"What evidences do you allude to?"
"The fact that we found four chairs standing there about a table strewn with cards. I did not see the gentlemen in their seats."
"But you did see this vest hanging on one of the nails in the wardrobe?"
"Yes, sir."
"A near nail or a remote one?"
"The remotest in the closet."
"Very good. Now, what is the matter with this vest?"
"It lacks a pocket."
Ah! So that was it!
The coroner turned the vest in his hand.