"Where did you see him last, and under what circumstances?"
"At Starvation Camp, in the Sierras. I left there to get help for him and my sister."
"And you have never seen him since?"
"Never!"
"Are you aware that among the—er—er—unfortunates who perished, a body that was alleged to be yours was identified?"
"Yes."
"Can you explain that circumstance?"
"Yes. When I left I wore a suit of boy's clothes. I left my own garments for Mrs. Peter Dumphy, one of our party. It was her body, clothed in my garments, that was identified as myself."
"Have you any proof of that fact other than your statement?"
"Yes. Mr. Peter Dumphy, the husband of Mrs. Dumphy, my brother Gabriel Conroy, and"——