The San Francisco call., 1895-10-12
"Not a moment"
''I did not STOP"
"Not a moment?"

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''You passed directly through?"
81 passed directly through"
What more conversation did you have be-
lore King went for the bromo seltzer 90
~ don't recollect any special conversation"
"The last portion of the conversation to
Whlch refer was your answer that he would
look pale too II he had been through what you
had. Now what other conversation was
there?"
~ made remark about the escaping of the
gas, and said it made me sick. Then asked ii
he wouldn't get me bromo seltzer, and also
about bringing the organ downstairs.
The conversation about the organ took place
first, did 1t not %
~ think so.''
"what clothes did you own or have in the
mouse belonging to you on the night of April
3, 1882"
II object" said Dickinson 'son the ground
that the question Is immaterial."
objection overruled," said the court.
answer the question" said Mr.. Barnes.
This cutaway coat and vest of dark material
Prince Albert coat and vest of the same
material, which went with these trousers, q
dark pair of trousers for special occasions and
blue black pair which wore all that day."
''Did you have an overcoat?"
''Yes, SIR"
The one in evidence?"
'fYes, sir.n
did you have any other overcoat2"
mo- SIR
"Did you have any other clothes?"
mo, sir. Oh, yes; l had another pair of
trousers but they were too old to be of any
use."
"How old were they?
"Too old to wear outside"
"Were they months old or years old?"
"Years old.'
"They were practically worn out?"
Not practically worn out, but out of style !"
Were you at the praye er-mee ting on Sunday
following, April 3?'
81 was"
"Where were you sitting?"
40 the left of the entrance door and about
the middle of the room"
"Were you seated near to where Mrs Moore
was sitting?"
al was just behind herr
How long had you been sitting there when
Mrs. Noble came in?'
"Only little while"
"HoW long was she sitting there before vou
spoke to her OF Blanche and asked if she was
coming there?"
81 spoke to her as soon as she passed COM
munication to Mrs. Moore"
when did she pass the communication to
Mrs. Moore?
'Soon after she came in"
"Did you speak to her because you thought
the communication referred to Blanche La
mont?"
II did not know what 1t referred to-"
How long after she passed the note did you
speak to her?'
"Just after.'
care you aware Of. or do you know, the basis
or aetive principle OF bromoseltzerT
Dickinson-I object to the question as ineom.
petent, irrelevant and immateriaI, and not
proper rcross-examination.
Barnes-I want to test the knowledge of this
witness. He was at college for three years
He was almost doctor He testifes that he
was overcome by gas. so much SO that it gave
him nausea and made him sick at his stomach .
also that he asked George King to get him
some bromo seltzer for the purpose of settling
his stomach. | have right TO show that he
has knowledge of this particular drug, and
that he prescribed 1t for himself, as he saws
when he was overcome by gas, as proper
remedy. l have right to see whether or not
he thought 1t proper remedy.
The courI-I think l win overrule the
objection.
Dickinson-I except
Durrant rose to his feet as Judge
Murphy overruled the objection of his
counsel. He had taken an intense interest
in Barnes words, and when the question
was allowed he broke in:
"If your Honor please
"Sit down." said the Judge, consult your
counsel, and let them say what is necessary
zer7"
"In general way"
"Do you know that bromide of potassium is
the active principle?"
81 do not know that"
"Don't you know that Its basic principle is
bromide of potassium, with little seltzer in it
to make it efferyescent?'i
81 know it is made out of five Ingredients
Have you studied it?'
mo, sir.''
"How do you come to know then?"
From conversations have had about it,"
"Do you not know from these conversations
sium?"
II do not know that
"Did you ever read about it?"
"a littlen
What is bromide.seltzer made ot?"
acid and seltzern
docs the Materia Medica give the makeup
nna