The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-02
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son made my analysis commencing on the day follow
Shown No I6s-Report by himself the second report or
analysis refe' ring To the death OF Angeer OF por
tions of the body of small aud larger u,os nss. hver
lungs, heart and BRAIN these removed aud taken
to the Andersoniau Institution and delivered IN me; an
analysis of he small intestine contained -four ounce, OF
liquid With deposited cry stalls, viii ih when subjected
chemical analytical process. fund be arsenous
and tho larger intestine yielded arsenic in sms Ter
prSin gave shah. iualca ion, Of aseuca t
sences, and the lungs also very slightly These poo
oas Of tho body concluded by saying Contained guam
THY Of arsenic sufficient 10 destroy he, but The quantity
not ascerianed accurately also csaci ded taa. the
arsenic must have entered The BODY during Me- Shown
200 of inventory delivered TO Dr. Cbr','on EdD
burg. Shown small tube containing pswdor contents Of
stomach feveal bottles Dtan'ng p0rtions Of 5ui; also
ars containing OF Inc ino'tines OF me liver brain
{Crie bad been taken to have caused death eod
vomiting occurred. would expected coioorug
matter anal ss 70 appear after death ~ least or the
indigo colour Tho indigo In The sontlos a, shown
Was Of a blue colur] rnis indigo colorot ms,tsr
that was mixed vita car aceous PARTICLES, and u
that had been administered | would, Ia post MOP
bad se,tled down would be d.cos cred on ss amor
death nthere had been prior Administration Of avsenic
similar 70 hind purchased at Mardocns month pre- cnsy
Of these carbousceous particles In the body aer DEATH
there reports read BY mo are rne re or' various rea
have found In the lodgings Of tbs deceAsed-efeer
articles In all several bottles two paper packages, and
cake of chocoate examined these, and found them t,
coutain-No l. bole nod bro~n Hquid, ooosist
ing Of magnesia, EPSON sails roda and rhubsrb; No
bottle with sugar and ammonia NJ bottle, containing
oamphorated oil: No j. bottle containing audanam; No.
g. bottle containing coloress bquid-a very weak
solution Of scSnis No. o. 1O,o o1n'snnS Snsn
No. Z, bottle containing olive oil; No 8, bottle
containing brown liquid and brown sediment OF chalk,
cinnamon, and otner astrngent matters. N, g. Were
-four packages OF pow ders labelled respec rely, C,
D. These separately examined consisted exclusively Of
Cologne. No IL. Contained campaoratod chalk No H.
cake Of chocolate. No. Is. Cake or package OF dried
plant, very much decayed. No % Snail botlIo corap
Ing resnous substance In h1u,d solution.
The following numbers OF inventory referred 70 these
articles IS examined BY and now spoken 70 BY me
l83 wss one OF the bottles examined BY me ~ stated
was inventory No. 1885, No WIS 162 Of inventory, 100
another and another III the powders are marked ITO in
the inventory; 1876 another Of the above articles, ls9 Is
another Of the above l6i IL another also, 1873, 1884, IoT
and liz The cake Of chocolate is l73 Tne dried plan. is
liz, All hose articles which have jusa spoken 10.
All those, except the solution OF aoonlte do not cou-n
anything of poisonous nature. That solution Itself Ia
stroy fe and In the vial tboro nearly two
fully hal full and If the whole quantity had been taken
gu. before {supposing had once been fa wooid not
have been sufficient to desroy Me- Acoue, posoa acts
Its symptoms BY producing nsensbily and then desh
That bottle Of solution Of sconise was labelled dose OF
severe pain IN he bowels Have heard Of srsep, used
~ . cosmea,; think Il woud be highly dangerous, and
would not produce any beneficial ul when applied
cosmetic; If rubbed the skin would be
very dangerous and would produce an eruption on VIC
srrenic have heard thai has been used medically o.
formally ap he'd mixed In , ISOLATION OF lime.
The Dean OF Faculty now rose to cross Professor
Penny. In reply 10 question, tho witness tDr Penny
said that there would be about ninety Ersius Of arsenic
altogether In the body Tho e.ehty two grains and
s: ne 9s
ars, examined. the White powder that he tested stsr
acid Did nos determine the quantity Of arsoaio IN NE
lungs, liver, bran heart; ,S can give no ,Sssn
organs, In the small ntssuoes IL must have bean con
siderable, because, when It's contents were allowed 70 10
pose, acid crystased out Of that liquid, AID d.
cd ar
Gated the liquid had @ much arsenic ~ Il could hold In
solution al the temperature Can't give any Idea Of the
quantity In The small intestine. II xas decidedly appre-
cable Miahi be ,eyo al gr.nsf wouli b matter
ofguess, and should not like 70 guess In 70 serious
matter. the deceased, when attacked by q mptoms OF
ar'encal poisoning. vomi,ed grcs, DEAL and In largo
/ guam res, nwoud depend on the mode Of admnAusio,
food and in sohd state, large portion Of the 0ssulo
would be elected from the stomach all thss oo1
yo%li'd but the arien,o were stirred Sp WIN
meal suspension, would not expect that
siderable portion would he elected by vomiting. By
solid food mean bread and the like la the case Of
the sftnic berg taken IN nuii could not say Whit
proportion might be elected 'haGid not be surp tsea
judging from what found tae examination, OF The
boy, the dose Of arsenic must have been o: very
usual ize there cases record which very arge
quantities OF have been found In the s,omi, and
iniesunes; know this AZ matter tf reading: there
examples OF larger quantities being found th,n pre-
sent; Think there 10 In which two drscbms we're
foundthat Is, 40 grains that the largest o8soity
which occurs 10 my mind a. ,hi' mouen having been
found the which very large quantity OF Ayenc
W. found old 10, turn gu, 70 be case, Of Intentional
der by third party; 10 the casea To which refer The
arsenic was taken by the party volrntariy With tho In
bnion 10 commit suicide would he worry dai,ni 10 give
large dose 81 arsenic In hqod oy large d, ~ o,
senc ou exclude many vehciesB witch arsenic ugn, be
sdmtlcJ nothing ~hijh found Ia my vesgri,on ipdi.
Gated The time when tho have Been taken.
The ordinary period tina, clauses between tho administer
ing OF This poison and the symptoms being manifested ~
eight or ten hours in the record that ~ the
uome lime; there which themselves
In less Than half an bour; bave ~ which death
has resulted IN few hour AMI In whh;S DEAN has
been delayed for two three dsyy to tho ob
sncd from On RES shop, tue grester pat 81 Tho coons
matter might be removed by dexierors manipulation; NJ
you ssre to throw waer In the arsenic aud asisss tue
two 10y this and after the had subsidized you threw
OIL the liquor portion Of coorDs matter would bs thrown
OIL but Il you Kept the vessel shaken IN pert,osr
you msh' the greater part Of tbs cooripr matter
mster; had the odor OF coal SCOT cannot Toll
amission whether tue arsenc found wss administered
dose IN several would be very dangerous 10
Ntepic exsefn alIy In any
BY the pean-ln chocolate being boJei u,,n ar.
~ mic in ". larger proportion dlssoives
side ihl, s VIVA; 6nd to be case from actual exesr
meni; coffee Or tea couIa not be made the vehicle u
large dose Of arsebc.
BY the Lord Justice Cerk-The period in which the ar
produoss elect varies In derent isfyiuss and
mash |. one OF the Orr sy ptoms aud sompe nsusiIy
ACCOMPANIES The pain, but may be very before
voni ,pg usually besns; ten, fifteen or twenty gvsns
might he given 10 coffee.
TESTIMONY or PROFESSOR oHRrsrrsox.
Dr Robert Chrsusop. Professor 10 the University Of
Ednburr, examined by the Lord Advocate REQ ,eci De-
Fouhs 'fhthA W no P-the"sV savss~nSe> NAsu
TO be portions Of the boiy ihsi the loth OF Ayi
we made chemical analysis (shcwn q documenl)
Identities il a. his report. the report e ~ sollows-
certify On soul and conscience that received on the
llh uao, FOR chemical examination, from The hssds OF
Dr. Frederick penny, OF glasgow, boz containing various
articles connected with the OF Pierre Emile Anxe-
her, vho supposed 10 have died Of poison rms ART.
clcs n oamber, we're all duly seAef and labelled
NO was "a small tube containing powder from the
contents of Inc stomach y
this powder ". coarse, gritty, white, shipps crys-
sfiorm POWDER, which -, sublmcd d o gentle heat:
(g) condensed IN sparkling octoetrAl crystals 3)
slowly soluble In boiling distilled water; and when
solved gave ~ Q sulphur yellow precpifAte with sui
phurenef hydrogen water; 90, o lemon yellow precp-
tate with solution Of ammonacal lraie OF silver (e),
apple green cptae ~Ith suohaie Of cop
per- and on being mixed With hydrocholc acid and then
sms glass tube (s), became again bright copper red
and nj The same limo yielded ring Of white sparkling
subnsse 10 ooedrs crystals forms der red from the
octcedre.
me no wtIer was tbererrre oyide Of arsonlc