"Not in the true sense. Respiration was very slow, and there was a slight difficulty, but it was not distinctly stertorous."
"How were the pupils of the eyes? Contracted?"
"No, they were dilated if anything."
"Now then, Doctor—please consider this. Dr. Meredith told us that a symptomatic effect of morphine death, would be pupils contracted and then dilating slowly as death approached. Now did you observe the contracted pupils?"
"No, sir."
"What effect does atropine have upon the pupils?"
"It dilates them."
"Dr. Meredith admitted that he injected atropine. In your opinion would that account for the dilatation of the pupils just previous to death, which you say that you yourself observed?"
"I should say yes."
"I will only detain you another minute, Doctor." Mr. Bliss then asked for and obtained the aluminum hypodermic case and handed it to Dr. Fisher. He asked: