At this stage of the inquiry Mr. Finnis, Q.C., requested the Coroner to take Lady Wharton as the next witness. Her ladyship, he said, had evidence of an extraordinary nature to give which would throw an entirely new light upon the inquiry, and it was most important that there should be as little delay as possible in hearing what she had to say. The Coroner: "Before Lady Wharton is examined there is official information to lay before the jury. An officer from the detective department in Scotland Yard is present, and we will hear him first. He has duties elsewhere, and is anxious to be relieved from a longer attendance in this court than is absolutely necessary. His evidence will open up matter which may have a bearing on the verdict. Call Mr. Lambert." This gentleman, whose name is well known in association with many celebrated criminal cases, stepped forward and was sworn. "You are a detective in official service?" "I am." "You have visited the house of the deceased in Catchpole Square?" "On three occasions. The first on Sunday, the second on Monday, the third yesterday." "Whom did you find in charge there?" "Mr. Richard Remington, who gave me every facility for a thorough examination of the premises." "Describe what steps you took, and their result." "I first examined the bedroom and the adjoining office. On the floor of both rooms I observed the marks of a man's footsteps, with stains of blood which had been trodden upon. In three places the footmarks were partially outlined in these stains, and I took photographs of them." "Are these the photographs?" "Yes." The Coroner passed the photographs to the jury. "How do you form the conclusion that they are the footsteps of a man?" "The boots are those of a man, and the size, No. 8, is an unusual size for a woman." "Were there marks of other footsteps?" "None." "Could these footsteps have been made by the deceased?" "No. The deceased was flat-footed; the man who wore the boots had a defined arch in his soles. Here are photographs of the soles of deceased's boots; you will see a marked difference in the size and shape." The photographs were produced, and examined by the Coroner and the jury. "After searching the bedroom and the adjoining office you proceeded to another part of the premises." "With your permission I will first finish with these two rooms." "Very well. Proceed." "The walls of the office are partially hung with old tapestry, and I observed in one place that a hand had clutched it. The finger marks are still discernible, and the tapestry has not returned to its original folds. This indicates that, during a struggle, one of the men had caught hold of it. Upon parts of the wall not covered with tapestry are scratches which seem to have been made by finger nails." "Recent scratches?" "Made within the last two or three weeks." "Do you consider it certain that there was a struggle between the deceased and his assailant?" "I am positive there was."