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_A._ No, I have not.
_Q._ He has told us he has been bail for two persons; you know nothing of that?
_A._ No.
_Q._ When did he fail?
_A._ On the 17th of February.
_Q._ Has there been an execution in the house you lived in since that?
_A._ No.
_Q._ Is Mr. Donithorne a creditor of your husband's; do you owe him money?
_A._ No.
_Q._ Is he a relation?
_A._ Yes; he is a cousin.
_Lord Ellenborough._ How far is York-street, Westminster, from the Asylum?
_Mr. Park._ I understand it is behind the barracks in Bird-cage Walk.
_Lord Ellenborough._ It is about a mile I should suppose then?
_Mr. Park._ From a mile to a mile and a half.
_Mr. Gurney._ Is Mr. Donithorne here?
_A._ I believe he is.
_Mr. Gurney._ Then I suppose we shall see him.
_Isaac Donithorne, sworn._
_Examined by Mr. Richardson._
_Q._ We understand you live in York-street, Westminster?
_A._ Yes.
_Q._ Do you remember Mr. Tragear coming to your house, after he had given up his house in Queen-street?
_A._ Yes.
_Q._ Do you remember what day it was?
_A._ I believe it was Thursday; I am positive it was.
_Q._ What day of the month?
_A._ The 17th, I think, or the 18th of February.
_Q._ Are you well acquainted with the person of Mr. De Berenger?
_A._ Very well; I have been for some time.
_Q._ You are a cabinet-maker?
_A._ I am.
_Q._ Had Mr. De Berenger furnished you with designs for furniture at any time?
_A._ Yes, he had.
_Q._ Do you or not remember seeing him on the Sunday after that time when Tragear came?
_A._ Yes.
_Q._ That would be the 20th?
_A._ Yes.
_Q._ At what time in the day did you first see him?
_A._ Between nine and ten in the morning.
_Q._ For what purpose did he come?
_A._ To look over the grounds. I was going to make some alterations in my little garden, and also about other work that I had in hand.
_Q._ What other work do you mean?
_A._ Work I had for Miss Johnstone, No. 18, Great c.u.mberland-street; work I had in hand; I furnished all her house.
_Lord Ellenborough._ Mr. Cochrane Johnstone?
_A._ Yes.
_Mr. Richardson._ You were furnis.h.i.+ng Mr. Johnstone's house at that time?
_A._ A house for Miss Johnstone.
_Q._ Did you see him again in the course of that same day?
