seven o'clock
When ? Was it he or an accomplice who had thought proper to return to the scene of the crime and do away with anything that might have betrayed him ? Those were the questions that suggested themselves to the police . * * * * * The divisional surgeon came upon the scene at seven o'clock , the head of the detective-service at eight . Next came the turn of the public prosecutor and the examining magistrate . In addition , the house was filled with policemen , inspectors , journalists , Baron d'Hautrec 's nephew and other members of the family . They rummaged about , they studied the position of the body , according to Charles 's recollection , they questioned Soeur Auguste the moment she arrived .