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9 Was shown a dead body in the Police Office on the Sunday, which she knew to be that of the little woman she saw in Burke's on Friday night.

Cross-examined.—The straw has been used for sometime for Grey and his wife.

Hugh Alston, Grocer, West-port, lives in the same land which Burke's house is, first flat above the shops—Burke lived in the flat below the shops. Recollects, on the night of the 31st October, between 11 and 12 o'clock of hearing a noise in Burke's house. Was then on the passage on a level with the street. It seemed as if two men were quarrelling; but what particularly took his attention was the cries of a woman of "murder.' Went down, to Burke's house. Went near to Conways door, and listened, and heard two men making a noise as if quarrelling, and the woman crying murder; but not in a tone that he would have considered her as in imminent danger. That continued about a minute, the female calling out murder in a strong voice. There were then two or three cries something like as if a person or an animal had been strangling. Could not say he heard blows, or any noise upon the floor. After these strange noises subsided, heard the same female voice that called murder, call out for the police, and she appeared at the same time as if striking upon the door. Went immediately in search of a policeman, but did not get one. Returned to Burke's stair, and heard the men speaking, but now lower, and the cry of murder had ceased. Witness then went away. Did not perceive any thing like a noise of struggling on the floor. He was not over three or four yards from Burke's passage door, when listening. The door of the room is some yards farther in. It appeared to be on the outer door that the woman struck with her hand. Heard on Saturday evening that the body had been found, which fixed his recollection on what he has mentioned.

Cross-examined.—Only went to the street to look