The New York herald., 1871-12-28
Conclusion of the Prosecuting
Testimony.
EXAMINING MRS. WHARTON'S SERVANTS.
The House, the Patients and
the Medicine.
What the General Ate and How He
Frightened the Colored Girl.

Taking everything into consideration this has
been the greatest day the Wharton trial has yet
had. Not the Inauguration or the exciting events
that followed Its advent conld compare with the
surroundings OF this important Investigation to-
day. There has been no lack OF those dignifed
and solemn proceedings that usually characterize
trials for capital offences, and which have been
augmented IN this on account OF the social position
OF the prisoner, ana In the sorrowfu, melancholy
aspect OF her surroundings but there has been that
longooked-for relief from the tedious recitation of
= long, one-sided story TO the freshness
OF its attempted contradiction, and This has been
tnterspersed with incidents that have stripped the
proceedings OF much OF their gloomy monotony.
The Court met this morning as usual at ten O'Clock,
with all the Judges, officers OF The Court, counsel
for both prosecution and defence, and court room
literally lammed with spectators, goodly number
OF whom were ladies'. The prisoner was attended
rs usual by her daughter and several OF her lady
friends and number OF prominent gentlemen who
have taken mucn interest in her behalf were also
near her, among wnom Brantz Mayer, Pay
master IN the United States Army, and Lr. Longs
dale Neither Mrs Wharton nor her daughter seemed
as good spirits usuai, and in the early part OF
the proceedings seemed TO take very little heed OF
what was going on. AZ five minutes after ten Chief
Justice Miller let fail his gavel aud the Crer de-
clared the Court opened. Professor Toney took the
stand for crossexamrnation-Mr. Steele conducting
N-and the nineteenth days proceedings in the
oi Ellen J, Wharton was begun.
.0vERaAULrNG PROFESSOR ToNEY.
Professor Toney-F From the oath OF October, 1865,
unul July, 1869, employed IN the laboratory
department OF the Surgeon Generals ofice at Wash
ington; was in Baltimore the following October,
when l accepted the position chemist of the Bal
umore Copper Company and was chemist for them
about four months; did not lose the appointment
but voluntarily resigned ii, because on one two
occasions the President OF tue company, Henry
Martin, wanted me 10 return little less than
found Dy my analysis; he told me that ne thought
the practice OF chemists to return one or TWO
per cent less than they iound hospital steward
my first title In the Surgeons Generaps ONCE, and
my duties were the analysis Of whatever came In,
assistant to Dr. Craig; 1t generally
medIclnes and sometimes commissary stores;
have never snalyzed the organs Of human body
before who was supposed to have died from poison
my directions when was handed the Two jars said
70 contain the liver, Kidneys &c., of General Ketcnum
were 70 examine Tor antinohy only; these were the
words used, a. near rs | can recolect; would not
pretend 10 decide now much antmuny il IN any
one OF the spots obtained on the porcelaln cover;
could not approximate the weight OF the spots;
mat would depend upon the length OF time the
cover was IN The flame before the porcelain became
heated: would not estimate anything which Is SO
contingent Ms the weight of the antimony these
spOts; whether one-,nousandtn or ten-tnousandth
q spot Is matter upon which there is a
difference OF opinion: absoluieciy refused TO give
] got, because 1t cannot be done when they are
taken from solution from which more could he OBJ
tanned the reason why said took .one or two OF
were close together; the solubity Oi the quantity
would not depend upon Its minuteness; however
minute IT would dissolve ana still be In the solution;
The one -thOusandth part OF grain Of n,Imony IN
q spot Oh porcelain think couii manipuate il 1t
was the fifteenth Ihousandth part IL would be more
uifllcUlT; ] am not aware that the books
chemistry lay il down that the one hundredth part
0I grain Is too small TO manipulate; am not
aware that any substance VIII make" under the
circums ances attending the case. but 3ntImony
srsenic one author says another substance WILL but
not under these circumstances; that organic matter
Will not produce black spot under such circum-
stances as ! got these Is the generally received
saws that antlmOny and arsenic are The only metals
thar VIII give spots under these circumstances.
Mr Steeie-Be kind enough TO answer my ques-
tons only; l do not desire arguments.
The witness here went iLto description OF the
suits, and stated that he came to his conclusions
upon these scales aud that the weight OF the pre-
clptate obtained was twenty-five tenthousandths
Z Of grain.
A gram is about fifteen and one-half grain.
PuzzLiNG THE PROFESSOR On ARITHhET!C.
Here began calculation at the request OF Mr.
Steele, OF thousandth and miiontn parts OF graIu
IN which the witness became much confused, and
several times the audience were CONFUSED with
laughter al the contest OF figures between Mr. steele
and the witness. AT engta Attorney General
Syesier requested tnat the calculations asked might
De given the witness In writing, which was DONE
but the witness seemed too much confused 10 make
OF his arIihnIet;cal education. ana he became
mucD puzzled III his calculations. Mr. Steele took
advantage OF his embarrassment and asked the
Questions win grea, rap,dly IN, effect OF The
quite damaging, although IL was not contradictory,
ana was prooao.y more the result OF embarrass-
neDt than the want oil abltiv TO properly euc!date
his ex perlments- After his cross exaninaIon was
concluded Attorney General Syesler. contrary TO
genera expectation, stated that the state woule
now close ats case.
TIM FIRST WITNESS FOE TIL. DEFENCE
Mr.. Francis d. Clary, OF the Washington firm OF
Lstiimer Clary, auciIoneers was tue frst witness
called Tor the defence. His testimony was not i'm.
poriaDt, except that portion relating TO General
ketcnum's appearance on the day he came 10 Balri.
m0Ie. he testiped:-General ketchum came 10 my
Office about twelve o'cicck June "A. with Mr. Carusi It
Was excessively warm; while WAS w1Lng a check
for Mr.. CarusI the perspiration dropped from my
forehead; General Ketchnm opened his vest nis
shirt was stained and saturated with persplraton.
question as To what General Ketchnm said was
ruled out ny the Court and the remaining portion
upon matters OF business, and unimp0rtant
TESTIMONY MRS. wBARTUS's CoL0RED SERVANT.
The next witness called for The defence was Ellen
Dcadrck, and in response to the call q mlddle-aged
coiored woman, well dressed and OF rather prepos.
sessing appearance, stepped TO the clerks dcsE,
sOoK the oath and occupied the witness stand. she
gave her testimony IN clear, distinct tone OF voice
and wItDa! was very good witness She testified
! lived at Mrs. wnaTton's from october. 1870.
until July. 1871; I lived with her when
General hetchuln died; I remember the day
he arrived there; 1t was near six O'Clock
the only servants al Mrs. Wharton's al that time;
waited at the tea table that night when Mrs Chubb
evening frizzed beef ham. biscuit, bread and but
Ter, tea. coiee aud raspberTles: General Ketchum
ste very hearty supper; he drank conee; ne spoke
though he had 10 make up Tor Two meals; ne
drank three cups Of coffee and, think, tour. but
caDo0t positively; he also ate several biscuits;
l think i've or six--more than the usual number ai
least; he ate OF all oD the taDo, except bread; he
ate of the Taspbeuies and meats: he was helped TO
yaspDerres only once that know O.
Mr.. sTEELB-Dld ne say anything about having
drunk waterf
Attorney General sYEsrEa--we object TO that.
Cbief Justice MILLBR-TDat Is noi within our
ruling.
wIISBss-I attended 70 General Kcrcbnm's room
on SUNDAY morning, ana carried Mn one glass OF
cracked ice on Monday evening al ten O'Clock he
seemed 10 me peculiar man. and did not like TO
wait op him. and got susan " take my place after
faat time: when went up with the Ice on Mon
day evening ne asked me 10 nand him his pan
falcons OF The closet at the side OF his ped so
be could get his watch KEY 10 wind up his walcn;
tais closet was Mrs Whartons closet; ner room
-. mo roOui ripnt under General keichums and