door was shut at
night but was open the next morning.

Caroline Gascoigne, wife of the landlord of the
“Carpenter's Arms,” Skinner-Street, stated that she remembered Wilkins
and the last witness being at her house on the night of the 18th of
June. While Wilkins was sitting in the bar, waiting for the last
witness, witness saw a man, whom she supposed to be Masters, go through
the yard of the house into that of next door. The best of her belief it
was the prisoner. She did not speak to him. He was dressed as a sailor.
About half-past 9 prisoner told witness he was going down to look for
Ann; (meaning the woman Simpkin). About 10 o'clock witness met him again
in the street, he was alone. Prisoner told her he had been unable to
find Ann, andthat he supposed that she would sleep with the marine. On
returning home she found the marine Wilkins and Simpkin there. Witness
said to her, “Do you know if Masters is in?” to which she replied
“That's all right.” Witness told Wilkins he had better not go there that
night, but he went. About daylight the following morning witness was
awoke and told that the marine had had his throat cut. She immediately
went in and saw the marine sitting on the edge of the bed covered with
blood. There was also a great deal of blood over the female, Witness
called her husband and then went for a surgeon. Prisoner and Wilkins had
differed.

John Wilson, master at arms, on board H.M.S. Queen
Charlotte, Sheerness, received a description of the prisoner from
Captain Harvey on Jane 20. On the