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 this to Mr. Donnall, "You'll observe that nobody is to go into the room while we are away.

(By Mr. Justice Abbott.) Did you leave the prisoner in the room!—No, my Lord; we all went down together.

(By Mr. Gazelee.) Dr. Edwards and you went over to the town-hall together?—Yes, Sir.

How long did you remain there, till you returned?—About three or four minutes.

Did the Jury come back with you?—Yes, Sir.

Did you again go to the Town-hall?—Yes.

How long might you be absent the second time?—About ten minutes.

At the expiration of those ten minutes, did you return to the room for any, and what purpose?—I returned to the room to do what was necessary to Mrs. Downing, and to put her into the shell.

Did you do any thing then?—I did; after putting Mrs. Downing into the coffin, I told the servant to get me some bottles, which she procured, and I then poured the contents of the chamber utensil into a jug, and then into two bottles; they filled both bottles; they were two quart bottles.

Did you find any person in the room when you came back?—No person.

What became of the bottles?—I told the servant to deliver them to Dr. Edwards.

What is her name?—Susan Weeks.

Mr. Gazelee—Her name is now O'Brien, having been since married.

Did you see her go with them?—I saw her within a hundred yards of Dr. Edwards's house with the bottles.

Were you present when any of the tests spoken of by Dr. Edwards were tried by that gentleman?—Yes, I saw him try some of them.

(By Mr. Justice Abbott.) Which of them did you see?—I am not chemist enough to say; but I saw him try some, and he told me before what would be the effect.