It was just at the hour when the visitors who had come down for the night from London were arriving thick and fast; the hall was very full, and there was a large party of Americans monopolising most of our _personnel_, so I could not swear positively whether I did see Mr.
Beddingfield or not then, though I am quite sure that it was Mr.Timothy Beddingfield who dined and spent the evening with the Hon.

Mr.de Genneville, as I know him quite well by sight.

At ten o'clock I am off duty, and the night porter remains alone in the hall.' "Mr.Tremlett's evidence was corroborated in most respects by a waiter and by the hall porter.

They had both seen the deceased come in at seven o'clock in company with a gentleman, and their description of the latter coincided with that of the appearance of Mr.Timothy Beddingfield, whom, however, they did not actually know.
"At this point of the proceedings the foreman of the jury wished to know why Mr.Timothy Beddingfield's evidence had not been obtained, and was informed by the detective-inspector in charge of the case that that gentleman had seemingly left Birmingham, but was expected home shortly.
The coroner suggested an adjournment pending Mr.Beddingfield's appearance, but at the earnest request of the detective he consented to hear the evidence of Peter Tyrrell, the night porter at the Castle Hotel, who, if you remember the case at all, succeeded in creating the biggest sensation of any which had been made through this extraordinary and weirdly gruesome case.
"'It was the first time I had been on duty at "The Castle," he said, 'for I used to be night porter at "Bright's," in Wolverhampton, but just after I had come on duty at ten o'clock a gentleman came and asked if he could see the Hon.

Robert de Genneville.