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brornidep eln q large glass jar VI ~
lower shelf Of the cupboard In my as
pensary.S 49,
aVery good; and now, sir, answer M
without hesitation, where do you Keep you
stock of strychnial' AIN the same CUPBOARD
SIR"
GAbwl Belnore looked up at the jury Will
a face that spoke volumes. Everybody sav
Inc poiut at which he was aiming-eyery'
body except my darling who sat looking
y,aIe and fatiQued, and almost llstless, a
though the whole thing were gastly Larce
which wnaried her. At long intervals she
ynised her ewes and looked at me- IL was
ouly then that any sign OF life or Feeling
cams into her dear face
Denomination continued-"You say
lbe strychnia and bromide OF potassium
we're kept in the same cupboard. Now do
Won aver make mistakes DR. Carrlck, In
The cempounding Of your medicinesi"
GWeu sir-I should not Ike to say posi-
lively"
Some, come, Dr. Carrick, DO frank with
us. Tell me; did you ever make a mistake
In making up your medicinesT
B lmore stood like a tower among mis-
seated brethren. His long arm was out
stretched. and his forefnger, which was
pointed direct at the heart OF the witness.
almost seemed as though it we're napier,
by which the unhappy man had been trans
axed. Trere was something terrible, too,
In the eve of the great advocate as 1t flashed
unon the witness, something mer ciless In the
6Tmlv closed mouth with which he waited
Tor the answer to his question. Everybody
In eourt / think, was fascinated by the
rpsctacle There he stood, nlotionless as
statue, and unrelenting as an inquisitor,
while Dr. Carrick writhed visibly tefore
him.
GYcu must answer the question, sir, said
the Judge in reremtory tones.
Breathing hard, and pausing moment to
wipe the perspfration from his forehead,
he witness spoke: u have made mistake
0nce-it was years ago"
sWhat was itf" II used a wrong drug In
making up a simple prescription.
sThe wrong drug! Tell me the name OF
that drug. siri' at was arsenic My lord,
this happened twenty years ago, and as
sure your lordship that there has been moth
ing s
ANSWER my question, sir, and don't make
,peeches." said Belmore. @You tell US that
Tou did make a mistake once, and that you
pub dTbClU JOuA hipNA~AAS AA~SN-"- -
something else. Pray what was the result Of
that mistaken Did your patient take the
mediclnegn "He did, sir"
GAnd he diedp "Yes, to my lasting pain
and sorrow, he did. y 1t was baby, sir"
'Don't make speeches DR.. Carrick. You
tel me that once already you have made
mistake In compromising your medicines
which cost one Of your fellow creatures his
.ly..fk he n
your having made another mistaken You
know your strychnia and your bromide OF
potassium were In the same cupboard in
hat made any mistake on this occasion.
rot terrible lesson twenty years ago"
"No doubt you did; Tut, excuse me, did
sot ask you whether you had or had not
made a mistake on this occasion, but
whether Il Yves or was not possible for you
10 do sol" "No, sir; it was impossible"
"You are infallible now, chr Yes, SIR"
blurted out the unhappy man, who evidently
ais head or his heels.
"Well, 4 mean to ask the Jury to pro-
lounce an opinion upon that point, Dr. Car
ack. You can 60 now"
But before he went he was re-examined
" Hawk.
@Do you recollect making up these par
ocular powders for Mr.. Maulevererl" "Per-
.ectly we'll"
%Are you quite certain you made no mis-
AkeP Il am positive did not "
ain what part of your cupboard do you
Eeep your strychniaP son the top shelf,
dr.
snow, there were eighteen powders origin
l. IL. - ~. l.
she same timer Undoubtedly, SIR"
@From the same bottle Of bromidep Ger
ninly."
GWere you interrupted while making them
lpi" "Not that remember"
Slave you examined the four powders
which remain In the boxl" ayes, in company
with my eminent medical colleague, Mr.
AIgood, have examined them"
Sand do they consist of bromide of potas-
dunn or strychniaT "0f bromide, of course"
@Thsn We may take it for granted that
Mr. Mauleverer had been using these pow
Iers without suffering any i'll effect from
hem down to the day of his death, and that
I'll the powders left in the box after his
heath are perfectly harnllessP II apprehend
hat Is the case"
DR.. Carrick was followed by Mr.. Augood,
" ~ ~ ~ HNut 6u1AltAh DOAACO4OKlSbe WIN
rave convincing evidence of the real cause
II Mr. ManleVerer's death The unfortu-
aate millionaire had evidently taken large
lose Of strychnia about an hour and half
before he was heard by the servant maid to
Ty out He confirmed Carrick's statement
regarding the powders remaining in the box.
de had not discovered any race Of bromide
II potassium in his analysis Of the contents
" deceased's stomach.
After him came the chemist at Little
Lorton, Mr.. Smlrke, who told how on the
fth Of October the prisoner had driven up
70 his shop in her uncle's carriage, and had
that she wished for a quantity Of
Fzychnia, TO be employed in poisoning the
ats which abounded in the cellars of the
lGn He had remarked upon the very dan.
Porous character Of che poison, and had
some other method of getting
i'd of the vermin- Miss Stanclife agreed
With him that the poison was an exceedingly
dangerous one, and had expressed her re-
gret that her uncle wished her to procure it.
She had further requested him to supply it
20 her in a sealed parcel, 20 that In case Of
lie being accidentally found by one of the
servants, it might not be opened by mistake
Belmore only put one question to this
witness; ~6upposing you were to zee that
parcel again. would you know it at once and
Be abls 10 say Il it had been tempered
WITH @Yes, could not mistake that
parcel If saw it again"
Then came the evidences OF the chief con
table, my acquaintance Eastmead. It was
terrible to hear him tell how, ain conse-
auence Of information he had received" he
had felt IL to be mis- suty to make certain in
quiriss regarding Mr.. Mauleverer's death
At that moment dared not have faced
Iither Daisy or DIR. Branksome. / was
thankful when Eastmead passed on to toll Of
he result Of his search through the house,
when he went there for the purpose Of ar
resting the prisoner. 1t was a negative re-
nlt altogether. The only drugs Of any kind
which he could discover were the box Of
powders produced in court, which he found
apon the dressing table in Mr.. Mauleverer's
room, and some simple medicament for the
teeth, which was in the bedroom Of Mrs
Cawthorne Nowhere could he find any
trace Of strychnia or any other poison.
In the course Of his examination he recited
the statement made by the prisoner at the
time Of her arrest, after she had been duly
cautioned to the effect that anything which
uhs said might be used as evidence against
her. 1t was as follows:
II went to my dear uncle's room at about
ten o'clock, after being told by his servant
that he was ready to see me. spoke few
moments 10 him, and then, according TO our
usual custom, Tread to him from the Bible |
Tor few minutes After that went to his
dressing room and mixed one Of his powders,
taking II from the boz supplied by DR.. Car.
rick 1t was one Of the ordinary powders.
lam quite certain Of that he drank Il of |
without making any remark, except that |
bad given him bitter dose. He then said |
be was very sleepy, 90 kissed him and left |
bis room l never saw him again alive