"The smallest incident in connection with a case of this description is worth mentioning. Did you have any conversation with him?"
"Oh, yes. The first time we had a long talk together."
"Did he say what brought him out so late!"
"Well, he said he was looking for a lodging."
"What! At two or three in the morning?"
"Yes, that is what he said."
"It sounds like a joke; he can hardly have been serious."
A Juror: "Perhaps Mr. Remington would like to explain."
Mr. Richard Remington (from the body of the Court): "I am quite ready to explain."
The Coroner (to Constable Applebee): "We have nothing further to ask you."