Убийство на улице Морг

           Wasoneofthosewhoenteredthebuilding.Corroboratedthepreviousevidenceineveryrespectbutone.Wassurethattheshrillvoicewasthatofaman—ofaFrenchman.Couldnotdistinguishthewordsuttered.Theywereloudandquick—unequal—spokenapparentlyinfearaswellasinanger.Thevoicewasharsh—notsomuchshrillasharsh.Couldnotcallitashrillvoice.Thegruffvoicesaidrepeatedly‘sacre,’‘diable’andonce‘monDieu.’ 

           “JulesMignaud,banker,ofthefirmofMignaudetFils,RueDeloraine.IstheelderMignaud.MadameL’Espanayehadsomeproperty.Hadopenedanaccountwithhisbakinghouseinthespringoftheyear—(eightyearspreviously).Madefrequentdepositsinsmallsums.Hadcheckedfornothinguntilthethirddaybeforeherdeath,whenshetookoutinpersonthesumof4000francs.Thissumwaspaidingold,andaclerksenthomewiththemoney. 

           “AdolpheLeBon,clerktoMignaudetFils,deposesthatonthedayinquestion,aboutnoon,heaccompaniedMadameL’Espanayetoherresidencewiththe4000francs,putupintwobags.Uponthedoorbeingopened,MademoiselleL.appearedandtookfromhishandsoneofthebags,whiletheoldladyrelievedhimoftheother.Hethenbowedanddeparted.Didnotseeanypersoninthestreetatthetime.Itisabye-street—verylonely. 

           WilliamBird,tailor,deposesthathewasoneofthepartywhoenteredthehouse.IsanEnglishman.HaslivedinParistwoyears.Wasoneofthefirsttoascendthestairs.