"I saw a man fall in the orchard, and hurried out to see if he was hurt. But he was gone when I got there."
"Then what?"
"I went to speak to Jim."
"He was in his room, then, immediately after the shot?"
"Yes."
"Ah! And when you spoke to him, did he admit firing the shot?"
"No."
"Did he deny it?"
"Yes."
"Where was his gun?"