New-York daily tribune., 1849-08-03
-. sn,,o..a Murder st NewarL-Ineuest.


Yesterday morning a Jury summoned by MI
Brewer one Of the corOners Of wJersey to hold an
inquest and receive testimony upon toe death Of Iho
ma. J. Porter late Of Il Cberryst. Newark, n J. mel
IN the Cour, House
The statement Ia cur paper Of yesterday as 10 tHe
presence OF as much arsenic as would kn 40 men Be
Ing found on that part Of the body hsd been 'a0
jected 70 analysis BY Professor Reid 10 incorrect As
vii 30 seen BY bis lsttsr Of deposition The following
Is the testimony
ID, Xtao sworn Il am licensed ply s.c.an was present
and assisted toe postraorlsm exAmlnsA0n q ~, ~
Porter with Dr. Doughsry Il "ss made on me ~ as!
OF Ily a.t Ia The morning Al the Mount Pleasant OeS
tery. removed hs body from the grave sao O O-4
IN he coGu the BODY opened BY Df Doughrfy ne
,tom.cL portion ofbe upper niesnes and psft o. no
palc1es pert VI Tie liver removed anc carefully
placed 10 jar which taken By 10 % Dr. Coe-'s
oascr. "A exsm!aauon was made toe day Of pOr
Hoo " ihs stomach; Iarsls es was hfst eppneo Ard
gaye eeriAa evidence Of he presence Of arsenic s1-
ehuresd hdroxen was next applied which gave cOpio1s
v,l.ow vrec.p.tse ammOrscco 81 plate Of copper
tn.o - AuIaOai nitrate OF silver, and with all
these "a. detected hs presence Of application
vyns made by u. 70 O. a. bfsn, Coroner, tns
,r.~sra s4nninsd by Prof Reid, Anslytical Chem u
~ y H1sDitsI for furinsr confirmation, which was
done / have examined the deposition Of Ar Reid
common usage for The detection Of arsenic se vscers
sen ~ Prot Reid was f1cn contained the amount
81 ,oa,orOu. matter. me v1scers was under nv own
particular chsrge ounug The whole time the jar
fus1ed by lie person In charge Of Ceneery
er.uire Cd it AID found II dyy ana not cortsuirg srv
used portion Ol fluid mentioned IN Dr. Reds depOs
ton kept disunct from tne ohsr in wal have
rn4de Of bodies ar1 have yzed yissea
before my opinion there must have been 20 10 grams
O arsenic 10 ma sOmarh and there were violent
patches Of red ANN siOu and yellow, showing ade
pO- arsenic. and others pale where hs arsenic had
rot The stomach; a. the pDst noftF
examination the body found con bearing plate
having Of Thomas Porter, SAID cOfn "as IN
ed nay presence. sud there were several pef-o's
present be The friends o" Porter who iorni 20
he BODY: The nfsnic found In hs vscers could npi 10
isaseD other pOsODs, the tests os1 DE-
fsigred, THOs :. KING
The following was received from Prof Reid, n.
Hospltal ,,. ,..-
Al The request Of George II Brown, Esq. Coroner oi
NewarE. \ J have Hnalyzed the stomach and some
6uf aud The and Of he Intestinal vscefa
Of TuomA. Porter which received by the hands Of Drs
DoaKlefiy r. aud King. O Newark NJ. on the afternoon
Of jay o. 1919
ur..ec VI arsenc by various tesLs, Including harst
Ie.f bv reduction bottle with portion Of hgld also
recey I'd DTs. Doughefiy and King, evidence
Of he presence Of arsenic by ne tests above
poruOn Of te arsenic Was pfecipiteed by mound by
drOs4phuhc acid. and phuret OF arsenc, Wb ch
wls reduced % the metallic state by black flx An esl
mae sic from the qIaly Of suiPlufet Of arsenic
Oba ned from given potion Ot the different suDssncts
examined That about grams Of ar-rous acd existed 10
what furnished me for analysis. -
LAWRENCE REID.
sworn this lsi day Of August, before me
- WATSON, Comm ssioner Of Deeds,N 7.