Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-12-27
The Trial Of Mrs. wharton

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ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Dec. 1.-THE court met at
10 O'Clock q M. VIM. p. Tonry resumed the
stand, and was cross examined by Mr.. Steele.
witness was employed in the department OF the
Surgeon Generals Office in Washington, from
1866 TO July, 1859. In the latter year was for
about four months employed a. chemist for a
copper company near Baltimore, which position
ne resigned. The witness gave As the reason for
his resignation as chemist of the conner com
pany that on one or two occasions the president
OF the copper company requested him 20 make
ms reports different from what WAS shown by
his analysis, which he declined doing aud re-
signed. Witness was rated on the books at the
Surgeon Generals Office as hospital steward
MIN orders TO report for duty At the laboratory
HIS duties were TO assist DIR. Craig i'm any analy-
sis he might be called on 10 make. Witness hss
never before made an analyst OF the organs OF
the human body for poison.
The cross-eNaminatiOn was then directed par
ucularly to the process of the several exnaTi-
ments of his ANALYSIS, and their correctness and
witness was asked il there was more than one
thousandth part Of grain in the thirteen dark
spots he obtained on the porcelain plate. Wit
ness replied, al absolutely decline TO answer
In reply 10 another question, witness REPLIED
that he could manipulate the one thous indth
part or grain on porcelain. Witness was next
asked To compute the number OF milligrammes
in one grain. He did this, and the result wa
different from that figured by the counsel. A
number of questions followed 10 test the aeon
rscy of witness in his calculations of weights
according TO the French tables The answers
or calculations OF witness did not ALWAYS agree
Sith those OF the hard pressing examiner, MIR.
Steele. Being asked how much tartar-emetic
was on the spots, witness said As he
hau utcllned 10 give an answer as TO the
quantity OF antlmony, he declined 10 give
an opinion as 10 the quantity OF tartar emetic
Witness is not skilled i'm anatomy and has had
no experience in post norton examinations The
witness was further infinitely examined as 10.
metallic c0lorSs and left the stand at I2a5-the
discrimination having lasted two hours and
three-quaTters Before leaving the stand wit
ness sand he was an adjunct professor of chem
fuy IN Georgetown College, ID. G., before being
employed in the Surgeon Generals Office: was
born IN Ireland, and studied one year i'm a Bos-
ton college; had analysed the organs of one ami
NAL tor strychnine, which is the only one he
RENE mbeTs al present.
The counsel for the prosecution now an
nouneed that they had closed the evidence on
the part of the state.
THE FIRST WITNESS FOR TIE DEFENCE.
hall hour was spent i'm cons ultation between
the counsel, when Francis ID. Cleary, OF the firm
of Latimer q Cleary, Washington, ID. C.. was
called and sworn a. the first witness for the de-
fence. He remembers an interview at his Office
with Gen. Ketchum and Mr.. Carusi: the tlay WAS
excessively hot, and Gen. X. was suffering from
the heat. A question TO a statement of Gen
n IN regard TO has general health on that dav
was ruled out by the court. Mr.. Cleary testified
that Gen. h. deposited the full amount of Dur
chase money for his house On June 18th. After
brlei cross-examination he left the stand.
ONE OF THE SERVANTS ON THE WITNESS
STAND.
Ellen Dedreck. colored, was sworn and tes-
uneo Lived in Baltimore from october. lS70,
70 July, 1871; previous TO that time lived in
Philadelphia; went 10 live with Mrs. Wharton
IN October, 1870; was living with her when Gen
hetchum died there; remembers the day Gen.
IA arrived there; waited AT the tea Ttable that
night, when General X. and Mrs. Chubb took
tea there; had TOR supper frizZled beef, and
nam, biscuits and bread and butter, tea and
coffee, and raspberries General Ketchun ate
very heartily: at supper he spoke a. il he had TO
make up for two or three meals; he certainly
took three cups OF coffee, il not four but will
not say four positively; he ate four or five
biscuits; he ate OF all on the table except bread:
thinks he was helped only once to raSpberries
Being asked if she waited on General X, and
attended his room, she answered that she took
IN glass OF craze ked ice to him on Monday eve
nlng; that was the only occasion; that General
IA was peculiar man. and she did not like To
wait on him; during the illness of General X
there were great many persons i'm and about
the house; several times servants came
m TO bring things for Mr.. Van Ness: the closets
ana refrlgerators were not kept locked: medi-
clnes were kept in the washstand I'm Mrs Whar-
tons room i'm the second story. which was then
occupied by Mr.. Van Ness nothing was kept
locked, and witness had free access TO the wash
stand and all parts Of the house: saw the vial or
bottle introduced in court by DIR. Williams: had
seen II before il was shown her by Susan: She
thinks on Friday evening. A question as 10 the
declaration of Susan at the time about the vial
was objected 10, argued, and ruled out by the