New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-25
THE WEDEKIND-GALLER CASE.
THE ANALYSIS By PROF.. DoREMUs.

THE ANALYSIS BY PROF. DoREMUs.
Yesterday Coroner Schirmer concluded the
investigation Of the circumstances attendant on the
death OF Michael Caller The fact OF DR.. Wedeknd hav-
ing been arrested for extortng 81 900 from Mrs elizabeth
Caller wife OF the deceased by threatening TO publicly
her Of having poisoned her husband ana the SUD
sequent examination and commlttal OF Wedeknd, the
examination Of the body OF Caller and delivering of the
stomach and contents and portion OF the internal or
gans TO Prof Doremus for anayzaton has beer gwen at
lenethin The TRIBUNE. Yesterday Prof, Doremus made
his report. which is follows:
Nov 2h visited the Morgus Bellevue. accompanied e- Dr.
body which had been requested ias witnessed
d .So opspi2s The snail and .ss Intestine; hSated
se liver the two sdnsy. the oada.I portions o.
opened BY after careful washing .iss
The stomach empty black substance lined the
the cbsm.nt Of sn. quantities black iaphde
badly the the eOon due 20 Se SeeO@po'on 81 se boy
s. ais.as' we're empty sLssD0s ';st s e1 , .1
focal mattel weighing ounces portion TIE contents. WITH part
snail oosnts Of lead and traces mOrp The liver black
appearance aud analysis revealed the presence Q: lead 70 TIE
sIs6 poGn Of the @u,eu tissue va; also .nag,'
cad was found 70 the extent grain pound this lead
found the ra.isS o. The ,.0n.s IN ss e0. D % y
mOpba the washings Of the stomach and contents o. the
siyehune found The VaOu, acid aud mineral
polson we're also .s,rehd io .,. such i insi9 S
tenes portions Of the remain. for further
deemed assisted b. able ssssut MI
Of my examination large quantity Of lead
had administered sufficient deh the whole OF The focal
matter would the result Of dcompooD and the Tor
nation black suph oflead Iead bad been administered small
would produce darkness Of the focal There
have does have been administered
and puposey producing fatal result the symptoms
Of poisoning lead marked that have tie
testimony symptoms Of the deceased IN yoar pos
much Light the ubjeet certain muscles are
payd; coils pains Lead will be found admins
tered In ordinary from TO three grains Of
acetate Of administered several times during the DAY There was
enough produce death the patient was very low" but
condition. there not sufficient to warrant the conclusion
that OF death There eIiFemes person
low condition might be seriously affected by small qqann
poson the other hsd large dosef have hen
without fatal result Since much Of the CrotOn water psken
through which might
sem beer and ds through lead pipes N
produce the symptoms
Dr. Josph Cushman Deputy Coroner, testified that, in
company with several other physicians, he had made
post morem examination Of the body Owing to Its dis
condition they could not determine the exact cause
OF death The then submitted to the jury who
rendered verdict that the post norton examlna.
ton and chemical analysis failed TO show the cause OF
death we fnd that Michael Caller came To his death
from causes TO us unknown" The Coroner then stated
that Re was satisfied OF the innocence Of Mrs Caller that
she been under arrest but had voluntarily at
tended all the examinations and he could eX0nerate her
from all completely In the death OF her husband