"Describe what took place when you reached Captain Lloyd's room that night," directed the judge advocate; and Symonds gave a dramatic account of the discovery of Lloyd's dead body and Goddard's unconscious form. When he had finished, the judge advocate continued his questions.
"Were any chairs or tables overturned in the room, as if there had been a fight?"
"No, sir; not one."
"You say Captain Lloyd was apparently sleeping naturally in bed. Explain your meaning a little more clearly."
"Why, sir, he was lying there on his side covered by a bed quilt. Anyone would have thought, as I did, that he was still asleep."
"Did you send for a doctor?"
"I did, sir. Doctor Ward arrived a few moments before the provost marshal."
"Did you search for the important despatch?"
"I did, sir; but without finding a trace of either the pocketbook or the despatch."
"Where did you find the coat Captain Lloyd had worn that afternoon?"