The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-10-13


ecsoSERs INQUEST ooSrrSrEp-fRoGRFss OF THE
CHEMICAL MISUNDERSTANDING REPORT OF DRs
DORkhus AND WOOD
Pursuant 70 adjournment the Coroncrs Jury the Ste
pAens case met yesterday morning Bellevue Hospital
Cor the purpose q hearing the report Of the medical
uemen engaged IN making chemical analysis Of the
body Of deceased.
AT half past eleven O'Clock Coroner Connery entered the
room and his desire that the jury would take
a until four O'Clock F. NJ, when he would have
important matter communicate. But after con
sulting with Drs Doremus and Wood for few moments,
the Coroner recalled the jury and addressed them as FOL
bws-
GENTLEMEN or JrRy-Drs. noremus and Wood say
they ready to make partial report now ihey ihnN
that viii be give them little more time IN
order that thorough examination OF the body may De
made. The medical gentlemen are present and can
speak for themselves Dr. Dofemus, gentlemen, intro-
ducrg the gentcman)
Or poremus-we deem il necessary TO examine the en-
tire body and in doing require time than has
been allotted for the completion of the task would
that have been engaged at the work night ana
charge. We cannot the exact hour or day
when shall have the analysis completed, and Woaid,
therefore, suggest the proprcty OF your allowing W. "
ncty the Coroner when shall be ready TO make ui
report Of the examination. We would not hke 10 nave
The jury called together were not ready 70 report
Coroner Connery-lt would be Wen 10 explain 70 the
Jury that YOU examining only the stomach heart
lungs liver and abdominal vscera, nut the chtre po'y
and that order get thorough knowledge OF the
facts IL will be advisable give you all the time you
@uire for that purpose For my part don want To hurry
the doctors think il would b. better TO have full and
thorough INVESTIGATION, no matter how long time IL
would require. How long would you require, DR. Dore-
nr Dorcmus-Thc examination nigh, be concluded in a
week ten DAYS or two weeks
Juror-Would il not be proper TO have day set
apart for the purpose of hearing the report OF the che
Rists
Coroner Connory-Could you be ready in a week DR..
D0remusy
Or loremus-Yes, we might bu, would 1t not lee bet
ter TO give further timer
ExAtorney General Cushing appear here counsel
for the prisoner and deem proper 10 urge upon
the medical gentlemen the necessity of completing the
analysis quick as rs compatible with the interest OF the
public Mr.. stephens has been prison for two or
urce weeks He las offered bail for his appearance
high sl0o GOO but has been refused and the ques
mon OF bail has been postponed until the report Of the
gentlemen making the chemical analysis should he made
pubic. hope, therefore that the chemists will lose
Ame the premises, as II is 4 great hardship for my
client 10 be incarceratcd under such circumstances
ur. Wood-Ihc case has assumed such 70 midahle as
rect that We are the Jury should give us sufficient
Gms not only 70 do justice the public but 10 the pri
soncr also. do not believe from what have seen that
two weeks viii be any too long for thorough examna
Enough has discovered render IL
that the whole body should be anal yzed In order to
somplish this task further adjournment Of at least two
Mr. Cushng-I only desire that the examination may he
somplcted speedily the interests of the public may
require
Dr. Dorcmus-I assure you work until one and
two O'Clock every morning.
Coroner Connery-I have visited Or. Doremus frequent
" during the progress Of the examination ana always
found him and his associates hard al work man life
depends upon the testimony Of these gentlemen and do
not see why they should he hurried at all.
Mr.. Cushing did not understand why the prisoner life
should hang upon the testimony Of the medical gentlemen.
wrong had been committed by somebody ese, be dill not
how it could affect the prisoner. II had been
whispered around the room that the doctors
had found some arsenic in the body of Mrs.
Stephens, and that by examining further they
pscted 70 find lie hoped that such rumors would
not be permitted TO abroad with any official rceosn'on
unless the facts really The doctors IN their
fal report have stated that they found arsenic
and will information that point outside OF
che jury room.
Or Wood-we have not told any that we have
found arsenic, not the Coroner We mean 10 say
nothing until the proper time arrives.
A Juryman-Mr Coroner, ! thought the body 10
have buried tho day after had last meeting
Coroner Connery-So IL The bones all In
TERED but the flesh retained by the doctors making
tho chemical analysis.
After further discussion the nques, adjourned
anti Monday, the 25th inst