New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-11
TIE BUFEHBURGH CASE
VERDICT OF rHR CoRONER's JURT--POIsov SAID
10 HAVE BEEN ADMINISTERED 10 TIE DE-
CEASED.

VERDICT OF THE CoRONER's JURT--POIsOv SAID
10 HAVE BEEN ADMINISTERED 10 TIE DE-
CEASED.
COLUMBUS, Ohio. Aug l0.-The Coroner's in
vesgation Of the Bufenburgh poisoning case closed
at London to-day. The Jury returned verdict that
poison administered to Peter Bufenburgh
by person persons to them unknown.
Prof wormley testified chemical examination OF the
stomach aud liver in both Of which he found upuistak
bic traces Of Arsenic that possible TO introduce ar
senic Into tie liver after death he not discover sur
cient to produce death under ordinary circumstances
but the finding Of a small quantity proof that
there was not largo quantity at the time OF death.
Other witnesses testified TINT the organs examined by
Prof wormley were taken from the body Of Bufen-
burgh.
WHAT Mr.. BUFENBURCU's PHYSICIAN SAYS.
A correspondent of The Cincinnati Gazette
gives the following account Of conversation with Dr.
Collins the physician who attended Duienburgh during
his last Illness:
Dr. Collins IS physician OF long sanding and OF ex
SENSE sound Judgment and discretion. Tie was Mr. But
fenburGhs family physician for years and had every
means OF knowing the peculiartcs In temperament, dis
nj oil reticpnt, but answered with the greatest
freedom and eapdST al tue EGl ffs 9 ms oiSSs
whatever TO answering "Dr. Collins" said J. did you
d1Tin h, Tile" Ta.Ecd lis question BECAUSE
knew that arsenic is frequently administered IN
and that the presence OF arsenic in the y.scer9
after death might. in that way, bo accounted
for Tho Doctor replied at once that none was admin
isored during Mr. Bufenburgh'5 last illness. "Dld you
discover any symptoms OF poisoning by 8r-enc GUIln!
MIR Bulorburghs last Illness" Inquired. 81 did n0-'
said ne. could it have been administered without your
knowing IT from the patients syuptonsP ASKED u
think not" he replied.
are the effects OF arsenic on the human system so
well known that any ordinarily intelligent physician
could discover the subjects symptoms that II had
been admUi tered 2" asked. IL would certainly he
discovered" he replied unless IL had been administered
in homeopathic doses" Gould you have told OF us being
administered up 10 mo hour u MI Bufenburgh dea.L
After expccOrstOn ceased" was the reply, ana MT
b. actually dying, might have been given without
my NOTICING ~ effect" How long did eNpectOfatlOn
cease before Mr.. b. dlCdl' Il think about two days,
hc replied. d. Collins then turned % gentleman us
tcning our conversation ami remarked that he told
Mr. BIS wife, ana others, several days before ME- b.
died. that his disease mortal and that he cOud not
live The doctor then to 60. Doctor" said zone
more question ~ You please; of what disease dd MT H.
die 4" treated him." replied lie, "fOr cOnsumpOu'
Here Dr. Collins bis leave. IL little remarkable
that no was not summoned to appear before the Coroner
until this morning aug ~ when Le received telegram
commanding his presence.
IDr. Collins is well known TO us personally, and
We have 10 doubt that his statements as 20 any facts
within Lis knowledge, may be implicitly accepted
Id. Tidanel