“Do you know the exact location of any other of the guests at the time of the murder?”
“No, not exactly. They were all in rooms adjoining the living-room.”
“You’re sure of that?”
“Practically sure. They came in and out every few minutes.”
“Did you have any previous acquaintance with the dead man?”
“None whatever.”
In reply to the coroner’s questions, he testified as to the finding of the body, the nature of the scream we had heard and gave a similar report as to the appearance of the wound. He had observed no suspicious actions on the part of any one.
“You led the search, I believe, through the gardens?”
“Yes.”