Under the window a ladder was found.
At the coroner's inquest, held the next day, one of the servants testified that three days before, while the old man and Brooks were at the store and while the ladies were out, a man with black whiskers, and who wore a black coat, had called at the house and said that he had been sent to search for sewer-gas.

He had an order presumably signed by Mr.Colton, and was accordingly shown through the house.

He had insisted upon going into the vault-room, declaring that he had located the gas there, but was told that the room was always kept locked.

He then went away.

The servant had not thought to tell Mr.
Colton.
A general delivery clerk at the post-office testified that the letter addressed to Dave Kittymunks had passed through his hands.