Becently witness had heard the child crying in the accused's house. On several occasions quite recently witness saw the two accused beating the child. A few weekß ago Mrs Cribb told witness that she " tied the child up for a week at a time." The witness was cross-examined at length by Mr Donnelly. William George Jennings, a bricklayer, residing at Lincoln and husband of the last witness, deposed that he had occasionally seen Mrß Cribb beating her step-daughter, Ada Cribb. Eilen Jennings, daughter of the last witness, deposed that ehe had seen Mrs Cribb beating Ada severely with a stick. On July 1 witness heard Ada crying in her father's house. To Mr Donnelly : 'When witness saw Mrs Cribb beating Ada she always had a stick in her hand. Once witness saw Mrs Cribb holding Ada by the hair and knock ing her against the wall. Arthur Charles Bartram, coal and timber merchant, deposed that he lived at Lincoln, about forty yards from Cribb's house. Oa one occasion he saw Cribb beating- his daughter. Witnesß thought he was justified in doing so. He had frequently heard Mrs Cribb using very bad language towards her children and threatening "to do for them." This ivd.-; ft daily occurrence. About ten months ogo witness told Cribb that his children were unmercifully ill-treatad. To Mr Doiiuelly : The reason witness Eaid Cribb was justified in beating his

daughter wa 8 because she had entered witness* house. MaudCnbb, aged fifteen, a step-daughter or tbe female accused, deposed that her step-mother wbb always very good to Ada. when witnosß was at home. Witness saw her step-mother put a rope round Adas waist, fasten her to the bed, and then beat her with a whip. This occurred three or four times. Once witness' stepmother made Ada take all her clothes off, and then beat her with a whip toll the blood came out of her side. Ada had to ofean all the boot* m the house with the exception of witness* and her brothers, peal two pota of potatoes, and sometimes scrub the scullery. Ada had to do thw every morn ing before she went to sohool. One morn ing Ada was sent to sohool without beine cleaned j she ran away in the evening and did not return till two days afterwards-. 