17/27 That is all I can say about him." "He didn't strike you as resembling Weiss in any way; in voice or features ?" "Not at all; and he spoke, as I told you, with a distinct Scotch accent." "The reason I ask is that if Weiss is attempting to poison this man, the coachman is almost certain to be a confederate and might be a relative. And that brings me back to the question, What am I to do? Of course, if Mr.Weiss has administered poison 'unlawfully and maliciously' he has committed a felony, and is liable under the Consolidation Acts of 1861 to ten years' penal servitude. But I do not see how you could swear an information. |