He was sorry rather.
A policeman gives evidence that about half-past four on Jubilee Day he saw a small crowd gather round the entrance to the offices of the _St.
John's Gazette_.

He thought it his duty to inquire into the matter.
He went inside and asked an office-boy what was up.

The boy said he thought the editor had been murdered, but advised him to inquire upstairs.

He did so, and the boy's assertion was confirmed.

He came down again and told the crowd that it was the editor who had been killed.