Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-12-14
HE WHARTON TRIAL.
Gen. hetchu,n-s SanSaree and Milk
Punch-What was i'm the bottom of
IytslhIer.

After the close of our report OF the trial of
Mrs. Wharton at Annapolis, by telegraph, yes
teTday-
Mr.. " ID Loney testified that he was in the
house Of rswharton when Gen. Eetchum was
taken sick. ON Tuesday, the day before Gen.
ketchum died. witness was in the dining room
when Mr~.N hartOn came In and stated that she
was going - Stabler'- "a CrOceT's near therel to
get bottle of brown stout, could not say what
Time II " as when she going or when she
came back. witness offered to 90. but she said
she wanted the walk; she returned with "A bottle
wrapped Up, and said she was going to make a
SansaTee fer Gen. n; she went to- the sideboarl
and MIXED n; witness did not think il was good
for him. and recommended her 20 put nutmeg
IN NJ she - 'ed that il was d tic ut to get him to
take any Thing When he was sick, that he was pc
Culiar about taking things when he was i,k;
that II would probably be difficult to get him To
take u INFLOW, and that it would be less prob
able that he would take II with nutmeg in il,
hut she wOl.ld put the nutmeg in and try whether
lac would take il or not: she took the sangaree up
starr, and returned in a few minutes and said
he lad TAKE II: subsequently that SAM after
noon she went out riding with witness; could not
state positively when they returned from the
Ide; generally returned about p.
Mrs. Anna NJ. honey testified that she met
Gen. ketchum at Mrs. wharton's on Wednes-
tay before his death; witness went to Mrs
Nhart0n'S; a little after II o'clock WAS called
INTO the dInins-rOOm by Mrs. Van Ness; found
her standing there with a wine-gltss of milk
punch IN her hand, which she had poured from
a tumb!er which was on the table; the itumbler
o"krd peculiar. II had peculiar deposit in the
n0flced nothing sweet about il; il produced a
grating sensation in her throat, something like
that witness Ielt sometimes Ter taking mayne-
sla- u lett very strong metallic taste in her
mouth at the time. witnes. then took a little and
rubbed u on her hand; there was nothing sticky
about 1t; witness asked them to let her have the
tumbler, and put it in her pocket; took it first
10 a che mist named TOurnier, on Post Office
avenue he was not home; then took it to Mr.
Thompson, Oh Baltimore street; he tested the
81 thmcnt; the tumbler was never out of the
sight OF witness until she gave il TO Dr. Chew
Jame McAyoy testified that he was at Mrs
hsrtons ON Sunday, June 2jth; witness at
The request Of Mrs. Wharton. got a bottle of
hrsndy from an adjoining roSI:. she said Gene
TAI hetchun wsS sick, and she wanted the
brandy to make him some punch or tod,iy; sub
Sequently saw General Ret ham sitting at the
Table IN the dining room stirring something.
ADDITIONAL WITNESSES.
The following additional witnesses have been
- mmODed TO testify in behalf of the state
The Aetuary of the Girard Life Insurance com
Edny, OF Philadelphia; the administrator of J.
James, of Philadelphia: Samuel L. Phillips.
OF Washington: Drs. Donaldson and William n
Howard Mr.. GoSman and General G.. d. Wi.e
OF baltimore, and Messrs. Josiah Lee Johnston
and Henry Johnston, of Baltimore.