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`` Esk any of these gentlemen , end they will tell you that yore fether end old Flower were berned to death , end thet a keroner 's jury set on their remains , which are buried . '' `` You say as ` ow my huncle Haltamont did that ? '' `` Yes , I do , end , whet 's more , you know it . '' Having terrorized his victim , and antagonized him to Rawdon , the detective drew from him the information that five men , three of Rawdon 's old employees , the tavern-keeper Matt , and Newcome , were coming at midnight to burglarize the house and get possession of the dug-up treasure . He confessed that he had slipped into the house while the party was away picnicking , and , knowing that Coristine had left without his knapsack , had looked round till he found a room with knapsacks in it . There he intended to remain till his confederates should require his services to open the house to them . `` Who towld you thet awful lie ebout Rawdon 's meney being in this house ? ''