The Governor spoke, coldly and deliberately. "You were taken at midnight in the Craig house."
"I had entered it for no dishonest purpose. I broke no bolt nor bar—that had been done before my arrival."
"You allege, then, that you were not in company with the robbers?"
"I was not. They were there when I entered."
"Why did you not give the alarm?"
"They made me their prisoner. A pistol was at my head."
"You did not so testify at your trial."
"I declined to testify at all."
The Governor nodded. "That is true," he said. "I remember."
There was a moment's pause, then the voice continued: