Do you believe these men would have permitted him to escape ?" "Suppose he carried the pistol in his hand, don't you believe he could have intimidated them ?" ventured Greig.
"Sure!" joined the coroner.

"And the men may now be ashamed of their cowardice." "That wouldn't have prevented them giving the alarm after the murderer left," declared Britz.

"No, coroner, no one saw the slayer enter or leave.

In fact, he did not enter through the door." "Then how did he get in ?" demanded the coroner.

"Through the wall?
Or did he fire through the ceiling or floor ?" "As I said before, there is no secret panel in this room," was Britz's rejoinder.
"Then you believe Mr.Whitmore committed suicide ?" suddenly fired the coroner.
"No." "He might have committed suicide, and the clerks, out of regard for their employer, substituted pistols in order to make it appear like murder," joined Greig.
"Perhaps," replied Britz.