The court of Cacus, or, the story of Burke and Hare / by Alexander Leighton.

  • Leighton, Alexander, 1800-1874.
Date:
1861
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Credit: The court of Cacus, or, the story of Burke and Hare / by Alexander Leighton. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.

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    to them, they all returned to the room. Fisher then began his interrogations. Where are all your lodgers ? he said, directing him- self to Burke. There is one, replied he, pointing to Gray. I turned him and his wife out for bad conduct. But what has become of the little woman who was here yesterday? he continued. She's away. When did she leave ? About seven o'clock in the morning, and Hare will swear he saw her go. Any more to swear that ? Oh, a number ! replied Burke, insolently. Whereupon Fisher began to look about the house, and especially the bed, where he saw many marks of blood. How came these there1? he inquired at Helen M'Dougal. Oh, replied she, confidently, a woman lay-in there about a fortnight ago, and the bed has not been washed since ; and as for the little old woman, she can be found. She lives in the Pleasance, and I saw her to-night in the Yennel. And when dyl she leave this % he rejoined. About seven o'clock at night,''' replied the incautious Helen. Upon this small discrepancy depended the further pro-