A servant girl, sleeping in the next room, heard nothing. The
landlord, sleeping in the room below, heard nothing. The whole evidence
points to the inference that more than one man was concerned in this
crime--and the circumstances, I repeat, morally justify the conclusion
that the Indians committed it.
I have only to add, that the verdict at the Coroner's Inquest was Wilful
Murder against some person, or persons, unknown. Mr. Ablewhite's family
have offered a reward, and no effort has been left untried to discover
the guilty persons. The man dressed like a mechanic has eluded
all inquiries. The Indians have been traced. As to the prospect of
ultimately capturing these last, I shall have a word to say to you on
that head, when I reach the end of the present Report.
In the meanwhile, having now written all that is needful on the subject
of Mr. Godfrey Ablewhite's death, I may pass next to the narrative of
his proceedings before, during, and after the time, when you and he met
at the late Lady Verinder's house.
III
With regard to the subject now in hand, I may state, at the outset, that
Mr. Godfrey Ablewhite's life had two sides to it.
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