Captain: When did you see him last?
Monteith: At half-past eight last night; he said he would go to bed early.
Captain: Was he excited in any way?
Monteith: No; just the same as usual.
Captain: If your theory is correct, and the deceased was murdered by his wife, as he expected to be, do you think she came on board at Valletta?
Monteith: Yes; I am sure of it. (Sensation.)
Captain: Will you give us your reasons?
Monteith: The deceased saw his wife in Malta, and she recognised him. When he left me at half-past eight to go to his cabin, there was a number of strangers on board; if his wife were on board, she could easily have followed him to his cabin and killed him.
Captain: But she would not know the number of his cabin?
Monteith: Yes, she would. He asked me to see him in the morning, and told me the number of his cabin twice; the second time he spoke so loudly, that anyone could have heard, and immediately afterwards went away.