A week after the demise of Miss Gregory, the funeral took place at a suburban cemetery. The bereaved father and afflicted brothers were the chief mourners; but Richard also followed the remains of the departed girl to the tomb. An elegant but chaste and unassuming monument marks the spot where she reposes in her narrow bed. At the expiration of the seven days during which she had been remanded, Katherine was examined a second time before the magistrate, and was fully committed for trial. A Coroner's Inquest had in the meantime recorded a verdict of _Wilful Murder_ against her. She was accordingly conveyed to Newgate. But Richard Markham did not neglect her interests; and Morris Benstead was busy in adopting every possible measure to fathom the deep mystery in which the awful deed was still shrouded. CHAPTER CLVII. THE TRIAL OF KATHERINE WILMOT. The March sessions of the Central Criminal Court commenced upon a Monday morning, as usual. On the Wednesday Katherine Wilmot was placed in the dock, to take her trial for the murder of Matilda Kenrick. The particulars of the case had produced a great sensation; and the door-keepers of the gallery of the court reaped a rich harvest by the fees for admission. Katherine was deadly pale; but she had made up her mind to conduct herself with fortitude; and her demeanour was resigned and tranquil. Richard Markham was in the gallery of the court; but his manner was uneasy and anxious:—he had heard nothing of Benstead, the policeman, for the preceding forty-eight hours; and not a fact had that individual communicated to the counsel for the prisoner which might tend to prove her innocence or even throw a doubt upon her guilt! When called upon to answer to the indictment, Katherine pleaded, in a firm tone, "_Not Guilty_." The counsel for the prosecution then stated the case, which was supported by the following testimony:—