The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-12-31
Mrs. WHIRTONy DEFENCE.
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TWENTY SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Analytical Professors Annihilating the
Prosecuting Testimony.
"A Scathing Attack on the
Analyses.
Dr.. Warren on Professor Aiken'S
Antecedents.
General Kctchm Said to Have Died Of Pur.
puric Fever, Well-Kn0wn Dis
ease in Baltimore.
THE TESTS ALL ERRONEOUS.


out AT least the year to Her attorney nchief
J. hewitt Steele has shown extraordinary delibera-
non and preparation OF the for the Defence
and his array OF witnesses Is formidable and
gathered from all parts OF the countrS. The
testimony of Professor Mccullough, OF Wash
mgton and Lee University, demonstrates the
weakness OF the conclusions OF DR.. Aiken and
Abe chemist Toney, as also their process OF
annalyzation OF General Ketchum's stomach. He
strawberries Alken's triple test as OF no account
and Toney's subsequent examination childish
He win be followed by several chemists, VINO win
endorse his evidence and attest that DR.. Aiken
is not SO skilled as he professed. On
Monday it is thought that Or. Edward War
rem, OF Baltimore, Will take the stand as the
pioneer OF a series OF able physicians who
will testify that ketchum died not OF poison, and
particularly not 10y antmony or tartar emetic, but
OF a natural disease This disease Is well known
among medical authorities, and is described
In all leading medical reatises as malignant
purpurc fever or. to speak more after the fashion
OF the faculty, OF epidemic cerebrc-spinal mimi
gitis-sometimes called IN the vulgar ''the cold
plague" TINS disease has been epidemic In Balt-
more for year past and cases are cited by DR..
Warren, similar IN all respects to KetcAum's
symptoms, and the results OF Ketchum's III
ness and happening in the city ever
snce the time OF this alleged poisoning.
Dr.. Warren was Medical Inspe ctor in Chief OF Gene
raj Lees army during the war, formerly professor
In the University Of Maryland and graduate or the
medical colleges OF Baltimore, Philadelphia and
Pans. He is thick set, OF curly headed, red and
black complexion, and is a popular and reliable
family practitioner OF Baltimore. He Will be sus-
tanned in the main points of his evidence by Drs.
Morris, Byrd, Baltzell and others.
AN INTERVIEW WITH DR. WARREN.
The following are some passages OF converse.
uoD held with DR.. Warren on Saturday,
'Did not DR.. Donaldson testify that Ketchum
could not have died OF malignant purpuric rever9"
.Yes. He said that this fever always showed
premonitory symptoms, and accompanied in
variaby by postmortem elisons. Precisely The
contrary Is the fact. One OF the distino ushing
evidences OF this disease Is the absence Of elisons
and 1t does not make itself apparent in advance.
Gamer says that often mpresses its victims with
the idea that they have been wIlfully poisoned
'.has poisoning by antimony any parallel results
with purpuric everr
None. Tartar emetio produces faintins and
muscular relaxation. The patient vomlts upon his
pillow. The evidence shows that Ketchum was
able to sit up IN bed with a basin between his
knees that he walked ABOUT the room anu even
went GOWN into the yard, and that he threw mis-
his muscles. No man dosed with tartar emetic could
DO these things. have heard all the med-
In the case Of one witness, and MS i nave
read In the Official copy. l am SATISFIED by expert
snoe and oy an the authorities OF the schools that
pTday nor Sunday nor Monday nor on Tuesday,
''Wnat effect on a man with This fever would the
haveY'
''lt would for short time brighten him up. give
him relief and hope and then he would suffer q
relapse suddenly, Just as General Ketchum did,"
'Do you think tnat when DR.. Williams admins.
tered this essamine that did anything to aggravate
IN tn a n ma.
hgnant purpuric 1every"
'.No, guess did no harm; gelsemium is a favor
Ute drug with Dr. Williams; don't like IT. although
he mas made hobby OF 1t; II Is powerful drug on
The nervous system and ought to be used with eau
lion; Williams is good ply sician: make no point
against his treatment But here is something which
seems 10 me unproiesslonal not 10 say cruel Gen.
erA Ketchum was taken sick at Mrs. Wharton's
house. In friendly spirit she sent to MIN TO attend
the patent HIS patent dies. and from That day 10
this Dr. Williams has put himself in the position OF
the prosecutor oil Mrs. Wharton. He seems TO re-
gard this trlal as less than the late OF woman-a
wldow and mother rather as his own indication.
ground Ia matter OF lie and DEATH"
''DOct0r, do the medical gentlemen OF Baltimore
look with much trust upon the professional charac
Ter Of DR.. Aiken9'
"No sir. At a recent meeting OF the Baltimore
Association of Physicians DR.. Uhler offered a re.
solution condemning the medical and chemical
testimony IN this case, but for reasons OF profess
siona dellcacy they Were objected TO. Dr. Aiken Is
an Old resident OF Baltimore, but born somewhere
In New England. 1 believe his position as
State Analytical Chemist and Professor OF
eOnside raDle hypothetical importance, which, &C
c0rdfng 10 the local columns OF the Baltimore news.
DApers he appears TO turn TO advantage IN prasing
particular brands OF whlsxey, nostrums and canned
Condiments. These are, perhaps errors OF dignity
country may be SAID TO have arrayed itself against
his testimony on the The Schoeppe case"
"Can you over the points or protest against hts
process and conclusions IN tnat caseT'
BLAST PoR PROFESSOR AIKEN.
"Only IN brief. ! have been up all night review
Eng my evidence. which have written IN full, TO be
assured that say what 1 mean. Dr.. Aiken exam.
sncd the contents OF Miss Steinecke's stomach, anc
Dndlng traces OF prussic acid he pronounced that
zhe was killed by poisoning by prussic acld. Now.
prusslc acid, combined with base, exists IN human
saliva; II ~ also produced by lhe decomposition OF
Aiken's tests, beginning with sulpnuric ACID
and heat had the effect OF separating the
prusslc acid from Its base and hence what he dis
covered was not poison administered by the prussic
ACID which responded To his test but the natural
and necessary prusslc acid OF the healJhfui man.
The scientific men OF the country would not stand
Lbis loose theory, and they entered almost united
~ aee ana ay bsye ar
Sercd the woman, yet Aiken's testimony was no EVIL
uencc; II was blind assumption. Therefore Schoeppe
never was hanged, put he languished IN Carlisle
iall.n
"wnat general character does Aiken bearY'
The ncIgnbors say that he Is an nveterafe dog
p0lsoner, and ne Is terror TO every wellDred dog:
be tries experiments, iney say, with all the dogs
around an inns is about the worth OF his evidence
The trial today Saturday, showed that the
crosse animation OF Professor X. S. McCuL
Tough only confirmed his cool, good knowl.
edge OF organic chemistry He sat In a
CHAIR, and uueter IN manner than yesterday Y,
on the whole lie lett very strong impression.
HIS cross-examinatlon last three hours The Attor-
ney General, syesler, made n cnarae upon him and
was handsomely repused.
AT bali-pas one distinguished Professor, +. A..
Genih, OF Philadelphia, gave testimony. He was a
stout, full.beed, good-natured German, anu he
backed up the testimony OF Professor Mccullough
His manner upon the stand was most impressive
and without anectatiOn. HIS clear ana decisive
answers fell win crushing weight upon the theories
OF the prosecution
THE sLEDGE HAMMER EVIDENCE OF GENTH.
Professor Gcnth testihed-I an from Philadelphia:
am an analytical chemist: made my first analysis
IN 1870 and have been connected with analytical
win Leopold GmcliD, in Heidelberg; afterwards
win Llebfg, IN Gersnn, and fiien with Bursen IN
Marburp: nave heard the whole OF DR.. Aiken's
testimony ana also read his report 10 Mr.. Knott
state Attorney OF Baltimore city; bis tests