m poisoning, and that you observed them in this case;
further, that an identical set of symptoms would not occur in any
other disease known to you; now, from these facts, what would you say
caused the death of Miss Mabel Sloane?"

"I should say that she died of a poisonous dose of some form of opium,
probably morphine."

"You may take the witness," said Mr. Munson, as he sat down. Mr. Bliss
spoke a word to Doctor Medjora, and then holding a few slips of paper,
upon which were notes, mainly suggestions which had been written by
the prisoner himself, and passed to his counsel unperceived by the
majority of those present, he faced the witness, whose eyes at once
sought the floor.

"Doctor," began Mr. Bliss, "you have stated that you are only slightly
acquainted with Dr. Medjora. Is that true?"

"I said that I was only slightly acquainted with him prior to my being
called to attend Miss Sloane. Of course I know him better now."

"But before the time which you specify, you did not know him?"

"Not intimately."

"Oh! Not intimately? Then you did know him? Now is it not a fact that
you and Dr. Medjora were enemies?"

"I object!" exclaimed Mr. Munson.

"I wish to show, your Honor," said Mr. Bliss, "that this witness has
harbored a personal spite against our client, and that because of
that, his mind was not in a condition to evolve an unprejudiced
opinion about the illness of Miss Sloane."

"I do not think that is at all competent, your Honor," said Mr.
Munson. "The witness has testified to facts, and even if there were
personal feeling, that would not alter facts."

"No, your Honor," said Mr. Bliss, quickly, "facts are immutable. But a
prejudiced mind is as an eye that looks through a colored glass. All
that is observed is distorted by the mental state."

"The witness may answer," said the Recorder.

At the request of Mr. Bliss the stenographer read the question aloud,
and the witness replied.

"Dr. Medjora and myself were not enemies. Certainly not!"

"Had you not had a controversy with him upon a professional point?"

"I had an argument with him, in a debate, just as occurs in all
debates."

"Precisely! But was not this argument, as you term it, a discussion
which followed a paper which you had read, and in that argument did
not Dr. Medjora prove that the whole treatment outlined by you was
erroneous, unscientific, and unsound?"

"He did not prove it; he claimed something of the kind!"

"You say he d