, 1869-03-17
THE BECKER CASE,
Report of Prof, RIaney ON The
CGnlen:s Of Two Bottles.
1hs Presence ct Poison net Poeltigaiv
Discova1ed.
Letter from Dr. Z1tmba--Whas Hs
Thinks Ah7ut the Mattar.


Ohat!es Il. Aetd received TIE esu!sof IA cIarol-
taron OF the htutes touLd On b cke.'a p;ea:te-.
wa!ea Tess Submitted % pr. Bl.ney. OF
Rush Mtd!csl coltee. Ter an.lvsts,
Ar. Hcsa It gerEenan Of vtrtastIe poaert,
and. hke Bsota Of D!!loa, for ir.tsEce, caa ptay
Eas1 psit', ar Nj. Reed ho!da nuCeseus pasEie
Offices. Besides legal of1ce, te Is P,e..arns
Of the Library Atsoeiaaou,' which, 20 dou,r.
tafes up mach oF k!s time. THIS seco..t.. IN
measure. for tee sact tbs. NJ H. ct's 2nA ,r 81 :
IL not atways open. Of the P.o1rle'oE e:eav..e
cestlh C. Il pas Eft eah7. ih.:csosr, % did n3t
Vice Nj. RE.d rect tstti til fepust t:ntl Dr lI,.
non <xs. Folio ina !. The reo. r: Of b: J,ue.v
z. clancy. Frsk s.er of Caen1trus IN fla.e Me..
cal to.lesr, h.eh was accrc.s:d II IL, K ed:
Tue ASALY-gs.
h&.e the honrr to eahnu n: {, ,oa,=-.4,7
rpcr Of sn e1a -tra:;ou Of the teo ,o.,!,s .al
aitted BY The Cotoces q cock r-aE;r. a., IS.
Hstn eq o.tlss wers 5oye.ts ., s:a ~ r.
be pspe1 pascn nen', ma IT'D VIII co::oa t#t.e,
atd eoth were seai on the cfo+:t1c G. .tt.c.=.
re seal being oval Wi:n ca.:td Iuaeia. Batr
10. !, nn in.p:e!2r. ne'S,e cnsRt3s a5p:a:s:: %
opener, sppt ar1o to coItst1 q 1eIS utE2.e qu.c-
bof1eu and to III sides.
found to be NJ troten, thr bottle appssrca to &c
empty: !..rt oGor, unp!ea.snt ard e1ra,lar 10
that Of The urine OF mice Wss perceotb'e. The
t<mptrs u1r- lneres,ed The uat recame mo.a sp-
parent. Pure eth Vas icen into need INTO tae
eossle and aF1'atd G.Fe ne f1tne; Tbs ether Was
toeu uecantcd. poured TITO > w.tcu-,3ss and H!-
lowed to eTsporals spontaneously After the
ayapctalt1n Of tho efhee she eaa1e odoe teroaizpd
,Dd ne ..ssa Eass sa aspass, Of
zn.erotcope minute ety.'als we're v1sIb.e. which
were 100 .na'l II au.ns.:y 10 oe .dr- uaeu. NJ
VA. sanlcr 10. nut not quite .d.nt!eal ~,fh. that
9! he seeersple Aka osa coa!a. 1h= residue lsfs
psvss to sine, ssoH:rF A. Iii. .at fraet,o1.
bot'le hos:led No t1h'en sepearei merely
so'lsd = y..,s Eets smaa an.R1.ty u sto:'d tno-
GpeItd, atd small 9usnt.ty OF ci.tlliet va.gr
INTRODUCED. TIE adee:eEt substance w,s Iot
et,he', ftmpssd y she ai.t.I=. w.is1 Mt. ssl-
ss!sen for sesssAl minutes le" drops Of d,u'ed
l1uon Of tTdra:e u p 'tsss4 VIE a1t d. shlc1,
upfn A2itxtto1. 1apfdiy o-sstl7.d The adhet,nE
crust. Aoott tkrer.lonrthe OF th- .ol,f1sp nus
oota:ned uss il tzo: uced 111o very minnie iapa-
lsteG t!zss lefort lifted ~ Email glsss rec ,ves,
ard dis tllee At .empe ls'uzr so in* a. 10 sto1d
which was taf+fu:av xepl cocl. DAD serF d-cfd-
cd sIkallIe cdoE, a1s2oat, IT, no: qute, Identical
wath ~ naos 20 oo1s1nrd a f1en H. sotsis ~ l. aat
rcc I:nus psptF,
For c. 1opasis .. h1lf- :unee oi ta1d extract Of
tie toIium masc3.arum Was ittr9ducea 1rt, I
stmil4f retolt, a -ouston Il hyd.a!1 Of po.assa
aud IN eu4l qu.u;iy, and dss'll ed. with 'hn
.sne r esaro 8, into &c . e. recesver- Th:s
tdeutleal ~rh 1noe- pfevt-u.ly on s.n.d non has-
ties No and No. :. but sill nosu intense shtz
either: Al 4so gave decided alkAlt-e te4sloA
h1ptt,nerts ware then made upon tn, whits
mice: mo tEe CAVITY Of the add men Of on At
about hal aud :rzehm Of tne u,s ii lie ,otain-
ed from the bottle No I. ana tuto tns csrs1 Of
tte .bdoEen q me ot:es "a. a.nala:l, ,ot:e:ed
hhout douole tie 1nauhtJ # The ttsrllste prs-
! Ased tlrtn the eoes1m mseut4u=. ey th- ps.-
eess ao~re described. IL The Il ter es*e t.e saa
s6s po,sone ~ eG.e:s " III eots.. in shs i,rae1
eale, N "hlcA II. aieiillatc nom 7n'ti- No aw-a
used, the mon tlu1ost ,uam=.iAt.lJ spoe1rrd -
b auser,ng. either rom tie edec- Of 70 ~!
lfcnu The operation. and ccnrftaed 10 be Affected
for teserst toufr, but tusllf fsc ysrd
IL eons.9e,o1. iwsa tsa,Ik a ~ .h., 20 9s.na!
II, vrss ;se1t aka o,d: ;bss ~ qain. } - 50
ae,io1-. wuald strongly irdl-ate ins prtse-es Of
not no, "i:s sat sssres Of eeflsn'7 ~s'ea ~.a:o PEI
tptt nc ps sltiTsIy, and w1tho1' rstesvs:tuu, 10
sWea1 to inc ka., tnat It was preteni ia eitnes.
| LEr7gn YH0H nk. zA41xsA.
There arc Two tlces 70 *r.zy question, md hoas
ahoulo eo tra1d- W., shtreose, ps4It the sulow.
Cu'cAoo. Earca ii. 1868.
To- nc Editor ot The Chicago rs!ou1e:
The tci,tnts1 reEai1s aseemo4tt ne Prot.
Gate rcsd ~ f,slow.: '1nc1. cla'ely ates n'a
= 1ta'h. cEeGt a .1slsh Of nj. rioto CT ~aa
usee. Il eonta. = o., i1 v1rueut = toi oa.' $500 -
Ire IN eT gives y a. t"s't &c tact tna' cents,
| ard nothing th! eonts. had oesn found, shEH<at
e'ar.c which very str ERl5 re*t5no! = COT tne:
lta tie ehtut.t must kno~ t+'tes; il ,ne suh
sa1ee ioara b. h,s,. n re- 'sas eoo,na, snea
was .o:1e, bu, &c dces 1eNhr + OF item. 10 h,
. ~E Ter ssss nasst tar Is eau seasa for:
! the n,me sf frote.,or Fted. aabi. u;
! ~ 3,ss. I1h,sk Prof. Ias'.|- a,as.. ia !.
I wcriry 10 be ms ui!cnrH ~ stoe Of Acsssa
] | alebei atd Blare4. As Pfcf. N1s1s Is chsu
, ist ehosc game = rot nl, tno~n IN htesxo
but III r7et he unit> Stats. IS ore Of ~ neg
to b, his raue r,'Auoned
Tier " xr tt eonsinnts. ~ ;nlrd tehcn'e'
!. ses ssa,r:. :oi .he eohteai. q lie esom -.
ihs sps1es unss ta., q thtrd snt@tcsl aasiys,
: Ct tEc to1tetts OF the z:oua>p Lad beeu mad
.ss ssh ne.p;at : sHs re s S !s.; % e.
Il. Reed. sa3s :hs: be uaak' = e,t seuers absu: Ii
! e.AmsLauoh OF tht Nv to,t:e. tuamlt'eo oI ii
ss, so - cses' sea N, s1a lis
.he .1err bot'les ctn:alt iex rho raaafare'
susd u, z " sis9. ,n1 T., y:
. &c ta1lils Fs." fs.s tct1eieI; proof .
2. 10 tat 81 Tho sa'ia,,, ot Vi. ) soss. r-p. :
. hEsue No. oltHEed the tubssanSe fo1ud
MI. s:Aoel, oetug ''srme ;cf sae .u>+- aact} IL
: wtttf} solution or uols n.eH; h7ttte No. oetr
"Mme OF the s.ks,o:d 10 tho stats Ct oxa =;
!, dlnu."
4 Nov. then. the result Of TIA rsl,als of bott
, NO u. that "t.s cdor rce1red II this ho:t
: Of tnc vepera'le s1kalo:o, epnia." Bo.te NJ,
Rsse ttftl!ste with IT ttot almost. II max quit
, ldentlcsI with the oaGt obtained f;oo bot&te u
!, tut tntre lntsnse.
!. PtJ-ioIokteal experiments were ten nald
. Ab.ut ait trid dFschu of tee difu'ta,t q
J.. .a,red from bottle NJ tsGe sttocR.sr snsas<E
n1d p y, eas5ea ;:G pfqsss'' re ~. ess
1hsse raeas., valeh %.inos, IN tmzeaisu
t Au:ealka 10 be suffering, citues rom the eject
;, | The poi.ou. CT from .ee oL-ra.:or. md cCn.lr1
b 10 b. afect:a ftr sev. fsl boa: oa: nusl n cs
;. erte." Ha1 ,a' re ses1 arg c-rtra. tho E.u
= peuu Env- dIec: 70 th-r- ~a. 20 are pstse,
a Tncu nssc d,acs o. tue au:d ek*r4tt orean t
H. stcnsth Of a.. thef ~n:ts mras., xalc 4 ea .
h. andu. &sir.3 setontr, frnna t"e seon us Ee Ct
a. supra~. now, Becker rad e pn1.pu-a
l.. shts dcid e rac; Ut con um nlsta aiora.
y c1uld aWs17 to q hang ,nssscIs, aEc trnt- 1a
tn | won!o aLo NUT hssc ri-eose:ed -uA tr-r-s
ut til. potsoc. hccsnse, Il IA TO ro'1fie dfsaoa
ss1 nd ,s,se searfs sesfe estaoe
e s,sS essa.sr III .icr. 'a''t Of os; po..ons2 a9
q esn.u1n razru asnna would kay: Eesa observe
ae tat retrEet Of thsn 10 K ptac; this h5po.he
bT | lAcks tvery pfnot tA-
at Now, then, zs 1t has no: been proved :h,' D.
u. ey has tten p As' ue;, 1eithsr ~ canl. Q a
b, any orter poi.oa ns5, n zen Eor... Ia .sn,
~ IS II raa I OF been pr ve,I hat tc ta+ een
IN soned =: ~. I'D .E.anaeh 9.tse post NOR
be atnaote ,aets g.:terct IT N The = .stcm .ps
tie attending ph.b;e1su. d. n. >e.aeEs, ant
lie out .W;rtJ ~ Is.ses p'ors ,rfacisntiy :
iias en1pltx, IT curtsa1e-te, trer the'e is 10
ca t.,ing O. oued ,hs lac J,cos B s.-L;