Part 203

Q. Did you see it before his return on Monday?

A. No; but he was not up stairs, he was in the drawing room.

Q. You did not see the bed till after his return?

A. No, I did not.

John M'Guire, sworn;

Examined by Mr. Richardson.

Q. I believe you are ostler at Smith's livery stables, at the Cross Keys yard, Chelsea?

A. Yes.

Q. Were you acquainted with the person of Mr. De Berenger?

A. Yes.

Q. Was he in the habit of frequenting your master's stables, or that neighbourhood?

A. Yes.

Q. Were you well acquainted with his person in the month of February last?

A. Yes, I was.

Q. Do you remember seeing him upon the 20th of February?

A. Yes.

Q. On a Sunday?

A. Yes.

Q. What makes you remember the day?

A. I remember the day perfectly well, on the account that I knew him to be in the Rules of the King's Bench.

Q. How does that enable you to recollect the particular day?

A. Upon account, that I determined in my own mind, that I would ask his servant the next time I saw him, whether he was out of the Rules.

Q. Before that time had he ever lived at Chelsea?

A. Yes, he had.

Q. And so you became acquainted with his person?

A. Yes.

Q. On this 20th of February, at what time did you see him at Chelsea?

A. At a quarter past six.