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"Have you got the book here?"

"Yes, sir"

It was produced; and, with a feords of stern censure, the Coroner dismissed the wretched Mr Mace

Then, alethorp was called Did he realize, I wondered, how closely the halter was being drawn around his neck?

The Coroner went straight to the point

"On Monday evening last, did you purchase strychnine for the purpose of poisoning a dog?"

Inglethorp replied with perfect cal at Styles, except an outdoor sheepdog, which is in perfect health"

"You deny absolutely having purchased strychnine from Albert Mace on Monday last?"

"I do"

"Do you also deny this?"

The Coroner handed hinature was inscribed

"Certainly I do The hand-writing is quite different from mine I will show you"

He took an old envelope out of his pocket, and wrote his na it to the jury It was certainly utterly dissimilar

"Then what is your explanation of Mr Mace's statelethorp replied imperturbably: "Mr Mace must have been mistaken"

The Coroner hesitated for a lethorp, as aus where you were on the evening of Monday, July 16th?"