The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-12-09

| ness went to the bureau and brought the
cup to the side of the bed before this wit.
ness had said she had better drop another
dose, when Mrs. Wharton said, ooh, no ;
let us give him this" and asked Mr.. Snow
den if he could give the dose Mr.. Snow
den replied, :" Yes my hand is steady, and
,, will give him the dose J" !; witness assisted
| to raise General ketchum, and Mrs. Whar.
ton handed Snowden teaspoon filled
with the mixture; there was difficulty IN
orening the Generals mouth after getting
the tcaspoon in his mouth Mrs. Whar-
ton told Snowden not to withdraw the
spoon saying, II will pour In his mouth
the rest of the mixture. or medicine,
which Mrs. Wharton did, and remained
standing by the bedside with the cup ana
spoon in her hand; after little while,
about ten or fifteen minutes, the Gcncrai
began to get very uneasy first he began
Shaping wltness's shoulders, who was sit
ting on the bed by him then he grasped
himself at the back OF the neck, then Dy
the front of his throat and chest ana
stomach; witness was asked TO show Tue
action of the General, which she did b!
graspine, as IL forcibly, her own throat
with both hands; witness continued, Whl!e
Ketchum was grasping himself he was Ut
: tering, "Oh, oh ! don't, don't - he MADE
his throat bleed witness got OIL the Ded,
and went to his feet to take hold Of them;
Mr.. Wharton was standing at the bedslue
near Snowden witness attempted to take
hold of Kctchum's feet, when he continued
saying, Don't, don't" witness asked
(, Mrs. Wharton, "Don't you think he VIII
20 into commissions? she replied, THINK
; he wili"; witness left the room to 20 Tor
DR.. Williams; Mrs. Wharton lett at the
same time with the spoon and cup siili IN
her hand this was about twenty minutes,
| or halcpa>t1 witness went to Or. WI
! liams's office, which is little more than
square from Mrs. WLarton's; the doctor
was out; she wrote message on the slate
and ran back as she went back a doctors
| buggy was standing at tho corner; she
went TO it and asce:tained that it was not
DR.. Wilsiams's; she sotn saw DR.. Williams
| driving by; stopped and asked him to go
and see General Ketchum; the doctor
started to his own house for moment,
and witness returned to Mrs. Wharton's;
she found Mr.. Hutton there with snowden
and colored man Dir. Williams came in
almost Immediately alter her return, and
, witness left the room on a motion from the
doctor; she remained in the passaga
short time and went back In the room !;
: General Ketchum was under the In
1iuence Of chloroform OF chloride; wit.
ness remained with him until very few
minutes Of his death left the room
about quarter to 8 O'Clock; be died about
s; she went down TO call DR.. Williams : re-
! turned to the room little after Ketchum's
death, about a quarter after 8; Mr.. Hutton
! and Mr. Crawford Nelson were then in the
room. Witness then stated that she was
present on Monday evening, when Mrs.
Wharton said she had broken the bottle Of
medicine for General kctchum witness
| heard noise in kctchum's room as if some
one had fallen Mrs. Wharton was excited
when she entered the room after the death
Of Ketchum, when his clothes were packed
up his vest could not be found; witness
asked Mrs. Wharton it she knew where it
was, when she replied that it was in her
wardrobe. The court here adjourned till
| 10 O'Clock tomorrow.