\"Thissymptomalarmedus。WewenttothevillageforthemedicalmanwhohadattendedMrs。Macallanduringherillness：oneMr。
Gale。
\"Thedoctorseemednobetterabletoaccountforthechangefortheworseinhispatientthanwewere。Hearinghercomplainofthirst，hegavehersomemilk。Notlongaftertakingitshewassick。Thesicknessappearedtorelieveher。Shesoongrewdrowsyandslumbered。Mr。Galeleftus，withstrictinjunctionstosendforhiminstantlyifshewastakenillagain。
\"Nothingofthesorthappened；nochangetookplaceforthenextthreehoursormore。Sherouseduptowardhalf—pastnineandinquiredaboutherhusband。Iinformedherthathehadreturnedtohisownroom，andaskedifIshouldsendforhim。Shesaid’No。’Iaskednextifshewouldlikeanythingtoeatordrink。
Shesaid’No’again，inratheravacant，stupefiedway，andthentoldmetogodownstairsandgetmybreakfast。OnmywaydownI
metthehousekeeper。Sheinvitedmetobreakfastwithherinherroom，insteadofintheservants’hallasusual。Iremainedwiththehousekeeperbutashorttime——certainlynotmorethanhalfanhour。
\"Comingupstairsagain，Imettheunder—housemaidsweepingononeofthelandings。
\"ThegirlinformedmethatMrs。Macallanhadtakenacupofteaduringmyabsenceinthehousekeeper’sroom。Mr。Macallan’svalethadorderedtheteaforhismistressbyhismaster’sdirections。
Theunder—housemaidmadeit，andtookitupstairsherselftoMrs。
Macallan’sroom。Hermaster，shesaid，openedthedoorwhensheknocked，andtookthetea—cupfromherwithhisownhand。Heopenedthedoorwidelyenoughforhertoseeintothebedroom，andtonoticethatnobodywaswithMrs。Macallanbuthimself。
\"Afteralittletalkwiththeunder—housemaid，Ireturnedtothebedroom。Noonewasthere。Mrs。Macallanwaslyingperfectlyquiet，withherfaceturnedawayfrommeonthepillow。
Approachingthebedside，Ikickedagainstsomethingonthefloor。
Itwasabrokentea—cup。IsaidtoMrs。Macallan，’Howcomesthetea—cuptobebroken，ma’am？’Sheanswered，withoutturningtowardme，inanodd，muffledkindofvoice，’Idroppedit。’
’Beforeyoudrankyourtea，ma’am？’Iasked。’No，’shesaid；’inhandingthecupbacktoMr。Macallan，afterIhaddone。’Ihadputmyquestion，wishingtoknow，incaseshehadspilledtheteawhenshedroppedthecup，whetheritwouldbenecessarytogetheranymore。IamquitesureIremembercorrectlymyquestionandheranswer。Iinquirednextifshehadbeenlongalone。Shesaid，shortly，’Yes；Ihavebeentryingtosleep。’Isaid，’Doyoufeelprettycomfortable？’Sheanswered，’Yes，’again。Allthistimeshestillkeptherfacesulkilyturnedfrommetowardthewall。Stoopingoverhertoarrangethebedclothes，Ilookedtowardhertable。Thewritingmaterialswhichwerealwayskeptonitweredisturbed，andtherewaswetinkononeofthepens。I
said，’Surelyyouhaven’tbeenwriting，ma’am？’’Whynot？’shesaid；’Icouldn’tsleep。’’Anotherpoem？’Iasked。Shelaughedtoherself——abitter，shortlaugh。’Yes，’shesaid，’anotherpoem。’
’That’sgood，’Isaid；’itlooksasifyouweregettingquitelikeyourselfagain。Weshan’twantthedoctoranymoreto—day。’
Shemadenoanswertothis，exceptanimpatientsignwithherhand。Ididn’tunderstandthesign。Uponthatshespokeagain，andcrosslyenough，too——’Iwanttobealone；leaveme。’
\"IhadnochoicebuttodoasIwastold。Tothebestofmyobservation，therewasnothingthematterwithher，andnothingforthenursetodo。Iputthebell—ropewithinreachofherhand，andIwentdownstairsagain。
\"Halfanhourmore，aswellasIcanguessit，passed。Ikeptwithinhearingofthebell；butitneverrang。Iwasnotquiteatmyease——withoutexactlyknowingwhy。Thatodd，muffledvoiceinwhichshehadspokentomehungonmymind，asitwere。Iwasnotquitesatisfiedaboutleavingheralonefortoolongatimetogether——andthen，again，Iwasunwillingtoriskthrowingherintooneofherfitsofpassionbygoingbackbeforesherangforme。Itendedinmyventuringintotheroomontheground—floorcalledtheMorning—Room，toconsultMr。Macallan。Hewasusuallytobefoundthereintheforenoonoftheday。
\"Onthisoccasion，however，whenIlookedintotheMorning—Roomitwasempty。
\"AtthesamemomentIheardthemaster’svoiceontheterraceoutside。Iwentout，andfoundhimspeakingtooneMr。Dexter，anoldfriendofhis，and（likeMrs。Beauly）agueststayinginthehouse。Mr。Dexterwassittingatthewindowofhisroomupstairs（hewasacripple，andcouldonlymovehimselfaboutinachaironwheels），andMr。Macallanwasspeakingtohimfromtheterracebelow。
\"’Dexter！’IheardMr。Macallansay。’WhereisMrs。Beauly？Haveyouseenanythingofher？’
\"Mr。Dexteranswered，inhisquick，off—handwayofspeaking，’NotI。Iknownothingabouther。’
\"ThenIadvanced，and，beggingpardonforintruding，ImentionedtoMr。MacallanthedifficultyIwasinaboutgoingbackornottohiswife’sroomwithoutwaitinguntilsherangforme。Beforehecouldadvisemeinthematter，thefootmanmadehisappearanceandinformedmethatMrs。Macallan’sbellwasthenringing——andringingviolently。
\"Itwasthencloseoneleveno’clock。AsfastasIcouldmountthestairsIhastenedbacktothebedroom。
\"BeforeIopenedthedoorIheardMrs。Macallangroaning。Shewasindreadfulpain；feelingaburningheatinthestomachandinthethroat，togetherwiththesamesicknesswhichhadtroubledherintheearlymorning。Thoughnodoctor，Icouldseeinherfacethatthissecondattackwasofafarmoreseriousnaturethanthefirst。AfterringingthebellforamessengertosendtoMr。Macallan，Irantothedoortoseeifanyoftheservantshappenedtobewithincall。
\"TheonlypersonIsawinthecorridorwasMrs。Beauly。Shewasonherwayfromherownroom，shesaid，toinquireafterMrs。
Macallan’shealth。Isaidtoher，’Mrs。Macallanisseriouslyillagain，ma’am。WouldyoupleasetellMr。Macallan，andsendforthedoctor？’SherandownstairsatoncetodoasItoldher。
\"IhadnotbeenlongbackatthebedsidewhenMr。MacallanandMrs。Beaulybothcameintogether。Mrs。Macallancastastrangelookonthem（alookIcannotatalldescribe），andbadethemleaveher。Mrs。Beauly，lookingverymuchfrightened，withdrewimmediately。Mr。Macallanadvancedasteportwonearertothebed。Hiswifelookedathimagaininthesamestrangeway，andcriedout——halfasifshewasthreateninghim，halfasifshewasentreatinghim——’Leavemewiththenurse。Go！’Heonlywaitedtosaytomeinawhisper，’Thedoctorissentfor，’andthenhelefttheroom。
\"BeforeMr。GalearrivedMrs。Macallanwasviolentlysick。Whatcamefromherwasmuddyandfrothy，andfaintlystreakedwithblood。WhenMr。Galesawithelookedveryserious。Iheardhimsaytohimself，’Whatdoesthismean？’HedidhisbesttorelieveMrs。Macallan，butwithnogoodresultthatIcouldsee。Afteratimesheseemedtosufferless。Thenmoresicknesscameon。Thentherewasanotherintermission。Whethershewassufferingornot，Iobservedthatherhandsandfeet（wheneverItouchedthem）
remainedequallycold。Also，thedoctor’sreportofherpulsewasalwaysthesame——’verysmallandfeeble。’IsaidtoMr。Gale，’Whatistobedone，sir？’AndMr。Galesaidtome，’Iwon’ttaketheresponsibilityonmyselfanylonger；ImusthaveaphysicianfromEdinburgh。’
\"ThefastesthorseinthestablesatGleninchwasputintoadog—cart，andthecoachmandroveawayfullspeedtoEdinburghtofetchthefamousDoctorJerome。
\"Whilewewerewaitingforthephysician，Mr。Macallancameintohiswife’sroomwithMr。Gale。Exhaustedasshewas，sheinstantlyliftedherhandandsignedtohimtoleaveher。Hetriedbysoothingwordstopersuadehertolethimstay。No！Shestillinsistedonsendinghimoutofherroom。Heseemedtofeelit——atsuchatime，andinthepresenceofthedoctor。Beforeshewasawareofhim，hesuddenlysteppeduptothebedsideandkissedherontheforehead。Sheshrankfromhimwithascream。
Mr。Galeinterfered，andledhimoutoftheroom。
\"IntheafternoonDoctorJeromearrived。
\"Thegreatphysiciancamejustintimetoseeherseizedwithanotherattackofsickness。Hewatchedherattentively，withoutspeakingaword。Intheintervalwhenthesicknessstopped，hestillstudiedher，asitwere，inperfectsilence。Ithoughthewouldneverhavedoneexaminingher。Whenhewasatlastsatisfied，hetoldmetoleavehimalonewithMr。Gale。’Wewillring，’hesaid，’whenwewantyouhereagain。’
\"Itwasalongtimebeforetheyrangforme。ThecoachmanwassentforbeforeIwassummonedbacktothebedroom。HewasdispatchedtoEdinburghforthesecondtime，withawrittenmessagefromDr。Jerometohisheadservant，sayingthattherewasnochanceofhisreturningtothecityandtohispatientsforsomehourstocome。SomeofusthoughtthislookedbadlyforMrs。Macallan。Otherssaiditmightmeanthatthedoctorhadhopesofsavingher，butexpectedtobealongtimeindoingit。
\"AtlastIwassentfor。Onmypresentingmyselfinthebedroom，DoctorJeromewentouttospeaktoMr。Macallan，leavingMr。Galealongwithme。FromthattimeaslongasthepoorladylivedI
wasneverleftalonewithher。Oneofthetwodoctorswasalwaysinherroom。Refreshmentswerepreparedforthem；butstilltheytookitinturnstoeattheirmeal，onerelievingtheotheratthebedside。Iftheyhadadministeredremediestotheirpatient，Ishouldnothavebeensurprisedbythisproceeding。Buttheywereattheendoftheirremedies；theironlybusinesstheseemedtobetokeepwatch。Iwaspuzzledtoaccountforthis。Keepingwatchwasthenurse’sbusiness。Ithoughttheconductofthedoctorsverystrange。
\"Bythetimethatthelampwaslightedinthesick—roomIcouldseethattheendwasnear。Exceptinganoccasionalfeelingofcrampinherlegs，sheseemedtosufferless。Buthereyeslookedsunkinherhead；herskinwascoldandclammy；herlipshadturnedtoabluishpaleness。Nothingrousedhernow——exceptingthelastattemptmadebyherhusbandtoseeher。HecameinwithDoctorJerome，lookinglikeamanterror—struck。Shewaspastspeaking；butthemomentshesawhimshefeeblymadesignsandsoundswhichshowedthatshewasjustasresolvedasevernottolethimcomenearher。HewassooverwhelmedthatMr。Galewasobligedtohelphimoutoftheroom。Nootherpersonwasallowedtoseethepatient。Mr。DexterandMrs。Beaulymadetheirinquiriesoutsidethedoor，andwerenotinvitedin。Astheeveningdrewonthedoctorssatoneithersideofthebed，silentlywatchingher，silentlywaitingforherdeath。
\"Towardeighto’clocksheseemedtohavelosttheuseofherhandsandarms：theylayhelplessoutsidethebed—clothes。A
littlelatershesankintoasortofdullsleep。Littlebylittlethesoundofherheavybreathinggrewfainter。AttwentyminutespastnineDoctorJerometoldmetobringthelamptothebedside。
Helookedather，andputhishandonherheart。Thenhesaidtome，’Youcangodownstairs，nurse：itisallover。’HeturnedtoMr。Gale。’WillyouinquireifMr。Macallancanseeus？’hesaid。
IopenedthedoorforMr。Gale，andfollowedhimout。DoctorJeromecalledmebackforamoment，andtoldmetogivehimthekeyofthedoor。Ididso，ofcourse；butIthoughtthisalsoverystrange。WhenIgotdowntotheservants’hallIfoundtherewasageneralfeelingthatsomethingwaswrong。Wewerealluneasy——withoutknowingwhy。
\"Alittlelaterthetwodoctorsleftthehouse。Mr。Macallanhadbeenquiteincapableofreceivingthemandhearingwhattheyhadtosay。InthisdifficultytheyhadspokenprivatelywithMr。
Dexter，asMr。Macallan’soldfriend，andtheonlygentlemanthenstayingatGleninch。
\"Beforebed—timeIwentupstairstopreparetheremainsofthedeceasedladyforthecoffin。Theroominwhichshelaywaslocked，thedoorleadingintoMr。Macallan’sroombeingsecured，aswellasthedoorleadingintothecorridor。ThekeyshadbeentakenawaybyMr。Gale。Twoofthemen—servantswerepostedoutsidethebedroomtokeepwatch。Theyweretoberelievedatfourinthemorning——thatwasalltheycouldtellme。
\"Intheabsenceofanyexplanationsordirections，ItookthelibertyofknockingatthedoorofMr。Dexter’sroom。FromhislipsIfirstheardthestartlingnews。Boththedoctorshadrefusedtogivetheusualcertificateofdeath！Therewastobeamedicalexaminationofthebodythenextmorning。\"
Theretheexaminationofthenurse，ChristinaOrmsay，cametoanend。
IgnorantasIwasofthelaw，Icouldseewhatimpressiontheevidence（sofar）wasintendedtoproduceonthemindsofthejury。Afterfirstshowingthatmyhusbandhadhadtwoopportunitiesofadministeringthepoison——onceinthemedicineandonceinthetea——thecounselfortheCrownledthejurytoinferthattheprisonerhadtakenthoseopportunitiestoridhimselfofanuglyandjealouswife，whosedetestabletemperhecouldnolongerendure。
Havingdirectedhisexaminationtotheattainmentofthisobject，theLordAdvocatehaddonewiththewitness。TheDeanofFaculty——actingintheprisoner’sinterests——thenrosetobringoutthefavorablesideofthewife’scharacterbycross—examiningthenurse。Ifhesucceededinthisattempt，thejurymightreconsidertheirconclusionthatthewifewasapersonwhohadexasperatedherhusbandbeyondendurance。Inthatcase，where（sofar）wasthehusband’smotiveforpoisoningher？andwherewasthepresumptionoftheprisoner’sguilt？
Pressedbythisskillfullawyer，thenursewasobligedtoexhibitmyhusband’sfirstwifeunderanentirelynewaspect。HereisthesubstanceofwhattheDeanofFacultyextractedfromChristinaOrmsay：
\"IpersistindeclaringthatMrs。Macallanhadamostviolenttemper。Butshewascertainlyinthehabitofmakingamendsfortheoffensethatshegavebyherviolence。Whenshewasquietagainshealwaysmadeherexcusestome，andshemadethemwithagoodgrace。Hermannerswereengagingatsuchtimesasthese。Shespokeandactedlikeawell—bredlady。Then，again，astoherpersonalappearance。Plainasshewasinface，shehadagoodfigure；herhandsandfeet，Iwastold，hadbeenmodeledbyasculptor。Shehadaverypleasantvoice，andshewasreportedwheninhealthtosingbeautifully。Shewasalso（ifhermaid’saccountwastobetrusted）apatterninthematterofdressingfortheotherladiesintheneighborhood。Then，astoMrs。
Beauly，thoughshewascertainlyjealousofthebeautifulyoungwidow，shehadshownatthesametimethatshewascapableofcontrollingthatfeeling。ItwasthroughMrs。MacallanthatMrs。
Beaulywasinthehouse。Mrs。BeaulyhadwishedtopostponehervisitonaccountofthestateofMrs。Macallan’shealth。ItwasMrs。Macallanherself——notherhusband——whodecidedthatMrs。
Beaulyshouldnotbedisappointed，andshouldpayhervisittoGleninchthenandthere。Further，Mrs。Macallan（inspiteofhertemper）waspopularwithherfriendsandpopularwithherservants。Therewashardlyadryeyeinthehousewhenitwasknownshewasdying。And，furtherstill，inthoselittledomesticdisagreementsatwhichthenursehadbeenpresent，Mr。Macallanhadneverlosthistemper，andhadneverusedharshlanguage：heseemedtobemoresorrythanangrywhenthequarrelstookplace。\"——Moralforthejury：Wasthisthesortofwomanwhowouldexasperateamanintopoisoningher？Andwasthisthesortofmanwhowouldbecapableofpoisoninghiswife？
Havingproducedthissalutarycounter—impression，theDeanofFacultysatdown；andthemedicalwitnesseswerecallednext。
Heretheevidencewassimplyirresistible。
Dr。JeromeandMr。Galepositivelysworethatthesymptomsoftheillnesswerethesymptomsofpoisoningbyarsenic。Thesurgeonwhohadperformedthepost—mortemexaminationfollowed。HepositivelysworethattheappearanceoftheinternalorgansprovedDoctorJeromeandMr。Galetoberightindeclaringthattheirpatienthaddiedpoisoned。Lastly，tocompletethisoverwhelmingtestimony，twoanalyticalchemistsactuallyproducedinCourtthearsenicwhichtheyhadfoundinthebody，inaquantityadmittedlysufficienttohavekilledtwopersonsinsteadofone。Inthefaceofsuchevidenceasthis，cross—examinationwasamereform。ThefirstQuestionraisedbytheTrial——DidtheWomanDiePoisoned？——wasansweredintheaffirmative，andansweredbeyondthepossibilityofdoubt。
Thenextwitnessescalledwerewitnessesconcernedwiththequestionthatnowfollowed——theobscureandterriblequestion，WhoPoisonedHer？
CHAPTERXVII。
SECONDQUESTION——WHOPOISONEDHER？。
THEevidenceofthedoctorsandthechemistsclosedtheproceedingsonthefirstdayoftheTrial。
Ontheseconddaytheevidencetobeproducedbytheprosecutionwasanticipatedwithageneralfeelingofcuriosityandinterest。
TheCourtwasnowtohearwhathadbeenseenanddonebythepersonsofficiallyappointedtoverifysuchcasesofsuspectedcrimeasthecasewhichhadoccurredatGleninch。TheProcurator—Fiscal——beingthepersonofficiallyappointedtodirectthepreliminaryinvestigationsofthelaw——wasthefirstwitnesscalledontheseconddayoftheTrial。
ExaminedbytheLordAdvocate，theFiscalgavehisevidence，asfollows：
\"Onthetwenty—sixthofOctoberIreceivedacommunicationfromDoctorJerome，ofEdinburgh，andfromMr。AlexanderGale，medicalpractitioner，residinginthevillageorhamletofDingdovie，nearEdinburgh。Thecommunicationrelatedtothedeath，undercircumstancesofsuspicion，ofMrs。EustaceMacallan，atherhusband’shouse，hardbyDingdovie，calledGleninch。Therewerealsoforwardedtome，inclosedinthedocumentjustmentioned，tworeports。Onedescribedtheresultsofapostmortemexaminationofthedeceasedlady，andtheotherstatedthediscoveriesmadeafterachemicalanalysisofcertainoftheinteriororgansofherbody。TheresultinbothinstancesprovedtodemonstrationthatMrs。EustaceMacallanhaddiedofpoisoningbyarsenic。
\"Underthesecircumstances，IsetinmotionasearchandinquiryinthehouseatGleninchandelsewhere，simplyforthepurposeofthrowinglightonthecircumstanceswhichhadattendedthelady’sdeath。
\"Nocriminalchargeinconnectionwiththedeathwasmadeatmyofficeagainstanyperson，eitherinthecommunicationwhichI
receivedfromthemedicalmenorinanyotherform。TheinvestigationsatGleninchandelsewhere，beginningonthetwenty—sixthofOctober，werenotcompleteduntilthetwenty—eighth。Uponthislatterdate——actingoncertaindiscoverieswhichwerereportedtome，andonmyownexaminationoflettersandotherdocumentsbroughttomyoffice——Imadeacriminalchargeagainsttheprisoner，andobtainedawarrantforhisapprehension。HewasexaminedbeforetheSheriffonthetwenty—ninthofOctober，andwascommittedfortrialbeforethisCourt。\"
TheFiscalhavingmadehisstatement，andhavingbeencross—examined（ontechnicalmattersonly），thepersonsemployedinhisofficewerecallednext。Thesemenhadastoryofstartlinginteresttotell。TheirswerethefataldiscoverieswhichhadjustifiedtheFiscalinchargingmyhusbandwiththemurderofhiswife。Thefirstofthewitnesseswasasheriff’sofficer。HegavehisnameasIsaiahSchoolcraft。
ExaminedbyMr。Drew——Advocate—Depute，andcounselfortheCrown，withtheLordAdvocate——IsaiahSchoolcraftsaid：
\"Igotawarrantonthetwenty—sixthofOctobertogotothecountry—housenearEdinburghcalledGleninch。ItookwithmeRobertLorrie，assistanttotheFiscal。WefirstexaminedtheroominwhichMrs。EustaceMacallanhaddied。Onthebed，andonamovabletablewhichwasattachedtoit，wefoundbooksandwritingmaterials，andapapercontainingsomeunfinishedversesinmanuscript，afterwardidentifiedasbeinginthehandwritingofthedeceased。Weinclosedthesearticlesinpaper，andsealedthemup。
\"WenextopenedanIndiancabinetinthebedroom。Herewefoundmanymoreversesonmanymoresheetsofpaperinthesamehand—writing。Wealsodiscovered，firstsomeletters，andnextacrumpledpieceofpaperthrownasideinacornerofoneoftheshelves。Oncloserexamination，achemist’sprintedlabelwasdiscoveredonthismorselofpaper。Wealsofoundinthefoldsofitafewscatteredgrainsofsomewhitepowder。Thepaperandtheletterswerecarefullyinclosed，andsealedupasbefore。
\"Furtherinvestigationoftheroomrevealednothingwhichcouldthrowanylightonthepurposeofourinquiry。Weexaminedtheclothes，jewelry，andbooksofthedeceased。Theseweleftunderlockandkey。Wealsofoundherdressing—case，whichweprotectedbyseals，andtookawaywithustotheFiscal’soffice，alongwithalltheotherarticlesthatwehaddiscoveredintheroom。
\"Thenextdaywecontinuedourexaminationinthehouse，havingreceivedintheintervalfreshinstructionsfromtheFiscal。WebeganourworkinthebedroomcommunicatingwiththeroominwhichMrs。Macallanhaddied。Ithadbeenkeptlockedsincethedeath。Findingnothingofanyimportancehere，wewentnexttoanotherroomonthesamefloor，inwhichwewereinformedtheprisonerwasthenlyingillinbed。
\"Hisillnesswasdescribedtousasanervouscomplaint，causedbythedeathofhiswife，andbytheproceedingswhichhadfollowedit。Hewasreportedtobequiteincapableofexertinghimself，andquiteunfittoseestrangers。Weinsistednevertheless（indeferencetoourinstructions）onobtainingadmissiontohisroom。Hemadenoreplywhenweinquiredwhetherhehadorhadnotremovedanythingfromthesleeping—roomnexttohislatewife’s，whichheusuallyoccupied，tothesleeping—roominwhichhenowlay。Allhedidwastoclosehiseyes，asifheweretoofeebletospeaktousortonoticeus。Withoutfurtherdisturbinghim，webegantoexaminetheroomandthedifferentobjectsinit。
\"Whileweweresoemployed，wewereinterruptedbyastrangesound。Welikenedittotherumblingofwheelsinthecorridoroutside。
\"Thedooropened，andtherecameswiftlyinagentleman——acripple——wheelinghimselfalonginachair。Hewheeledhischairstraightuptoalittletablewhichstoodbytheprisoner’sbedside，andsaidsomethingtohiminawhispertoolowtobeoverheard。Theprisoneropenedhiseyes，andquicklyansweredbyasign。Weinformedthecrippledgentleman，quiterespectfully，thatwecouldnotallowhimtobeintheroomatthistime。Heappearedtothinknothingofwhatwesaid。Heonlyanswered，’MynameisDexter。IamoneofMr。Macallan’soldfriends。Itisyouwhoareintrudinghere——notI。’Weagainnotifiedtohimthathemustleavetheroom；andwepointedoutparticularlythathehadgothischairinsuchapositionagainstthebedsidetableastopreventusfromexaminingit。Heonlylaughed。’Can’tyouseeforyourselves，’hesaid，’thatitisatable，andnothingmore？’Inreplytothiswewarnedhimthatwewereactingunderalegalwarrant，andthathemightgetintotroubleifheobstructedusintheexecutionofourduty。Findingtherewasnomovinghimbyfairmeans，Itookhischairandpulleditaway，whileRobertLorrielaidholdofthetableandcarriedittotheotherendoftheroom。Thecrippledgentlemanflewintoafuriousragewithmeforpresumingtotouchhischair。’MychairisMe，’hesaid：’howdareyoulayhandsonMe？’Ifirstopenedthedoor，andthen，bywayofaccommodatinghim，gavethechairagoodpushbehindwithmystickinsteadofmyhand，andsosentitandhimsafelyandswiftlyoutoftheroom。
\"Havinglockedthedoor，soastopreventanyfurtherintrusion，IjoinedRobertLorrieinexaminingthebedsidetable。Ithadonedrawerinit，andthatdrawerwefoundsecured。
\"Weaskedtheprisonerforthekey。
\"Heflatlyrefusedtogiveittous，andsaidwehadnorighttounlockhisdrawers。Hewassoangrythatheevendeclareditwasluckyforushewastooweaktorisefromhisbed。Iansweredcivillythatourdutyobligedustoexaminethedrawer，andthatifhestilldeclinedtoproducethekey，hewouldonlyobligeustotakethetableawayandhavethelockopenedbyasmith。
\"Whilewewerestilldisputingtherewasaknockatthedooroftheroom。
\"Iopenedthedoorcautiously。Insteadofthecrippledgentleman，whomIhadexpectedtoseeagain，therewasanotherstrangerstandingoutside。Theprisonerhailedhimasafriendandneighbor，andeagerlycalleduponhimforprotectionfromus。Wefoundthissecondgentlemanpleasantenoughtodealwith。HeinformedusreadilythathehadbeensentforbyMr。Dexter，andthathewashimselfalawyer，andheaskedtoseeourwarrant。
Havinglookedatit，heatonceinformedtheprisoner（evidentlyverymuchtotheprisoner’ssurprise）thathemustsubmittohavethedrawerexamined，underprotest。Andthen，withoutmoreado，hegotthekey，andopenedthetabledrawerforushimself。
\"Wefoundinsideseveralletters，andalargebookwithalocktoit，havingthewords’MyDiary’inscribedonitingiltletters。
Asamatterofcourse，wetookpossessionofthelettersandtheDiary，andsealedthemup，tobegiventotheFiscal。Atthesametimethegentlemanwroteoutaprotestontheprisoner’sbehalf，andhandedushiscard。ThecardinformedusthathewasMr。
Playmore，nowoneoftheAgentsfortheprisoner。Thecardandtheprotestweredeposited，withtheotherdocuments，inthecareoftheFiscal。NootherdiscoveriesofanyimportanceweremadeatGleninch。
\"OurnextinquiriestookustoEdinburgh——tothedruggistwhoselabelwehadfoundonthecrumpledmorselofpaper，andtootherdruggistslikewisewhomwewereinstructedtoquestion。Onthetwenty—eighthofOctobertheFiscalwasinpossessionofalltheinformationthatwecouldcollect，andourdutiesforthetimebeingcametoanend。\"
ThisconcludedtheevidenceofSchoolcraftandLorrie。Itwasnotshakenoncross—examination，anditwasplainlyunfavorabletotheprisoner。
Mattersgrewworsestillwhenthenextwitnesseswerecalled。Thedruggistwhoselabelhadbeenfoundonthecrumpledbitofpapernowappearedonthestand，tomakethepositionofmyunhappyhusbandmorecriticalthanever。
AndrewKinlay，druggist，ofEdinburgh，deposedasfollows：
\"Ikeepaspecialregistrybookofthepoisonssoldbyme。I
producethebook。Onthedatethereinmentionedtheprisoneratthebar，Mr。EustaceMacallan，cameintomyshop，andsaidthathewishedtopurchasesomearsenic。Iaskedhimwhatitwaswantedfor。Hetoldmeitwaswantedbyhisgardener，tobeused，insolution，forthekillingofinsectsinthegreenhouse。Atthesametimehementionedhisname——Mr。Macallan，ofGleninch。Iatoncedirectedmyassistanttoputupthearsenic（twoouncesofit），andImadethenecessaryentryinmybook。Mr。Macallansignedtheentry，andIsigneditafterwardaswitness。Hepaidforthearsenic，andtookitawaywithhimwrappedupintwopapers，theouterwrapperbeinglabeledwithmynameandaddress，andwiththeword’Poison’inlargeletters——exactlylikethelabelnowproducedonthepieceofpaperfoundatGleninch。\"
Thenextwitness，PeterStockdale（alsoadruggistofEdinburgh），followed，andsaid：