CHRONICLE. 379 
- Do you know a person of the 
name of Beggorrat ?—Yes. 
Is he an Alcalde (magistrate ? )— 
Yes; he came to me in prison, and 
examined me frequeatly as to the 
robbery. 
Was there an Escrivano (notary) 
of the name of Francisco de Castro, 
who also attended ?—Yes. 
After some examinations, were 
you carried into aroom where there 
was a picket erected in the gaol ?— 
Yes. 
_ {The witness was here desired to 
give a description of this instrument 
of torture, and of the manner in 
which it was applied to her person, 
which she did nearly in the way in 
which it was explained in the open- 
ing of the learned counsel. When 
the drawing above-mentioned was 
handed to her, representing, in a 
striking manner, her situation, sur- 
rounded by her judges and execu- 
tioners, she gave ashudder expressive 
of horror, which nothing but the 
most painful recollection of her si- 
tuation conld have excited ; on which 
Mr. Garrow expressed his concern, 
that his lordship was not ina posi- 
tion to witness fhis accidental, but 
conclusive evidence of the fact. | 
Lord Ellenborough objected to 
the exhibition of this drawing to the 
jury, until Mr. Dallas, on the part 
of his client, permitted it to beshewn 
to them. The examination then 
proceeded. 
How long did you remain tied up 
in this situation?—Three quarters 
of an hour. 
_ Were you upon the spike all that 
time ?—Yes. 
Were you at any time drawn up 
by the rope connected with the pul- 
ley ?—Yes. 
Had you seen any persons in the. 
/ 
same unhappy condition before ?—. 
Yes, two others. 
What was the effect of this tor- 
ture ?—I was in great agony, and, 
after it, my wrist and foot were very 
much swelled. 
Were you asked to make confes- 
sion of the robbery, before you 
were tied up ?—Yes ; Beggorrat en- 
quired if I would declare who took 
the money. 
Were you sworn before the tor- 
ture was applied ?—No; but the 
holy cross was held up before me. 
Did you confess ?— Yes; after I 
was suspended, I said Carlos took 
the money. 
[Several questions were then pro- 
posed as to the time the punishment 
was inflicted, whieh appeared to be 
about Christmas, and by subsequent 
interrogatories, it appeared she was 
taken into the gaoler’s room, where 
she saw Carlos, to learn if she had 
herself taken the money. , 
Where did you go after you left 
the gaoler’s room ?—To the sameap- 
partment where | had been suspend. 
ed. I was kept there all night. 
Were you putin irons ?—Yes, in 
grillos (fetters for the legs.) 
Describe what these grillos are.— 
They are formed of an iron bar, fas- 
tened to the ground, to which are 
attached two rings to receive the 
legs. , 
{A drawing of this instrument was 
then produced, which the witness 
said was an exact representation of 
the griilos. | 
Were you put upon the picket 
next day ?—Yes, upon the same in- 
strument, and in the same manner 5 
it was in the morning. 
How long were you kept upon it? 
—Twenty-two minutes. There was 
a watch to shew the time ; Alvarez 
Beggorrat, 
