The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-10-27

ruled out) thought she was but sho thought not
last child war corn January 49, 1857 1t is nov twenty one
months old.
O. BY . iuror-How old was that child al the time
your wife died2 A. Sixteen months.
BY the District Attorney-Doctor Cobel, Or. Kretsch
MAR and myself attended the funeral; else; ar
day she was three days dead Dr. Cobel made arrange
rents for the funera-I much distressed ASKED
him il was necessary to notify the Coroner he SAN
il was mot necessary as the doctors gave certificates
O. Did anybody IN DR.. Cobels presence tell you that
your wife had ohldf A. Not in his presence; asked
him he had done anything wrong, and he said nohat
he did all he could for her. he did no< say that my vile
had child
O. Did You ask Dr. Cobel If your wife had chdY lob
jected to) O. Did you say anything 20 him about III A.
was inquring if he had done anything wrong my
wife pregnant no said no; he did say anything
more about il; did not ask any more
2. BY q juror-Were you aware when your wife came
70 New York what she came for? A. She told me she
wanted TO some friends, TO buy things and u
have four teeth pulled OUT she had little cold before she
left she told she did think she the family
Mr. Clinton said he would concede that
Mr. Blunt said he would prove il by another witness;
he would not take any concessions the Court Of Appeals
have decided that they are rot legal
The COurtProper concessions good enough but the
Court Of Appeals have decided that you cannot hang
man by concession.
Louis Hoffman, undertaken, deposed that DR., cobel
called him 10 O'Clock A. NJ 18th May about the fune
raj he told 10 bring hearse and carriage found
the body lying in garrett Dr. Cobel, Dr. Kreschmar,
myself and lady attended the funssa do who
the lady was; do not know Mrs Cobe did not ask
when the lady died. what she died Of he did not tell
To Mr.. Clntcn-n regularly furnished bedroom
where found the corpse.
G. A. Krctschmar examined by the District Attorney,
deposed that he called upon by Dr. Cobe TO
person IA woman) who sick at his house could not
go then, but went the next day Saturday 18th May;
] saw woman lying in bed very sick; ! did not
ask did nc telme what the matter with her;
had 10 make examination myself but she low
could not make thorough one; found she had con
pestion the brain, and by difficulty IN her breathing
that her lungs were affected she IN comotos- state,
versaton with her. Dr. Cobc told me at my after
wards that she died the following Monday felt her
pulse and examined her chest and looked Der eyes;
did not make any further examination; attended her
funeral Dr. Cobe and the husband also attended H. did
not any lady at the funeral there could not be,
there but carriage
BY iufof-Can you ascertain by feeling a persons
pulse what the nature Of the disease sT Ia general
but could not tell by the pulse whether the Of the
disease in the brain or the chest
Crossexamined by counsc-There emission
Of blood from her mouth the day she was buried
To the Court did not with the accused 20
what the disease was think he agreed with me he did
not say anything 10 me abou! her having had child.
q. BY counsel-Tbe symptoms she indicated-the con
gestonof the brain and The iongs-were sucento cause
death.
To Mr.. Bluni--nd make the post mor,em examina
ton IN some cases We are obliged TO guess at the disease,
but congo s,ion Of the brain is OF them.
To juror-Tho congestion of the brain, my opinion,
was the immediate cause OF her death
To the CourtThat opinion is irrespective of the post
norton examination.
The certificate OF the death of Mrs. Weber which
stated to be caused by "drect paralyses and pmonum
and indirect pnumona; residence in tins city eleven
years.
Boughon deposed that attended the post NOR
TEN examination IN this case; (rng produced took this
oil the fourth finger of the left band Of the body ia fe
mae).
Mr. Weber recalled and identified the ring as belong
ne 81 hs wife; knows by letters on II. Here the wit
ness burst into tears.
To counsel-The letters We're put before we were
married my wife lived this city several years before
our marriage, she was WIDOW, and had two children
| when married her.
To the court-she had other rings on and Or. cobel
took them of and gave them me but told him this
ring, the wedding ring, should be buried with her.
Dr. Boughton recaled-Q. What the condition OF
the Dram and the body OF the deceasedt II was nat1
there nothing abnormal about the brain lungs.
there nothing than in any ordinary case; there
vas nothing marked in the bronchial organs there
evidence OF very high grade Of inflammation (niernal;
there indications that the female had been pregnant
the indications Of Inflammation paramount there
points OF abrasion (incrnaly) could not Judge
how they caused should say that the deceased
was TAR advanced N pregnancy-I should say undonh-
eddy over i've months, in my opinion her death
caused by do msretus caused by miscarriage could
not say by what means caused IL question
strlEnent; medically speaking could say anything
as " the cause that induced the by
improper medicines, Instruments, or BY accident; these
abrasionE speak Of would not appear under ordinary cir
cumsianccs, though they might b. caused by disease
| Cro~s-eSamined by counsel-The brain would not
essaftly Ice diseased under the alleged
~ ihis ease. The witness gave lengthy ma minute
description Of the internal appearance vt the body.l
IT. inbeli gave similar tcstinony-Ihc BRAN in
| III ated disease Inflammation: the lungs
moderately congcsted, such would appear from
30" process ~ uta'b; thefe WAS INFLAMMATION on Tue
organs which also had shrsslons there indication
what they caused by tho condition the ma
Indicated that she hal had chdrea but might
ndrato pregnancy NV impression thai violence had
been nscd and tiit Inflammation ensned causing death
there other OF death be found the
mipsiion.
III. prosecution here closed.
Counsel submitted that the prosecution had utterly
failed 10 prove their against the prisoner and he
moved that the Court direct the acqut Dr. Cobel
without calling upon him TO 20 into any defence.
The Court IL opinion thai a case In which
n he I'M IA guuif
the stopped here he would the Jury the legal
rules which govern r. He would tell the Jury that,
they believed the evidence as Il stood they might infer
thai the death caused by violence and the violence
done ny the accused
n. Court then adjourned g. Wednesday morning with
an admontion 20 the lury 20 allow themselves be