The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-05
THE GAMBLE POISONING CASE.

THE GAMBLE POISONING CASE.
Seventh Day,s Proceedings-A Large Array Of
LagaI and Medical Gentlemen Prescne-Di.
, rect and Croas-Examinatious of DR.. A. w.
Shepard, or NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Informa.
don EIicited-The Post MoFten Examination
or Mrs. CANDLES Body-Lons Sessions and
Weary Attendants.
The examination OF this strange, very peculiar
case of alleged poisoning was continued Saturday
morning before Justice Bogert at Manuel, Rockland
county. New York. The examination had been car
ried ON through Friday night until all exhausted
lawyers, prisoners and Official attendants alike,
and was resumed about eleven O'Clock on
Saturday There were present for the prosecu-
ton Messrs. Henry Daily, Jr., Chauncey Shaner and
Il. b. Fenton, while Messrs. H. L. Clinton and
Cornelius Holman appeared as counsel for the de-
fence. There were also present Professor r. ogden
iDoremus, DR.. A. w. Shepard, Sister Carona and
another Sister OF Charity and Miss Julia Mcguire,
the witness who had affected great din1culty In
attending and upon her examination wept so bitterly
when compelled to say that she was twenty years"
old yet she remained an earnest listener until the
testimony or DR.. Shepard was Inished). There was
also present DR.. Louis Bauer, OF BROOKLYN,
who materially assisted the defence in the
medical testimony. The court room was
crowded, as the testimony OF DR.. Shepard who
made the post norton examination Of Mrs. CANDLES
body In the dead house OF Brooklyn, and DR..
Doremus, who made the analysis OF that w0man's
stomach and intestnes, was Of great interest and
importance both In their direct and cross-examna-
lions.
The session of the court continued until after four
O'Clock Sunday morning, with but one or two very
limited recesses, and during this time much OF i'm
portance was elected that may have considerable
AAn~ Sw~ A.
the medical gentlemen alluded to-Drs. Doremus
and Shepard-gave their testimony in full.
When half-past one O'Clock Sunday morning had
arrived, Mr. Il. L. Clinton who crossexamined these
medical gentlemen, arose and moved for an adjourn
nent e. the Court had been in session since early
that forenoon, and even II the witness then under
examinauon-thel late Surgeon General Hammond, of
the united States Army-had inconvenience in COM
ing again irom New York i was not equal to the
day and far into the night but the Justice refused
ne motion When two O'clock had arrived
$ Ss e ps9% M Gamble s's. and Of n na
an to sso tn t. ns els the 3 nf ssy
about three O'Clock in the morning and had to arise
for the day two hours afterwards in order to be
brought by the Sheriff to the court and that to
pei Mrs. Huus, particularly, longer to remain who
had been sick all day, was great hardship: The
counsel Mr. Cinton offered to consent II the Justice
would not adjourn, to go on in the absence Of the
defendants. This motion the Justice also refused
and the proceedings continued through the night
morning.
The testimony and cross-examination OF Dr.
Shepard Is herewith subjOned in FULL
TESTIMONY OF DIR. A. w. SHEPARD.
Ny name is A. w. Shepard, and l reside at No.
occupation; was employed in a post,mortem ex.
animation on the body OF Mrs. Margaret J. Gamble
on The i4th T q august last was requested by the
Of her body; found the body at the county dead
house; went there and made the examination in
connection with Dr. Doremus; first made an exam
nation externally, with view Of ascer.aInng il
there were any punctured wounds on the body,
either on the surface Of the body or at the outlets
none were found; the decomposition had in
v0lved the integuments OF the head, face, neck
and upper portion Of the back the remainder OF the
body in good state OF preservation externally;
abdomen was distended and tympantlc; rgOr NOR
rus not well marked thc rgidity that usually occurs
moved on the slightest friction; the muscular de-
velopment OF the body was good; the body was
tissue: opened the chest and abdomen and ex.
amined the organs internally; the lungs were con-
siderably congested, as occurs In the majority OF
post mortem cases; the tissue OF the lungs crepiat
Ing beneath the fnger-e rdencc that the air cells
contained air. the heart natural in appearance and
size, its valves normal healthy; the stomach, full
length Of the small and large intestnes, the liver
(Dr. s. referring to memorandum one kidney, pam
Creas ian organ OF the somach), the uterus and the
vagina; removed and closed the outlets, delivering
them to Professor DOremus for chemical examina-
tion II removed section OF the liver and examined
it mlcroscopically subsequently; that examination
showed the presence or q small quantity OF fatty
matter; the liver was Of natural size; examined the
other kidney, found 1t natural in SIZE with no APP
pearance Of fatty degeneration; removed q section
OF the muscle or the thigh for Dr. Doremus; after re-
moving the top OF the skull found the brain so
much decOmposed that 1t was useless to examine
It.; the following day, the 18th OF August at the
laboratory Of DIR. D0remus, the Doctor and myself
opened and examined the stomach, after having
fully washed its coats with distilled WATER the walls
OF the stomach were normal In thickness It's mucous
surface was natural in thickness, consistency and
colOr the contents and washings were saved by the
Professor and put in separate jars we then washed
and examined the smaller intestine the whole length
It was natural In appearance; the larger intestine
also no sign Of any corIosion or congestion. That
extends through the whole OF IL oee We ,uros at
she laboratory Of Professor Doremusf A. delivered
one lung to him.
placed In water at the post-mortemf A. believe
they were aud they fioated.
q. II you have omitted anything in your state
ment please state 1t II you now remember. A.
Don't now remember OF anything more.
CROSS EXAMINED BY DR. A. W. SHEPARD.
o. At the time you made the postmortem exam
nation who were present during the whole or any
portion OF the timer A. During the whole OF the
time SO far as l remember, Coroner Favin, Profess
sor Doremus and or two parties that assisted in
removing the bodies and an undertaken, besides my
ss we had br Bauer called on Us
and some gentleman was with him whom he intro
duced but his name have forgotten; MI DAILY the
OF the examination; the undertaker's name was
Lynch and he was formerly coroner; don't remem-
Der whether the last named was present during the
whole examination or not.
O. How far had the post-mortem progressed when
DR.. Bauer arriyeds A. am confident the body had
been opened, we were opening IL at least; we had
been engaged In making the external examinations
and had the body opened, think, ana were about
examining the internal organs.
O. How long had you and Professor Doremus been
engaged In the post-mortem when DIR. Bauer ar
rived A. Could not say
O. state as nearly as you cam A. should think
likely that we had been from fifteen minutes 10 half
IN hour.
O. Before you commenced the post-mortem were
the doors OF the deadhouse locked so a. TO prevent
any one entering 1t through thems A. do not
know
q. Have you no recollection OF any kind as to
whether or not the deadhouse was locked when you
A Euo for fha nj