Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-12-28
The Baistmerc Poissnins Case.
wBAr MRS. wHARToN's SERVANT KNOWS
ABOUT TT.

The baltimore Poisenins Case.
wHAr MRS. wHARToN's SERVANT KNOWS
ABOUT TT.
ANNAPOLIS. ND. Dec. 2s.-The court met "a
no O'Clock. The examination OF Susan Jacobs,
Mrs. Whsrton's coloTed servant, MAS resumed.
Took General k.e dinner 20 HIM on Monday,
also tea al night; Dr. Williams was there that
dan; saw vOmit In the slOp jar, both before aud
alter DIR. Williams Ma there; took General Ms
breakfast 20 him on Tuesday morning; Gen. n.
was IN bed; he ate a light breakfast. made The
tea took 10 him; went "a his noon after break
last, Gen. h. got mp and eat on the lounge; he
appeared quite feeble, but did not stagger. ana
required no aid, Gen. X. went 20 bed ssOn after
IL WAS arranged; went % his room again; he
seemed drovsy: roussd him and asked how
he felt, he ssid let him alone, he would soon
slecp "a On and feel better he took no medicine
while 1 Was there, 1 asked n the DIR. had lei
him any medicine; he said the pr. len but one
iose, which he thought insufficient. and he had
taken a dOse OF has own medicine. which he
knew VAS SUFFICIENT; went Up % zee him about
dinn,r time d O'clock "a see What he wOnld
have for dinner; he was In bed asleep. I called
him and asked how he felt; he wanted % be lot
alsne. and he would sleep Il on. he asked Tor tes
and toast for dinner, he said he would sat up.
and got cut OF he'd and started O. the Lounge he
staggered and SEEMED ~ IL be was gOkng 10 fall.
aitsr he got % the lounge PLACED pillow an3sr
Iis head and Tanned hun Tor some time, Neut
Down stairs 10 The "a story, found Mrs. MhartoH
in the hack room reading. and asked her 90 20
ny 20 see Gen. n. she went M stairs O. him, 1
went down IA the Kitchen, in lev minutes Mr..
up Stair she asked me 20 make ap the bed Tor
slre wanted Gen. X. "a lie down. She told M 81
90 down stairs and bring the icathcr bolster
iron Miss Nellies bed; bTonght A. up; Mr.
Wharton waS sitting beside the General al tbs
time, in making the bed 1 started 20 take % tn
holster; the General spoke "a me quite stcrnv,
looked around 20 zee What was the matter. for
] ssw nothing but tumtlcr at the head
OF the bed, picked up the tumhlcr. 4.
contained cracked ice the tumblrr
between the bolster and hoadboars.
"A HnIna
te licce and again attempted 10 take the bois-
Ster on the bed. n took the bolster on a small
phal rolled down in the bed from about where
the tumhlCr had been, put the phial an the nOor
and finished fixing the bed, Mrs. Wharton by
this time had left the room; Gen. n. got in bed.
be went 20 sleep before he got his dinner; saw
him several times afterwards; he wa sleeping
nearly ali the time; Mrs. Wharton went driving
with MIR. Loney that day; saw Gen. ketchum
guitc often while Mrs. wharton was out:
he siill sceIped "a witness 60 be quite drowsy.
IN the morning aDe daring the day General h.
hreathsd very heavily. but after DARK breathed
-ofneN hat easier went down stairs and left the
I'hlai in General KS room, saw Mrs. Wharton.
ami told her about the phiAl before she went
oUt with MT. iOneN: told her 4 lett the pa.al a.
staigs. brought a down while she WAS out; keno
4 Until she came back, aud showed ~ 70 her:
We Saw what Wa IN a., she told me O. take Gaze
VI II; J put &c away; showed it to Ellen will.
Mr.. barton " a. cut riding; told them where {
gound o.. "Wednesday morning Mrs Wharton
asked me for the bottle; she sent M for Dr.
NJ HE door; told him Mrs. Wharton wished him
TO see the General, who Was quite drawSy; he
came some time after got home never saw the
bottle before found IL ia General n. r bed; had
seen General X. AZ Mrs. Whartons often had
seen him take medicine some time in the sum
mer OF this wear lac Wa In the dining-rOcm with
his I'M, dicne. 1 asEri him would he have A
spoon, he said lac did not want any spoon that
lac generally drank out what be thought was
enough Tor dose; did not know what the medi-
cine was.
This witness was cross-cNamined rigi,Ily and
at length by Attorney General Svester H.r
replies were generally straightforward and cor
roboTatiye OF her statement. On the eNamina-
tion-ir-chief she said Cen X. had he clothes on
when she saw him In he'd on TUESDAY: when sl,.
had fixed the bed and had asked him to get in.
be aid lac would, but didn't and r,maine on,
tie lounge until "Wednesday morning, where she
found him at O'clock sleeping heavily aud ap-
she went to the room; the bottle found smelleh
like laudanum, tod Mrs. Wharton: General
ketchum did not tell witness what kind
OF medicine he had taken; he had no tumbIer
when he took the medicine from tue bottle, saw
him drink the medicine from the bottle: the bot
tie was not the laudanum phial, but was larger;
told Marshal Frey in his once that General n
was not taken like Mr.. Van Ness bat he Kind Of
slept. Witness stated that an her confusion
yesterday she made mistake about tue hour of
finding the voBit in General X. : room on Mon
day; IL was after DIR. Williams came. Witness
lett the stand al l2.-9 p. m.
Col George Andrews called, and said ne
Is retired lieutenant colonel OF the United
States Army; General X. was captain in the cru
infantry under his command i'm rs. aud IS5S
during the Kansas difficulty. and he saw Gen
eral thrown from his horse near Fort Ieayrn-
worth; he apparently struck on his head and
sbouldersi was laid up about two week..