Part 22

Q. Did any thing pass from that stranger or to him respecting the letter.

A. No, not that I heard.

Q. From the observation that you made upon that person, could you point him out?

A. Certainly.

Q. Look round the Court, and see whether he is here?

A. The gentleman is below me, (pointing to De Berenger,) this Gentlemen, who is writing here.

Q. Have you any doubt of it?

A. Not in the least.

Q. Had you seen him before that day?

A. This is the third time I ever saw him.--I saw him by accident in Westminster Hall, passing through the Hall.

Lord Ellenborough. Did you recollect him when you saw him there?

A. Immediately.

Mr. Bolland. By what accident was it that you saw him there?

A. I went down there.

Q. And there by chance saw him?

A. Yes.

Q. Were you desired by any body to go down?

A. A friend of mine asked me to go down. The fact is we were going to Newgate; having heard that he was gone to Westminster Hall, I went down there.

Q. Was he walking about the Hall, or where was he when you saw him?

A. I first saw him in the court.

Q. Was he alone, or were there other persons about him?

A. There were many persons about him.

Q. You have no doubt of the person?

A. I have no doubt.

Q. You recollect nothing of any letter?

A. No, I do not.

Cross examined by Mr. Richardson.

Q. You told my learned friend you had seen this person three times;--once at Dover, and to day, and another time; by accident that was so--was it?