The Trial of Charles Random de Berenger, Sir Thomas Cochrane Part 44

_A._ Not that night. On Sunday the 20th, he went out about ten o'clock, between ten and eleven.

_Q._ Did he return again and when?

_A._ He returned before twelve.

_Q._ Did he bring any thing in with him?

_A._ He brought two coats and two opera hats.

_Q._ Did he bring the two coats and two opera hats open or inclosed in any thing?

_A._ They were in a bundle.

_Q._ Did you see them?

_A._ Yes.

_Q._ What sort of coats were they?

_A._ They were very dark blue, done with braiding--Officers coats.

_Q._ What coats were they?

_A._ Like Officers coats.

_Q._ What was the braiding?

_A._ It was to ornament the coats.

_Q._ What was it done in?

_A._ In flowers.

_Q._ Of worsted or silk?

_A._ Of worsted.

_Q._ What do you mean by opera hats?

_A._ Shutting together.

_Q._ Did you remark how the coats were lined?

_A._ One was lined with white silk.

_Q._ Were the coats alike, or did one appear of more rank than the other?

_A._ One appeared of more rank than the other; one was better than the other, and so was one of the hats.

_Q._ Were the hats plain or ornamented in any way?

_A._ One was black and the other ornamented on one side.

_Q._ What with?

_A._ With a bra.s.s plate or something of that kind at the end, and a gold ta.s.sel at each corner.

_Q._ Upon his producing them did he do any thing with them?

_A._ He put them on and asked me if he looked like an Officer, and I said yes, he did.

_Q._ What did he then do?

_A._ He went out again and came home again before one and brought some white ribband with him.

_Q._ Did you see him do any thing, or hear him say any thing about that white ribband?

_A._ Yes, he wanted two c.o.c.kades to be made.

_Q._ To whom did he apply to make those c.o.c.kades?

_A._ To his wife--they were to be made round.

_Q._ Was any thing said to him either by you or his wife as to the purpose, to which they should be applied?

_A._ His wife asked him what they were for, and what he was going to do with them, and he said they were to deceive the flats.

_Q._ Did you see what he did with the c.o.c.kades?

_A._ He put them into his pocket and took the coats in his hand, and went out saying he must be at Billingsgate to go down to Gravesend by a quarter before two.

_Q._ What did he do with the hats?

_A._ He put them into the bundle.

_Q._ He then went away, did he?

_A._ Yes.

_Q._ When did you see Mr. M'Rae again?

_A._ About the same time the next day, about half-past one, or a quarter before two, I met him in Cursitor-street.

_Q._ Did he say any thing to you?

_A._ He gave me a s.h.i.+lling and asked me to go to the cook's shop for his dinner.

_Q._ Did any thing else pa.s.s in Cursitor-street between you?