Dr. Wentworth's evidence was much the same as that of Jerce. He held to fresh air, although Dr. Jerce preferred the patient to have warmth, and so had opened the window just before he left the deceased at eight o'clock in the evening. The deceased was fractious and uneasy on that evening, but had assigned no reason for such uneasiness, which witness took to be connected with his mysterious illness. That illness had now been explained by the post-mortem examination. Samuel Chalks deposed to being the valet of Mr. Henry Horran, and stated that at the request of the deceased he had retired to bed, although instructed to sit up by Dr. Jerce. But that deceased had been so angry, the witness declared that he would have obeyed the doctor's orders; as it was, he judged it best to humour his master, lest worse should happen. The window was certainly open when he left the room, as witness had not touched it, according to his custom, when it was set ajar by Dr. Wentworth at eight o'clock. Witness had not taken any notice of the arms on the walls on that evening, and so could not say if the assegai was in its place. He never saw it about the room, until he found it on the floor, and Mr. Horran dead in bed, with a wound in his breast. Coroner: "Did deceased notice the open window?" Witness: "No! Sometimes the window was open and sometimes shut. Mr. Horran never troubled about it in any way." Coroner: "Had you any suspicion that deceased wished you to leave him that night in order to see someone?" Witness: "No! He was swearing in bed when I left him." Coroner: "Did you lock the door of the bedroom?" Witness: "No! The door of the bedroom was never locked." A Juryman: "Did you hear any noise outside, which led you to believe that someone might be lurking about?" Witness: "No, sir!" Coroner: "And you knew nothing of this purple fern business?" Witness: "No! Miss Baird never told me, nor did Dr. Jerce. If I had known I should have stopped in the room, notwithstanding master's bad temper." Coroner: "Mr. Horran was not alarmed, or apprehensive?" Witness: "Not in the least. He was in a bad temper, and wished me to leave him, so I did." Coroner: "Do you know why the deceased was in a bad temper?" Witness: "The Rev. Mr. Clarke had called in the afternoon, and after he left, Mr. Horran was very cross. As he was good-tempered up till Mr. Clarke's visit, I suppose Mr. Clarke put him out in some way."