By a juryman: "How do you know it was the identical coat worn that evening?"
"The man-servant, John Barker, swears to it; he took it from Mr. Atherton when he came to Mr. Thorneley's house, and hung it up in the hall to dry."
The prisoner: "Yes, I did wear that coat; but I know nothing of the paper found in it."
By the coroner: "Have you been in communication with the chemist in Vere street?"
Witness: "I have, sir; he remembers--"
Mr. Merrivale: "I object to this evidence coming from the mouth of Mr. Inspector. The chemist is here and should be examined himself."
Mr. Walker, one of the solicitors of deceased "I think that the evidence should be received from both the inspector and the chemist."
Mr. Merrivale: "I still object."
The coroner: "On what ground, Mr. Merrivale?"
Mr. Merrivale: "On the ground that the inspector having a preconceived notion when he communicated with the chemist, the latter may have been misled by his questions. I should at least wish that Davis should be examined first, and his evidence received direct."