The Trial of Charles Random de Berenger, Sir Thomas Cochrane Part 114

_A._ Between ten and eleven o'clock.

_Q._ How long did he stay at home at that time?

_A._ Not a great while.

_Q._ He then went out again?

_A._ Yes.

_Q._ When did you see him again?

_A._ He did not stay long.

_Q._ When did you and your husband go out that day?

_A._ Between four and five, after my master was gone out.

_Q._ What time did he go out?

_A._ About four o'clock.

_Q._ And you and your husband went out between four and five o'clock.

_A._ Yes.

_Q._ At what time did you and your husband return home that night?

_A._ About eleven, as near as I can guess.

_Q._ Was your master come home before you, or did he not return till afterwards?

_A._ My husband came in a few minutes before my master, and went down to strike a light, and I stopped to bring him some beer.

_Q._ Did your husband and you come home together?

_A._ Yes; only that I called at the public house for some beer; my husband said he would go in, and strike a light.

_Q._ Did your master come in that evening?

_A._ Yes.

_Q._ Did you see him come in?

_A._ No, he was let in before I returned with the beer.

_Q._ You heard him up stairs?

_A._ Yes.

_Q._ Is it your custom yourself to see him in the evening; does he sup?

_A._ He takes a little supper, but I was never in the habit of carrying it up stairs.

_Q._ Your husband does that?

_A._ Yes.

_Q._ Did he carry it up that evening?

_A._ He had nothing but a bit of bread, and a gla.s.s of ale.

_Q._ You did not see him that night?

_A._ No.

_Q._ Was it your business, as the female servant of this gentleman, to make his bed?

_A._ Yes.

_Q._ At what time did you get up on the Monday morning?

_A._ About seven.

_Q._ Are you sure that the time we are speaking of, was the Sunday morning before he finally went off?

_A._ Yes.

_Q._ Did you usually get up about seven?

_A._ Yes.

_Q._ At what time did your master go out that morning?

_A._ He went out before breakfast.

_Q._ At what hour do you take that to be?

_A._ Before Smith went out; he went out about eight and my master went out a little before him.

_Lord Ellenborough._ Did you see him go out?

_A._ No.

_Mr. Park._ Did you hear him?

_A._ No, I did not know that he was out, till I let him in.

_Lord Ellenborough._ You did not know that he had been at all absent from home on Monday, till you let him in?