q._ Have you any reason to know the time?

_A._ Yes, I had been out before, and I returned home and stood before
the parlour window waiting to hear the Asylum clock strike eleven, to go
to chapel.

_Q._ How was he dressed?

_A._ At that time that I saw him go out, I had seen him ten minutes
before come in.

_Q._ How was he dressed when he came in before?

_A._ He had a plaid cloak on that he had worn nearly all the winter, he
and I came in together, he was just before me.

_Q._ When he went out again, how was he dressed?

_A._ He had just such a coat as this on as to colour, (_the grey coat
before produced_.)

_Q._ Did it appear to be new or old?

_A._ I cannot exactly say, but as he wen