The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-20

scu-What the Jury THINK Of DIR. JACOB
Hen -geier.
The continuation of this inquest IRON the morning
Of the 5h of August last to and through the night OF
the 18th lnst was conducted by Coroner John
ouackenbos ar Haverstraw. a. per adjournment
The whole OF the testimony was taken and verdict
rendered, thus ending this famous "Rockiand
county mystery"
TESTIMONY OF MRS. BRIDGEr HOUSE RESUMED.
There were three unmarried females In the family
of the Misses Stevens; one OF these sisters moved
away last fall her name was Mary Ann Stevens; she
went to philadelphia; was after the death OF Mrs.
Sophia L. Nickerson, ] think that she left; don't
think that she mas been IN Rock.and county since
that time il was in october her furniture et TO the
best OF my knowledge.
BY q juror-I can't say that enc ever visited the
Nickerson family don't know Of ner ever riding out
with Mr. Nickerson; she did not make any secret OF
her going away nor to the place OF ner soournng;
have visited her at her home in Philadelphia since
that time.
TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM eovAN. NJ. D.
reside in the town and village OF Stony Point,
Rockland county; am practising physician and
surgeon; have been such twenty-siX years contlnu-
ously; knew Sophia l.. NckersOn; saw her re-
mains after death, on the 10Th OF APRIL 1860; the
body in clubhouse attached to this house tpace OF
nquesu; made superficial autopsy Of the body at
that tme opened It, dissected out the liver stomach
large and small nestlnes, and one OF the kidney 81;
the stomach and large and small intestines glued to-
gether by some glutinous substance, produced as l
NAL state the kidney had degenerated into a sort
OF fatty mass without evidence or 0ecomp0Sfl0n
made other observations; the external appearance
OF the body was OF dark brown color, somewhat
shriveed and OF a mummy-ike appearance; the
general contour Of the body as TO shape, was very
well preserved did not observe any decomposition
OF the body except the soft part Of the nose; the
remainder was In good state Of preservation;
there were no other peculiar characteristics observ-
n nntn m ri nG
with the body as could In obedience to orders;
have no recollection Of examining the teeth; If a
throat and stomach, accompanied with vomiting
and purging, 1t may be sympathetic with the intro.
ducnon OF some very irritant substance or actual
poison; the tartrate or antlmony would produce
these symptoms If taken In large quantities, and yet
may not destroy life; nux vomica will also produce
retcning, vomiting and spasmodic acton OF the
sensation IN the throat, and both may
cause death II taken In poisonous doses;
nuX vOmica is classed among the virulent posons;
arsenic will also produce these symptoms; mineral
poisOns will also; tarlrate OF andmony may be put
down as q polson poison when administered Is
question of quantity do not think there are any
agents that would produce these symptoms unless
given IN poisonous doses; croon oil WIN produce all
Will destroy life; 1t is volatile poison.
BY Juror-Arsenic Is powder; anything over
the one-sixteentn Of grain would produce these
symptoms, and death II repeated in such doses
did not hear DR.. Doremus' testimony; sealed up
the remains or organs taken from the body, after
washing the parts myself; these were then put into
the possession OF Coroner Quackenbos; they were
done to exclude anything from getting into the jars;
the latter were previously put into box, the cover
OF which was nailed and sealed.
BY the Coroner, at the request OF y. p. HOFFMAN.
The maximum dose OF nux vomica as remedial
agent is two ana half grains and II repeated too
often might produce poisonous effects.
BY the Coroner, at Mr.. HOnman's request.
G. WIZ not unrlpe irat very young veal anu
food occasionally produce infamation Of the stom.
ach extending alphabetically to the throat, and
that Inflammation cause retchng, vomiting purg.
Ing ana burning OF the parts in1amedf A. Yes.
Counsel for the Coroner-Dld you ever know Of
any one suffering from these symptoms by eating
BODY ~ IN %S be
by means OF the earth, as the body Of MRS. Ncker-
son wasf A. have good medical authority to say
BY JUROR am not apt to give medicine to
patient II do not know what Is the matter with
be Is morally certain what the character of the dis
ease Is; the body OF the deceased was buried ID q
gravey sou tn nat might preserve Inc BODY:
In case Of chronic poisoning by arsenic would not
a careful chemical analysis Of the organs you dis
sected and sent 10 Professor DOremus discover traces
TESTIMONY OF JACOB HENeeELER RESUMED
In brief he testified that ne never left Mrs. Ncker.
son any pills on the Monday Of her last illness. but
had previously for the uterine disease. He verified
two prescriptions put up 10 Mrs susan Blauye!Is
drug store, Nyack, dated August Is, 1893. a. fol.
lows
Compound q; Of eaiysyDth, ~ 'crupls'
Pull. rhubarb, scruple
on OF peppermint, scruples.
These were to be divided into twenty pills, and to
be taken one at bed time.
also prescribed at the same time, same day, as
incidence
Syrup OF iodide Of ron be ten drops two or
three timco . day.
Coroner-Is there anything else you want to say
Doctor-Yes, sir; the Misses Stevens story about
my leaving medicine on the Monday night Of Mrs.
Nlekerson's illness s wrong: ! did not; that
ordered an Injection Of opium 10 also false.
Counsel Tor the Coroner-YOu ordered an Injection
OF opium, Odd you not and what was Its quantityf
this matter OF putting questions and answers stimuli.
taneously into the witness mouth stopped at once.
1t is the unanimous request Of the jury It has gone
along far enough II the Doctor has any memoranda
he desires to refer to let him do IT, l. as with all Of
US, want him to swear to what he knows, and that
alone.
Doctor-well. did not give any directions about
the quantity OF opium to use Ia the Injection, but
said ITO get alum and laudanum and mix them"
scene in the ''sick room, OF Mrs NiCkerson quite
tragcay, meanwhile being asked by Mr.. George L.
more to say" The Doctor ended his testimony by
dealb.p
Here Mr.. c. p Hoffman arose and renewed his
request on behalf of DR.. Sloat and Mr. Nickerson to
crossexamine DR.. Henggeler, and In this request he
spoke eloquenty and forciby saying that all the
freely exonerated both Mr.. Nckerson ana DR.. Sloat
and that II he was refused this point he desired
TO say this, "that he had been asked by dozen gen.
temen citizens OF Rockland county, 10 sft this case
to Its last dregs," and In behalf OF that public and
himself he desired TO, and that could only be done
by the cross.ex animation sought for.
The Coroner refused this request.
Mr.. Hoffman then continued, ana said that not
only had the Coroners counsel exhausted all his In
genuty, ali his inventive powers to point TO some
culprlt In this case; not only had he volunteered
statement after statement under general questions
OF ANYTHING more, Doctorf" "Anything else to
sayr, but he had pointed directly TO those whom he
anu thousands 10 the country knew as II they were
guilty OF murderous transactions. Therefore ne de-
sired 10 cross.exanlne DR.. HenggeleT and so renew
ms request and he felt that then he could extract
All tne venom all the poison OF the Doctors testi
nony and show where he had suppressed important
FACTS. The Coroner again refused the request.
Voice tangriy)-What do you want to set aside
the truth 1or, John Quackenbos,
Coroner (deeldedlyl-Put that man out.
same Nolce-Wiil your DO IT If you dare. am
v lllzen OF boeKiand county and know my con.
science. ~