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tns and afforded the black metallic looking stains con
tanned IN tubes marked vi. and VII.

lbs muscular aud allposo tissues from the BODY
Of The dcceascd, cut fine pleces placed in new
and clean eass retort, and TO AVOID loss, receiver
was adapted with bent Tube passing into beaker glass
| Of pure water.
lure h,drooh,orc acid added and heat from gas
| furnace applied for fifteen hours
| About eight ounces Of light pink coored liquid dis
red into the receiver, which was reserved for ex
animation
One haf Of the contents of the rcolt was treated with
chlorine and suphnous acid gases evaporatcd aud test
ed in the hydrogen apparatus for FIVE hours-poducng
| FAINT dark metal stain, marked VIII
The portion remaining in the retort was heated again
and chiorate potssa gradually in small quaint
ties added, Til clear orange coored liquid was obtained
this was nl,e Cd and pure washed suphurous aea gas
passed throcsh IL for three hours until u was completely
| saturated.
It warmed over water bath expcl the excess Of
| suphurous acid.
Iurc washed sulphuretted hydrogen gas was passed
through the liquid for sixteen hours, producing yellow
precpate this was allowed TO subsidc during eighteen
| hours.
The greater part of the liquid decanted, and the
precptate poured on small filter (o Swedish ppcr,
| and repeatedly washed with warm distilled water.
| The preciptate and litter dried in water bath
placed in porcelain crucioe, and .digested with pure
Dtrc acid.
\ and cvaporated 10 dryntss in water bath
The contents OF the etucibe were fused over gas fur
mace I'll the organic matter was burnt AMI clear color
less liquid obtained.
rhurc acid and the remaining salts dissolved IN sma'
quantity Of distilled water.
An apparatus for generating pure and dry hydrogen
was prepared, and attached to glass tube three ieet
in length cocd that two feet OF it were heated red hot
4 over gas furnace.
In other cases two or more Of these coils united
thus enabling the operator the heated surface
al ititum, thereby nsurng the complete decomposition
| Of any compounds Of hydrogen.
| 70 test tho purity Of the hydrogen il passed
through the red hot coil for hour and half No stain
produced the cool portion Of the tube beyond
where the heat was applied
The and sulphuric acid employed thus known
10 pure (hcy had previously and repeatedly
amncd for several hours
| Almost immediately after the introduction Of the sus
pect.d liquid obtained from the muscles described,
which vi dark with
metallic ustre, resembling arsenic, appeared beyond the
heated glass coll this was allowed to accumulate for two
| hours.
TN introducing bubble two Of air through the by
drogen apparatus slight oxidation of the metal occurred
and the Characteristic garlic odor Of burning arsenc was
| distinctly recognized.
The hydrosn apparatus removed and the arrange
mcnt for passing pure and dry oxygen gas was applied at
! the opposite end OF the glass tube.
The coled portion continued al red heat, lest on
| cooling it might fracture.
gentle stream Of oxygen was passed through the
tube and the greater portion Of the dark stain grad
| eally volatilized by The heat from spirit lamp
About the eighth Of the metallic stain was reserved for
| exhibition, IN tube marked N
| The vaporized arsenic mngng with the oxygen at red
heat as was urged through the coil, was converted INTO
asenious acid which appeared white deposit on the
| cool tube beyond the heated coil.
The tube aud stain were removed and heated WITH lew
4 drops of distilled water in new and clean test tube
| The white deposit dissolved completely.
One portion the solution gave yellow precptate with
ammonia nitrate Of silver which dissolved in excess Of
ammonia; another yielded green pFeclptate with am-
nono suphate o. copper soluble on arSnt an
| "'a' s'@ sAN
precpitae with suphuretted hydrogen when aciduaed
/ with hydrochoric acid
The remainder reserved for exhibition, in tube marked
Hence, present because Of il aiordng the
following distinguishing tests which combined cannot bo
| initiated by any other known substance
l. Because of the black, metallic looking stain, which,
I'd Volatized by heat
3d Oxdized into arsenous acid as recognized by gar
| lie odor
| 4,h by It's white appearance,
5th. by its soubity in hot water,
9th. BY It's yellow precipa,e with ammononitrat OF
\ silver
| 7,h. by it's dssoying in excess of ammonia,
s'h by is green precipl,,e With ammonia sulha,e OF
| gth Dissolved in ammonia,
loih. by ts yellow prcepiac With snphureed hydro
gen and hydrochloric acid,
Ilth. Infolublc in excess ofhydrochoric acid.
| IL Soluble 10 ammonia. M.
Aer obtaining tho nrst arscnca deposit, second coed
tube OF glass attached 10 the apparatus which had ge
neraled the arscniurecd hydroden and the metallic
deposit obtained, contained IN tube NJ
portion Of the snlphuret from tho muscle treated by
hydTochloc acid suphurous acid and sulphurctcd by
dfogen, the residue Of prccipitac from which metallic
stain marked VIII was obtained, deposited ON watch
Another portion Of the sof, tissues was prepared by
modification Of the foregoing processes for the hydrogen
wothirds Of the liquid thus obtained produced dark
stain, with metallic luslfc resembling arsenic See tube
Tie remaining ,lr Of the lqul employed contained
N gssassd bottle marked XIV.
taned the of the deceased, vz the heart the
remainder Of the lungs liver and kidneys, with the srgc
4
| blad9er and uterus weighing together lbs. and or
| o.Ol2 grams ot arscnious acid were obtained
ols5 gram of srs-nious acid about one if,h Of
grain.
analysis q the viscefs, was reduced ny The method o
Fr,stnus and Babo, producing distinct metallic stain OF
l arsenic. See tube XIV.
/ Another portion was collected a watch glass and
\ drsd Sc watch glass XVI
second bottle Of liquid obtained by treating the tssnes
/ reserved Cor examination. See bottle marked XVII
portion q the skeleton of thc deceased anayzei
metallic ubtanNf this ONfikeA by fhr
nee &C the apparatus described, and portion of The
ascnous acid tsted, the remainder being preserved IN
IN addition 10 tho various examinations II the body
The mating near the bed q the deceased which vas
matter anayzcd but Afforded no Indications q metal
| ~ poison. o..
iettci, bat yielded evidences of arscnIo or other
| po.son.
aud 10 various others which though important IN n
of Justice arc perhaps. unnecessary, and would prove
tedious and unineregtng a preliminary lnguson the
delnent forced 10 state has convictions that the body 81
She tate Mrs Sorha stephens contained arsenic 70 an cy
| ten, sufficient Co have produced death.
peroncrt desires tina, the analyses and dssec
tons conducted IN places where arsenic Is no, en-
Ioysd The various IaIts q The cody under examna-
made o left exposed, bu, the precautions
of locking aud sealing were rsdy observed; andfurher,
n insure against the accicntal introduction vf impurities,
only were al the chemicals whether metals, acids or
salts, carefully examined, but every article of chemical
arraratus used such crucbles retorts. receivers
| el laporatng dlshos &c &c new, ana purchsscd
especially for this investigation
And conclusion, The crcncn wsbcs to testify 70 the
invaluable assistance rendered b. Dr Adam Lenker and
IN b. l. Budd during this disagrcca5c and ienghcncd
series Of chemical analyses To their ndefatgabe abors,
by night well by day sundays not excepted,
the Coroner and Jury indebted Tor the report AZ thc
| present date. -
| nr. Wood rccalcd-Q From the fact 81 arsenic oe'ng
fornd IN the muscles + your opinion thh large guam
| t,y was givens A 4 i probably the case
a. Examine those prescriptions given ~ evidence ny
TT Icmongcr and say whether Or not there arc any yet
| low white powders used u thc compounhlng o. the
same A. The question could not be answered with any
| degree OF accuracy.
mic had been taken have the effect OF esscnng pans A.
\ II would.
o Would not person bo relieved considerably by tax
ing sudanum under such circumstances A. Wherever
there Is ran opatcs may be taken with less effect than
/ where there il none
Q Is vomiting purging and sensation Of burning