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8 him; and he met the man in the passage along with the police-men. They took him into his own house.

By the Court.—Witness's husband had told Burke, that Grey said he had seen a corpse in his house, and Burke said he would go and seek Gray.

By a Juryman.—She was alarmed, on going into Burke's, because she had heard tell of a murder. It was in consequence of what Mrs. Gray had told her.

Mrs Low lived in the same passages with prisoners in October last. Was in Company's house on the 31st October, about two o'clock afternoon. Saw Burke in the passage, and a little woman following him. They went into Burke's. Saw Hare and his wife there in the evening betwixt six and seven. The little woman was there also. Witness was not there long at that time. Went to bed about half past nine. Heard noise during the night, of fighting and scuffling.—There was a great noise. Was only sensible of Burke's voice among the rest. The noise lasted some time. Next morning Mrs Burke, the prisoner, came in for a pair of bellows and asked if witness had heard Burke and Hare fighting in the night time. Witness asked what she had done with the little woman in the time of the fighting. She said she had kicked her to the door, because she had been using too much freedom with William, (meaning Burke.) Mrs Burke came back to her house about nine o'clock. It was about eight o'clock when she was there first. She borrowed a dram glass, and asked witness to come into her house. She went, and found Hare and Burke there, also M'Dougal, and a man named Brogan. Grey, and his wife, and Mrs Connaway came in afterwards—before witness left. Burke took a bottle and some spirits, and sprinkled them on the roof of the house, and about the bed, and said it was because none of them would drink it. There was a good deal of straw about the foot of the bed. This was on the Saturday morning, and Burke was apprehended that night.