Mr. Burke. "Had you given him medicine from which unnatural excitement could result?"
"I had not."
Cross examination by Mr. Willard.
"Did you consider him of sound mind and memory on the night of his confession?"
"I did."
"How did he appear after the confession?"
"Very much relieved.—calm and peaceful."
"Are you confident that his mental aberrations resulted from his disease?"
"I considered them in a great measure the result of a troubled conscience."
Mr. Curtiss sprang to his feet, and said, "May it please your Honor, I must object to that question. It calls forth a reply not legitimate to the profession of the witness. Cases of conscience belong to the Clergy."