On following him they found the dead body stretched out upon the grass beside the pool.

The head had been beaten in by repeated blows of some heavy and blunt weapon.

The injuries were such as might very well have been inflicted by the butt-end of his son's gun, which was found lying on the grass within a few paces of the body.

Under these circumstances the young man was instantly arrested, and a verdict of 'wilful murder' having been returned at the inquest on Tuesday, he was on Wednesday brought before the magistrates at Ross, who have referred the case to the next Assizes.

Those are the main facts of the case as they came out before the coroner and the police-court." "I could hardly imagine a more damning case," I remarked.