The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-12-22
THE WHARTON TRIAL.
The Second Analysis Of the Gene
rails Stomach.
Discovery Of Anthony or
Arsenic.
PROFESSOR roNEY WILL TEST FURTHER
The Attorney General "Wishes to
God" the Discovery May
Not Be Confirmed.
4 Fierce Legal Wrangle Settled by the Court
in a Magnanimous Decision.
Mrs. Wharton Bearing the Pallor
of Death.

Mrs. Wharton Bearing the Pallor
of Death.
ANNAPOLIS, MI, Dec. q, 1871.
me weather this morning cleared, was bright
aad beautiful ana singing cold, but at ten
pollock tho hour named for the Court TO
convene for the sixteenth days proceed
lngs in the case Of Ellen @. Wharton, the
~lleged murderer OF General W. Scott Ketchum,
the court room was well filled, quite a number OF
ladies being present. The prisoner ana daughter
rsme In as usual few minutes before ten, accom-
panied by the Sheriff and their friends, Mrs. and
Miss Nelson, and Mrs. Nugent There were no
new attendants other surroundings Of the prisoner
worthy OF mention. At precisely ten O'Clock Chief
Justice Miller came In accompanied by the TWO
associate Justices and the crer at once opened the
Court In due form Tor the days labor. The attor-
nays for both sides all present. and as soon as
she morning prelimnaries were ended Chief Justice
Miller directed them TO proceed with the case.
Attorney General Syester directed Professor Toney
10 resume the stand, and he at once stepped for
ward and resumed his evidence az to his recent
Analysls
PROFESSOR roNEY DESCRIBING THE RECENT An
Professor ToNEY-Leavng the residue of the mass
OF matter to dry we take now the solution, which
was Q good quantity; the solution was placed In
evaporaging dishes and evaporated TO about three
Maid ounces; IL was then filtered into q clean glass,
and the altering paper through which It
had been filtered was then washed with
distilled water. and the washings collected
until the whole amount reached four
Auid ounces; this solution contained nearly
Ill me matter extracted from tho sample taken
lawn tS nh h~ra
during the nlsratien took ewo small quantities OF
the solution out Of the FIRST; took It out to pass
salphuretted hydrogen through Is; my object being
20 zee what precpitate. any, l would get with
sulphuretted hydrogen; that would have been
Guide as to the quantity OF the solution necessary
Tor me to take for further examination; the second
quantity was taken out ct tho instance OF DR.. Chew
who called on Tuesday afternoon ana wished me to
Try quantity OF the solution with hydrogen to sec
II any dark spots could be obtained on porcelain;
was told TO examine only for antmony, consequently
that was the only thing Intended to look for; II
antimony was present would expect to get CON-
bdnation Of hydrogen and antimony, which would
leave spot on porcelain; made some objection to
taking away any part OF the solution until 1 had
completed the filtration; I told him 1t
could be done only very tmperfecuy at
THIS stage, yet, as he desired It, l took
out small quantity; the test with the small
quantity taken out at Or. Cnews request, was not
i i win perfect esrs; for Dsrt q
ire from smi ne qsr.G solution had nao
thrown away; upon trying the result upon porce-
lain the spot OF apparent spot seemed 70 be 50 m
place any reliance on a test made In that way, and
that the analysis would have to take It's regular
course.
TESTING FOR ANTHONY OR ARSENIC
From The filtered solution, which was clear but not
fiers .''i Ito TOOK one.fourfn Of 3 ruia Ounce
the whole solution being four fluid ounces
70 Try oy one es Is fact ns
can be detected by the formation OF spot on porce-
lain from arsenuretted or authenticated hydrogen,
and the test madei is as foows-lntoa mask, which
j put pure A' zinc. with some distilled water
Wound e1 aSa pa sapn thur ss
TINS mask was SO arranged that all the hydrogen
.sh w wSSd ns sxSeG r, ws1d
wash botte,'' I SO arranged that an the
hydrogen would pass through tube which con.
Jumps; alter passing through us chloride Of cal
pssses through tube drawn 70 se
point at the delivery end; the apparatus being
ZINC put n hydrogen Is evolved; the hydrogen tnat
The chonde OF calcium tube where It Is dried, and
point, where it lie irnited aud burns with
pale flame: after the action ID continued
the air In the TASKS, SO that nothing would pass
from the, delivery tube except hydrogen the ny.
It is necessary to get rid Of ali the " air
before lighting the hydrogen, an explosion
place is evidence that no air remains ali the sppa
ratus used was new except piece OF rubber join.
ATTIC acid. and then with distilled water;
now, adjusting the apparatus ana letting It work
the lid OF porcelain crucibe, alter first washing IL
with acid and water, lit the gas at the end OF the
burning for some time / put this lid IN
the names; dad this fve or six times and got no
contained no arsenic or antimony; then took
about 0ne-sixteenth Of the original solution Oh
from ns ma n inc
hydrogen gas was being evolved; after trying this
porcelain cover In the first instance nolstened It
and dried IL with atowel rubbed u hard and found
there was no possibility OF there being spot Oh It,
STAINS OF ANTHONY ON THE PoRcELAIN
Putting this cover again in the name alter adding
this solution got decided stain; put II In sew
eral times, each time getting the stain upon dit
ierent parts OF the cover; there are only Two SUE.
post under similar circumstances; these two bodies
that give this spot are arsenic and aniimony conse
which added; these spots / did not touch, but
left Them on the cover. a. received; ] put
en cover paper IN ' ns boasdm spread W Uu
spots downward, put the cover on, tying and seal
aug with sealing wax; this took me until tuesday
evening last beyond this point am not willing TO
20 until ! have completed the other tests that
have commenced; there are means known
10 science BY which / can obtain from
those spots proofs that they either arsenic or
snumony; but prefer TO determine that fact by
another process The solution from which took the
OnesixteeDth oil an ounce OF solution used obtained
whatever was extracted from tue contents Of the
larger jar gwen me, TO which / added muriatic
acid water and Chorate OF potash; none OF these
substances would give the spots ! Obtained upon
the cover, nor would any substance except arsenic
or anumony; when ! say nothing Dut
say that ] myself have tfied everything In the
known world 10 discover whether other substances
Lhan those named Will produce similar spots but
thst n generally established fact that there
no bodies ~ present known that Viii give spots un
DER these circumstances except Ibe two nAmed
this suspected solution aud obtained no spots, as
Also when added NE suspected solution and Oh.
ssineo Spots NJ, william Davidson, q student OF