"'You supposed Miss Farebrother to be in the house?'--'Oh yes; but I did not expect to hear her bell for a long time. She generally slept till ten or eleven o'clock. I waited till half-past ten, and then, being uneasy at not hearing my master's bell, I went to his room, and as there was no answer to my knock, I opened the door. My master was not there, and the bed had not been slept in. Then I went to Miss Farebrother's room, and she was not there, and she had not slept in her bed. I became frightened, and I thought I would look about the grounds. It was then that I discovered my master lying dead, with blood upon him, and the knife with the horn handle lying near him, with clotted blood on it. I flew to the village for assistance, and some people came back with me, and said that my master had been murdered.' "'How far from the house is the spot upon which you discovered the body of the deceased?'--'I cannot say. Perhaps a quarter of a mile.' "'Could you, being in the house, have heard any sounds proceeding from that spot?'--'It would be almost, if not quite, impossible.' "'So that if there had been any cries for help, they would not have reached your ears?'--'No, they could not.' "'Now, did you observe anything particular about Miss Farebrother's dress when you found her in the kitchen so late at night?'--'She was dressed as she usually was.' "'Fully dressed?'--'Yes.' "'Did she wear a hat?'--'Yes.' "'With a veil to it?'--'Yes, there was a veil to it.' "'Would you be able to recognize the veil?'--'Yes.' "'Is this it?' (Veil produced.)--'Yes, this is it.' "'Did she wear any ornaments?'--'I noticed only one, and I should not have noticed that if I had not presented it to her as a birthday gift.' "'What was the ornament?'--'A brooch.' "'Can you identify it?'--'Oh yes; it is a very particular brooch. My mother had it before me.' "'Is this it?'--'Yes, this is it.' "'That is all I have to ask you.'--'Thank you, sir.' "Mr. Cornwall: 'A moment, please.' "The Coroner: 'You understand, Mr. Cornwall, that I shall check you if you ask any questions irrelevant to this inquiry?' "Mr. Cornwall: 'I quite understand it, sir.' To witness: 'Are you positive that your memory is faithful upon all the events you have described?'--'I am very positive, sir.' "'As to what took place between you and Miss Farebrother in the kitchen?'--'Everything is as I had described.' "'The conversation between you?'--'Yes, sir.' "'And the knife with the horn handle?'--'It is as I have said, sir.' "'You swear that Miss Farebrother frequently threatened her father?'--'Frequently, sir, I am sorry to say.' "'Did you ever mention this continual disagreement to any person?'--'No, sir, except to my son. I have no acquaintances.' "'Not one?'--'Not one.'