CASSILY Yes, constable, that's the watch and chain that was stolen from my house this mornin'.
FIRST POLICEMAN
What have you to say for yourself now?
DEVLIN Nothin', only that I paid ten shillin's to a stranger less than half an hour ago.
FIRST POLICEMAN And where did you get the ten shillin's, you that haven't had ten shillin's of your own altogether for ten years, but always borrowin' money and tellin' the people that you are goin' to inherit a fortune from America?
DEVLIN
Tis the truth I'm tellin' you.
FIRST POLICEMAN Nonsense, nonsense. What greater proof could we have of your guilt? This man here who you gave the letter of introduction is a stranger to the town and the piece of cloth that Mr. Cassily found hangin' on a nail in his back porch after the burglary was committed, is the piece of cloth that is missin' from this man's coat. (Fits the piece of cloth) And we have found the identical watch and chain on your own person.
SECOND POLICEMAN 'Twas a clever scheme of the pair of them and no doubt about it.
CASSILY I never thought that any one could add insult to injury in such a manner. I was always a friend to you, Garret Devlin, and you tried to get this man who had already robbed me, a position in my establishment so that he could rob me all the more.
FALVEY As sure as my great-grandfather is dead and gone, I tell you that I got this coat from a stranger in this very house.
DEVLIN And as sure as the devil has paid a visit this blessed day to Castlemorgan, I tell you I bought that watch and chain from a stranger also. William Driscoll will prove that there were two such men in his house.