The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-04

phine would expect to find the stomach pretty clean;
opiates would dimin sh the amount Of mucous.
Direct resumed If injection of the nitrate of
silver had been introduced into the rectum of the
it would undoubtedly have been discoverable did
not discover sign of it in this subject the appear
ance left ofnjecton would depend on its strength the
mucus membrane would be changed in its appearance;
did not discover any frees in the stomach at the time
we examined it, it was my opinion from the examina-
tion that little if any Of the rectum had been taken
away; have never known of post wcrtem examina-
ton being made by attending physician alone; il
this disease Of the had been such produce
the etanc spasms, that part of the rectum would have
been very interesting specimen and should have boon
preserved have never known specimen OF this kind
to be thrown away.
Q.-what is the object with physicians in making
[Objected to by counsel for defence, and allowed by
the Court
A-The object is to ind the cause Of death
Q.-For what purpose
objected to, as before
A.-The object is to treat similar cases properly. We
did not make very particular examination Of the
rcctum, and did not dscove. any disease.
Cross resmed.-Did not mean to say that should
have discovered the nitrate Of silver but that it would
be dscoverabe; traces of the nitrate of silver would
disappear after while traces Of weak solution might
pass off in two or three hours never knew specimen
of this kind to be preserved, because never knew
diseased rectum to produce tetanus knew Of any
part of the body to be preserved that had produced
tetanus.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The bell Of the courthoese is sounding the call,
announcing the time Of assembling having arrived
III aiew minutes the judges, Jurors counsellors NC,
wea. IN attendance The court then organized and
the hrst witness called WAS
DIT. PETER hAcNAuGH1oS sworn-Resde at Scottsvilie;
am aphysican the examination the body of Mr. Mott
ooK pace NJ my onee which is about half mile from
the grave OF MT n present at the first examina-
ton the coffin was brought to my Office by two
men employed by the Coroner; it was unopened; saw
the stomach after II was taken OUT examined it; II
my opinion IL had been ariAcially cleansod
The next witness called was one of the Coroner's
jury.
n b. MFRRIcK, sworn-Was one Of the Coroner,s
jury that sat upon the body Of Mr.. Mott; Dr. H. was
examined; he said no present upon the most
morton examination which he made. except his son
who there but moment; he said he did not exa-
mine the stomach, only to look into It,
Cross eJdnined-1hink he said he looked and cut
into the stomach; he said his into the
for a moment upon Grand (Iere the District At
torney produced a small bottle Of strychnine, also
grain of in small piece Of paper which exhibit
ed to the jury and court)
JOHN BAKEs, sworn Resides in tho town Of Greece;
was acquainted with DR. Harden5rook last June. The
witnets here objected to by II. r. Smith counsel
for the prisoner upon the grounds that his evidence
was totally Irrelevant and has bearing upon the
charge which the prisoner is on trial for Mr. Whea-
ton then said they wished to prove by the present wit
ness that the doctor went of in the ears with Mrs.
Mott and also had the wife Of the witness in his charge