The Manor had been bolted and barred by Lord Garvington himself, along with some footmen and his butler, so no one within could have fired the second shot.

The evidence of Mother Cockleshell, of Chaldea, and of various other gypsies, went to show that no one had left the camp on that night with the exception of Hearne, and even his absence had not been made known until the fact of the death was made public next morning.

Hearne, as several of the gypsies stated, had retired about eleven to his tent and had said nothing about going to The Manor, much less about leaving the camp.

Silver's statements revealed nothing, since, far from seeking his brother-in-law's house, Pine, had pointedly declared that in order to keep his secret he would be careful not to go near the place.
"And Pine had no enemies to my knowledge who desired his death," declared the secretary.

"We were so intimate that had his life been in danger he certainly would have spoken about it to me." "You can throw no light on the darkness ?" asked the Coroner hopelessly.
"None," said the witness.