The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-02

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III cen n Usssa o0urss, Log Isaad - yaiA aay-
say ues bstweos Psiohsn aod fnrA rsopia
SECOND DAYS rRooEsDMGa
wsrxou1H, Jsns 4, lseo
About ten oocok ths JUSTICE the eessss fer tho prise
n'r the prosecuting attorney, together VIII TIE prssnsr,
IN cbsrgs Of he ,f,srs. end large nunbsr Of Wit
nessss md spscasrs, ssssrs1 the Tsw, Hall, which
shout Ave hu,drs1 gpseaasfs haA already assembled
Hnrrey appear qats oain and collected, and have
suffered cut ss ~ hls iaoAroeratsa for tho night In
wajes' Ho1sl.
On ths opeains Of hs csut, Justice Humphreys stated
thai more o. ds muss 10 observed duss ths days Pre-
cetoirgs han tsrday, aod Tie ofsen Instructed
70 attend 70 sAis part of ,Asir duty.
DR ". D. urKID's TESTIMONY
Reside n Weymouth: physician aad surgeon, and
have besn In praocs eight years. In the prepa
ration for NY profession studied in Boston. Paris and
Can You state the syn ,tos that would be pro uosd
| upon q person whom had bsea administered fatal
dose Of sayohD,oef A ssryohniDs aim ut invaris
| bly, sfiscts tho muscular through tho nervous sys
tim the nerves Affected . arc the nerves o, motion,
affected when 40 overdOse OF stxychune ID taken In
psnod varying from I've minutes 70 two hours aad
the muscles paruouiary Of lmSs trunk
the Limbs and b,oy became perfectly rigid, san this
tp~ms relax, 70 appear aesia within few n,nutes; .
prominent ~ mptom Is feeling Of sufocNa "a coSsooss
! pare0; they aole TO
persoos pooned BY srycnoins com monty exolAm that
fhey shall die" death taken place sometimes by spssas
on . Ss
ai bave say about tho symptoms OF uhe poisou.
.sy ss as ss
smiuAuonS A. Yes; tae heart is empty.
Does death take place during spasm or in the In
terval betSeenS A. During 9, asm
Q Doss suychn,ne leave the body In any particular
appesrArcc after death, a. to rgi1y or saaessS A.
c,nc,on,y more rgid 4 that question Is disputed
q Cen you whether the hands and feet present
pScDilar sppeasroef A. Tho fingers contracted /,
vsr the Jam Of the hand, the oes toward the soies Of
Do-. the appearance Of the hands and continue
after oes'hs la the only case have sesn the hands
pres nted the appearances have Indicated.
Q Can you ale any physical uacs you would expsc.
70 hna ordinarily Of death by srycbniaeS A.
should expect 70 ind them than ordinarily rigid
should the heart 70 be either contracted full Of
black liquid blood should expect TO peculiar gria
O. Were you pres Mt AZ ths exsmnsion Of the body Of
| Ps,sey Frances rrreIr A Twas
o Do you Do.cs any Of the ~ nptoms you have men
oDe6S A. old notice the contraction Of toe fagers
toward the palm OF the hand. sal aess o. the arms
peculiar appearance af the oouotenancs. ths nvdIy of
| tns body, the heart filed with dark fluid blood.
O. Will you be kino enough To sae upon what grounds
you say you wooid expect to ma the heart contracted
| ~ filed with csIk naid boods A. When dean takes
place by spasms affecting the heart, Il 10 found empty
ard Contracted shen takes pace BY dKa,on OF tbs
respiratory muscles, the blood being forced back Into
| the b.. art from the lungs fills snd oisssnds IT,
| Cfosessmira'ion-Ay opinion " that In this psrhcu
instance this subject died BY hxauon Of tho rsspra
tory muscee; In the course oil my prscsce have not
before bal occasion to notes case Of tine kind this
"" the rsi CASE have gyeo no more attention T. the
DOSE that k the Smallest fatal dose; in
% mat which would be required DOES; tns
average Of time after taking fatal dese 10 about
not pss ss n'l n'' an
! taking the dose; I said generA,ly there was
risdny Of muscles, not always; !. ID unoerta.n hew
long may contnue there 10 something peculiar IN tas
poeiaou Of tine oy they often are found nsis turned
on one side, and often make request 70 be turned
not ,bs opinion OF eminent chemists sever heard Of sa
instance who're subject iisd on hs back when poisoned
the s1sjeci IN relation % coavsrssios, The ssSsc. .
soe 10 talk more or less-bot very freelyundsrstasd
's ,rd Ss
tons; the exclamsaon usually made, 81 shall de-" N
cases Of strychAs.s' Y s0s solely ssaaasd %
! man In cni,dbArGh ull mako the sxolamAuea, aad
shsr patients :. nomsa. Of .sOSy .'s pre-. :. y:
wholly think; looked q them ausotvey ~ they
cesdsd; .s pres n, a, both e1 snin.,'on
tons OF the body Of Frapcss rrrep.
The prosecuting attorney OBJECTED witness giving 10
dea, the order Of tho procoedns' a thu post no''em
| M RasEer-I propose to ask . simple ose's'os
w,:.s..nS No MINUTES ssre taken; the thorsx Was open
and lung exposed 70 vc~ hear. removed AMI
lungs raised ana exsmined, but mot rsmoved;
4ppearsnos o. lucgs healthy; slight appearance Of
O. ssonscs and istsssSss sssihy liver Of nssars ss.
healthy; uterus ssarsed, containing fosus Of shree
snised win great care, and found 70 Be perfectly
healthy; appearance Of cougsstoa q the brain; tue
ssnos By Dr.. lower placed In . saons jar, which
vas covered ued and sealed In my peseass left
.occeS shss Dr. Hose .ss obliged % break oos q -:
jdnls of the arm In order 10 get n down. have
Toe same nlss where there va no posos-i ne.a 10
body, noticed ns vi'isy; have sccn the In other
cas.s; ! think the grin wss more marked tssn hsvs
notsed before in dead bodies; there we're present
At the ezsminassoa Dr. Howe, Or. lover, Nc. Jersey
and myself.
Q DID you notice anything peculiar In Mr.. Hsrssy
during the time DO wn IN the roomS A. wss sur.
prisei seeing him shsrs At all QAughtsr)-I asSei
st In he chair unuI the heat vac removed al then
cams forward quickly and asked what vas; thai
AZ Soucsa sooa asssSy sns roo% 10. unusual
dectoss; bat u d rAhsr unusual for non professional
Drec, resumed Think Mr. Hersey said When the heart
IVES found, what 10 tbstS" can't say whether
person IN spssm cAused BY ssrychnyns could tax sap
tax Rave before seen eli The symptoms | nave nara.
ted, other SUBJECTS exceps the position Of TIE nngs
MRS. ALMrRA q. rrRRKLL's EXAMINATION.
Mrs rrrc peGcd dressed 10 nplete mourning Cum
eel for government requested her veil rns
witness ssovn ana testned fcowsAm the wife Of
member mo ssnt Of the death Of Frances Diagram
P.rtesl ss. Frances las. sscu, nia. o'clook P:
eight e'coch; he rcsrsd bed; Mr. nrrell asksd min
he vas sons 70 bed be said, " yes-I have . violent
hesdache;" he vent up stairs, By the bscxstsirs
who're va Franrr between cssn, a1d niue o'cooxS
A. In ,he with her father, and reading pager
pat Of the time.
O Any conversation with herf A. Ycs. sar.
Can you remember what converssti,n you had Win
her rimeo lately before she retired9 Yes. cir: shs
ashsd ne Via, we we're going have for breanssui
told Der - get just what soe pleased.
n,,. 200 yssS Trs o. pe sn N.Y.
q When you retired did you psse the room Of
Ffsnceef A. DID NOT; my door y The nrst room
y How long After vas u before you cAileis A.
Not than halt IN hour.
q what frat aroused yoaf A som one "holsring,"
nrst thought my daughter Louisa, a. she /, the
habit OF crying out IN her alsep the Last cry ms
scrctch Mr. nrrc sail something about Fraaess Mr..
Hsrsey, Mr.. rrrell and myself all vent into Frances
about tina time, Mr.. Hsrsey little shesf
Ffaoces would have been twenty six next Ssptscber.
Q What was arst oo1s in the room After you Suffered
Ia Uoxl slha A snI alnH hnr unal