about half-past four. We went to look for the betting book. Palmer did not go with us. We searched under the bed and all round the room. We did not look in the chests of drawers, of which there were two in the room, both unlocked. We went downstairs and told Palmer we could not find the book. He said, “Oh, it will be found somewhere; I will go with you and look myself.” He did not go, but went out of the house, and I did not see him afterwards. I cannot say how long Palmer was in the room on the Thursday. There was no reason why we did not search the drawers for the betting book. There were some people in the room with Mr. Cook’s corpse, nailing the coffin, and they stood at the side of the drawers. Cross-examined by Mr. SERJEANT SHEE--Shortly after Cook refused to take the broth, saying he was too sick, Palmer came over and said, “He must have it.” Did he say why he must have it?--No. Did he say anything to the effect, “Why, he has eaten nothing for several days”?--I cannot remember that he did. Did he ask whether anything had been eaten by him?--Not of me. You know, in fact, that Mr. Cook had had no substantial food?--He had some coffee and cocoa, and something like that. You say that on the Monday evening you saw Palmer between eight and nine o’clock going upstairs. Are you sure it was before nine o’clock?--I am not quite certain. Are you sure it was before half-past nine o’clock?--No, I did not pay particular attention to what the time was. Are you quite sure it was before ten o’clock?--Yes, I knew he had been to London. Did you know what hour the train came back from London?--I did not. An omnibus goes from the hotel to the station, starting from the hotel about half-past seven. It is not one mile from the station. I can give no notion of what time the express train comes into Rugeley from London, nor do I know if it stops at Rugeley. Do you persist that it must have been before ten o’clock that you saw Palmer come in?--I think it was. May it not have been a quarter past ten o’clock? You can easily have been mistaken about an hour; are you quite certain it was before ten o’clock?--I cannot remember now. You have stated that when Palmer left on the Monday evening he gave Cook something to drink in a glass; he snapped at the glass, and you said, “I cannot remember who gave it to him”; did you see the glass in Mr. Cook’s hands?--I cannot remember whether I saw the glass in Cook’s hands. [Sidenote: L. Barnes] Did you see his hand up to the glass?--I think I did. I think it was as if he was going to catch hold of it, but somebody else was holding it. Did you see the hand touch the glass?--I cannot remember that. I remember some one was holding it for him. Might he not be holding it too?--He might. * * * * * [Sidenote: Anne Rowley]