"Was Turnbull delirious, doctor?" asked the coroner.
Stone shook his head in denial. "No," he stated. "I take it that
he started to say 'Barbara,' and his breath failed him; at any rate
I only caught the stuttered 'B-b-b.'"
Penfield did not immediately continue his examination, but when he
did so his manner was stern.
"Doctor, what in your opinion caused Mr. Turnbull's death?"
"Judging superficially - I made no thorough examination," Stone
explained parenthetically, "I should say that Mr. Rochester was
right when he stated that Turnbull died from an acute attack of
angina pectoris."
"How did Mr. Rochester come to make that assertion and where?"
"Immediately after Turnbull's death," replied Stone. "Mr. Rochester,
who shared his apartment, defended him in court. Mr. Rochester was
aware that Turnbull suffered from the disease, and Mr. Clymer, who
was present, also knew it."
"And what is your opinion, doctor?" questioned Penfield.
Stone hesitated. "There was a distinct odor of amyl nitrite
noticeable when I went to Turnbull's aid, and I concluded then that
he had some heart trouble and had inhaled the drug to ward off an
attack.
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