The New York herald., 1871-12-12

o. tartar emesic II Il existed in that state OF COM
gives this result:-that ten grains OF sulphide OF
antimony corresponds with twenty grains OF tartar
ke Srar eme:e 1om no Ihe tne
stomach OF any dead man unless it remained
there som, yonS S nee zee re le enter
cal process; the only evidence Of tartar emetic
would be TO get the presence OF some antimonal
my estimate or the weight OF tartar emetic IN Gen.
eral Ketcnum's stomach was based the results OF
another examination, going on at the same time In
spproSimate app to the quantity OF sta tartar sSe emec
present from the observed weight OF the
suphide OF antimony; hence by comparlng In my
the amount developed In this case l was enabled
to approximate the amount In this case IN the one
case got ten grains OF sulphide OF antim0ny, and
conclude was safe In assuming that II i got ten
grains In the one instance from half the quantity
found In the stomach analyzed there was twenty
ANALYSIS OF THE CONTENTS OF TIE HIDDEN rUM-
BLERs.
alysis about ,ne SOtn OF June last Containing sedi
ment he asked me to taste 1t; did so, and found
unpleasant acid biting metallic taste that did not
think resembed arsenic, and TO satisfy my own
nina l got fragment Of white arsenic and
crystal Of tartar emeto, and then tasted all three
and found the resemblance In taste between the
tartar emetic and the sediment in the tumbler and
/ at once made up my mind what substance should
search for those charaoteristcs OF antimony. dc.
scription or which have already gwen, and found
Them in regard to the quantity present IN that case
the only guide had was acting on a known guam
tlty; weighed out one grain Of white
sediment and obtaipea rpm T. all the antimony
and weighed, was f0ur-tentns OF grain, from which
inferred that the tartar emetc presen In that grain
OF white sediment was elght-tenths OF gram II
tnat was true OF one grain II was true OF the whole,
and eight-lenths OF the whole weight must have
been tartar emetic; estimated the whole sediment
Of fifteen grains OF tartar emetic; there must have
been twelve grains; but put 1t at ten
grams so as 70 underestimate 1t rather
than Overest1mate II; did not separate the tartar
n one can
separate in substance things which have once been
swallowed and dissolved In the stomach; when tar
tar enetic Is taken into the stomach and Is mingled
with organic matter the means employed to get rid
OF that organic matter destroy the tartar emetic,
part OF IT. 1t merely decomposes 1t; it breaks up one
compound and leaves another.
BY Mr. REvELL-Did you consider your analysis
Of General ketchum's stomach eXhaustiveY
WITNEss-1fyou mean by exhaustive did do every
thing tnat was ever done or suggested in such cases.
ever suggested to discover an,mony, but did
use all the means necessary to arrive
feet CERTAINTY tns means emoyea earDsa Rs
when student, and they were then recognized as
reliable, and all the authorities consider the evi-
dence as nave described as perfectly cOnolusive;
have been teaching my classes so long that cannot
remember when began to teach that these are the
practlsed medicine for forty years.
by Mr. REvELL-May not person die OF poison
and no trace OF 1t be found In the stomach alter
Mr. STEELE, for the defence-How do you ask
him, as chemist or Q medical expertr
Mr. REvELL-As either or both.
WlTNEss-I studied and practised medicine for
eighteen months, but have not practised for forty
Chief Justice MILLER-I don't think he is sum.
cienry medical expert to answer the question.
Mr.. REvELL-I will put the question to him as
Chief Justice MILLER-Dr. Aiken is simply an
ANALYTICAL chemist, wnosc duty Is TO detect In any
compound before MIN If It contains poison. we
knowledge OF medicine, and think you must pro
pound II to MEDICAL expert.
whether from hts own knowledge or reading he can
Chief Justice MrLLER--Rcduce your question to
Attorney General 6yester then reduced the fol-
lowing question 10 writing and handed 1t to the
poisons enable you to declare your opinion whether
or not person may not die Of poison and yet no
death, and whether II is not within the scope 'o Of
your profession to know and explain the effect Of
p0is0ns on the human system I"
Chief Justice MILLER-The Court Ia OF the opinion
that you cannot ask the question.
Attorney General SYsTER then asked the witness
expert. but tne Court excluded the testimony. = :
Professor Aiken was now placed In the hands OF
THE RESULTS OF THB ANALYSIS NOT PRESERVED.
BY Mr. r., 1S any Of ,he pTacca
AfsS Prolsssor ~ @ " have none they nigh. have
Ssa eg Se
arsenicai poison, when the arsenical crust IS
u Is ou DO nS s9ow 1at M
ton; do not know whether sulpnide could be pre-
served IN the state In which It Is precptated or n0t
] was born in 1907, and am, therefore, sixty-four
years OF age, and have occupied the chair OF chem
1881; the medical gentlemen who brought me the
stomach OF General Ketcnum to analyze did not say
70 about the nS ne had re-
of yellow jessamine and thirty grains OF chOral the
day ne died; did not make any laboratory notes OF
make report and then set 1t aside; 1t was not
fun detail OF all did; have nothing to show the
to e epo rosssor FeqEsa Hsa
upon the analysis Of the stomach BOT Of General
OF Baltimore CITY, when objection was made by the
prosecution and demand made for the report; two
COPIES COPIES OF the orlginal-one nom the prosecution
and one from the defence-which so materially dif.
fered from each other that the original had to he
during the progress Of this controversy the de-
fence stated that Professor Aiken had refused to
give the defence copy OF his analvsls ana they
were, therefore. obliged to get q copy from the
State Attorney OF Baltimore city. To this statement
the prosecution objected. and accused the defence
OF attempting to create prejudice against the wit
The Court put stop TO the discussion py direct
Ing them TO prOceeu with the examination OF the
witness
The cross examination was then resumed, and the
general feature was the asking OF hypothetical queS
tons II was still In progress OF three O'Clock. The
Court adjourned until three O'Clock, when the exam
fnation OF Professor Aiken viii be continued and
concluded.
While the testimony adduced to-day upon
this remarkable trial may not have been
upon the preceding days it has been full Of interest
and importance as developing the manner IN which
0 chemical analysis Ia made.
The other Important witnesses that are to renew
and 1t is said, strengthen the evidence OF the
Sterious proceedings about Mrs. Wharton's house.
ho ovrttfn hn and nA fn0 w
be OF that Intensely interesting character that was
marked feature OF the 1rst days OF the trial.
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