Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-12-26

glad to me shall go again as soon as his F.
Mother get Home, II any letters come for m,
Please to pat into the office direct to the core OF DIR
Kesdrick, Thetford, VT.
Mrs Hannah Varnsy, recalled BY the gorsrnmsn
The saleraius l pat into the bread on the Thurs
day morning was dissolved. Shoald ,aink put il
two table spooniuls; there might have been tea
pie sauce was cooked in an iron vessel-the insid.
looked like pewter. When brought it upon tn,
sink il wa. IN white china plate.
HarrieH Hosford. recalled by the geveynment, a
Ser o,cn rsqutst-Last evening could not distinctly
remember conversation which had with the pri
soner at Thetford, the Tuesday evening after heI
arrival; now remember il. When she informed
me Of his diss patcd habits, expressed my surprise
that he could have died SO calm and composed She
replied, that whcz he Thoughts he dying he lift
ed his hands over his head, and said, 4" o. God
haze KILLED myself! Oh, Lord! haze mercy on
n.e."' She told HIM sho hoped he would. He said
" Hannah, pray for me-" She said she attempted
to do so, but some one came is, and nothing more
was said. l expressed my great surprise at this
statement She spoke OF no disease at that time;
nor Of poison; had not heard Of the rumors at that
time She said she used to go to his shop after him
at night to persuade him to go home, and not so in
to such company as he was 10 the habit Of Keeping
DIR. Tibbctts was here callsd--but was not present
THE DErEscE.
Mr.. Curtis opened the defence at a quarter to III
O'clock, and before going into it, com radicted the
news paper rumors that other eminent counsel Who
without any just cause, for they were engaged in
other important causes, which could not be given
up. He concluded by begging the jury to consider
that the burhen Of proof did not rest with him. and
if they entertained the slightest doubt of her nuo-
cence, she must be acquitted. He commenced at
quarter TO ii, and concluded at quarter past !,
having occupied two hours and half In his address,
which was extremely affecting very powerful, aud
full of interest. He drew tears from many g.
Or. yacob Bigeioic, lcas sicorn.-On the Sth
of August last. short time previous to his death,
was called by Dr. Storer as consulting physician up
on the case of George T, Kinney, and my whsis
knowledge is derived from this visit and suisse
quent post-mortem examination. When Iarrived at
the house. found him sitting in chair-his coan
tenance expressive Of great distress and eXhaustos
his face purple, ghastly, and livid-his extrcmi
ties and tongue cod-his hands livid and covered
with perspiration-his pulse feeble, and scarcely
perceptbe. He complained OF a great faintness, a
burning pain at the stomach and OF great universal
distress Was shown a large amount of fluid, said
to have been dis charged BY him. My interview was
short and was at once satisfied that his case was
hopeless, and l remarked to DR.. Storer that the
symptoms were very similar to those Of cholera, and
recommended post-mortem examination TO disco
the real cause of his desth attended that ex-
animation the same afternoon, made by DR. jackson.
On opening the soma there was An increased red
its inner coat, and several remarkably large
schrymoses or dark spots On this discovery, DR..
Jackson suggested the suspicion Of poison, and the
conten's of the stomach were taken out, and set
aside for future chemical examination. The intes-
tine found TO be wholly green, as II it had been
washed out and utterly destitute Of its usual odor
was informed that an irregular practitioner was in
upon Mr. kinney, during the earlier part
of his illness. When the suspicion of poison was
e excited, medicines were shown me by DR.. Storer
rs ha wing been left by the practitioner in previous
attendance am confident that saw them during
his life. or their composition i know nothing
they were powders, one Of which might perhaps
have weighed from six to ten grains. On tast-
rg them, thought they had some resemblance
10 Dover's Poicders, but cannot at the present
sefn hem
might have been sufficient arsenic in one OF
hem 10 have destroyed life, and yet probably
not have been perceptible TO the taste. Arsenic
is sometimes used as remedy for the seconds
~ symptoms Of syphilis in France, England, and
this country, and as such 10 mentioned by hume
rous writers. The most common form of its use
for this disease, IN this country, at least, is in
olution but it is sometimes also administered in
pills, containing small portion Of arsenic mixed
with much larger quantity OF inert substances,
'uch black pepper and o her vegetable powders.
rsenic is what is called, Z" sccumuiativs poison"
which take to be one, the effect Of which accunu-
stcs the longer the poison is taken, 50 that IN the
result a different effect 10 produced fren that VIII CHI
attends its first use. l recolect to have seen no
,ther medicines at Mrs kinney's house but these
powders. The appearance fousd in bis body ursn
examinations, are most usually caused by poison. but
have been the result Of cholera, yellow a,j white
levers, and small pox, and cannot therefss be re-
sarded exclusive indications of stnr'y 10 ass NY
first visit Mrs Kinney was present, and saw her,
vet recsllect but very little OF her remarks at the
time-one observation only, reply to DR.. Siorer's
al vice not TO give her husband any medicines pre-
. crbed by person who ente red the She
said that not the man, but one OF the
Her manner was somewhat agitated and voice
slightly tremulant. A common case Of poison by
senic has often, during life, great resemblance to
OF cholera, and this coincidence has been noted
bv writers Of high authority In both, there occur
distress and burning pain in the stomach, it'll
and vomiting; also there 10 faintness and sinking,
gr at prosira,on Of strength, eodness of the exre-
mites, livid color. clsmmy sweats, and feeble
or inperceptble pulse; also great thirst These
are occurrences which take place IN a common case
Of either disease, but there exceptional or
each hch differ. In cholera there is proiuse and
exhaustng diarrhes and so there is in some, but rot
in all eases of poison. In the post norton appear
there is oltea the same green and wasted sp
pearaace sf the WI hole interior surface OF the nes
final canal, remarkable symptoms ofpost mortvary,
spasms muscular eontractioss, take place in beth
diseases. and did in the case Of MIR Kinney
The Court here aaJpsrHed for an hour. Mr.. Bge-
lows examination will be continued this evening.
THURSDAY MOANING.
The Court opened at nine o'clock
Edscard ". Tucker recalled by Mr.. Curtis .-Iden-
titles letter produeed by MIR. Curtis a. one writ
ten by witness to MIR Riley. spoken Of last even
ing.
TO Mr.. Parker.-when ! left Bosom, two years
since, ! did so suddenly, and my friends did not
know where had gone. till wrote my breher
fr 1m New York. When I was in Boston, " April
ia-, took trunk from Mr.. Kinnys's store. Issked
him If could take il; he said take it, csnsider
i. yours"-should value the trunk at from eight TO
ten dollars.
Mr.. CARTS here read a letter, written by Mr..
Tuckerto Mr.. Riley, from Lansenburs, which is
Of no importance, merely expressing his readiness
to testify, If his expenses were paid.
Or. Esoch Hale eGIiedand stcOrn.-Have often
had occasion to notice Boston we'll water, which
contained salts Of lime which, after boiling, wosla
form a white sediment; this has often happened
with the wstsrused at my own table; this 10 caused
by the sediment Of lime which collects upon the
inner surface OF the tea kettle.
The Attorney General here bjeeted 10 Mr. Hale 8
testimony, upcs the point of the water from hi.
own well, az irrelevant to the case.
Mr. Dexter esntended, that il tested the quality
OF the well water generally throughout the sfty.
Tue Court ruled that the fact ola sediment arising
from the boiling Of well water ia this city, IS eompe
tent esidcnce, and admitted the testimony.
Examinaf,sn r,sumcd-Hsve noticed this fact in
water at my own house in West-at nv Brothers in
Franklin street. and also at the corner Of School
strcct The scdinnenf- far a. haxe nhscrxed. \.