e Case of Roger Carboyie.

By H., GREENHOUGH SMITIL

HIS mysterious and cxtra- ordimary cir-

surrounding the death of Mr. Roger Carboyne have excited so much interest, that it is not surprising that the room in the *Threce Crows” Inn, which had becen sct apart for the mquest, was crowded at an carly hour, The evidence was expected to be sensational and most scnsational, indeed, it proved to be. But for the even more remarkable dénowement of the case it is impossible that any person present could have been prepared.

The jury having returned from viewing the hody, and the Coroner having taken his scat, the Cowrt mmmediately proceeded 1o call withesses.

Mr. Lewts George Staymer, the dead man's triend and companion, whose name had heen - everybody's mouth during the last three davs, was ol course the first to be examined, and his appearance obviously excited the strongest curtosity. He 1s a young man ol twenty-hive, tall, durk, and wemimg a shght olack moustache. His warked an o

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of giving his evidence, were manifestly those of a man who had no other motive than to relate the facts exactly as they happened. His testimony, which it will be seen confirmed m - cvery respect the estra- ordimary rumours with which the public are famihar, was as follows :—

“ My name is Tewis George Staymer. 1 am a medical student, studying at T.ondon University and at St. Bartholomew's Hospital. Mr. Carboyne was a fellow student with me ; he was two years older than myself, and we were fast friends, attending the same lcetures, and generally spending our vacations together. Ten days ago we arranged to spend our liaster holidays on a riding tour on ponics through North Wales. We started on March rsthy and carried out owr programing, day by day, until the 2ist - last Friday. On the ternoon of that day we mounted our ponies At the door of the inn where we had stopped lov Tuneh, the “Golden Harp, at Llnmawr, and rode Torward on our wav ;s it was then ahout hall-past two. "The weather was fine, but very cold for the time of vear, and the ground was whitened by a light fall of snow

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