"Did you ever see your husband use a cypher of that kind?"
"Never. I never saw him use a cypher of any sort."
"Did you ever notice marks like them before?"
"No. I know nothing about them."
"Can you throw any light at all on this murder?"
"None whatever. I was amazed to find my husband dying."
"He said no word--no name?"
"He did nothing but moan, and died in a few moments."
This examination, which lasted some considerable time, concluded all available evidence for the time being. On the meagre intelligence to be gleaned from it the jury framed their verdict, and stated that the deceased, Edgar Moxton, had been murdered by some person or persons unknown.