Trial of John Jasper for the murder of Edwin Drood; in aid of Samaritan, Children's Homeopathic, StAgnes and MtSinai hospitals, April 29, 1914, Academy of Music, Philadelphia, . iek, and theghost of the howl of a dog, didnt you? A. So they said, sir. Q. Well, you, yourself, said it, didnt you? Youtold that to Jasper, didnt you? A. Yes. (Applause.) (Princess Puffer takes the witness stand.) The Witness: Oh, my lungs, my lungs is lungs is weak. Oh, my poor head. By Mr. Bell: Q. What is your name ? A. Why, dearie, they calls me Her Royal High-ness, the Princess Puffer. Oh my poor lu
Trial of John Jasper for the murder of Edwin Drood; in aid of Samaritan, Children's Homeopathic, StAgnes and MtSinai hospitals, April 29, 1914, Academy of Music, Philadelphia, . iek, and theghost of the howl of a dog, didnt you? A. So they said, sir. Q. Well, you, yourself, said it, didnt you? Youtold that to Jasper, didnt you? A. Yes. (Applause.) (Princess Puffer takes the witness stand.) The Witness: Oh, my lungs, my lungs is lungs is weak. Oh, my poor head. By Mr. Bell: Q. What is your name ? A. Why, dearie, they calls me Her Royal High-ness, the Princess Puffer. Oh my poor lungs isweak; oh, my lungs is wore away to cabbage nets. Q. Where do you live, Princess? A. Live? In London, near the dock, dearie. Butbusiness is slack, is slack. Oh, dear me. Q. What is your business? A. Ill be honest with you, first and last. Itsopium, and its a human creature, that you canalways hear what can be said against it, but seldomwhat can be said in its praise. Oh, my lungs isweak, my lungs is bad. Q. Well, now, quiet yourself, dearie. (Laughter.) Do you know the prisoner? A. Know him ? Better than all the reverend par-sons put together know him. Ah, I have mixed 86. -?- rt as PROSECUTIONS—PRINCESS PUFFER many a smoke for you, first and last, havent I,Chuckey? Ah, ha! ha! Q. Where did you meet the prisoner? A. In my place, m London, dearie, where I mixesmy opium. I have got the real recipe for mixingthe pipe, havent I, dearie? Ah! Q. Princess, when did you see him last? A. I saw him last singing and chanting in thecathedral in Cloisterham, in August, 1852. Q. What were you doing in Cloisterham? A. I went to find him. I could not miss himtwice. Q. What do you mean by twice? A. I had followed him once before, dearie. Yes,it was while waiting for him that a young gentle-man gave me the three and sixpence. Q. What was the young gentleman? Who washe? A. His name was Edwin, dearie. Q. How do you know the young mans name wasEdwin? A. I asked him and he told it me. I only
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