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110. What did he do with the envelope ?—He put it in his pocket. 111. Did he say anything at the time he put the newspaper in the envelope to you ? —No. 112. Or make any remark about the papers '? —No. 113. To Mrs. Chemis or any one else?—No, I cannot remember that he did; he may have done so. 114. Now, you saw the gun : did he say anything as to the gun ?—Benjamin showed it to me ; he put his finger into the barrel. 115. Did Mr. Thomson say anything ?—He may have made a remark. Ido not remember. 116. Did he say anything about the stiletto ?—I do not remember anything special about the stiletto. 117. Did you take it oat of the sheath before you took it to Thomson?— Yes. 118. Did you see any blood on it ?—No, I did not. 119. You looked at it ? —Certainly I looked at it. 120. Did not Thomson say something about the rust that was on it ?—No ; Ido not remember. 121. You cannot remember what remark he made about the stiletto?—l do not know that he did make any remark. 122. You did not make any suggestion that the gun should be brought away? —No; it was not my place. 123. Or the revolver ? —No ; it was not my place. 124. But you help each other in the Force, do you not ? What occurred to you you would pass to your comrade—you would not hold your tongue because you were not acting in chief; but you say you did not make any suggestion ?—No. 125. Was the kitchen searched? —Yes. 126. Did you see a tin box there ; a biscuit tin [produced] ? —I was in the kitchen. Ido not remember seeing one that size. 127. Will you say that it was not there ?—No. 128. Did any one look at the tins in the kitchen?— There was a general search made. 129. Who made it ?—Benjamin and myself; both of us. 130. Whatever tins were there were looked to ? —Yes; every room in the house was searched. 131. Suppose Benjamin was absolutely certain that two quail were shot the day before—that is, on the Friday morning—and that two quail were eaten on the following day, did you see anything of quail when you were searching on the Saturday afternoon ? —No. 132. If they were there you would have seen them?— Yes. 133. You will not swear they were not there ?—lt is possible ; I will not swear that they were not there. 134. When did you go to Chemis's house after the Ist of June ?—On the sth of June. 134 a. Did you bring away any paper on the Ist of June ?—Yes ; large pieces of newspaper. 135. Which you carried from Chemis's house?— Yes. 136. Can you describe how many pieces ? —No ; except that they were large pieces. 137. Was there a whole newspaper ?—There might be. 138. What was the size of the bundle ?—They were large pieces of paper. 139. How many pieces would you think the bundle contained? —I could not possibly say. 140. Did you mark any of them ? —No. 141. What did you do with them?—l handed them on to Benjamin. 142. When? —As soon as I came home. 143. What time was that? —Seven or eight o'clock. 144. Did Benjamin mark them ? —I did not see him do so. 145. Did you take any receipt for any papers you handed over to him?—l did not take any receipt from him. 146. You cannot describe the papers you handed over? —No. 147. Mr. Earnshaiv.] Is it customary to take receipts for exhibits in that way?—lt is not customary. 148. Mr. Jelliooe.] Did you go again to Chemis's house ? —Yes; on the sth of June. 149. Was that before or after the arrest ?—lt was after the arrest. 150. Was any one with you?— Yes ; Benjamin and Constables Carroll and Healy. 151. Were you sent out? —Yes; we went out with Benjamin. 152. Benjamin was directing you ?—Yes. 153. With what object did he say ? —We went to search round the ground for a pocket-book. 154. Was anything said about bringing anything away—anything you had left behind ?—The revolver was brought away on the sth. 155. Was anything said to you about sending for the gun and revolver ?—He went and got the gun on the Sunday morning. 156. But the revolver was brought away on the sth of June ?—Yes. 157. Did he say anything to you about the necessity of bringing both the gun and revolver away before they were actually brought away ?—I cannot recollect. 158. Do I understand that if you had it in charge you would have brought the gun and revolver away at once? —Possibly I might have done so. 159. But you made no suggestion to your comrades about it?— No. 160. Where did you go on the sth, after the arrest was made—to what part of the house?—We searched the house all over. 161. Looking for the pocket-book?— Yes. 162. Did you see any pocket-book ?—No. 163. On that search?— No. 164. Or on the previous searches ? —No.