Evening star., 1922-03-17
ENNEDY stopped the car at a
drug store a few blocks away
and asked for the business

N and asked for the business
telephone directory. In an
instant. under chemists. he put his
finger on the name of Poissan-"Henri
Poissan. electric furnaces-William
st. :" he read. II shall visit him to-
morrow morning. Now for the doc
tor"
DR.. Thornton was an excellent
specimen of the genus physician to
the wealthy-polished, cool. suave.
One Of Mr.. Andrews men, as 1 have
said, had seen him already, but the
interview had been very unsatisfac-
tory. Evidently, however. the doc
tor had been turning something over
In his ,mind since then and had
thought better of it. At any rate, his
manner was cordia- enough now.
AS he closed the doors to his office
he began to pace the floor. Mr.. An
whether I had better tell you or the
coroner what 1 know. There are Ger
tain professional secrets that a doc
tor must. as duty to his patients.
conceal. That is professional ethics.
But there are also cases when. as a
matter of public policy. doctor
should speak out"
He stopped and faced US.
Il don't mind telling you that dis
like the publicity that would attend
any statement l might make to the
coroner.
Exactly" said Andrews. II ap-
preciate your position exactly. Your
other patients would not care to see
you involved in a scandal-or at least
you would not care to have them see
you so involved. with all the news
paper notoriety such thing brings"
DR.. Thornton shot quick glance
at Andrews, as If he would like to
know just how much hts visitor knew
or suspected.
Andrews drew a paper. from his
pocket This is a copy Of the death
eertif,eate a;iS he sssa he said; The board Sf
physicians at the insurance company
tell me II is rather extraordinary
vague. A word from us calling the
attention of the proper authorities to
it would be sufficient, I think. But,
doctor, that is just the point. We do
you do. We could have the body of
Mr.. Morowitch exhumed and exam
ined. but l prefer to get the facts in
the case without resorting to such
extreme measures"
1T would do no good" interrupted
the doctor hastily. "And IL you'll save
me the publicity I'll tell you why"
Andrews nodded. but still held the
death certificate where the doctor was
constantly reminded Of IT.. - ..''
I'm that certificate have put down
the cause of death as congestion OF
the lungs. due to an acute attack of
pneumonia. That is substantially
correct. as far as it goes. When |
was summoAed to see Mr.. Morowitch
found him in a semi-conscfous state
-. IT
witch told me that he had been
brought home in 2 taxicab by.a man
who had picked him up on William
street. I'm frank to say that at first
I thought it was case of plain in-
toxication. for Mr.. Morowitch some-
he made a splendid deal. / smelled
his breath. which was very feeble. y
had a sickish sweet odor, but that
did not impress me at the time. l ap-
piled my stethoscope to his lungs.
There was very marked congestion.
and I made as my working diagnosis
pneumonia. 1t was a case for quick
and heroic action. In very few
minutes I had tank of oxygen from
the hospital.
TN the meantime had thought
over that sweetish odor. and it fash
ed on my mind that it might. after
all. be a case of poisoning. When
the oxygen arrived I administered 1t
at once. tAs it happens. the Rookie
TELLER Institute has just published a
report Of experiments with a new
antidote for various poisons. which
consists simply in a new method Of
enforced breathing and throwing Off
the poison by oxidizing it in that way.
In either case-the pneumonia theory
or the poison theory-this line of ac-
tion was the best that could have
adopted on the spur Of the moment.
Strvchnfn
strengthen his heart. and by hard
work I had him resting apparently
little easier. A nurse had been sent
for. but had not arrived. when a mes
senger came to me telling of very
sudden Illness of Mrs. Morey. the wife
Of the steel magnate. AS the Morey
home is only a half block away.
left Mr Morowitch, with very par
tic,flar instructions to his wife as to
what to do. !.
II had, intended to return imme-
diately. but before I got back Mr..
Morowitch was dead. Now. I think
I've told you ALL You see. 1t was
nothing but suspicion-hardly
enough to warrant making a fuss
about. made out the death certif-
cate; as you see Probably that
II hadn't heard Of this incompre-
hensib1e robbery. That set me think
ing again. There, I'm glad I've got
it out OF my system. I've thought
about it good deal since your man
was here to see me-"
What do you suspect was the cause
Of that sweetish odor?" asked Ken
nedy.
The doctor hesitated. Mind, it is
only suspicion. Cyanide of potas-
SUM or cyanogen gas; either would
give such an odor..
"Your treatment would have been
just the same had you been certain 90
Practically the same, the Rookie
feller treatment"
could it have been suicide?" ask