“We did.”
“Were there some jewels in that belt?”
“There were a few jewels left in the belt,” Sergeant Holcomb said. “Mrs. Breel had taken the gems from front pockets of the chamois-skin belt and put them in her bag.”
“You don’t know, of your own knowledge, that Mrs. Breel did that, do you, Sergeant?”
“Well, I have a pretty good idea... As you said, I’ve been on Homicide for ten years, and I’m not so dumb.”
Judge Barnes said, “The Court, of its own motion, will strike out the remarks of the witness as to what Mrs. Breel must have done, as being a conclusion of the witness and not responsive to the question.”
“Can you remember what was in the pockets of the corpse?” Mason asked.
“I can by refreshing my recollection from notes I made at the time.”
“Do so,” Mason said. Sergeant Holcomb produced a memorandum book. “What was in the upper left-hand vest pocket of the corpse?” Mason asked.
“A fountain pen and a pocket comb.”