"At her father's cabin."
"State what had happened there prior to your arrival, if you know."
"This defendant had had a little difficulty with the corpse, and he was dead on the floor when we got there."
"From a knife wound?"
"Yes, sir."
"Who inflicted that wound, if you know?"
"Miss Mary Hawk."
"You are sure about that, Mr. Sheriff?"
"Pos-i-tively."
"How can you be sure of that, sir, if you did not witness the deed with your own eyes?"