“Did you ever tell the prisoner where the axe was kept?”
“No.”
“Did the members of the crew know?”
“I believe so. Yes.”
“Was the fact that Burns carried the key to the captain’s cabin a matter of general knowledge?”
“No. The crew knew that Burns and I carried the keys; they did not know which one each carried, unless—”
“Go on, please.”
“If any one had seen Burns take Mrs. Johns forward and show her the axe, he would have known.”
“Who were on deck at that time?”
“All the crew were on deck, the forecastle being closed. In the crow’s-nest was McNamara; Jones was at the wheel.”