Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-07-14
Tie Henrietta Paddon Homicide.
Trial Of Dir. shEmaa.

simply stated that he did not intend to ask a
yerdiet OF murder, hut = verdict of mapsiaugh-
ter. This crime was of two kinds-yoluneary
where man Kills another in the heat of pas
SION, and mVoluntafily where life il taken in
committing an unlawful act. II wOnld not he
denied THAI an attempt TO commit an abortion
was an unlawful act. In this the evidence
was rot direct, but CiTcumstantial, and tley
would &c charged That such evidence is often as
strong "a II direct. He would argue that de-
ceased sought this house on Friday preceding
her death, when the accused attempted the
abortion, which was unsuccessful, and he be-
heveu that savin was used.
Mr.. TUstin made brief address to the Jury for
The prisoner. in which he stated that years ago
he knew the parents OF the &C cGsed as paTishOn-
ers Ofhs father. II is needless TO say that he has
friends who are anNiOJIsly awaiting their verdict
OF not guilty. His wife sits i'm yOnder room. and
his PARENTS that are far distant from hi1a are
awaiting to clasp him in their arms. He APP
pealed to them TO give the accused the benefit
of all doubts, and 20 dismiss pre- udice, and would
leave the case in their hands.
Mr.. Riddle followed, referring to the gravity
ef the Case. Ii there was a case against the de-
.f6rdant. he could not see One if the prosecuting
eHeer 'nd ne government SAYS the defendant
administered deadly poison, Of which she died,
and indicts him for murder, but as * for a ser
DICT Of maRslaughteT which is net described in
the Indictment. lie could not therefore see how
they could find verdict of mar.slaughte adj
uniting tkat they have made out a case He
contended that IL was necessary for the govern
-Inent 20 make out completes case, AMI in this
case " had failed % prove a crime. IL IL shall
appear that deceased might have died from any
not sufficient to show that he might hare adm:,s
iSteged. but they must show that he did admins
ter poison, sc. The first the outside world knew
was that an unknown woman had died in this
house; the police authorities deemed II neces-
saIy to hold an inquest; the medical profession
was calico in He did not think that a doctor
ever saw dead body unless they formed An
opinion as to what caused death. and they 90 to
work TO cut II up, calling each portion BY its
name- In this case they found fluid in the
stomach, which looked suspicious; they 90 to
work ransacking, finding the liver cOirgested. the
Iehgs Win an nndne quantity OF blood; eN-
and from the appearance of these organs
they say that death was caused from such
and such causes. They say that the an
pearanee Of the stomach indicated that some
Hrltant poison had been used The grave dues-
ton Is, "was it pOisOn?'' May it have been
something else? and ii il was there was an end
OF the case After referring 10 some of the med
fcal testimony, saying that the physicians saw
more cases but the bar "a many books, he read
IRON Wharton, section SIG, and Taylor on Poi
sons, pages ia and 201. DIR. Antisells testimony
that he found no poison in the stomach was
referred to. Wharton, section 573, was quoted
that poison could be found, except where the
poison isEoluble, at considerable periods alter
death DR.. AntiseIl gives the negative He read
POISON The government had not proved any
symptoms OF The case, and no attempt maIle To
prove item other than by the broken-hearted
mother. There was another witness-the redness
OF the stomach-and he would put the post NOR
ten on the stand Dr. Hartigan says il was pro-
duced by poison, but others say It nigh,
have been produced by poison, aaigkt have
BEEN produced by something else. He
next READ from medical works where
appearances after death are sometimes similar
to those of poison, and that il the dirty red
ness Of the stomach which indicated poison. and
not bright redness. Redness of the mucous
membrane is eaGsed by gastritis OF castro en-
troctis also. He submitted that the government
had applied she mieal tests, and found no poison
AMI had proved no symptoms, and proved by the
poet norton appearance OF the body that there
might have been poison or something else.
Mr.. Riddle referred 20 the deceased as an I'M
v inf
about to become a mOther-and soon the world
would become he'll TO her, everyone pointing
the hnger Of scOrn at her. No wonder that
females i'm similar situation often resort to sui
eide The prosecution say that she sought a pro-
fessional abortioniSt. There was no proof that
aceuseeNwas such Suppose in her desperation
she would seek a professional abOrtiCnist would
II be until after she had done all she could to
relieve herself, exhausted all the means She
knew Of? The physicians on the stand Yesterday
all say they had known cases where women treat
tht mselves. and they used Instruments. 1t
Was not 10 be denied that these cases were fire.
qUCnt, and he was sorry il was 50 He urged that
there was no proof uat Or. ShumanryeT agreed
TO procure an abortion, and there witness
who could swear that he gave her medicine.
He argued that had ShUman agreed to procure
VI abortion he would have resOTted to an instru-
ment- and among wCnen il is common now to
Use ms iru ments that physicians saw that MANY
WEO have operated ON the mselves have come to
then knowles Goddard and others were just as
Hkely 10 have given her medicine as the accused;
and he reiterated that the government had made
out no case. After all, of what did the poor girl
ne lDNslClanS OF reCineSs the
stomach; one of what looked Ike poison and
wa net found. She was alive one day and I'M
DER the sealpel the next When she came to the
mouse she went up stairs with the accused, and
after whiskey and sugar had been sent up with
in thirty minutes she was dead His opinion was
thai she died in CONFUSION. IL she had taken
stomach, and III before, she would not have been
able TO walk there. Goddard says she had con-
yulslons frequently, Der mother confirms his
testimony She may have gone 10 Shuman 10
Persuace nm TO perform an operation. Her
anxiety in her condition may have caused this
CONFUSION. He had little nothing to say
about the accused, for he (accused) had little
or nothing 10 do with the case. He had been
held up TO the public In the papers, incarcerated
in the jail, sc. In conclusion, he submitted
That there was no proof TO connect the accused
with the death Of the deceased.
After a short recess, Mr.. Harrington COM
menced his argument Tor the government, claim
ing that there was something in the case, not
Withstanding the argument of the counsel for
the prisoner. With the technicaIities they had
nothing 10 do, but they should consider the facts
With the counsel he did not wish to refer to the
enoI nifty OF this crime, nor did he wish 70 cast
shadow over him, for God knows the shadow of
this girl was enough. He regretted that they did
not so into the character of the accused who
produced here piece of dry Latin parchment
Why did they not prove him a man standing
high IN his profession? They could not prove
him aught else than dabbler in chemistry. 1t
had been claimed that she died of gastritis
OF commissions, and ne claimed that it was
not shown SCTn that r,v the symptoms Of either
mer Of practiee-each gave the opinion
that death was cased by some yegeta-
bic poison. He. too, would refer to TAYLOR
as very high authority, but not as high As the
men themselves, for there could be no cruss-ex-
animation Of books DIR. johnson says that it
would not have been possible for her 10 have
walked from her house 10 Shumans if she had
the gastritis. If she did not have il then when
did she get it? The doctors testify that she
could not have had IL in 80 short a time III She
had CONFUSION why did he not say 80 when
parties asked him? ffit was convulsions how
Was the esOphagus infiamed? They found at the
post mortem symptoms Of an irritant poison and
the congestion Of the brain following the conges-
ton OF the stomach. He argued that all the evil
dtnees OF lrritant poison were m the body, to-
gether with that for which such poisons are taken
She goes ttthe house, is shown, not to his ONCE
but 20 his bed room; he comes down In a few
minutes and gets his prescription-acetate of
lead. He would show why this mild purgatiye
was taken There are poisons soon cast OFF
from the body, The deceased laid for an
hour and a haifwarm, emitting the poison Take
the bite Of rsttlesnake and all the ingenuity of
science has not been able 20 ascertain how t acts
non the system. He read from Taylor on this
point, and noticed some poisons whose presence
cannot be found In the body. He claimed that
sayin, the poison 1mOst likely the one used