human
Will you have the goodness, Mr. Kavanagh, to look toward the end of the room, and see if you identify any one there?
gpt
My God! _It is she!_
human
Who?
gpt
The woman I met in Vere street that night.
human
I never met you, Mr. Kavanagh!
gpt
I see you are using your eyeglass now; were you using it when you say you met this person in Vere street?
human
I was.
gpt
Could you swear that the figure standing before you now and the woman you met are one and the same?
human
I would swear that _the appearance_ of that woman standing before me now and that of the figure I met is one and the same--the same height, the same carriage, the same veiled face.
gpt
I never met you, Mr. Kavanagh!
human
Mrs. Haag, you can retire.
gpt
I don't see how this affects the case.
human
Probably not, sir; but you will see by and by. I am much obliged to you, Mr. Coroner.
gpt
My God, thou knowest I am innocent! Witness had searched Mr. Atherton's room and clothes; in the pocket of his coat had found a small empty paper labelled STRYCHNINE--POISON; with the name of
human
Davis, chemist, 20 Vere street, corner of Oxford street.
gpt
How do you know it was the identical coat worn that evening?
human
The man-servant, John Barker, swears to it; he took it from Mr. Atherton when he came to Mr. Thorneley's house, and hung it up in the hall to dry.
gpt
Yes, I did wear that coat; but I know nothing of the paper found in it.
human
Have you been in communication with the chemist in Vere street?
gpt
I have, sir; he remembers--
human
I object to this evidence coming from the mouth of Mr. Inspector. The chemist is here and should be examined himself.
gpt
I think that the evidence should be received from both the inspector and the chemist.
human
I still object.
gpt
On what ground, Mr. Merrivale?
human
On the ground that the inspector having a preconceived notion when he communicated with the chemist, the latter may have been misled by his questions. I should at least wish that Davis should be examined first, and his evidence received direct.
gpt
Very well. Is there anything else, Mr. Inspector?
human
Nothing else, except that Mr. Atherton denied all knowledge at once of the paper found.
gpt
Did you not find also a bottle of camphorated spirits?
human
I did; but on the table. It was a fresh bottle, unopened, and bore the same label, from Mr. Davis's.
gpt
Can you swear to the overcoat which Mr. Atherton wore the last evening he came to Wimpole street?
human
Certainly, sir. It was a brown tweed waterproof, with deep pockets. I know it well.
gpt
Is that the coat?
human
It is, sir.
gpt
Can you swear to it?
human
I can, sir.
gpt
How long was it between the time Mr. Wilmot went away and the time Mr. Atherton left the house?
human
About half an hour or three quarters, I should say.
gpt
Did you let him out?
human
No, sir.
gpt
No, sir.
human
Did you hear or know of any one being in the hall for any length of time whilst Mr. Atherton was with his uncle?
gpt
No one could have been in the hall, sir, we servants were all at supper.
human
Was the housekeeper with you?
gpt
No, sir; she has her supper in her own sitting-room always.
human
Then how are you sure that she did not go into the hall?
gpt
I should have heard her door open and her footsteps pass along the passage. The servants' hall door was open that I might hear master's bell.
human
You feel certain of this?
gpt
I do, sir.
human
I have no more to ask this witness, Mr. Coroner.