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words either between the prisoner and the woman, or betwen the prisoner and Serjeant Dogharty with whom the woman lived.
I don’t know, nor can I guess what might be the prisoner’s motive for the fact.

The prisr asks no questions.

Fourth Witness for the King
Patrick Collins. – I know the prisoner and have known him ever since he came into the Brigade. The girl, who lived with Serjeant Dogharty, was of the same company with me. On the thirteenth of last june I was on duty on the mainguard about miuntes after eigth o’clcok in the evening I was set sentry over the prisoner who was then brought there. I had not seen the girl alive since two o’clock that day: a file of European soldiers brought him. After the irons were put on him he lay on the cot saying nothing, but looking quite wild; he appeared to me out of his senses. He lay on his back: I put several questions to him, but he gave me no answer. During the two hours, while I was sentry, he lay silent, but his eyes were open and looked wild. At four o’clock in the morning I was again set sentry over him: he was
lying