“Did he leave home alone?”
“Yes.”
“Without telling Mrs. Soule where he was going, or when he would return?”
“Neither,” said Miss Farley. “I will state all of the known circumstances, Mr. Carter, as briefly as possible.”
“Do so,” said Nick.
“On Tuesday evening, night before last, a woman called at the rectory to see Mr. Maybrick,” Miss Farley began. “Mrs. Soule admitted her, but she could not identify her, for the woman was closely veiled. Judging from her figure and carriage, however, she thinks it may have been Kate Crandall, but is not sure of it.”
“Continue,” said Nick. “I follow you.”
“Mr. Maybrick received the woman in his library, closing the door, and she remained with him for nearly an hour,” Miss Farley proceeded. “There would have been nothing strange in that, perhaps, but for what he did the following day, yesterday.”
“What was that?”
“He drew five hundred dollars from the bank in the morning. Mrs. Soule saw the bank notes on his desk while he was at lunch. In the afternoon, Mr. Carter, he borrowed a leather suit case from a man friend living near by. He has one of his own, also, and he put both of them near the front door in the hall. Mrs. Soule saw them[Pg 10] there, and asked him if he was going away. He replied that he was, but that he was not going far.”