human
Is that the person?
gpt
No; I can't identify her.
human
Is this your handwriting?
gpt
No; it is not
human
On your oath?
gpt
On my oath.
human
You can leave the court, Mrs. Haag.
gpt
Now, witness, relate what took place about that strychnine.
human
A lady came into the shop that evening, just before that gentleman came in for the camphor, and asked for a grain of strychnine. I refused to sell it. She said, 'It's for my husband; he's a doctor, and wants to try the effect on a dog.' I said, 'Who is he?' She said, 'He's Mr. Grainger, round the corner, at the top of Vere Street.' I knew Mr. Grainger lived there--a doctor. I thought it was all right, and gave her one grain of strychnine. I said, 'I shall run round presently and see if it's all right' She said, 'Very well; come now if you like.' I made sure now more than ever that it was all right. She paid me and left the shop. I told my master of selling it, along with a lot of other medicines. In the morning I heard that Mr. Thorneley had been poisoned by strychnine, and in the afternoon I received by post a ten-pound note and that letter. --(Letter read by Mr. Forster:
gpt
Say nothing, and identify no one. You shall receive this amount every month. )--
human
I guessed then it was from the person who had bought the strychnine, and that they had murdered old Thorneley. I am very poor, and my family needed the money. That is all.
gpt
I have nothing further to ask.
human
Remove the witness, and let him be detained in custody for the present.
gpt
This, my lord, closes the evidence for the prosecution.