New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-11

tain. portraits Of the leading parties in this case, with
drawings Of the rooms and other ,ttrs inci ut to
TIE Csc.
THE FALIIBILIrIES 0F SCtENrfsiC ENI-
lENCE IN MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE.
To he ESifo, u 1is " y. Trilss.
SIR: The scerce Of medical jurispr ldence unques
cusby is i1erded to teach that truth aud facts are
clone the Gs1crata to be ,ought for, whether Intro
On, ed before COroneIs inquest or Jury in COdr
ofJrsce. There requirements, /, y to be feared, are
too often lost eight OF. 10 treating, as | now do OF
scientific evidence, it pertiins 10 medical JursPri-
etrce, | am rot forgeuul thai take high ground
ssair L plausible theories, philosophical experiments,
al nee zeal anteceeents as wth as against c1s'onfy
usmueb end the opinions of the adminng and as
tounctd m lhop, who, ignorant upon this branch OF
rsturs philosophy, sccept the resuls OF scieot re.
search ca tie yiderce If immuiaoe mathematical
I'm tbs TIE fall bi;ies of &c ant nc evidence to tle
tirk ing mild grtseut Themselves ~ SUBJECT oil the
betts n pcrtsnce demanding the prcf0uadest a'iel'
ton Of ,yey one thty relate TO TIE 1898 oil hoe'ty
life 20 death.
The records of important criminal tri for tho lat
thirty years sfford n,by pro,fs ct the cDnpressbe,
the expansive and the elastic nature OF me sc,enuuc
f,ssoLu &C. well as the philosophy OF sc'enlhc e''
6tnc Fortunately, however, in III recorded cAsts,
in ,c.o.3auce with those immutaoe prinvp'es OF al
Et,rra Justice, blood viii cry III IN the eaItn, mar
der viii cut" IL is pOl contrad tory soienhc e'iehce
WI ioh deyClofes aid txes tho CRIME, 0l o'nc' vo,
uii,b /, an eminent degree, have been brought 10
h. NJ a. which have verified science as an accessory,
,afer hsp hst Sc tDce enacted the pMt CT ptnc.-
pal il eucida irg or verifying facts or doaots. A.,
II the csse Of the celebrated Madame Lsisrge r'ed
l.; France some years since for poisoaGg her nusotnd,
ccmr.nted ur on tess usually emploJe Tor deect'og
md testing poisous found in the human stOmscn -lH
example, opium, rux vonitl, srycu-~',' ."
Juice arcpic, corrosive sublima'e, e)cuius in1h
k.Jv EvA. ~ F.anl
The above vegetable pOisons, or less are cited
rsd ~ The adueration OF bear and porter, and sagr
of ad and other mineral posons in .dal,era.ng sha
20 che Ind ober wines. These poison, to- ace ffe-
autL'ly taken or Administered in these popular bsy-
eraecs either for The purpOse CT committing uiide or
murder Who shall ssclr 10 or prove the characoc ei
inc ydua poxoLs under luch circumstances, vita n
pc tess merely WI or can c5em A. s;.eoc, 10 l.
So far itLeyef has Ny objections stTa,ied the a.
ten,cn Of tie celebrated French t)X c)l'gst Offl4,
who a. once perceived Their c)rcc1e.s aid toe f'enrh
pltss at ne time a,AIosltdsei toe obigr!ons 10
o6. Tor Lis tc1icslog ic3l invest -iaycsuSa
tiets vb'cs were the meas Of savig Hrl4me Ls-
Trrss,c .4cG On this subtle poison iuys III pi'al
ReIcrt snys "tnst q0d may hire the ocor u 2ru'sl
e., nbeI che NIGEL agents ia 10 d>'et iks ponoa,
and TIE Judge sto tiled Tawel for tue murder Of
Sarsh Hat in hi. charge 10 the jury, lai 1t doEn a,
TDle that the sm. vi pru's acid was proof oil
q s treseLce but the absence OF The smeu was No
"pICOf OF TIE absence VI the poison Facts, not
ueoical ur spIudercc c'nvicted IaTel
IL tLe case Ct the murderer, Palmer, OF strych'
line % torieiy who destroyed wholesale by the
use OF strychr me- sntimoDy &C., the trial proved that
sctn: &c tycer slgnay al fault the nlost euI'
n,Lt men creed UPON TIE p)isons iJ1nd and up u
ctt m oo-ueoicA science. l. was oher chsia' oil
,rcrms,sIc,s that coryi,'e the creates. mIr-
d.rer on record but the murderer ded wit1O ~
cspe.sI the crime and s,enth evidences, ss vel az
TIE cui, Of Tie nvcted Is STILL ard ever will be, Al
CIen question ioT debate
IN. law Sc cures trial tef re Jury oft~elye
I,ontetsbi men. Ye, according % the usual mode OF
protecting man placed On rial for CAPITA I'll snse
by pOis hing may be convinced or scllsteo, Teslni on
tie jUc entp. u any one m ID WHO Is Pfoie''IHay
Cd. n. End VIC Sc judgement Way VI the 0thef M
r.s- iron gu 10 pure or mpeitcy performed ,es tr
who ever beard II ctems.-notw .,hs and Dg ne "a,
uelOus posops and aoulte-Lons II c. N non f9oi aal
teyfrsset-cHcoYeio g any otler Poson t11n ma POI
.Cn lie hss been requested to seeIc1 Tor. lhe pFDhl
can brig no evidence tina. the es's used re pure AID
if pule that the proccss OF testing - condG;'sd IN
prfler maunsr Ice Court awArcs the pr.s)ner cjln-
eel bu, no CHI MET 20 rtan The Dsnner OF end u
il an snslyss that may affec; BIS lie The caenAt,
h.rIose 10 fact il The Judge the c3lnses 81 TIE ny
con.bDed IN biz tes,s AID geGen:
o. al The practical nonsense ever otoukht . oe1 "a
nedicsl iurisprudeLce before q Court Oi Jds,ce 9
the fagbEtCs Of scientific eyidtrce u proving the
pres.nce ard ch.Isceristcs Of man 6lodi 7ae nu-
man blood :, IN the female blood and giio eonrdds-
,fggut,k from The blood OF lie l1Ner s9Imas len
Wens,er was tried Tor the urder CT DR. Parker, T.
tins shec mar OF fccnce .taed tcet t1e Use ~ me
uSrosc.pe il tie bs and The safe, and me most cef
tam method tor detecting hu0ln o.Ooa: NoI - AZ
Nev-Jersty. In the o. tie murder OF SuJdin y
Rositsop, The chemist preferred -,en al tes'', eni
tie fss stots Of blood ap.d frOu aud ft1 H.5n
Of s@ Dse boards where the blood had dy'et AMI re-
ro,ed died cr several days, were stated evlaenr'
% De male human blood All his ass 81 I'te c's,
s.on.nce az otkcr AID re pa!pso!e ana p.S;,NAi
sx1cer O. cOLyiC .ej RJbIsn. les q, coSn' ~ "
;rsc,s ha e1t .bl,e5 kts sen' q ey cence y sh'H
,h,t n. thee separate AMI compounded agents pro- <
rscr. tci1 tut eLiiEe aid rDe and Amos P1euc isna
me rrsy have Gouh. ey h.1 dec Snp 9se iii
l,.ea IL chepic.l rhy 81 eh.rsssr oi NE .ooi
is.,ed IL the care Of CJit for ne ul1ris' o. Alin'
"a, mcs tes's wee used end afrer Zen Il fesIo; as
rad esssed sso.s Of died b.-ot ~tre s:rtPei h0fn
and VIII a uoriton OF a wall composed Of eafDJnas
and .uJvhs.e Of lime Sc. Thls lme s1srei s11 "a
Mn ~. rec 20 az peIsou posouet oy any mlae.t %
yeg,t.b scie., viii negraze and reSier IHer. '1se
rascns er,i,ely changing tier Propernts 1, vas
ftb.r mol. that cow scted Colt Yet Cox hsl no
MT 70 ,bcv bow and ia vhst msnrei TINE eysp2
r,ticp carbonate snd Gphste Of line sni
i aner &c "a. changed the chaTseters'cs Of 'ae 10
WIst are the ehenicl tests 10 dee;t al % c1-
,,n,h mae II I'm finale bloot, and iem .e II !ia u,
c..,recis, Aud, and the human blood I'm tha, OF
The lower slIue4s -. 49,
IRE ,~r.,s Of the herbo c.rniSocols haman oloN
Ard that Of The kesbiyoou. OK scord.s - berEsus,
are o. folIoSt: u.,.. o.u..S
w,,,r So.es yIo.0