"'Do you recognize this brooch?'—'I have seen it, but I do not think it has been in her possession for some weeks.'
"'Can you swear to that?'—'No, I cannot swear to it.'
"'When she returned home, did it strike you that she must have experienced some excitement?'—'Yes.'
"'Some very strong excitement?'—'Yes.'
"'And she gave you no explanation of it?'—'She could not, because of her condition.'
"Mr. Cornwall asked no questions of this witness, who several times in the course of the examination was much agitated.
"Witnesses were called who proved that the veil and the brooch were found near the body of the murdered man.
"The coroner having addressed the jury, they considered their verdict, which was that Miser Farebrother had been murdered by some person or persons unknown.
"We understand that a warrant has been issued for the arrest of Phœbe Farebrother on the charge of murdering her father, Miser Farebrother."