Убийство на улице Морг

           Coulddistinguishsomewordsoftheformer,whichwasthatofaFrenchman.Waspositivethatitwasnotawoman’svoice.Coulddistinguishthewords‘sacre’and‘diable.’Theshrillvoicewasthatofaforeigner.Couldnotbesurewhetheritwasthevoiceofamanorofawoman.Couldnotmakeoutwhatwassaid,butbelievedthelanguagetobeSpanish.Thestateoftheroomandofthebodieswasdescribedbythiswitnessaswedescribedthemyesterday. 

           “HenriDuval,aneighbor,andbytradeasilversmith,deposesthathewasoneofthepartywhofirstenteredthehouse.CorroboratesthetestimonyofMusetingeneral.Assoonastheyforcedanentrance,theyreclosedthedoor,tokeepoutthecrowd,whichcollectedveryfast,notwithstandingthelatenessofthehour.Theshrillvoice,thewitnessthinks,wasthatofanItalian.WascertainitwasnotFrench.Couldnotbesurethatitwasaman’svoice.Itmighthavebeenawoman’s.WasnotacquaintedwiththeItalianlanguage.Couldnotdistinguishthewords,butwasconvincedbytheintonationthatthespeakerwasanItalian.KnewMadameL.andherdaughter.Hadconversedwithbothfrequently.Wassurethattheshrillvoicewasnotthatofeitherofthedeceased. 

           “—Odenheimer,restaurateur.Thiswitnessvolunteeredhistestimony.NotspeakingFrench,wasexaminedthroughaninterpreter.IsanativeofAmsterdam.Waspassingthehouseatthetimeoftheshrieks.Theylastedforseveralminutes—probablyten.Theywerelongandloud—veryawfulanddistressing.