“_IsidoreMuset_,_gendarme_,deposesthathewascalledtothehouseaboutthreeo’clockinthemorning,andfoundsometwentyorthirtypersonsatthegateway,endeavoringtogainadmittance。Forceditopen,atlength,withabayonet-notwithacrowbar。Hadbutlittledifficultyingettingitopen,onaccountofitsbeingadoubleorfoldinggate,andboltedneitheratbottomnottop。Theshriekswerecontinueduntilthegatewasforced-andthensuddenlyceased。Theyseemedtobescreamsofsomepersonorpersonsingreatagony-
wereloudanddrawnout,notshortandquick。Witnessledthewayupstairs。Uponreachingthefirstlanding,heardtwovoicesinloudandangrycontention-theoneagruffvoice,theothermuchshriller-averystrangevoice。Coulddistinguishsomewordsoftheformer,whichwasthatofaFrenchman。Waspositivethatitwasnotawoman’svoice。Coulddistinguishthewords’_sacr開’and’_diable。_’Theshrillvoicewasthatofaforeigner。Couldnotbesurewhetheritwasthevoiceofamanorofawoman。Couldnotmakeoutwhatwassaid,butbelievedthelanguagetobeSpanish。Thestateoftheroomandofthebodieswasdescribedbythiswitnessaswedescribedthemyesterday。
“_HenriDuval_,aneighbor,andbytradeasilver-smith,deposesthathewasoneofthepartywhofirstenteredthehouse。CorroboratesthetestimonyofMus鑤ingeneral。Assoonastheyforcedanentrance,theyreclosedthedoor,tokeepoutthecrowd,whichcollectedveryfast,notwithstandingthelatenessofthehour。Theshrillvoice,thiswitnessthinks,wasthatofanItalian。WascertainitwasnotFrench。Couldnotbesurethatitwasaman’svoice。Itmighthavebeenawoman’s。WasnotacquaintedwiththeItalianlanguage。Couldnotdistinguishthewords,butwasconvincedbytheintonationthatthespeakerwasanItalian。KnewMadameL。andherdaughter。Hadconversedwithbothfrequently。Wassurethattheshrillvoicewasnotthatofeitherofthedeceased。
“_Odenheimer,restaurateur。_Thiswitnessvolunteeredhistestimony。NotspeakingFrench,wasexaminedthroughaninterpreter。
IsanativeofAmsterdam。Waspassingthehouseatthetimeoftheshrieks。Theylastedforseveralminutes-probablyten。Theywerelongandloud-veryawfulanddistressing。Wasoneofthosewhoenteredthebuilding。Corroboratedthepreviousevidenceineveryrespectbutone。Wassurethattheshrillvoicewasthatofaman-