Mr. Leopold made a note of the circumstance while John Treverton was talking.
‘So far so good. Now we come to another point. Is there anybody whom you suspect as implicated in this murder? Can you trace a motive anywhere for such an act?’
‘No,’ answered Treverton decidedly.
‘Yet you see the murder must have been done by some one, and that some one must have had a motive. It was not a case of suicide. The medical evidence at the inquest clearly demonstrated that.’
‘You remember the inquest?’
‘Yes, I was present.’
‘Indeed!’ exclaimed Treverton, surprised.
‘Yes, I was there. Now to continue my argument; you, as the husband of the victim, must have been familiar with all her surroundings. You must know better than any one else whether there was any one connected with her who could have a motive for this crime.’
‘I cannot conceive any reason for the act. I cannot suspect any one person more than another.’
‘Are you positive that your wife had no valuables in her possession—money, for instance?’