The New York herald., 1862-12-14

Y. DID you mention the fact to any person. A. / d
not.
A, this stage Of the proceedings the court adiourne
until nine O'Clock Wednesday morning.
Second Day.
"WEDNESDAY MORNING, Doc 10, 1862
AZ the opening OF the court this morning large an
intelligent audience present To hear the evidence
Ruben Haync, one of the Coroners Of Sussex count
stated that he held the inquest body OF
| ana confirmed the statement made by DIR. Ryerso
respecting the delivery Of the containing the stomac
apd niestines TO Professor st. John, Of New York
The cross examination was dispensed with
THE PARENTS OF THE GIRL EXAMINED.
Mrs. Elizabeth yansickle the mother Of deceased
testified that her daughter time OF her death wa
twenty-three years six months and five days old Wit
ness then gave statement Of the condition her daugh
Ter when brought home by George NJ Drake, which wa
in substance stated by Mrs Griggs the first witness
the prisoner called my house to see deceased can,
say how long he had been acquainted with her. he calet
twice to take deceased away him but once ii
the house; when Dr. Stuart called he said he thought
nothing could be done unless she could swallow he pre-
scrbed paregorio had no suspicion TO what was tho
matter with deceased; deceased not conscious from
| the time she came back until she died.
eross ssexamined-Dcceased part OF the time was from
home learning the mil!iner's trade in Newton never
knew OF any other person taking deceased out; don
Know that deceased ever stopped all night don't re-
memoer 0 any young man by the name OF Allen taxing
all night.
BY the Cout-Did Drake say ANYTHING when he bro,o.
deceased TO the house? A. He did not
george H. Nansicke the father OF deceased testified that
ne remembered the occasion when deceased was brought
nome was IN company tn George M Drake and Nancy
brown II was about twelve o'clock they knocked against
rear ~. r-s-. .ors.us up "a 9 h6a At
which TIME heard deceased scresn assisted George
Drake ia taking deceased out and he commenced telling
now she acted; said they rode out about his farm and
when near the railroad deceased got up um cd out
oi the wagon and had M he spoke % her but received
gatAk ka ah
osceased into the he then drove back Newton:
diSaa say ANYTHING about gcing to the livery stable
Cross exanainedDrake returned TO the house with Dr.
stuart; can where Drake said he brought from
IMPORTANT CHEMICAL TESTIMONY.
rFoiessor sainnet ST. John OF New York, who made
tue analysis testified as follows-Rcsde in New York
city; am chemist and teacher Of chemistry have
Aght chemistry rwe1y three years accustomed to
a king analysis: Mesday, the 10th of August was
all Asd upon By Coroner iayne and Dr. Ryerson So make
AZ ays OF some snosance supposed 10 contain poison
a the aslh the Coroner brought 20 my Office lin box
two sealed glass i,rs together with three a,s
shtch Dr. yerson stated he had used to prevcat decom
'cston u tho matter; commenced on the Goth the pro
esses necessary 70 asccfta ia the chemical constitution
onteuts OF the jars cue lar Contained clothes upon
shich wer1 passages from deceased person; the
ntestines ad portion OF tho orgaae generation:
the containing the stomach proseedetto the tesa
the test for strychnine but obtaaed evidence -
hat poison the viscera and stomach subiected y.
water aad acid, with view 70 decomposition, - nh
ec;ed the results OF that eisintcgration, gsttnT - W.
tence any other poison than nnorpha ID no ev,,
the jar which contained the clothes and passY 81 o ~
bowels; dissolved them IN warm water a,.o .aou va
there hrge number Of seed IN, .,sareH
them out fgethcr with what gathea| 80 ,,a 80
tines and stomach % ,,s the seeds from clothes are
wero exhibited 70 the Coart aU toone t, "a ~ ' ;r $50 @
clcsed in small wall then xeSbea tpe eI s,eds and
which manif1esly ~ .rsn, 'e see,s -" tho seeds
though, recognized as the seeds Of the
r,pcn ppas II ~:,.ber y .nona the seed generally
@ presented being the result Of the
an ysss were fu rile; returned to New YORK and SUBJ
ec,cd porton>ol them to analysis. with view 70 Oh
tain the chsrerisc Ingredient OF the seed called detu
ria: ob,ained deturis which exhibited TO the Grand
ary aud was willing 70 sear that the seeds were those
or raonia teE quarter of an ounce o THESE seeds,
e,us . and acora,ed them Wafer, and also another
HrsSer Of the seeds. which purchased ana care
fu filtered and added these two spec mems Win ssa ,
nort 10 Of milk and gave them to two CATS which kent
ior food two days and watched the result IN ABOUT nan
an hour the made very SICK hey gave mica
tons az rain b their and after the ealse OF ,ory'
FIVE minutes ofeSf them went INTO conva. ms, and
n,L.r y .e,v ,nomss,s ,.er: the pupils Of the %
Greatly eates iS thsy ssssafes q be efeai distress
about the throat they did mt vont bat rohed at the
mouth and the conYulsIons continued part OF the time
very violent and they continually clawing abou; tho
throat the seeds which purchased from the store were
given 10 one Of the cats aud II died in one hour anc
! thirteen minutes the seeds which taken from the
cloth and given the other cat caused its death IN one
! hour and thirty .sevcs minutes Afterwards.
O. What Is the deleteri1us principle ~ strainon@. A
liz is narcotic poison never heard of sranoiH oeint
given as specific produce abortion after the death
| |
found the mucous membrane OF the stomach with three
patches c red suoad expect where stramoua seeds ha
been given. faintuess and great dilaton a. the eyes
deliriuu and ccnvusons and death, acco -ns 70 CIR
cumstaaces
O wba, quantity 81 stramonia would pred4ce =
A. Cne grain OF the seeds Is considered euenai cse
| possibly eight nine ught be borne witness wos'a
unwilling 20 take nine grains or an empty stomach
Cross cxamined--.im not practising physician; ey
nv opinions from the road1g OF the various authors oi
medical Jurisprudence: s,ramonia produces, IN lafg
apantitses delirium in instances painful forms
inst xl
taken without producing .atal eject, when these seed
ara cmacerated and taken into the stomach they NJ
more cIectise than when taken whole: The seeds pr
duced are exactly the when taken from The plan
| never heard of the seeds being applied 70 cattle.
Redirect evainnstioa--Wness OF the opin ion ths
| deceased came her death by stramonia seeds.
| The witness the stand about al hour, ana b
testimony was listened TO with marked attention by u
large number OF spectators present
George Howell young boy thirteen years o. age
nephcw The prisoner testified that he Tns sent oy o.
| Albert ~Pooth after hooi which be would hpd on u
roadside near ths depot forud IL and gave Il " Boot
IL was a red worsted headdFess.