Inquire for these witnesses.
Here, a stout beadle runs out, and vociferates for the witnesses at the very top of his voice; for you hear his cry grow fainter and fainter as he descends the steps into the court-yard below.

After an absence of five minutes, he returns, very warm and hoarse, and informs the Court of what it knew perfectly well before--namely, that there are no such witnesses in attendance.

Hereupon, the boy sets up a most awful howling; screws the lower part of the palms of his hands into the corners of his eyes; and endeavours to look the picture of injured innocence.

The jury at once find him 'guilty,' and his endeavours to squeeze out a tear or two are redoubled.

The governor of the gaol then states, in reply to an inquiry from the bench, that the prisoner has been under his care twice before.