aid the Recorder.

"Your Honor admitted the question upon the express understanding, that
the hypothesis that morphine had been administered within the
specified time should be proven. The prosecution's own witness tells
us that no such administration occurred during the last three hours of
the life of the deceased. The proposition then hinges upon what this
witness claims to have seen as she entered the room. She admits that
she only saw Dr. Medjora remove a syringe. She did not see him insert
it, and she could not possibly know what the contents of that syringe
were."

"I think," said the Recorder, "that the question whether or not her
testimony shows that Dr. Medjora administered a hypodermic of morphine
is a question for the jury. The evidence may stand."

"We take exception," said Mr. Bliss. After a few moments consultation
with Mr. Dudley he said to the witness: "That is all," and she was
allowed to leave the stand. This ended the day's proceedings.

CHAPTER VII.

THE PROSECUTION RESTS.

The first witness called, on the resumption of the trial, was a
druggist, named Newton, who qualified as an expert pharmacist and
chemist. He examined the pellets contained in the bottle identified by
the professional nurse as the one which she had given to Mr. Munson.
These he dissolved in water, and then submitted to chemical tests,
from the results of which he pronounced them to be morphine. He
testified that he recognized them as the usual pellets carried by
physicians for hypodermic use. He was not cross-examined.

The next witness was Prof. Hawley, an expert pathologist. He swore
that he had assisted at the autopsy, and in the main substantiated the
evidence of Dr. McDougal, the Coroner's physician, agreeing with him,
that from the physical appearances, the probable cause of death had
been morphine poisoning. He was asked the hypothetical question and
answered as did the other witness, that at least three grains must
have been administered. Up to this point the evidence was merely
cumulative, but Mr. Munson then essayed another line of inquiry.

"Professor," said he, "from your examination of this body can you tell
us whether or not the deceased had been a mother?"

"I object!" cried Mr. Bliss springing to his feet, with more energy
than he had yet exhibited. It was plain that though heretofore his
objections to the admission of evidence may have been suggested rather
by his desire to fully protect his cli