Witness. "White."
The Attorney-general. "How many of the lozenges were in the bottle?"
Witness. "I am not sure. Ten or a dozen, I should say."
The Attorney-general. "Being labelled poison, it could not be mistaken that they were dangerous to life?"
Witness. "There could be no mistake. My mistress had told me that if a person took three or four of them at once he would go to sleep and never wake again."
The Attorney-general. "Was it considered safe to leave such dangerous narcotics within her reach?"
Witness. "She was a very prudent woman. She was fond of life; she dreaded the idea of death."
The Attorney-general. "Were there any other articles on the table?"
Witness. "Pen, ink, and paper, and a book."
The Attorney-general. "At what time did you go to bed?"