New-York tribune., 1871-12-28
TIE UU4RTUN 1RIiL.
CROsS-EXANISATION or PROF. TOSEY.


ANNAroLIs, Dec. 27.-Thc Wharton trial was
resumed today. William =. Toney cross-examined
by Mr. steele. Witness employed In the Department
of the Surgron-;enrras Office Washington from 1866
july 1869: in the Latter year was for about four
mouth. cmplnyrd chemist for copper company n"ar
baltimore, which posliio he Resigned. The WifucsS gave
reason iOi H. Resignation ~ chtH. oi lht ,,p"
company that. two OccaSons. thc Frrsdrn of
thr copper company requested him make his report
different from what shown by his anayss which he
i,ned doing; witness rated on the books OF the sur
r,o!,icnrr- oic" Hospital steward, with orders to
,ori for daiy ~ the Laboratory his dutir. 10
DR. craig in any analyses no might nave u 1nakt;
La, never Dcloc lLut an aLiS SIS oi tue oSd'
Of ihr human body tor poi.rIi
Tlc cross xaminaiion then directed particularly
to the process Ol the several experiments ~ the ani Is
and their corrcone>n Witness asked II there was
more tlm,i a onr-lhousauith part Of grain in the -
replied 81 absolutely decline To answtr In reply TO
iLcr qucsIIons tic witness answered that he could
lain Witnss r"&t asked 20 compute the number of
mlisrams grain He ala this and tn. result wa.
ulstuns follow ed - tot tn" accuracy of witness In his
crnatons of weights according ~ the French tnnrs.
The auswrrs calculations or witness did not always
agree with those Of Mi. Steele. Being asked now hhch
tartar cIiic:c the spots, witness drclincd TO an
.wcr Witness admitted that hc not skilled in
anatomy ard hat Lc had no cApcrirncc IN post mortcin
examinations.
sell when Frauc, u. Cl'lry, Of the firm OF lattiinrr
Ceary washneton d. e. was called ANA sworn as tn,
his once aith Of June last with Gen Ketcum and
Ketcu .cenea to be .nr ring from the heal question M
to statement OF Gen ketehnm IN regard TO his gen
Ccary testified that Gen. kctchuln deposited the fun
aont Of the purchase money for his house on June H.
AT, brief examination witness LEFT the stand.
Ellen Drdrick coorcd was sworn and testified TN, that
lvrd Baltimore from October 1870 10 July, Sl
pr vlol> to that tim, shc Lived in nllarlphia went to
i've with Mr+. Wharton in October, ls7G was living
with lirI when Gen. ketchum died she rrmenbers
when Gen. Kttv.uu arr..r! there; waited al the tea
table thar night. when Gen. Krtchum and Mrs. Chnbb
took had lor supper riLzed Deef and hau biscuit
md hrAd and butter, tea and coffee. and raspbcrrlrs;
Gen Ktchum ate very heartily spoke II he had to
a., fNInf bg
ate i've or biscuits. he ate Of all on the table except
bread thin he helped ONLY once to raspbcrrcs.
Benz SM Faittd on the ten, RAJ ann Attended
10 Ia, I, 4. Ic gcrcd thut she took glass OF
era, keI him Monday evening; that was the only
Occa Ion: tnt Gen. ketchim was IA peculiar man.
and .e did,. dd not IKE J,c, W.' ,.2n On nrG nI,%;
a great many ptrsOn> in and about the house several
times servants in t. bring things for Mrs Van Ness;
the and refrigerator were not kept locked nedl-
cinrs kept III tpe waslstanu III MIS-. hiiruhs
room ia Ih, second story, which was then occupied Dy
Mrs Van Nrss; nothing kept locked and the witness
had to the washsand ana all arts of Inc
williams; had seen 1t before; It was shown htr by
SI3an, she thinks Tuesday. question IA
to the declaration OF Susan at the time about the
vial objected To, Iucd. and ruled out OF court
Miss Nellie arrived at home between and o'clock on
tine day of Kechnns DEATH abe had LETT nome IN"
Thursday prevlous witness attended all other chahDrrs
in the hOusc except Gen. kctchun's
Witness was sscXanined by MIR. Sycsfer-D0fs not
rceber what Mrs thubb nte for SUPPER she took tea;
CEN Kcichun at breakfast next morning; does not
rrmrInber what they had for breakfast Beng quts-
toned about the yals and medicines kept In the wash
stand witness said paragoric and arica ana Jamaica
ginger were kept there; witness sometimes took pare
nOric This witness underwent sharp ana severe cross
examina she composed and nelf pOssesseu ana
ans cred very nteligently. In reply To question
from the Court witness answered that susan showed ner
the bottle vial between and O'Clock Oh tuesday