In> order to find conspiracy you must be con vinced that both persons must have had sjuilty knowledge. The last case I have to make any observation to you about is a charge of murder. A person ~ named M'Lennan is charged with murder- ; 'ing his wife by administering poison to her. y/ou will see, first, whether you are satisfied that her death was not due to natural causes, and that death was caused by the administration of arsenic. As I gather from the depositions, evidence will be offered to show that after her death her body was exhumed, and traces of the poison were found, and in particular organs, which showed that arsenic must have been administered a short .time

before death. The prosecution relies on ' the fact that the husband was the only one in attendance upon his wife, and that his conduct immediately before and at the tiihe of death, as well as after; death, ; proves that he was the person who ad ministered the poison. As far as I can see there is no attempt to fix any motive which would influence him to make away with his wife. As far as can be seen, his conduct to her was that of a kind husband. Ul I have to say about that is that if there is satisfactory evidence that th<s person charged administered the poison,, the want of a motive, or the want or an adequate motive, should be no obstacle to his conviction, because it is impossible always to find motives in cases of this sort. What would be an adequate motive to. some person, or under some circumstances,. • would to another person, or under dif-< ; ferehV- circumstances, be inadequate?- "I T

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