nearly four o'clock before
An examination of witnesses had already been begun . As they entered the door of the room where they were to be placed , Menie saw passing through the lobby several neighbours ; and between two men , in the act of taking him to be examined , she observed George Wallace , whose eyes seemed red and inflamed , and who exhibited a strong reluctance to proceed forward , requiring the efforts of the men to drag him before the examinator . The whole scene seemed nothing but a dream ; and the trifling circumstance from which it originated invested it with a character strange and unnatural . It was nearly four o'clock before Menie was called in to be examined . When led before the judge , she looked wildly around her . A chair was set for her , and she sat down . The usual questions as to her name , and other matters , were put , and the more important part of the examination proceeded .