The lining had been torn out.
The ulster and the hat the detective tied up in a bundle, and the false beard he put into his pocket.
For a few minutes longer he remained in the room searching, but he made no further discovery.
Taking the evidence under his arm, he left the apartment.
It was an important discovery. He felt sure that he had in his possession the ulster worn by the murderer when he committed the crime.
In going down in the elevator the detective questioned the boy in charge.
The boy said that Rich and Darwin had moved out just at dusk, and they did not say where they were going.
Carter stopped at the office, and the clerk was not able to give him any information.
When he left the Studio Building he was perfectly calm. He did not seem to be disturbed about the sudden departure of the men.
The thought that they might have left the city did not enter his mind.