The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-11-18
FIVE MILLION POUNDS
lev II. yvEYlYss EsEHls.
CHAPTER XIII CONTINUED.

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CSoss-examination continued-@You say
she strychnia and bromide OF potassium
ware Kept in the same cupboard. Now do
Jou ever make mistakes, DR.. CaTrick, in
:ks compounding of your medicines I"
@Well, sir-I should not like to say posi-
lively"
"Come. ccme. Dr. Carrick, be frank with
Us Tell me: did You ever mako mistake
in making up your medicines"
B.lmore stood like u tower among his
seated brethren. His long arm was out
stretched. ind his foreinger, which was
pointed ,!irccr ut the heart of the witness.
almosl seemed as though it were O rapieri
by which the unhappy man had been trans
fixed Trero was something terrible, too,
in the eye of the great advocate as it flashed
upon the witness, something mer ciless in the
firmly closed mouth with which he waited
for he answer to his question. Everybody
in court, I think, was fascinated by the
spectacle. There be stood, motionless rs a
statue, and unrelenting as an inquisitor,
whi.e Dr. Carrick writhed visibly iefore
him.
you must answer the question, sir, said
the judge in rcremtory tones.
Breathing hard, and pausing moment to
wiva tie pcrspiration from his forehead,
the witness smoke: u have made mistake
onco-it YVES years ago."
"lVh:t was itl' u used wrong drug in
making W simple prescription"
"The VIC ong drug. Tell me the name OF
that drug, ~r!' at was arsenic. My lord,
this happened twenty years ago, and as
sure your iordship that there has been moth
ing"
answer my question, sir, and don't make
speeches," said Belmore. you tell us that
you lid ,rake mistake ono, and that you
put arsenic into your medicine instead OF
something else. Pray whatwas the result OF
that mistake? Did your patient take the
medicine" Gle did, sir
@And lie ,.icl:' ayes, to m, lasting pain
and sorrow, lie dill. 1t was baby, sir
.sDonf .naIie speeches, DR.. Carrick You
tell ME that once already you have made q
mistake in compromising your medicines
which cost one of your fellow creatures his
life. Now, will you admit the possibility OF
your havin., made another mistaken Iou
know Your s,rychnia and your bromide OF
potassium were in tho same cupboard IN
your leboratory!" mo, sir, l can't admit
that made any mistake on this occasion. 1
got terrible lesson twenty years ago."
"No doubt you did; tut, excuse me, did
not ask you whether you had OF had not
made mistake on this occasion, but
whether it was or was not possible Tor you
to do soi" mo, sir; it was impossible"
'You arc ;nfalible now, eh!' Yes, SIR"
blurted out tho unhappy man, who evidently
did not know whether he was standing on
his head OF his heels.
"Weh, l mean to ask the jury. to pro-
nounce an opinion upon that point, DR.. Car
rick. You Gun go now."
But hs fore he went he was rc-examined
by Hawk.
aDo you recollect making up these par
ticu.ar powders for Mr.. Maulevercr?" "Per-
fectly we'll"
"Are you quite certain you made no mis-
take?' Il am positive did not.
"In what part OF your cupboard do you
keep your strychnia" "On the top shelf,
SIR"
"Now, there werc eighteen powders origin
ally in that box Were they all made up at
this same timer "Undoubtedly, SIR"
"F. ON tie same bottle Of bromidea" "Cer-
tainly."
"Were you interrupted while making them
up!" "Not that I remember"
"Have you examined the four powders
which romain in the box2" ayes, in company
with my eminent medical colleague, MIR.
Allgood, have examined them"
"And do they consist of promide Of potas-
stun or Strycnuiu2' "Of bromide, of course"
"Then Sc may take it for granted that
Mr. MauIevercr had been using these pow
ders without suffering any III effect from
them down to the day OF his death, and that
all tire powders left in the box after his
death are perfectly harmlessl" u apprehend
that is the case"
Dr. C.rricll was followed by Mr.. Allgood,
FRC.S S., the eminent toxicologist, who
gave convincing evidence Of the real cause
OF Mr.. Maueverer's death. The unfortu-
nate millionaire had evidently taken large
dose Of trychnia about an hour and half
before he was heard by the servant maid to
cry out He confirmed Carricks statement
regarding the powders remaining i'll tho box
He had not discovered any trace OF bromide
of potassum in his analysis OF the contents
of deceascd'S stomach.
After. him came tho chemist at Little
Lortcn. Nr. Sm.rke, who told how on the
7th Of OctoUcr the prisoner Ind driven up
to his shop in her uncics carriage, and had
eynlain2d tim; she wished for 4 quantity Of
stryrin.a, TO H.. employed in poisoning the
rats which a!,oun:eI i'll til. cellars OF the
y
cerouS character Of the poison. and hal
reco,nll, l.tlr,! som" oti'er ma,ho;i OF getting,
rid Of the rermn Miss St;.nclifc agreed
with him That tic poison was an exceedingly
dangerous one and had expressed her ra-
gre: that her uncle wished her 10 procure It.
She had further requested him to supply it
to llcr iii sealed parcel so that, il case of
its bein. accidentally lolmt by one OF Tho
servants, !. might not be opened by mistake.
Br.inore Only put ono question 20 this
witness: ",Scppos!ng you were to see tntt
parcel again. would you know il 1t once md
be able TO say if it had been tampcrcd
With YES, l could not mistake that
parcci il | SAW il again
rhe., ,,trlc tie evidence cf the chief con-
stable, my acquaintance Eastnlead. 1t was
terrible 70 hear him tell how, DIV conSe-
oucrco of information lie had received" he
had lei; it 10 lac his duty to make certain i'll