get my hat or cloak, I ran for Dr. Ellis. I saw no one; I heard no one; and I do not know who killed my husband." "In what position was he lying when you came upon him?" "On his back. As the light of my candle fell for a moment on his face, I recognised him at once." "How did you know he was wounded, seeing that the wound was in his back?" "I saw blood on his shirt-front and coat. Also, his face was so white and he moaned so much that I guessed he was hurt. When I took him in my arms I felt on my fingers the blood flowing from his back." "Had your husband enemies?" "I do not know. He introduced me to no one he knew. I lived a lonely life. All the time I was at Myrtle Villa I saw no one but my husband." "Did you know any of his friends abroad?" "No. He introduced me to no one." "Did he ever speak of anyone as having a grudge against him?" "No. He spoke of himself and his father, but of no one else." "Did he know that his father was dead when he left the house on August 16th?" "Not to my knowledge. He said nothing to me. Until I heard Mr. Drake's evidence I did not know myself that Mr. Moxton, senior, was dead." "Did your husband receive any letter on the day of his death?" "No. He never received letters, nor did he take in a newspaper. We lived quite isolated from the world. I did not like my position, but I feared to complain, on account of my husband's temper." "Was your husband's temper such as would provoke enmity?" "I think so: he had a very bad temper." "Did he drink much?" "Yes, he drank a great deal of brandy, and was very morose when intoxicated. When I saw him like that, I used to shut myself in the back bedroom." "Did your husband treat you cruelly?" "He neglected me and spoke harshly to me, but he never struck me." "What were your feelings towards him?" "I loved him when we married, for then he was kind and good. Afterwards I had no feeling towards him save one of terror." "On one occasion it is reported that you came to meet a telegraph boy with a carving-knife. Is that true?" "Perfectly true. But I did not know who was at the door. It was growing dark, and the house was very lonely. I took the knife in case it might be a tramp." "Did you usually carry the knife to protect yourself?" "Oh, no! On that occasion I was in the kitchen, and snatched it from the table when the knock came to the door." "You never went to the door with it on any other occasion?" "Certainly not. No one else ever came after dark. The tradespeople called always in the daytime. Then I was not afraid." "For whom was the telegram?" "For my husband. I did not open it, but left it on the table in the dining-room. He got it when he came home that night." "Did he tell you what it was about?" "No. He never mentioned the subject." "Do you know anything about the marks in blood on the arm?" "No. I was shown them by Doctor Ellis, but I do not know what they mean, or, indeed, what they are."