Chapter 19: The Inquest

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌⁠The Coroner, having made a few commonplace remarks as to the terrible nature of the tragedy which they had come to investigate that afternoon, proceeded to outline the case to the jury. Witnesses would be called to identify the deceased as Robert Ablett, the brother of the owner of the Red House, Mark Ablett. It would be shown that he was something of a ne’er-do-well, who had spent most of his lif