The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-12-30

THESE defenders are met by A. x. syester, the At
torney General OF the STATE, who carries on the
closely coniederated with James Revell. MI Syester
Is Jovlal, round-headed man, good looking, COM
lie NJ over matched in numbers by the defence
which Is using every Intelligent energy 10 annlnl-
late the case OF the prosecution and thus far with
the THREE JUDGES ON THE BENCH
are good-looktng, digniled Marylanders, the Chiel
Justice being hne brown-eyed, baidlsn, oval
headed man, with an animated countenance anu an
occasional propensity 10 cape, as II overworked.
He 1s . native OF Connecticut Judge Hayden, VINO
sits on the right Is Carroll county, near The
Pennsylvania line; Is a large headed, dignlhed,
broad laced, bald man, with acalm reflective man.
ner, and rather clerical. Judge Holland, OF Hart
lord county, the third Justice, a specialized old
man. with sour countenance, a shrewd eye and
face well wrinKed, OIL low stature and good COM
APPEARANCE OF THE JURY.
1t Is seldom that one sees more intelligent and
manly jury. The sprinktng OF gray boards among
them IS notable but there are also q lew pleasing
laced young men, and all wear the best type u
Maryland cOuntenances.
PEEP BENEATH THE PRISONERS VEIL
MIS-. Wharton. the prisoner, Is very nearly the
central figure Of the Court and ner deep black vei
falling In q column almost Opaque and meeting her
dress, WHOM Is scarcely less OF lunerea! hue makes
Sitimg wlInin eight feet OF her and directly in
'front.' am just able to trace out the line OF ner eye
br0ws and the impression ri long, gaunt face,
small at the chm aud solemn around the mouth.
Deep. placid grief IS the eflect o. that lace on The
mind. Her kldded hands are folded quietly over
the breast, and she seldom moves except TO turn
her mead little way from side ~ side when the
opposing lawyers wrange over point oil impor.
OPENING THE rwENTY.FIRsT DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
To-day's proceedings began with the testimony Of
Miss Jennie Mayer daughter OF Brantz Mayer
Paymaster OF the United states Army. MISS Mayer
Is 9 medium-sized, slight young lady, ana was
little tmd upon rne stand Her 1ather sat perfectly
nmplacable and inexpensive during her evidence
and the young lady was let down easy by the atlor
neys.
Another OF Brantz Mayors daughters was In court
sitting behind the misunderstanding Mrs Nelson,
VINO Is equal in age with the accused and Is also
TESTIMONY OF JENNIE MAYER.
Miss Mayer testified that she was at Mrs. Whar-
toms house nalf an hour before General ketchum
died; thai she went down the street with Miss
Nelly Wharton TO summon Mr. Nelson, and
time to see Mrs. Hutton come down stairs
and denver the dead General KeIchum's bodily
effects TO Miss Nellie Wharton. Mrs. Hutton, VINO
has taken strong position In favor OF Mrs.. Whar-
toms quit. mao previously alleged that she deiv-
cred the said effects to Mrs. Wharton herself MISS
amiaDle ana kind-nearted.
Miss Mayer sned tears under excitement after
HER FATHER, BRANTZ MAYER
is superb specimen or mixed ScOtcn-Irlsh and
celebrated Colonel Cresap the Maryland Dorderer.
He mas large head, fine naAen eyebrows and
jaws covered with a. axen White saS beard He Is
apparently nea- sixty years OF age, and has distln.
guisned himself In American literature.
Captain n. 5. Brewert0n, the next witness, Ia O
line, dlgnlhed army Oticer, young and manly, with
Q neat mustacne ana nne brow and pae-iaced.
TO speak Of Mrs Wharton's hospitality. He testi-
fed that he had known Mrs. Wharton three or TOUR
army FOR good heartedness. He instanced General
SacKeJt OF tine army, as euiOglst or Mrs. Wharton.
The Cnief Justice mere interrupted, and asked II
General SaCket had said that since the commission
OF the prisoners alleged crime.
Witness replied, Eyes; botn before and after"
The witness then tesuiled m0destly but highly to
Mrs WaaSt3as sRianlty eospsstZ and generous
'cSsistnn SITTING Tas MEDICAL TESTIMONY.
The drst chemist called to-day was rather unim-
presslve nervous son OF science, talking with the
pronounced, sOveniy dialect OF Southerners He
had long dark auburn hair, pale blue ewes and
coloress face, not without intelligent light In 1t.
When ke came to give his opinion or the analyses
ALREADY made he did 1t with that sort or nonchalance
fsney the husband q Anna surratt sat between
tbs prosecuting attorneys taking notes upon McIul-
lodgn's opinion Of himself and others. honey is a
small, rather insignificant young man, with a long
mustache He was formerly chemist In the United
States Army and Navy Medical Museum and was
raft. He has bent eyebrows very black hair little
physical stamina and looks painfully young under
4 chemist DR.. AIKEN was also sufferer from Nc.
Cull0ugns testimony and ne sat some way on ION
ns SssR KY n
saf as sss sn snse
analysis viii result to his professional injury. DR..
Schoeppe In Pennsylvanla is now In JAIL convicted
q similar poisoning case. Mccullough called chem
istry .Kimistry,n and although developing c0nsid-
and extreme VirgInian anecianons, with mis- nom ION
chalant deliberatlon, reduced his oral interesting
ness as witness he Is now professor Of Lees
College. Lexington, and took pains to say with en-
The witness improved Immensely However, Is ha
Of United States Mint, Professor OF Natural Pniloso
ply 0t Princeton and at Columbia College, and
teacher at Jefferson College, Phiiadelpnia; after.
lederate army. He mace the torpedoes Tor Charles.
ton harOOr.
General ketchum and last night read his report to the
states Attorney o. Baltimore city, copy OF which was sent
~ sTTsLi Whether ., not. your judgment. the
stomach Of General kechum sufficient " the presence
WITNESS regard them as entirely insufficient, ST.
n, s.sas.SnRo you CONSIDER perfect analysis or
wifSfss-i CONSIDER radically detective SIR without
Ct sos % @
metal Itself and then submit 70 after 70 that
having many properties b. which
The substances 20, snsimony Al all ih. is mixed WITH
some foreign substance and quantity Of metal Obtained
,%por.ns q he .s:s l.i that maj
fhs eonr be Dr. Aiken deec. be-
Re
this subject CITED ArnIa and also "Becfs Medical
Jurisprudence"
Mr. STEER-Do you regard the three applied by Dr.
OF the stomach of General ketchum
the only Of importance 20 use 10 searching for anti
monyY
TO be metal then the three tests ne applied
would sufficient Indicate very strong
bihy that antimouy present; do not certainty,
other to which anmony should be
subjected and, metals constantly be-
ing might possible that metal
may properties the three Dr.
AIKEN his search Tor sntfmony may have been pursued
with satisfactory results oui another Of the tests TOR anti
and in q OF life and death
Attorney 6ene VI SYE8TER-We object The witness has
nothing the OF evidence before the
Chief Justice INTELLECTUALLY not he can only state
his opinion expert.
requiring certainty should consider
positively necessary TO beyond these three tests use by
DR.. Aiken even In commercial manner would
ATTORNEY General SYEsTER-The witness not state
matters not bearing on the case.
WITNrss-I consider the three tests tried by DR..
Aiken In such operating
upon OF stomach containing substances OF