"Did you ever see him before?" demanded the crown officer, somewhat impatiently.
"Maybe I have," answered the witness; "but I should not just like to say for certain."
"But you had no doubt in the case of Lord Hadley," rejoined the coroner.
"That was natural like," answered Daniel Connor; "for he came within ten yards of me, and t'other was a good bit farther off when I saw him."
"Let me try, Mr. Coroner," said the foreman of the jury. "Was he a tall man or a short man, witness?"
"Oh! it was a tall man he was," replied Connor; "I dare say an inch taller than I am, and I'm no bantam."
"Did you ever see that gentleman before?" continued the foreman, pointing out Dudley.
"I think I have, your honour," answered the witness.
"Was he the man you saw strike Lord Hadley on the cliff?" demanded the coroner, in a stern tone.
"I shouldn't just like to swear," answered Daniel Connor; "but he's not unlike him, any how."