Part 194

A. On the 21st of February.

Q. That was the Monday?

A. Yes.

Q. That was after he came home, which you say was about three o'clock?

A. I came home about three o'clock.

Q. He was at home?

A. Yes.

Q. He might have been at home before that?

A. Yes, he might.

Q. Does your master play on any musical instrument?

A. He was used to do.

Lord Ellenborough. I will ask any question upon that subject for you, but there has been no question put on the cross-examination with reference to it?

Mr. Park. There was a question about his being still.

Lord Ellenborough. There was no allusion to musical instruments; you should have gone through it in your original examination, as it was to contradict their case. Does your master play on any musical instrument?

A. Yes; both the bugle-horn and violin.

Q. You say Mrs. Davidson described to you a person who called, and that you said it was most likely Mr. Cochrane Johnstone?

A. Yes.

Q. You had seen Mr. Cochrane Johnstone?

A. Yes; I had seen him but once.

Q. This was on Saturday the 26th?

A. Yes.

Q. Why did you say it was most likely Mr. Cochrane Johnstone?

A. Because she told me it was a tall gentleman, and his long hair very much powdered.

Q. Having seen him but once, and not being much acquainted with him, what led you to say most likely it was Mr. Cochrane Johnstone; had you any expectation that he would come that day?

A. No, not the least.

Q. But having seen him once, you thought it must be that tall man and powdered, whom you had seen but once in your life?

Q. I might have seen him oftener than that, but not to my recollection.

Q. What you said was, that you had seen him once?