“Only the three persons out there in that room. They occupy offices two flights above, and are here every day till six o’clock.”
“Did you hear a pistol shot?”
“No, sir, I did not.”
“Isn’t that strange?”
“It does seem so, sir.”
“Was there any unusual noise about the time the shot may have been fired?”
“Only once, sir.”
“What was the noise?”
“A wagon loaded with bar iron passed on the street below and made a great clatter.”
“About what time was that?”