The New York herald., 1871-12-10

nation, and occupied time but without elicit
ing anything OF Interest no: produced in The direct
examination.
TESTIMONY or PROFESSOR AIKEN
Professor W. z. Aiken, the analytical chemist
um's stomach. was tne next witness called.
There was moments delay and the
restessiy about the room to see the chemical indi
vidual, when tall, elderly gentleman stepped Ior-
ward, whose long gray beard and general appear
ance rrcsistibly reminded one OF Rip Van Wrinkle.
II was suggested tnat the resemblance had been
Increased by few days solourn Ia this ancient CITY.
The venerable Professor took the stand and from the
testimony gwen by him one might nave the idea
that ne mad enjoyed considerable rep0se. Tine Pro
O'Clock Mr.. Revell began the examination in chleL
Professor william Il. AikenI reside IN the city OF
hbaltimore hat am an anal, tical chemist. anu have
peen Professor OF Chemistry In the University OF
maryland since 1887. Was called on by Professors
Chew and Miles and Dr. Williams, On the 3Oth OF
tanning the stomach OF General Ketchum; as | un-
derso0d, their request was that should ex anime II
GUS character understood that 1t was my duty "a
chemical expert To satisfy myself Dy appropriate
rIons there sS 70 w wheaer @ Ihere was anything a
that would lead To y certainty IN nv
conclusions. Before beginning an analysis chemical
expert always seeks lor something to guide rs re-
searches. The symptoms OF the case are import
AMI as guiding him In the determination In MS own
mind rs to what ne SHAH search l0r.
SEARCH FOR ARSENIC OR srRYCHNIA.
With that view 1 made inquiries. and was gov.
ny rom some HOs ne meGa sa
idea Of strychnia was presented to me;
from others an idea OF arsenic. Those
to the best OF my knowledge nothing else was sug
gesed; the Jar was handed me by one OF the three.
the Jar and placed on c,ean plate: Dr. Miles made
an inclslon and poured out the contents into q
Ieaker glass; the nuid measured within few
drops Of four nud ounces; | then pro-
ceedel to examine that turoid brownish
mud 1rst for s.rychnia; to determine
certain properties VIII ch IL possesses, as vegeLa
bic aknIl it VIII unite with an acld and form com.
acid, using enough 10 insure al excess
OF the acd II would necessarily unite
amy snSSns ssn1 us s SSa sss . sSe
In alcohol. added large quantity Of alcohol 20
this mass trustngNo yet solution Of any strychnia
liquid IRON the insoluDle matter by htration, and
by evaporatng the alconol obtained small quantity
TO remove everything soluble, and after nltcrine
II again added large bulk oi suiphurc
traIize the tararlc acid aud TO aecompose. the
salt and set tree the pure strychnia II any
was present In order TO have that dissolved In
ether; the object Of the whole process was to trans
fer the sirychna rom the original matter 10 the
ether-tnat ~, n there was any strych-
OF That ether there would be lett IN
q solid state any stry ychnia which had been IN So
luton. In this case the evaporation or the ether
gave me no crystalline residui no visible residue
except few points OF what appeared to be fatty
NO sTRYCHNIA IN THE STOMACH
then concluded that there was no strychnia In the
matter nad examined.
Chief Justice MILLER al this polnt interrupted the
course OF examination, ana directed that the court
be adjourned TIL Monday at len A. M.
To-day the proceedings have not been OF thai
intensely interesting character which cnarac-
tcrlzed the examination OF DIR. Williams anu
Mrs. Hutton, the eyewitnesses To the DEATH
Ued scene and tile mysterious proceedings
preceding IT, they were the dry, technical ex-
animation or meuical experts who conducted and
assisted AT the p0stmorteln. ana really
amounted to nothing rs developing any new
facts bearing directly upon the alm-
portant question OF the guilt or innocence
OF Mrs. wharton There viii undoubtedly be mucn
or general interest IN this impending light between
the DOCTORS, as there Is summoned by the defence
large number or medical gentlemen high In tue pro-
fessiOn contradict certain theories set up 0y tue
prosecution. Next week proceedings VIII be more
important than heretofore, and something Tangible
may possibly be developed.