The New York herald., 1871-12-09

used FOR General Ke,chum. nc poured forty
drops q the drug ~ a large spocn on, ara ~,
10 the jury. lie then poured 1t INTO tnmoler
and again exh,bned ~ 10 the jury. to show
the foundation for evidence TO prove thar the last
desc Of medicine given To General ketchum by Mrs.
was mixed by her some time before II was given,
and which Is supposed TO have caused his death.
soribed. aud Of which General ketcnum partook Al
the bands OF the witness.
here concluded, and ~ quarter CT twelve
The crosse examinauon commenced, conducted
by Mr. steele ier ,he defence. No new ,s.,, iacts
were ecited or change made IN the direct testi-
mony. Much OF the cross-examInation related TO
an explanation by the witness OF the use o5 yellow
Jessamine, which, II appears II tavOrite Icmeuy
with hIm. \ lecture OF Inc witness, before medi-
cal association used by the counsel IN the ex'
animation. IL WAS most searching and emDarras6-
ing, Dui Dr. Wlhams answered promptly and inte
hGently every question without embarrassment,
and, taking everything INTO consideration' WAS the
DR. CHBw's EVIDENCE.
At ten minutes after two O'Clock ATTORNEY General
Sysser directed the calling OF DR.. Cnew who
assisted IN the postmortem examination OF Gen,
ere, Ketchum's Dyay He took the witness stand
I have been practising physician for thirteen or
% ~ S sS Sna asye as
Of Maryland Tor eight years; NJ the request Of DR..
Williams as0s.ed IN making postmortem ex
Miles made IT in chief; Dr. Williams aud were
present and assisted we examined the abdomen
canal healthy, We found In the later some evil
denceS OF congestion, but imperlectly marked; It
mucus ana epitneiium, sireaked With bile; We re-
moved the stomach and placed It In clean glass
q founS Rere
dcnces Of congestion IN the brain; portions OF the
brain and the upper spiral column were taken
BY Professor Miles, for microscopic examination
found punctirorm congestion took the jar contain.
Ing the stomach 70 the chemical department OF the
DR. Aiken for analysis; heard the testimony Of
DR.. Wihlams In regard 10 the symptoms Of General
| Ketchum during his sickness. and from that nara
| ton and my own observation OF The changes In
the organs At the p0st-mOrtem consider the case
| GOULD NOT ASSIGN a spEcIFlo CAUSE FOR pEATB
from all the symptoms narrated by DR.. Williams
upon !ne witness stand anu my own observations !
from artihcial causes.
II being inres O'Clock, Chief Justice Miller stated
| that the Court would now adjourn until TO morrow
morning at ten O'Clock, when the examination Of
DR.. Chew Will be resumed.
ton and her daughter although perfectly composed
seemed to watch the proceedings with more than
their faces from sight could be their earnest
| piercing glances, alternating between counsel ana
rected toward some Important point in the case.
| indeed, the whole party accompanying Mrs. Whar-
mentarily gathering around the progress Of this
| trial. Mrs. Nugent as yesterday, seemed more de-
FREQUENTLY SHED TEARS
AND TINS increasing interest was not scared alone
by the Immediate friends ana relations OF prs.
| oner, but the entire audience watched the pro-
ceedlngs with eager breahess nterest winch mas
heretofore been felt only BY the few. At frequent
would rise M in their sears and n almost breath
less suspense lean forward to CATCH possible every
utterance made by those managing the case; and at
painful
Tomorrow the proceedings win undoubtedly be
l1y as important as upon any OF the previous day
Of the trial Professor Niles who made the post
morfem examination. and Professor Aiken, who
Hnalyzed the stomach Of General Ketcham and found
upon tue witness stand. No one Is able as We, 10
sHrmise when the state VIII close Its case but II Is
generally believed that It Will rest by Thursday
are yet TO 20 upon the stand, among whom
are Mrs. Loney, Mrs. Hutt0n's sister, the
ladE who put the glass containing tartar emelc
e sHSaS E 3 e!s ss would
fHE LINE or THE Defence WILL BE,
bnt from the cross-examination OF DR.. Williams
today one might infer that they will attempt to
show that the Jessamine ana choral given by him,
Ketcnnm's death; and tnis iaeory is SUPPORTED ey
the fact that many medical gentlemen from Phila-
delphiA and Baltimore Of high position have been
that has gained much credit that they viii under.
take 70 snow that General ketchum was in the habit
~ ne c nas sn
nHmper OF army Offlcers that knew General
Ketchnm have been summoned.
There are also many Otncr rumOYs afl0at In rela-
ton to the case and its conduct tDat it might do
to repeat until later date Sundays letter Of this
correspondence VIII contain q review or the weeks
proceedings aad facts in relation this mysterious
case OF highly interesting character. No trial
within the history OF criminal prosecutions In
this country mas ever been heard which developed
such Interesting and important surroundings
belong to this. A few days more OF investigation
will clear up the terrible and mysterious circum-
stances that cluster around this Unfortunate lady,
or deepen their import into positive proof