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I saw the prisoner come along the Barrack with a naked Bayonet in his hand. he held it with his right hand under his left armpit. He walked gently up to the woman who was sitting on a low stool and stabbed her in the Belly. I cannot tell on which side. She cried out and ran towards the door.
At the time when he gave her that stab. I was standing at the distance of 5 or 6 bedsteads from the place; each bedstead is less than 3 feet wide, and a space of 2 feet is left betw: each