anywhere else in either of the above-mentioned rooms.

I might as well add here what he afterwards stated, that from the
position of the table, the chair, and the door behind it, the murderer,
in order to satisfy all the conditions imposed by the situation, must
have stood upon, or just within, the threshold of the passageway
leading into the room beyond. Also, that as the ball was small, and
from a rifled barrel, and thus especially liable to deflections while
passing through bones and integuments, it seemed to him evident that
the victim had made no effort to raise or turn his head when advanced
upon by his destroyer; the fearful conclusion being that the footstep
was an accustomed one, and the presence of its possessor in the room
either known or expected.

The physician's testimony being ended, the coroner picked up the
bullet which had been laid on the table before him, and for a moment
rolled it contemplatively between his fingers; then, drawing a pencil
from his pocket, hastily scrawled a line or two on a piece of paper
and, calling an officer to his side, delivered some command in a low
tone. The officer, taking up the slip, looked at it for an instant
knowingly, then catching up his hat left the room. Another moment, and
the front door closed on him, and a wild halloo from the crowd of
urchins without told of his appearance in the street. Sitting where I
did, I had a full view of the corner. Looking out, I saw the officer
stop there, hail a cab, hastily enter it, and disappear in the
direction of Broadway.



III. FACTS AND DEDUCTIONS