Henri Duval, a neighbour
'I agree with what Isodore Muset has said, except about the voices. The shrill voice was speaking in Italian - I'm sure it wasn't French. No, I don't know Italian myself, but I'm sure it sounded like Italian words. I knew Madame L. and her daughter, and it certainly wasn't either of their voices.'
Jan Odenheimer, kitchen worker
'I was walking past the house when I heard those long, terrible screams, and I was one of the people who went into the building and heard the voices on the stairs. I am from Holland and don't speak French, but I'm sure the shrill voice was a man's voice - a Frenchman. I couldn't hear the words but the voice sounded angry and afraid. The deep voice said the word "diable" many times.'
Jules Mignaud, banker, Mignaud & Son
'Madame L'Espanaye opened an account at my bank eight years ago. She did not often take money out of her account, but three days before her death she took out four thousand francs. This money was paid in gold, and a clerk took it to her house in the Rue Morgue.'
Adolphe Le Bon, bank clerk at Mignaud & Son
'On Monday, at about 12 o'clock, I went with Madame L'Espanaye to her home, carrying the four thousand francs in two bags. When Mademoiselle L'Espanaye opened the front door, she took one of the bags, and then Madame took the other bag. I said goodbye and left. There was nobody in the street at that time.'
William Bird, musician
' I 'm an Englishman and I've lived in Paris for two years. I went into the house with the others and heard the voices on the stairs. The deep voice was that of a Frenchman – I remember hearing the words "Mon Dieu". I also heard a sound like people fighting. The shrill voice was very loud - louder than the deep one. It wasn't an Englishman's voice. I think it was a German, possibly a woman. No, I don't understand German.'