The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-12-14


wanted 70 leave on thstwo O'Clock train for Phlla
would let her 20 II she should see MN; called on
her again that afternoon and told her that circum
stances had come to our knowledge that made 1t
house 10 prevent any one connected with it from
lowing saturday; on saturday called again with
ex-Sherin Albert anu others, and introduced them
during one Of my conversations with her sne told
me the the General was opposed 10 doctors. ana
taken tartar emelc in mistake; she also told me Of
the bottle OF laudanum.
Mrs. II. D. Loney, the sister or Mrs. Hutton, was
next called for the prosecution. she, IKE her
sister was dressed N deep a an net gen
among the educated and refined. MRS. Loney tes-
tlned-I have known MRS: wharton lor h four or nye
met MIN at Mrs. Wnarton's house on Saturday
evening. June "a; saw nim enter and go up stairs
AID aiterw ards, when he cane IN TO tea, was In
troduced TO MIN, and, as tea was announced left
the room; was IN az tea the next evening. when he
saw him again until just before he died; heard
hlm vomiting on Tuesday evening-the day before he
third moor and on the nrst; cannot say how long
II lasted on Monday; the day before was standing
%ose wnen she entered The front gate SAID
to her THAT It was early; she had been out
70 the provision store; Il was between seven
fast; went TO Mrs. wharton's on Wednesday
ltte atler eleven O'Clock; went Immediately 20 my
sick at Mrs. wnaron's; after remaining there
very few moments was called to the door by Mrs.
standing wi:h wine glass Of mink punch In her
hand, which she had poured from tumber the
''' soMxraISo WAS WRONG wITH THE ruMBLEs.
It looked peculiar; 10 had peculiar deposit In the
Ser tasted s Of he SEDIMENT and there was
nothing sweet about It; 1t produced grating sen
sat,on In my mouth, IKE had felt sometimes after
taking magnesia; It left very strong metallic taste
in my mouth at the time; then took "A little and
rubbed 1t on my hand, and there was nothing
tumbler, ana put 1t in my pocket, Went back into
my brothers room and remained there a lew mo.
to my mother; went back nurredly to Mrs. Whar-
TOMS for my umbrella which /! had lett went up
ton, was. went into. a little room, wnere
Mrs. Hutton Joined me; Mrs.. wharton
going SSin down town; told her was; she asked me
II would look at General Ketchum- and tell her
what thought OF MS conduct s aad she mad te he
was Ill as others Thought he was she would send
It; went in and looked and came back and TOLD
her he looked TO me very much
LIKE DYING MANI;
took the telegram between twelve and half-pasu
gram to General Brlce at washington at Ave min
0tes to one; when went into General Ketcnum's
side: went with my husband from the iele-
| graph oflce TO the olllce Of man named
aSssa CT Chemist Gid f'en nO nS
In; went down 70 Andrews Thompson
aa o a NJ w
penknife and put II on . copper cent and then ap-
got IN Ss Cars and to
pr. Chew's residence directly to my own house and
then 70 MIS- a q uae ~ r IN ny
ana he was next to me. saw him in the second
story back room and showed him the lumbler; he
put little OF the deposit on his tongue but dd
swallow iii be took the tumbcr and put 1t In his
pocket but his coat was too thin conceal it and
Kept il until tho AFTERNOON, then handed 70 DR.
CheW; the tumbler was never out OF my sight; Mr.;
Crawford Nelson and my mother also took some Of
the sediment out OF the tumbler.
Chief Justice MILLER-How much did Mr.. Nelson
wrTNEss--only little; do not know how much
my mother took OUT
| Inc witness was here handed over for cross
examination, but there was no new fact developed
Mr.. Kieinscnmit testines:-Mrs Wharton purchas-
ed tartar emetic; l have known Ms Wharton for
four or nve years; was at MIS- Wnarton's on sunday
evening, June rs Went there about one p. NJ;
made engagement with a friend to meet HIM at
/ nfat came back at that hour and saw Mrs. Cnuob
to ne ana me 70 60
the next room and get bottle OF brandy; went 10
20 cene or
| shortly after ten went into dining room ana saw
General Ketch1m sitting a. a me liable stirring ns
/ with my sick friend until about midnight; then
aae BEEN lay On
heard a step on the stairs. aud, whoever It was,
was fumblinR OF the latch ol the front door; got
up and went to stop them, fearing the noise
would disturb my friend; ! saw u was
( General Ketchum; he went out through
the dining room into the back yard;
laid down again; In three or four minutes after I
heard another step on the stairs and again jumped
4 up, and Mrs. Wharton came In the room; she told
me she feared the General was sick, and that she
was going TO give him some brandy aud ginger; she
/ unlocked two cupb0ards and sideDoard: after
sne got TINS bottle of brandy she left the
! room and went up stairs then
laid down again laid there probably
ten or fifteen minutes, when heard the back door
open and saw General Ketchum come IN, and with
! out stopping or saving anything pass through the
dining room and go mp stairs; then laid down
and no one else come up stairs during the
/ night; General Ketchum did not tell me what was
\ the matter with him. The witness was then
| handed over for cross-examnauon, which was GO
ing on when Chief Justice Miller announced That 1t
was three O'Clock and the Court would adjourn I'M
til tomorrow morning at ten O'Clock. The pro-
ccedtngs to-day have been full OF interest," and the
prisoner and her daughter, as well as the audience,
have watched them more CLOSELY than ever before
Tomorrow the testimony will be continued and
more of the important witnesses for the prosecution
vi ma ay an