New-York tribune., 1871-12-08
THE RHARTON TRIAL.

FURTHER TESTIMONY FOR THE PROSECUTION.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Dec. THE court met at 10
o'clock the crowd being greater than on any previous
day.
Mrs. Hutton called to the witne" stand, when Mr..
Rcvel the States Attorney, said the prosecution pro-
posed now to rencw question which had becn objected
to and withdrawn yesterday and asked the witness to
detail the circumstances connected with the making OF
mk-pnnch at Mrs. whartons house Of which Van M Ness
proved to be tartar emetc. admonished the witness
until the Court had decided whether ornos
The defense objected and asked tho State proposed
to show that Mrs Wharton made tho d paadcnt tbSf or
&: i Ssss s:.s
sss wss zig
Mrs wharton administered dose Of medicine q
sn died Ss1y
had proved that she tartar sme.o sss,y ,or
opinion that 1t proper to show that tartar emetc
IN the house at the command under the control Of
from her house the morning Of Wednesday, Juno
2 gave i to re servant who TOOK u down TO the cear ~
Mr van Ne:. sS: VIII" prepared the puncS witness
ing; Mrs. Wharton prescn; the punch ordered
glass and the other half in tumSer placed by Mrs.
Van Ness in rerigcrator IN tue dining room .o rrcn
In the wine class was given. when the counsel for the
given to one, and thut bad effects were pro-
duced
which had been placed the refrigerator with tho
punch. In the third story. front room Mrs. IOney had
snw MIS- Loncy place tho nmber in her pocket; Mrs
Loney Is witness sister; Mr.. Van Ness Is her brother
in tho afternoon OF the asth Of june at Mrs whartons
he WAS sitting on sofa much nalscated very pale ana
ments ordered him to bed, and prescribed dose Of
two drops crcosote IN Tablespoonful OF water to se
% witness Thought he gave the directions to Mrs Hutton;
when he got there else was In the ROOM took the
Bacs to the house. did not think the case Of sufficient
portance for him to remain; saw Gen. Kstehan again
asssp nSss nads "oiss waSs him.
lie ho replied, quite well" ana A. expressed DE de.
over.spt t,v himself Mrs: chabb had walked him and
then too late, but lie would follow later train and
dnc with her at o'clock he agreed there was no neces
sy for medicine. and gave him none he insisted
on paying mo; witness saw Gen. Ketchum
s Sfnnr to hsns sSs
IA General witness went and got there
@ sr % % his s on was rs on & Ses s
back OF the sofa: made noise thinking no was aseep;
hand on tho Generals shoulders ,,s when ,1,o,s
| slight COnvulsive tremOr passed over MS whole
H u,s4s s and rsrntS sf"s s the dst
and face very much haw hS !iH % ae rp
Piled Tocraby," and relap.ed into his previous cond
ton shook and questioned him agah he gave ~ dIn Hny u,
describe Of his symptoms or fseinss S n.oroo
called Mr. Hutton to aid him in putting Gen. Kerhm
bed shook him. and asked him, in loud tone Cant
get ad hi. sn sa ad @
to standing POSITION asked him he wns not able to
arms were stiff and rigid he too heavy to carry end
slid him along the floor on his feet to the BED and put
hm in has no recollection OF any SOUND or Two wGra IRON n
S ana r'sI sssy
| yellow jasmine, with directions 10 give ~
drops every two hours in two teaspoo1pls OF wa
cpc w"s sent for and while waiting witness went down
stairs Mira Wharton and to inform he her of the
for his friends as ho thought the General very i'll.
lie administered to Gen; Ketcham dose Of jasmyn ~
drops Tablespoon. adding two teasponnfus OF water
%srs "a INTO soS aS SHv:
been the case had he under the Influence Of opium
he to watch the effect Of the medicine. and in
"'sass' s"sr s ''fn 'f Ss
expression OF his eyes notably better; took seat
stated before TINT when he gave the dose at IL o'clock
he gave directions TO repeat it at r. there was no i'm
nind and ordered it to bc gwen at l. he then left the
to out & soon s d"d not to on Mrs
nurse and that had ordered dose to be given Gen.
Ketcm at and he would return us near that hour as
After dismissns tho theory Of apopls1y and that Of
opin hc thought the General might be ab3rng under
poison He had passed no urine that day. aud il was
to use aSd vns B rssrnns ss ns Mss
he met Mrs Hutton went for oathcter returned
s ns on & 'd at full ns n
siOns peculiar and seemed to have tendency to
nGS% sros mn Tnsro O s sT
stomach The skin was torn on both sides OF the aodo.
he ,' then ' ordered and administered 80 grains
chlSra went home s tested si urine and and
Mrs % Hutton in the Generals room; advanced to the
bedside and being puzzled about the Generals condition
has been pOisuned this about O'Clock, rather
after M 60 whIe in this condition Of doubt ,,n and
and Mrs wharton said he,s wlinss. stopps witness
duced tunbler from her pocket and asked him what it
being on his @ SunT% p wa ihe sad to
against '%' tSs iss ro" OF Of ii. mouth there
in his Mouth until hi. dnner which about O'clock
yUs1 By ns
hi. doubts changed TO conclusion that he hsd been
ss nsy a @ @ E1SMoS tsp 81 h Tssss
pending DEATH after doing so was returning to ms MS
wh ne met wns
The witness then Diet allied his examining the pants ana
sna sGa' other s%a srsUs and lis giving them
Hubbard He did not find Or examine o.t,ss ysst
and and obtai"ins from Brcs permission to make
assisted BY Drs Chew and Miles both Professors in tho
Maryland University; failed to discSve, snytnnE IN
iigature above aud below the stomach and removed
that organ and cOntents removed the bowels ana
them and found nothing noteworthy; the points OF con-
gestlon, the heart and lungs we're not examined them
Chew to Prof Aiken; some time eubse9uent after
| the Grand Jury had indicted Mrs Whar. -
Of Ketcham and exhumed the heart and lung which
they found healthy. . . ,
still on the stand.
RINGS IND LOBBYISTS.
A LECTURE By Ex-GOv. HAwLEY.