My, Slepak, for the defence, argued that the prosecution had not establish ed that Mrs. Colbert had been poisoned. It had, he said, presented only "a parody of a motive."
Mr. B.C. Eastham, also for the! defence, pointed out that Dr. J. W. H. Grice, chief witness for the prosecu-ton, had preserved for anaemi Itkough he later stated that he:
pected poisoning. And, although suspected this, said counsel, had warned neither Mrs. Colbert nor her mother.
The prosecution, Mr, Eastham continued, had emphasized Dr.
alleged statements thet his dying. Tt would serve a, murderer's purpose better, counsel contended, "to adopt the opposite attitude.
Dr, Colbert's purchases of acetanede, counsel declared, had been. attributed to his partiality for tte use in his ordinary practice, especially for ckarlty patlents—Reuter.
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