"And of course he shut up and would not say another word," said T.
X.

"That's true, sir," said Mansus, "but after awhile I got him to
talk. Vassalaro lived in Great James Street, 604, on the third
floor. In fact, some of his furniture is there still. He had a
good reason for keeping two addresses by all accounts."

T. X. nodded wisely.

"What was her name?" he asked.

"He had a wife," said the other, "but she left him about four
months before he was killed. He used the Adelphi address for
business purposes and apparently he slept two or three nights of
the week at Great James Street. I have told the man to leave
everything as it is, and that we will come round."

Ten minutes later the two officers were in the somewhat gloomy
apartments which Vassalaro had occupied.

The landlord explained that most of the furniture was his, but
that there were certain articles which were the property of the
deceased man. He added, somewhat unnecessarily, that the late
tenant owed him six months' rent.

The articles which had been the property of Vassalaro included a
tin trunk, a small writing bureau, a secretaire bookcase and a few
clothes. The secretaire was locked, as was the writing bureau.