The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-12-30

precipsles bulky than aqueous solutions;
sr nes en- v S before
specimens OF yellow essamins and Choral with similar
such as have described here IN Of others.
FINDING POISON IN TUE MEDICINE SUCH AS GIVEN TO
Another important experiment. which performed at
gentlemen, this The precpita.e thrown down by sui
phnre,tsd hydrogen in tncure Of yellow
. s Isssmoe each other IN NH: property and
water oen syss s son se dropped into
snnony and white cloud i. aso soluble in an
this solution sphurctled hydrogen gives
the reactions is truly much So shas was
as.onis1ed Al the results OF the experiments made last
the was administered By Dr. @ams
% The 70 for s DR.
analysis TO wtxrtarc acid ncutrazed by bicarbonae
s
sv 81 a. tine Of Dr. Aiken with the
solution here in the court and win show desired
with supnure ed because the would render
PRACTICAL ILLUSTRATIONS AND THEIR EXPECTS.
Dr. Mccullough here called for hts morocco
travelling pag, and, standing upon his em,nence
show that yellow jessarnlne and choral, the same
prescription THAT was administered 10 General
suits attributed 10 antimony by DR.. Aiken,
by ADDING sulphide OF ammonium; In other
words, that the. tests applied TO the contents
OF Ketcnum's stomach Dy Aiken brought for re-
Spouse the natural effects or such tests upon the
organic substances themselves. What Aiken mad
merely the jessamine and choral In the stomach.
turned in color ana character by his tests. PROBES
sor McInough then took lartaric acid, neutrallzed
by olCarb0nate OF soda, TO make such q
compound AZ woula digest organic matter
in the stomach, and added Inc cniora
Dropping, with trembling hand, some drops Of
suipnide OF ammonia upon this MIXTURE the trans
fnaliy became OPAQUE and turned fine orange RED.
THIS was DR.. AiKen's anthony. The chemist then
handed the ong wal to the Jury and with another
The ehecL was blankness upon the face Of DR..
Aiken and almost electrical upon the Court.
talked together, and the numerous chemists
present-m0st OF whom seemed more preJudiced
against Aiken scientific abilities than Interested In
BILE tones "Overwhelming'' At this point Professor
Mccullough frightened up, became less formal and
more at nome, and henceforward proved TO be
COOL aggressive witness.
When Mccullough came 70 Toney he was, per.
wers alleged TO have BEEN nsuce au ana to nave nave
produced nothing, and he said that small particles
q arsenic existed IN organic matters at random.
He then passed around small porcelain hemi-
sphere, on which there were visible about thirty
spots OF arsenic the largest forty tnOusandth
part OF grain. and YET these larger than the spots
About this time one Of the counsel beginning a
question cried 0ut Doctor )" looking IN the direction
OF DR.. Aiken The witness said with expression,
"Don't cau me Doctor please. I'm not a doctor"
There was general laughter here but Dr. Aiken was
developed in the recognition on the wltness' part
OF knowledge and cleverness IN h,s art The full
testimony as above is here gwen
Professor McCULLoUaH-I have tried the action of the
mony -. have failed obtain but gave bright
have Of these side
with one Of the purest specimens Of tartar emec and
tried these expermen,s was induced % do SO BY
Il. q S VI General ssn Mr. 1on Ia, Ss
Ss in GSn these s 50 5
Williams 10 General Ketchur that cave DR. Aiken his re-
Eau there many other than relied BY Dr.
.ss
.pea By
the sediment in the tumbler sufficient develop
rather "a then operated
%ss o. another re sne
Tar emenc; heard the testimony q Nj Toney,. and
aSdominai organs sensr. Ksscnans s,omasa as sun
40 not consider the ties. he applied showing
little spots butt ihey ~ they in
y 9asfia. used ''sD
WiTsRss.ms chemical hydrSsS!Oc acid i likely TO
n % test ass % M
the purity OF his materials vas no. sufficient; in
Msss Zinc IN ed s
there are dark Takes SS s. about upon s the ana
long there organc matter present bat when
Ss and : rise ssss ;ar
Of gave
these dark fakes was in daily operation npon Whole tons
always rule to use the best and pures. mate
may have been caused BY an inquiry useo
hyorochorc acid sometimes contains antimony as one OF
its impurities but often arsenic either Of which would give
Witpess then exhibited porcelain cover, having
upon it thirty antmOnial Spots considerably larger
than those SHOWN by Professor T0ney as having
been produced from General Ketchums stomach,
one forty -tnousandth Of grain. He then went over
the tire evidence Of Professor TOney and closed
Its consideration by showing that the attempted
T sSoss ns Il
such balances as he employed; 40 not regard the
testimony Of either III: Aiken OF Ioney as pr9vang
given General Ketcnum by order OF the doctor were
the substances from which Dr. Aiken obtained his
results. Professor Mccullough was handed over
Tor cr0ss-examnation.
'.NIGHT GREW ON AND SHADOWS FELL" &C.
AS me afternoon wore On anu ne EXAM M
refusing the offer OF chair. the light IN The court
room grew FAINTER, and the slender, yelled figure Of
s ira eDc Now and then raising her
goved hand TO her face with the same
ant an" over YER her grief. she scarcely made
response TO the occasional hints and inquiries OF
Miss Mayer and the younger MISS Nelson n her
was c0mI0reu by her steady friend, sitting behind
her, Miss Rose Nelson. The py- play oil these two
trial. The large, fine eyes OF MISS Nellie Wharton
apparent through her thinner ye as well as her
pae, delicate skin. Her friend, Rose Nelson, un-
veed, wearing a greenlsh suit and jockey cap and
feather ana gold spectaces Is always ready with
handkerchief OF cologne. . bit OF lunch
or q smelling bottle, ann although the air
IN the court room is not Of the BEST the
light faint and painful to the eyes, and the pro-
ceedngs for hours abstruse, technical and giving
diversion an0 the Court orderly as meeting house,
these and other friends giro the accused woman all
round about with support and lessen her con-
s,ralnt-if that were possible-by their resOlute
bearing ana frequent AID.
IL is Seldom that any trial is found conducted in
manner more becoming the presence and fate OF
women. All the spectators-even the negr0eS-re.
training from any talk Of movement, and the point
OF superstition and attraction Is still
THAT CRAPED PEDESTAL IN THE CENTRE
with trailer figure OF her draped offspring at her
LETT hand, and all round them the brighter colors
OF The half dozen women, making the prisoners
party. The comfortable capacity OF the court room
ID about four hundred, and fully this number
was present today. The close Of the trial at three
O'Clock left an und0ubtcd impression tnat the
prisoners case had improved and that the