factorily proved; that you know what the cause of death was,
no matter whether you do or not, and, notwithstanding all the
doctors say, it was impossible to say what was the cause of death.
The State says to you, 'We want these men convicted,' but I say to
you, 'Do your duty.' The State says to you, 'Violate your oaths and
convict them now,' and that doctrine is preached by the public
prosecutor in a community where, above all things, the people
should be taught respect for the administration of the law. Counsel
then passed to an examination of the testimony given by Dr. Moore.
He argued that even Dr. Moore could not assign any cause of death,
and then made a frantic appeal to the jury, inquiring, 'Are you
prejudiced against these men?' If the jury wants an excuse, those
doctors say, we will throw you one. They seem to say we know what
you think; we know what you want to do and what you are ready to
do, and all that is needed is for us to throw out a suspicion.

DR. MOORE'S TESTIMONY RECALLED.

"Dr. Moore said Dr. Cronin did not die from blood letting, because
he died before he could have bled to death," remarked Mr. Hynes.
"It is just as well that you should quote that to the jury."

"That doesn't matter," roared Mr. Forrest. "Moore says that he
might have died and possibly would have died from concussion or
contusion of the brain, but he does not dare say that he did die
from it. He throws no more light on the cause of death than did the
others. His evidence was the most extraordinary, and the conclusion
he arrived at as to why there was contusion of the brain was also
most extraordinary, and although it must be a very tiresome
proceeding to you, gentlemen, I am compelled to comment upon it and
go into it at some length."

Counsel then read copious extracts from the testimony of Dr. Moore,
remarking that that doctor reminded him of a celebrated man named
Bogardus, who had written a book upon the theory that all disease
could be cured by blood-letting and hot water. "He practiced his
theory, but by and by his patients began to die, and wherever he
went the undertaker followed. His friends complained to him and
said: 'You had better give up your theory.' 'Can't give it up,'
said the doctor. 'Don't care how many die; I have written a book