"I have never seen such a case."
"Never seen it! But you have read, or heard of such cases?"
"Yes, sir. That is the claim made by some authorities."
"By good authorities?"
"Yes. Good authorities."
"And these good authorities claim that morphine, administered to one who has Bright's disease, might accumulate until a poisonous dose were present?"
"Yes, sir!"
Thus was made plain the object of the line of cross-examination that had been followed with Dr. McDougal. It became evident that the defence meant to claim that if Mabel Sloane died from morphine it was because it had been stored up in her system, in consequence of the diseased kidneys. Satisfied with this admission from the prosecution's expert, Mr. Bliss yielded the witness, and he was re-examined by Mr. Munson.
"Professor," said he, "supposing that in the case of this girl, morphine had been retained in the system, suddenly destroying life because a poisonous quantity had been thus accumulated, would you expect to find it, after death, in the stomach?"
"No, sir, I would not."