Bolton retired to bed saying that he might start early for Gartley, and paid one pound to get the case taken across to river and placed on a lorry.

As Bolton had vanished next morning, Quass obeyed instructions, with the result which everyone knew.
He also stated that he did not know the case contained a mummy.
"What did you think it contained ?" asked the Coroner quickly.
"Clothes and curios from foreign parts," said the witness coolly.
"Did Mr.Bolton tell you so ?" "He told me nothing about the case," growled the witness, "but he chatted a lot about Malta, which I know well, having put into that port frequent when a sailor." "Did he hint at any rows taking place at Malta ?" "No, he didn't." "Did he say that he had enemies ?" "No, he didn't." "Did he strike you as a man who was in fear of death ?" "No, he didn't," said the witness for the third time.

"He seemed happy enough.

I never thought for one moment that he was dead until I heard how his body had been found in the packing case." The Coroner asked all manner of questions, and so did Inspector Date; but all attempts to incriminate Quass were vain.

He was bluff and straightforward, and told--so far as could be judged--everything he knew.