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Q. Were there marks on the coat where there had been buttons A. Yes sir, showed that there have been, but had been torn off. I don't know how they came off. I never saw him get one off. Q. So it was not his falt that they were off A. Not that I know off. I cannot say whose fault it was. Q. And you had to tie up his coat A. I tied up his coat in a cold morning. Q. Used to do it often A. Yes, I have done it often. Q. Tie it up with a string A. Yes sir Q. Keep a rope for that purpose A. I had some thing smaller than a [....ser]. I went to some of my waste rags and tore off a strip Q. Tie it round his waste A. No sir, I cut a hole in the lappel and put the string through that and the buttonhole and tied it together Q. You think he preferred to go with it covered up instead of open