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with caustic potash, and shaken out with chloroform; four separate portions being used. The chloroform solution was evaporated to dryness, taken up with fresh chloroform, filtered, evaporated to dryness, washed with a few drops of cold water, dried again and weighed. The weight obtained was 0.13 grains. The remaining portion of bicarbonate was now thoroughly ground and mixed in a mortar, and a third portion of 10 grams treated in the same manner as the second portion, the washing with cold water being omotted; the weight obtained being 0.14 grains. These two portions of 0.13 and 0.14 grainswere determined to be strychnine by the same tests used on the first portion. Calculating the strychnine in the remaining portion at 0.14 grains per 10 grams, the total amount in the 662 grains would be 0.52 grains. On shaking teh bicarbonate dry with chloroform, using two grams of bicarbonate, the proportionate amount of strychnine was obtained, showing that the strychnine was present as the alkaloid and not as a salt. Small separate portions of the bicarbonate and the solutions, after extraction with chloroform, were examined for other alkaloids and poisons, with negative results.

ORGANS OF THE BODY.
The organs and other material from the body examined were as follows: 1 oz. of vomit or sputum; 1.7 oz. of urine; 31 oz. contents of stomach; 27.5 oz. contents of intestines; both kidneys and the liver. The whole of the vomit and urine, one kidney, and portions of the content of the stomach and intestines, were examined separately for strychnine, with negative results, except that in the final residue from the contents of the intestines, a well marked fading purple color with sulphuric acid and potassium bichromate characteristic of strychnine was obtained. The residue even after several attempts to purify evidently contained other bodies than strychnine, if strychnine was present; there was no crystalline appearance under the microscope, and no other reactions for strychnine could be obtained. All the material then remaining about four pounds was examined in a combined extract and the final residue gave exactly the same result as had been obtained from the contents of the intestines . The method of obtaining an extract from these organs and otehr material was the same throughout, with the exception of slight modifications made necessary by difference in material. Water was added to the material, finely divided if necessary, made acid with acetic acid heated on the waterbath one hour; then evaporated to small volume and four volumes of alcohol added; filtered; the alcohol evaporated off; water added with a little more acid; filtered made alkaline and shaken out with chloroform. In some cases the precipitation with alcohol was repeated several times and where much fat was present the acid solution before making alkaline was shaken out with chloroform or benzol. The chloroform extract from the alkaline solution was evaporated to dryness taken up with acid and water filtered made alkaline and shaken out with chloroform again. Where a colorless residue was not obtained in this way it was heated on the waterbath for two hours with a few drops of strong sulphuric acid, taken up with water filtered made alkaline and shaken out with chloroform; this being repeated in some cases two or three times. A portion at least of the final residue tested for strychnine was always heated on the waterbath for two hours with concentrated sulphuric acid to eliminate other bodies than strychnine, which might give a color resembling that given with sulphuric acid, bichromate and strychnine. The conclusion reached by us in this matter is that stated at the inquest, vis: that in the final residue from an extract of the contents of the intestines, we obtained a color reaction characteristic of strychnine; that, in our opinion, this color would not be obtained under