The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-10-15

| w as there table near tine Dedf' YES,
there was one within reach of my masters
arm"
"What was on 1t when you left him at
nightP "A copy OF the Bibe and bottle of
water with glass"
"What did you find there in the morningr
"The Bible and the water bottle and glass. 4"
"Had the glass been usedi" "No: it was
turned up on the top OF the bo.te. partic.
ularly observed that 1t was quite dry. and
that the water In the bottle had not been
| touched
ain what glass was Mr. Manleverer in the
habit of taking his medicinel" miss Stan
cl;ffe always used a particular glass which
was kept on his drawing room table"
"Had that glass been used on the night OF
October 24l" II think so We found that
there was a little water and a slight sediment
at the bottom of the glass when we exam
ined the room the next day."
"Was any care taken of itr "No, sir.
| Miss Stancliffe told me that she had given
her uncle one of his powders before she left
| him, and / concluded that the glass had
been used for that purpose"
"And IL was washedi" eyes; by Miss
Stancliffe's orders" Sensation in court)
II did not ask by whose orders IL was
done; but / should be glad to know what
were the exact words Miss Stancliffe used
when she gave you these direc tionsp "She
said. Have everything tidy in the bedroom
and dressing ROOM"
"And when was that9" "Some time on the
morning of the 25th."
Before or after Dr. Carrick hal seen tn,
decease1" ~ am not quite certain; after
DIR. Carrick's visit, believe"
snow. sir. on your OATH was not every
thing left untouched until after thu doctors
visitG' II believe So"
"And hs might have examined anything
and everything in the room If he had wished
to do sol' ooh, certainly"
"By the way, there is one other ques ion
Are You troubled with rats Mt Great Lor-
tonF Oh, the rats is awful SIR" daughter
in court)
Mary TAYLOR. thu maid. deposed to the
time at which Miss Stancliffe retired to rest
on the night of the oath. She was then
quite calm AMI composed She was dressing
in the morning when witness took her tho
news of Mr.. Mauleverer's death. She seemed
greatly distressed and gave orders that the
doctor was to be sent for immediately She
went to her uncle's room instantly upon
hearing of what had happened.
Cross-examined-"Have you ever heard
Miss Stancliffe express any ill will towards
her uncler' Never, SIR"
"You are quite sure of thatr' certainly,
sir. SO far as could see she was very fond
of him, even at the time when he was not
very kind to hsr."
WAS she in the habit of praying before
she retired so restY' eyes, sir She always
read a little in the Bible and prayed was
often in the room when she dill So"
''Did she read and pray on that particular
nightp 'She did, SIR" CSensation)
''Now. Miss Taylor, be good enough to tell
IL you have ever known Miss Stanclffe to
possess any poisoni Eyes. sir; about two
weeks before Mr.. Mauleverer's death she
showed me a small packet one night and
said that it was poison which she had pro-
cured that day at Little Lorton and that it
was to be used for the poisoning of rats. Her
uncle, she said, had desired her to procure
it."
Anything elseYn "She told me that she
was nervous about having it in her posses
sion and that she meant to put 1t away in
some very secure place."
"Did she say why she did not mean to use
1t at oncei" "Yes; she told me that shs was
afraid to trust any of the servants with it,
and shs would keep it until Dr. Branksome
returned, as he would know how it ought to
be used"
"Have you seen that rarc,l since," mo,
SIR"
"Would you know it againl" ~ think I
should. SIR"
DR.. Carrick, an amiabls country practi-
toner, was the next witness called. He was
Enthusiastically nervous, and gave his evidence
in so uncertain a manner, that even the
good-natured judge lost his patience at last
and told him sharply that he was not serv
ing the prisoner by his equivocating answers.
This only made the poor man worse, AMI !
saw that Mr.. Belmore in his cross-examina-
ton was terribly bothered by him. He
could not give any reason now for coming
to the conclusion that Mr. Mauleverer had
died of epilepsy. He was quite satisfied
that he had been mistaken in thinking so.
ave have heard DR.. Carrick," said Bel
more, "that Mr.. Mauleverer was in the
habit of taking. certain powders prescribed
by youl" ayes sir; bromide of potassium"
"Where were these powders preparedF
ain my own surgery, sir.
as this" producing box zone of the boxes
in which these powders were containedT
at is the last box that 1 supplied to Mr..
Mauleverer He had one before this"
"How do you know that this is the last
boxl" "By the date written upon it in my
own handwriting"
snow. how many powders would such
box as that containl" Eighteen"
"Just open the box and tell us how many
you find there nowr ~ find there are four
In it."
"And how often would Mr.. Mauleverer take
one of these powdersr "When required,
sir. Perhaps, on an average, one every sec
ond or third night"
Zone every second or third night" said
Belmore. He whispered word to Harding
who forthwith made a calculation on
sheet of paper.
Fourteen powders are gone; that would
indicate that the box had been in use, Dr.
Carrick, for Mt least twenty eight days be-
fore the death of Mr.. Mauleverer. Be good
enough, sir, to tell me what is the date writ
ten on the box as that on which it was sup
piled from your SURGERY September q,
sir"
"Ahl that is just thirtythree days befor
the night of this fatal event. Now mus
ask you. DIR. Carrick, to pay particular at
tention to the questions am about to put to
you and to remember that the life of a fell
low-creaturo may depend upon your an.
swers. Who prepared these powdersp Il
did so myself, sir. have no dispenser"
"And where did you prepare themr I'm