“I went alone.”
“Why did you go beyond the line that was railed off for your safety?”
(Sharply.) “Because I wished to. I was able to take care of myself.”
“Why did you visit the forward house?”
“I was nervous and could not sleep. I thought no one safe while the axe was on the ship.”
“Did you see the body of Burns, the sailor, lying on the deck at that time?”
“He might have been there; I did not see him.”
“Are you saying that you went to the forward house to throw the axe overboard?”
“Yes—if I could get in.”
“Did you know why the axe was being kept?”