e revenged upon him, and get him sent out of the country;
that Byres had informed him on the Saturday night before the murder was
committed, that Rushbrook was to be out on Monday night to procure game
for him, and that if he looked out sharp he was certain to be taken.
Byres had also informed him that he had never yet found out when
Rushbrook left his cottage or returned, although he had been tracking
the boy, Joey. As the boy was missing on Monday morning, and Byres did
not return to the ale-house, after he went out on Saturday night, he
presumed that it was on the Sunday night that the pedlar was murdered.

The keeper then farther deposed as to the finding of the body, and also
of a bag by the side of it; that the bag had evidently been used for
putting game in, not only from the smell, but from the feathers of the
birds which were still remaining inside of it.

The evidence as to the finding of the body and the bag was corroborated
by that of Martin and Dick, the underkeepers.

Mr Furness then made his appearance to give voluntary evidence,
notwithstanding his great regard expressed for the Rushbrooks. He
deposed that, calling at the cottage, on Monday morning, for his pupil,
he found the father and mother in great distress at the disappearance of
their son, whom they stated to have left the cottage some time during
the night, and to have taken away his father's gun with him, and that
their son had not since returned; that he pointed out to Rushbrook the
impropriety of his having a gun, and that Rushbrook had replied that he
had carried one all his life, and did not choose to be without one; that
they told him they supposed that he had gone out to poach, and was taken
by the keepers, and had requested him to go and ascertain if such was
the fact. Mr Furness added that he really imagined that to be the case
now that he saw the bag, which he recognised as having been once brought
to him by little Joey with some potatoes, which his parents had made him
a present of; that he could swear to the bag, and so could several
others as well as himself. Mr Furness then commenced a long flourish
about his system of instruction, in which he was stopped by the coroner,
who said that it had nothing to do with the business.

It was then suggested that Rushbrook and his wife should be examined.
There was a demur at the idea of the father and mother giving evidence
against their child, but it was over-ruled, and in ten minutes t