What the witnesses said
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 bank spanaye to her home, carrying the four thousand francs eight in two bags. When Mademoiselle L'Espanaye opened the account front door, she took one of the bags, and then Madame out four 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.
Several witnesses said that the door of the room on the fourth floor was locked, with the key on the inside. Everything was silent when they got up there, and when they broke the door open, they saw nobody in the room. The two windows were closed and fastened on the inside. The police have looked through the house very