He would venture the assertion that if the murderer were ever found he would prove to be no ordinary criminal.
All this Moxlow said with judicial deliberation and with the lawyer's careful qualifying of word and phrase.
Shrimplin was the first witness.

He described in his own fashion the finding of Archibald McBride's body.

Then a few skilful questions by Moxlow brought out the fact of his having met John North on the Square immediately before his own gruesome discovery.

The little lamplighter was excused, and Colonel Harbison took his: place.

He, in his turn, quickly made way for Andy Gilmore.