MRS. GURREY--No, it could not have been, for I swept my room, and wiped down the dust. JONES--Was the cord white? MRS. GURREY--No, it was more dirty than it is now, for my husband and I have worn it in our pockets. COWPER--Pray, who brought the cord down from above stairs? MRS. GURREY--My daughter that lived with me, and she laid it upon the shelf. COWPER--Did not you hear there was a coroner's inquest sitting? MRS. GURREY--The next day at night I did hear of it. COWPER--Why did not you go to the coroner's inquest and give an account of it there? MRS. GURREY--I told my husband of it, and I asked my husband if he did not hear what they said concerning Mrs. Sarah Stout? And he answered, yes, they ought to be taken up for the words they said last night: Why, saith I, do not you take notice of it? I think you ought to take them up. But he went out of doors, and I saw no more of him till the afternoon. When I heard the words, I thought somebody had stole away and got to bed to her. COWPER--Pray, if your husband heard these words, why did not he go to the coroner's inquest? MRS. GURREY--I did speak to him to have them taken up. COWPER--Why did he not do it? MRS. GURREY--He said he would not do it, he did not know but it might cost him his life. JONES--How came you after this to discover it? MRS. GURREY--Because I was so troubled in mind I could not rest night nor day; and I told him if he would not tell of it, I would tell of it myself, for I was not able to live. _Elizabeth Gurrey was sworn._ JONES--Pray, do you know Mr. Rogers, Mr. Stephens, and Mr. Marson? E. GURREY--I know Mr. Marson, and these are the other gentlemen, I reckon. JONES--What discourse did you hear from them? E. GURREY--Mr. Marson asked the other gentlemen how much money they had spent? the other answered, what was that to him? you have had forty or fifty pounds to your share. Then the other asked him, whether the business was done? And he answered, he believed it was; but if it was not done, it would be done to-night. Then, my lord, he pulled a handful of money out of his pocket, and swore he would spend it all for joy the business was done. JONES--Was Mr. Cowper's name mentioned? E. GURREY--I heard them mention Mr. Cowper's name, but not Mrs. Sarah Stout's. JONES--What condition was the gentleman's shoes in? E. GURREY--I think it was Mr. Marson, his shoes were very wet and dirty; one of them was very hot, and he wiped his head with his handkerchief.