The New York herald., 1871-12-15
eno room at ten or hfteen minutes 6fteF 0uo, ana
oid not see the spoon or cup again.

oid not see the spoon or cup again.
heard frx Nr gIs PesyEE nnx 1s srou y WAS ru..
oay-she was geing 10 give General Ketonum SOM
brown stout whereupon Colonel Loney Suggested
sne did not think he would take it with anything .
u, put sue would try It; she said DR.. williams sat(
left General Ketchum's bedside at abouS IaIi -paa
Two e m;; was present wncn Dr. Williams admir-
ferings were very Intense Judging from ma counte
nance and actions; was also present wnen the'
chloroform had been administered; when Dr. WI
ltams lntrQauced the spoon into General Ketchumy
NOUN no c1tcned t ~ win such force rs to start
Mr. Sn0wden was then handed to the defence fot
Mn Wncn sns IVES conducted by n
examination was brought out, except the fOll0wina
relative 70 the experiments with the yellow jessa3
Mr. SrEELH-Did you not, in your experlmentB
with yellow Jessamine, before you came here ada
nave 10 sns jury and state that 4 d "a ~
produce the color winch the medicine had whlcl
was gwen you by hrs. Wharton for 0enerd
WITNRss-I did,. sD, M sssk
Mr.. srEELE-Why did you not state this
luTy when you were asked about the matter y.
WITNEss-lt escaped my memory.
Attorney General SYEsTER-You have been askol
when you added tartar emetl0 10 tue yellow joso19
mine IN making Ing. your experiments whether or nd
you by Mrs. Wharton. What, slr, was the resul
when you added laudanum to that mixtures n
WITNESE-The experiments were c0nducte6, -
DR.. Williama' ONCE, and there was an addlti0n q
laudanum to the yellow .Jessamine and tart4
mixture mixture with @ Sigh slight ieaden c coior. 80
EUGENE VAN NESS CREATES SENSATION. 81
Mr. Eugene van Ness was next called for %
prosecution. When his name was mentioned thoE1
was quite stir In the court room, and when n
stepped from the crowd to the clerks desk TO taxi
the oath every eye was fixed upon him with such A
steady gaze that It seemed to cause MIN great en-
narrassment. II wlll be remembered tnat this ge9
banking house Of Alexander Brown Sons, "a
has been, since Mrs. WnartOn's husbands death
nes connden,a business agent sna on terms g
tins charge wlil take place as soon as this one y
twenty-eiaht years Of age, medium height aSI|
rather slightly built When he took the wttno61|
tand ne Seemsd bs mnom 90s 49,
testimony IN clear and distinct tone OF voice. "a.
Would when looking toward Mrs. Wharton ant
business and social relations color ana 70 fea
deeply hts posiuon as witness against her, WIN
counsellor % lie I'll Mrs. wharton and ner daughter 8.
gardcd him with great interest, and fixed UPON htr
steady unainching gaze during all the tih.s
At twenty minutes after twelve O'Clock Attornn,
General Syster began the examination. -
Mr.. Van Ness testidcd--l have lived In Baltt MO-
eighteen years and have known Mrs. Wharton 1 ~
years, and was AZ ner house on June "a. "n9
General Ketcnum came there.
POSER FOR THE ACCUSED. 4
Attorney General SISTER stated to the WI - y
that he would ask the following quesuons, ans 49, -
the Court:-State whether You we're at ~
WhartOn's house on the 24th OF June last, du ~
TIE 1s KetSna% lay sSa the
sick, and if sick describe your feelings
symptoms fully, and how you happened TO be oo1
MIR STEELE-We object
Chief Justice MILLER-The Attorney General mao
state Tor what purpose he seeks 70 oner the "
Attorney General sYsrEn-we oner tine evideu0
to prove that IN Mrs. Wnarton's house, during u
confinement OF General Ketchum there was tart9
emetc, and that It was being administered also \
this witness, and we claim that IT Is admissible -
nas S r~n the tSas re
was in that mousse. and the Law does not c0nfne ~
State 70 the mode. manner or channels W waiS4
that evidence shall be communicated 70 the jury
, second, 10 show that Mrs. Wharton had kn0wle0&
OF and directed her attention to the poisoning a1e
showing the identity OF symptoms explained :
the identify OF producing causes IN the two case
THE DEFENCE "cAN'r SEE rr.'
Mr.. HAYNES, for the defence then began the
sumlng about haf hours tune in its consider
He was followed oy Mr.: Thomas, on me same s.,
league in citing authorities and presenting hts afoa
Mr. REvsLI, for the prosecution followed N
sible, and maze an able argument III support or n
proposition. @ Attorney Generai syster close
OF the admissibility OF the evidence
an address TO the Court OF an hours duration.
uncommon force and power when CheT Jusnc
Miller directed the adjournment OF the Court unit
Tomorrow morning a. ten O'Clock, when MIR. Stet.
WIN conclude the argument against the admi&
billy OF the evidence, and the question will go 8
the Court It's decision, which VIII be looked 70
with great interest, for. II It be admitted. then n,
whole question Of Van Ness sickness and the CIR
cnmstances attending 1t win be introduced an<
may have material bearing upon the case.
The entire proceedings to-day have been full y
interest and Importance anu have been more Cer0
fully regarded by those drawn hther TO witness trs
trial tnan upon any previous day or the trial. T.
accused and daughter evinced great interest in til
able and eloquent argument pom the admsslbtlfeD
OF the atters evidence and rarely took tneir eyeD
from the speakers during the progress OF tine cor
troversy. Some OF MRS. WharLons lady friend@
also watched the speakers with eager In nterest and
at times seemed much anected by the illusions a
the counsel TO the deathbed scenes OF Gener0
Ketchum. s
1t Is hardly possible that the prosecution vii
close It's case before Saturday and the defence WV
not probably begin its evidence until Monday.
THE POPE REGULATING RECONCILIATE
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