The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-15

ing up tnfs-er-preScripttO for q
man."
why, no one, sir, as I recollect"
"And you were with him all the
time he was in the store that morn
ing?"
"Yes.-Wait. No--let me think. He
did ask me to get him some NOR
phine tablets one-eighth strength for
his hypodermic case.'
"You got them?"
"Yes, sir; went to room behind
the prescription case where poisons
are kept and secured what Dr. Fur
Miss wanted"
How long were you gomez"
1.-TWO minutes, possibly. Not over
three at the outside"
very good. And the next you knew
was your arrest?"
Yes, sir"
Where has the prescription book
been since your arrest; do you know?"
"The officer arresting me was ac-
companied by man from the prose
cutors office, and he took the pre-
scription in question with him. / sup
pose it's to be used against me-"
This concluded the interview
Cheney arranged the bail and sent
Samuel home to his mother with an
Injunction to say nothing about the
case to a soul and to report at Che
neys Office at nine the next morning.
Then Cheney went to the prose
cutor's office and obtained an exact
copy of the disputed prescription. He
'phoned Sid Guthrie to meet him at
Layton's office. Guthrie was there
waiting when Cheney arrived.
go out and get spot on Dr. Harry
Furniss; he has offices in the |Renault
building. There's about hundred
doctors in that building, but Furniss
is the king pin of them all, so far as
style goes Don't lose sight of him
until tomorrow morning. Report to
me at nine o'clock
Guthrie went and Layton, who had
heard Cheney's admonition, said:
"Furniss, eh? What's he up to now?"
Don't know yet, Layton, but that's
the case l spoke to you about"
While at luncheon Cheney told Lay
ton the entire case as he knew it.
Layton agreed to defend young Simp-
son, and when compensation was men
toned he laconically said: "Oh, hang
the money part Of it" which was typ
ical of the man
Cheny arranged to have his friends
DR.. Stuyvesant and Layton come to
his Office at $3.50 the next morning.
Guthrie reported as directed. HE
had found DR.. Furniss at his office.
The doctor saw a number of patients
at his office until three p. M. made
few calls on the North side until five
o'clock; went to his bachelor apart
ments and remained until six came
out in evening clothes, dined at Audi
torium Annex with two men; after
dinner attended Illinois theater; was
called to phone during second act; at
conclusion of performance took cab
with his two friends, went to South
side, got couple of women acquaint-
ances and went to several places OF
more or less questionable character;
women friends and two men left Fur
Miss at two a. M; doctor then went
home a little bit under the weather;
hadn't left home at nine a. m"
"You say women friends Sid.
What kind?"
Not the kind I'd care to be seen
with in public"
"All right, Guthrie; put Lonergan
on his trail to-day and you get some
rest. You need it,
Bet I do, colonel. S'long." And
Guthrie was gone.
At $50 o'clock Layton, Simpson
and DR.. Stuyvesant met in Cheney's
office.
NOW, Simpson" said Cheney, when
all were comfortably seated, tell Mr..
Layton and DR.. Stuyvesant just what
you told me yesterday. Understand,
everyone here is your friend"
Without tremor in his voice and
with the ring OF honesty in every
word, Simpson told his story. Layton
and DR.. Stuyvesant were impressed
and when the boy was through Layton
said:
go over to my Office and I'll give
you a position as clerk and messen-
ger until this case is settled" When
the boy had gone DR.. Stuyvesant said:
Have you that prescription, colo
nel?"
Here's copy / made yesterday.
You doctors have such an unintelligi-
BILE way of writing these things, per-
son not an expert would have trouble
in reading it."
Il guess | can make it out" said
the doctor, smiling. Then reading to
himself he said: "Tincture Opii cam
phorated; Tincture Kino; Syrup Zan-
giberis and Syrup Simplicis. Tea
spoonful every three hours. Um.
Not an uncommon one; used for in
testinal troubles for children. Moth
ing in that to produce DEATH"
1.-TWO doses of the medicine were
given the child and three hours after
the second dose she died. A chemical
analysis was made of the remaining
portion of the medicine. / secured it
and here it is," said Col. Cheney, pro-
ducing the paper. What do you
make of that. doctOr?"
The doctor studied the paper care
fully and said: Good God! Cheney,
there is no camphorated tincture of
opium in this; 1t says Tincture Of
Opium That means the pure drug.