New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-12
New:llurk DAILY Gtibnntt
L4E INTELLIGENCE.
TIE STEPHENS POISONING CASE.
IMPORTANT TESTIMONY.

IMPORTANT TESTIMONY.
TIE examination of this c,se WAS resumed yesterday
before the Court of Oyer and Termner. over the
bench were suspended various diagrams, designed to
llusts ate the evidence Of tie medical witnesses.
Tue Dis,rict-Atorney stated to the Court that Miss
Fanny Bell had entirely msapprehended the question
which che refusedsto yesterday; she had tes-
tilted that she did rot write to her father what was the
cause Of her aunts death and understood the question
10 be whether she had written home that her aunt
was in the habit Of getting intoxicated. lie had,
therefore recalled her. TO give the defense an oppor-
tupity to repeat their question.
Mr.. Gushing objected.
TIE Court Overfuled the objection.
The District Attorney asked Miss Bel Il she misun-
derstOod the question. Sac replied that she had.
Patrick Riley called by the prosecutlon-Iestihei
that lie came to ths country ebouttwo years ago Iom
hone; they were respectable, wettG-do iamiy
saw Mrs Stephens twice during her last sickness the
Montay Tuesday before her dea,a she va, ~
wardly; her facs was red ana blo,ted .e-,.-,
Mchsel Flyun, druggist 10 Second agenne testified that
sboa, i've weeks before Mrs Stephens death he sold M.
Stephens half ounce Of s.ene had sold nm aseu week
in the habit OF onug into pAce three times week
before that James stephens came into rs PAe oG evening
ter 70 Mr. Cdwe which he dd and Stephens took the letter
away the envelope of The letter received by Card
writing
cs.y Stephen, house Twenty seventh street could see
window Of Sc phen's house from seyenson' hop Ia
JOIN Ward anderak.r testified that be with Core.
ssPSen va. sS.amcS last sep:eber tho Muses.
Bel IDENTIFY il az The edy Of @ s19 ne sos ' md
the srsye found Mr. Cushing counsel io' the pms
OF err st the Cemetery hen he arrived there
Mis- Joanna Brandon Of No s3 Eat Twenty sixth stree
testified tina. she scqualted with Mrs stephens, called
Id bsi eve called upon her aNerward aud did rot notice
the di,cooTson she epp.sred 10 be In pain complained OF
s,omsch she said il seemed she had rolling bal in her
ho. continual. burning and she could Pa, as hand d.S
ers times and she lsed Of the same sep'aion,
that Mrs Stephens made similar complaints to her said she
could keep 70 food on her stomach 80, ,
eupied by Stephens Twenty street the time Of
Mrs Stephens, death testified that Mrs Stephens iPPed 70
be healthy woman had seen her going round the house bare
Dr. James R. Wood was then examined BY Mr.. sedlwck,
prosecution respects the medical testimony The witness
iryinspace; made pos. uortsni examination on the 2h
Spmbe s presence Of Dr. DS,.mu. sad biz 3, , Wa%
ward and others made ,hs P2 o.1 n n.
ems ~n. =, re- in.i On sopsj. ssoSen. Died "a
Sept 1851 Aged IS years" The Mise. Bel not in the
hospital and BY hi, eaart aud tina. OF the witne" I,
was sroysd without d,memberment found the skin the
& psfGe Of .s ys 81 5osy @ss
had recently H.t 5.d not a iad was PUMP raa aad
scalp 10 advanced state Of decomposition which wa
&C. fer By as s tR Bs icy IN which S tie
gcod 't,e Of preservation except The skull which was DE-
When 70. pped this bToSsh. into View the snterlo portion
othe liver the stomach portion Ct the colon and the omen
state Of preser,on the oneutgm well preserved and
loaded 9TH fat they were as healthy and a. well Preserved as
were also apparently +eay sud gel pre.etyed then pro-
ssture vowed TOE c.yc. oroe stomach 20 tue len,
which T.m1'sdtEt d 3 -r ssopoasus and $50 ne onh,s
q The Islt share Il ioat pests thi' w.. hAnded - Or
10 ernas srd rcsd yl-i prepared Tor Tia. pisPo'e;
thea removed 8 potion of the liver gail nad Dad
der aud iu,e,,ns' wa.h ~ere sIo Plsesd In a pre-
s tp st 9ss ,.s I'% ea, the H ow ri p p
cf ari n,esne. the sc;qm and colon bad their Internal
t.s ot,r vers Of the small ntssne' kidneys aud
ta 5irs bot two or three ounces OILY .tera which bad
per-osc- through ne ue vii al io,ded with ia
iBor.t ths va ,Islnnsd and oiderfil
II vel pTssrved lungs and heart IL remarkable state
p,srgaon the other tissues tine peira aud 80 on were
dry and moisture On item then proc,eden 10 examine
t he e. w.. .p e ss Or nf The tine Of des the
far ee'ompo'ed that nothing was discovered me ef.n was
wss siyen Or Doremu' smother oc;s'ion the mus.
s ' s were ' St we're aud al. req I .Ha as
well rreser,ed a, many bodies tina. were seen nova
oS}'.a ed tie I.psn vhleh were Placed s5OI the
ustu' and sulya were preserve By Or poismas s.o
found IA mO1- examined the mu"0us MEM
bsne Of tie stomach ~ DE- poreI house y was shranGen
aud La'de than 1auIa there wre arr" veins cosNns over
~ re, "A Il tey ere owe Fed the
ses,.uts ., H. .ouscS were unusually nal. only about
poorf q brownsh maeI there va peculiar odor
from tn BODY but not that q comp l ''oy he
odor unlike what yDes s1ehd b-iof- oga1s' OSd4rs
prsl.rysd for dusee,n vsrs gFs.sfyse ~ q. 2aoL
AIR TIE recess Dr. Eb<r. Ogden BoIs M, iooh he .sui
he sso6ed ;ss professor q cheuty aud pres
Bellevue Hospital wbsn DE. Wood usds
.s'mpsiion on yra.J 4ts ss9:sne s a1s Of b. .'.
vx.apsi7n Of fsms az sr she hal been reoogISd
t Eo sas' ds sea Bth 10 the psseoc. Of ths c1tsnsr
ts.h.6 b. Dr. WOOD received from DR. Wood h- ..ynsh
POI, Of he hysE u. g os.der hs sdcey tie pasrsss
urus bidsr mail ana large I4es,n' vita portio1 q the
l.;hsr with DspsDs these portions psosd tl4
eesp ss,s and conveyed hs prys- abJfI0ry, fhsfs
tobs Of tie bysr ysyps ro .sa, sat IN
Enc piece. and thsn h. AZ. ~ ah9cs csea Sao. nos
,se - R1.s s,ef.e5 s1d ' ~. 49, '
Woss '1ssnes lie eaten: Of be OPERATION OF ne p2sr
Ia. b; 1's ~ the charts .aS s,sa;' s,'s .'Is
witch hBc ana b,droelo,!e ,d used us sss IN
s.s, as respected bquis va, iuos sud hss.i' sp
paIa;Cs plyed IN the osiDs way slssnic D. iatfo
dy5ror,r Nj. wss afsrn naels ihs mode o. sert.aas
Isnie Glazed y,n hJaioss1, was ~ ps.sias cold
E,ee q gas. tee esa's shsn A'snS % 9f"'snt
f hs,e e.6sa % tescrse he vsrogs us5oSs
ulsa by smnsn ebsli', ~ i's e,.,.son o ssenl Oar
aeersp.. By charts OF diagrams Which h%se already bean
= tse.s s,srn.rs we're s.,s, On the r.s.s,ut.
.rrs az ysos ss 8-, Ssc otasfs q CARA s52ssr lr.
es never hsyirg these s.i1s b-ie bit ling
y.ox ,-ph1Tst q ass1t PgsIer Les sH5fi-ssat
2,.sgt tSe sni m. zoe y. Yss sf-sycd
Co,s tss salps si7ce, 2sl arsenic bl .Se
~ fsins lie chr'.s srsss- thee nsek & sots
ash-h pure psd. asa d-d By pl.snz sro1xs
tB5s 20 sn.st ci.1nd- u c,1, wen - oHyesn -see
:h- extremity IL ,a1T .ansd bad
,1,s: Of re properties Ct ,.l5hsrc Of sas.zej
y. sr'eDie .',aiou1 c'd seh Wasl %. d!@.oyst
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