New-York daily tribune., 1849-04-26
Trial of Matthew Wood, Indicted for the
Murder of his VILE .TrusD DAY.


COURT or oafH A>o T5RMiSfF-D D'' j4'S- fi"'aa
Inn lfF1,irsd crast.errmiaed-N Ny husband s1d self
came 20 New York Al she SAVE um- that Wood snd his
wife did there was no dh-reacs 5-t"e-n uel Drite
coming hist knew Of, have ssays been On inendly
term. ith Wood ard have 40 fee Jog toward hun Shen
he csfne TO ny and asked ire 20 90 ard get meal
sfd w0ui ih0w me iO make cates 40 ltrY oi1 90 ne
bo.t did suspect anything wrong. nor have since
Several questions wore asked bot soi o particular IN
I,Igr Cacffli, sworn-ls derliycoroner; rar- AXE
ssd 10 have rh amer he occurrence was handed to
me And dsiveed that with The stomach iuiesunes snd
vsr OF deceased TO Mr. Reed lh- lsnis; received The
stomach &c from DR. Nhsisker, who hed the post
er er anueon and they placed 10 clear stone pot
h eonte.i. u the stomach taken prevl0usy sni
put into bottle which was then cofsed up me ~ho
80 delivered to Prot Reed u West and Thr
t.4rih as ! carried them mysef accompanied BY On
Dr taler sworn Made post nao',eua examination OF
al. dsc-a..d H. having been sufprctd that snr Wa POI
soneo, y ~ b r, ri b,d tbro~a frcT hsr
stonschs hot prOduret' found some dAE spos
a front of lh- body on the somrchi -e - dNE spo
on esch eye made an incdon houeh ihe o~s, ~ 80
divided tha with saw ~e uufd in ms roeh
small qIsnuy OF dafs-coiorea iId, wnch 'puts'I w.
ard preserved. together with to- contents o .ns
stomach a. CO opening les stomach W. found lte ye
low spois or particles ~ matter, upon is coat ih- HLlng
M mbrau- Of the stomach wss 10 STATE OF nHimm.iou
.f,'.on IL ne coat OF he ssoscb that is ho-
a. gave portion OF tl- contents 10 the Aslsan' coroner
n, Prof Reel ard smother portion % SONS medic sl
f-ns for from she h.ioryo me ea' 70 con
pYc.iou with examination, b-iev- she ced from .-
dark .rois on lh- eyes peculiar; ev-n "llol u
perforaiior should have come to the conclusion hat poi
son nat scrd on he -cnsch
The witness was cfo-iehailined ly MI N-'s., u1'
nothing Of psr ~ Interest fesiet % The case ehced
The Court then ,oos recess Tor dinner 80
DR. " -, asked by the District Attorney, n Drs Chris
.,on and Dr. Taylor good authority 20 10 The nature
% poisons Toe ~sne.. iePAed n sns M e,s
s,c -ss ,n irftsnt poison ard Dr. Taylor has cded
IN the View The WORK Of Or c on such matters las I'M
Aieyaoa. Se'..,a-
ID, TV1frr, Cororef sw0rn-Hsvs ffeql lenLy -isrog-
e,t srrearsuce. posl mcftgm Gallon, where AZ
.aric h.d been adniuls cred similar % thf case
Cross GRAINED -Pfussc scd - well - arsenic, viii
csute the DiscE spois 90 The eye
~ Ross .worn-DeceSsed had .hs pron.reri symptoms
OF poison. bat not them oil
Cro., erIniael-When ss~ her trs, about O'Clock,
supposed .ts was pas nedirA aid
i'm Tr-utr ,Wofnl - r same house. un sisrs w -
present - ben psE-case spoken of wss taken from he
c,s,,o,.,4 -ws. landlord Went i1,o he ,hai
p0rrlrg sb1ul haf p,G Mira " ~ss 10 hed. 80
.kt " ood for some money Tor rent be SAID ihs Captain
u me boat n hirh he worked owed him - ir SAL hs
No, ,rknet. Wa csgsei ~ eaL1g csAss 10 the Alter
80 .s4 =. 80 -l..rrb ~ 'ai he once! g.. AID was odd
the Fng Church NoOl twice mat day f'ck '"Afl
b. ,,i,v s.k.d hi. vile II it was conroa FOR NOuf %
.trnnse fh.t be should d. o. tlru.
Ur hsif sworn Il. chemist, Wa present. ".en NE
stourcn Ac were iGEen from ~ h1dy - hrs W f--
ceved srices, one VIA conikining n1h vumed y
Margaret Red lGrs s1one hoNe Win con 7r1' o 'ou
sch of Mrs ". b1~s cOnisinng stomach. A. Aui pa
p@r conf srre broken pieces Of cske trses.d NJ
liver found 10 he contents ~ ne siomsrh 5 gfAs
ID q. A"AiNNaaAf"
t.4 found Grsenc n th- cake s5oui grhils ara
50 in Tie alld vomed By Mafgsre kad have 40 dolp
It wAs arsenic ss ~ ss We of lhie- tfsrs ~ 49,.
II 20, combined viii ns cicaslon. IN an pr 'uee 1ea'
10 chemist of he Navy .rd hospl.Al. - =,
Cr1sf erIrilef The articles were -N ~ my holfe
wa. uol home hem about iari-f oi ~ hDlt A47
~srs he hou-. ~ere sealed from Esenc being 10
he gsr sa,hed mysef had entered into NE ercu stion
l5oo ps ofs grain Of srsenie should 1niaA MI sn'
Di-erf-Wss present st he portmor-n examination
xb-n th. sfn-es coniGinlng lhe slid 4c put up
told AZ s@fsi - y.
,ourd ih-n here apparently 10 ne sane STATE ,
u, h~rrg recs!ed-Frum what ssw DefJre desih,
and ih- testimony beard since believe NE decss-d oI7a
I, y I.ir,1- Same
NJ, Ch.s- a.. Id sou- ouesions 10 cross eIamrason
d. R1s gave similar opinoa 70 shal of Dr. Mehsnna ;
iloug cefore hearing he seslnory nal soc ha1 1'7
49, F.ss,. s~orn-C Aptsn Of si1ieeulh " ard Poce
sied WOOD hist right about . ococf % 20. :. ~.
spf ,oue convsrslOu occurred Which ca rOi hrsr o-'
rveususq heard her say, AID hope Oo1 VII tofeife
VOC too there were sev-rai P-rso1s 10 M room ,
COR ,nluiea Aner hs Was poinied 10 me- tou chs
rim and .od hin te musi 90 b. stood fe~ no
and tae osa and pat his head down sno spo-e - 80
VII. he crying from hsr '1 alon, OF f5inrsliDs
hs Dc ssid no,tng 10 me a. or'sst 90 loot ~ % ,, ~ -.
s;aron- house fcoeed, and resumed IN Aooo y 1'e
! Ant .hs dead
PlIg SmiA sworn -C.ert q M B,sey gfoesr aSGa ~.
81 feet f'oru The ho0s- where ar. and Ms " lveo NJ.
W th. morning go y 10 irdsn meal about az no1r oi
% siisrwsrd sOg some no Asses 1ss'ed ne
myself AID sod meA knd noasses I'm NJ So :, : -
oner p-rsOus snd 10 coz plant 'of her some Nneh l-
h. nis before snd sod same And 10 others naVe ne'e
I seen sny arsenic IN The store. -.
| Nan fnE Gi<s, swOra--KnOv prisoner snoN a sr
u.ned Arn Tlrrugor Understood fne altered 70 IVA
about - 70 = she lived 10 he sane Rouse VII" II
iu nunroe.g ss .. her sbout week before nrs
W died once prscnef 20 10 ncr house D-le'-
oaE or her brJber heard him soesfng 70 nef as
il= hrOih-r long before IDS case Occ1 rec
R1Scrf stet-Irf sEOrn-know prisoner re O1rc
Attorney wished ghsl prisoner sal 70 winess
10 Wss spskng gr AZ did not wIh nlin % metaoc az
nsre The IesrmOny iec:ed %, and, of ne pre-
| sent 0yerr1let
| rfi. ~
he scl Attorney rested The Witnesses fJr defense
DO being expected ihsi The prosecution wOu a ket no1K
ro being present the Court sc0ornec 10 Is iyrenOOo
Mr. Cn2s- say,g tnai The ies nOuy on ne s ot aseF
VIII proosoy lot occupy over a. t0ar
Al apPlc2ou made a. ne rrqaesi ot Frfcnef -
Dc uig persJraly accompanied ~ ol-cIs 40 m
~o Persors whom h- wsh-d a Witnesses, nu1 cO-l 70
describe Toef- they lv-d TIE Dsirci Atorrcy 4-1 ~
CnAse 70 e0csut Erd th- Testimony perhaps admitted