“I rushed at him instantly, without a word of warning.”
“Describe how the crime was committed—in detail.”
“He was standing with his back to me. I stabbed him before he had a chance to turn; when he did turn, I stabbed him in the chest.”
“And then in the face?”
“Yes; and then in the face.”
“What was Miss Moore doing all this time?”
“She was taken by surprise. So soon as she understood what was happening she rushed to the rescue.”
“I suppose, by then, you had stabbed him thirty or forty times. The corpse is disfigured by hundreds of wounds.”
“I can’t say.”
“And, after the rescue, did you continue stabbing him?”