[London, beginning of August 1852] 

... Now the secret is out, namely the reason why the Cologne 
people have yet again failed to appear. The principal witness, 
Haupt, the traitor from Hamburg, has taken himself off to Brazil. 
The 2nd most important witness, a journeyman tailor, has likewise 
shown a clean pair of heels. This leaves the government without 
even the semblance of a proof. The scoundrels are taking their 
revenge by prolonging the period of preventive detention....