Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-09-12

Cases Of Dsarh ~ Posso.-Faets 60 be- eos-
ssnsrea IN Mrs. Kinnsy's Case.
From your just remarks in the Z" Herald" Of Fri
day, the tenor Of which is the liberal side regarding
the "poison ease of which Mrs Kinney stands
chayyet perhaps il may not be considered intrusive
or overfsrward on my part to offer few remarks in
these premises-that yet all the evidence OF her
guilt is gratuiteus, in great measure made up by
gossiping, for II is very evident her enemies were
mot few previous to her marriage, and the press
generally has assisted this prejudice by incOnsde-
rately prejudgng her, directly contradiction to its
protested Institution Of protecting the weak and
destroying oppression and PersecutioD.' Probably
throughout medical jurs prudence these poison ca
the most difficult to solve, and require in the
highest degree the extreme caution OF the surgeon,
the chemist, the court, and the Jury, before they
should dare 10 give decided opinion. There are
many natural diseases acting ia' the manner and
with the same symptoms as poisons de, that taking
symptOmatolOgy alone frequently throws the nedi-
cal in a Of doubt. A very short tise since,
il was general belief that poisoned bodies immedi-
ately became hvid and purified; since the ABOVE
case the is there is better preservatVe
than arsenic. Perhaps the most decided evidences
to be relied on, poison cases, are the moroid aP
pearances of the body, chemical analysis oil the con-
tents Of the whole digestive canal ana even t"ese
nigh, fall for arse ic, when appliedto wound ex
ternalfy, death even more speedily thah wheh
received int, the stomach, with precisely the same
symptoms the stomach showing the same morbid
appearance. A ease occurred lately, where me IN
dividsal lost his life by applying arsenic and kreo
sote to the exposed in TOOTH tn destroy It, is
illustrative Of this fact. This poison, moreover,is
a most i'm pOrtant Medicine, as tonic and Alternative
under the form of sOluts arsenicas and frequ ntlr
wilfhaye the desired effect when all other medicines
fail this, the use OF 1t, IN ignorant
hands, might be the occasion OF the most disastrous
res uts and the patient may be said to have died OF
"slow poison" In shert, poisenisg can only be
determined first, what interest, etc., the one may
have to cause the death of the other second, the
conduct Of the prisoner before sickness, during i'll
ness, and after death the symptoms ofwhich the de-
ceased died and ocular demonstration OF the actual
presence Of arsenic in the stomach and inestInes
No one test should be received as evidence OF the
presence frequently occurs the che
mist tries his experiments several times before his
test will answer to its proper or his (the chemists
expectations; the first trial may equally correct
for the presence of some other substance. The sto-
mach itself is a laboratory OF which chemists and
psychologists know very little, and part oil that little
is theoretical These three tests should invariably
be insisted to prove its presence, exposing the
powder obtained from the substance contained IN
the stomach etc, according to the rules laid down,
in Florence flask, applying heat; Tpresent, II will
be coated with a shining metallic crust; collecting
this and placing it on burning charcoal dense fumes
will be given off, with strong Odor Of garlic. Again.
to u portion Of the solution of the above POWDER
add aquantrty Of subcarbonate of potass, and few
drops Of the solution Of the suphate Of "copper" when
a grass green precpitate will ensue, known as that
beautiful color Scheeles green arsenic is not pre-.
sent this will produce delicate sky blue. The
most delicate test is passing through the solution
obtaining the powder, stream Of su|phureted hy-
droren gas which produces a beautiful golden CO.
lored precipitate. Medical and dose from l l6
to Of grain a tonic, externally AN ointment
for Cancers etc; taken in greater doses its primary
symptoms are, acrd metallic taste, constant spit
ting diic slty Of swallowing, vomiting brown mat
ter, sometimes mixed with blood, excessive thirst,
great heat in the stomach and threat, and severe
PAIN. Secondary, all the above symptoms aggra-
vated excrutiating pains, fainting, darrhea andte
MENUS pulse small palpitation Of the heart coPious
Precipitation, itching on the surface Of the body,
swelling Of the abdomen, livid spots, great prostra-
ton of strength paralysis Of hands and feet, convul
sioGs, death.
A PHvsIcIAy OF NEw YoRK.