There was a brief silence. Then the foreman said:
“We should like the witness to say what he means and not keep contradicting himself.”
“You hear that, Sir,” said the coroner. “Please be more careful in your answers in future. Now, I want to ask you about that last bottle of medicine. Did you notice anything unusual in its appearance?”
“No. I didn’t notice it at all. I didn’t know that it had come.”
“Did you go into deceased’s room on that day—the Wednesday?”
“Yes, I went to see deceased in the morning about ten o’clock and gave him a dose of his medicine; and I looked in on him in the evening about nine o’clock to see if he wanted anything, but he didn’t.”
“Did you give him any medicine then?”
“No. It was not due for another hour.”
“What was his condition then?”
“He looked about the same as usual. He seemed inclined to doze, so I did not stay long.”