The New York herald., 1871-12-20


tween this witness and the prisoner was before
Marshal Frey saw her.
Chief Justice MILLsR-This would make no diner
' Hr. srrRLE-Tne evidence is admissible.
sad se 0ae s and
PhIadeiphia but that she had given her word to an
uncle iu PniladeIphia who had she had rsason 20
Ing to SIX or seven hundred thousand
doilars. that she would not hypotnscantss ns
her req, estate as ne had little confidence In the
business capacity OF ladies, and by 80 aoiaR m I saG
TO assist her. but under no clrcumstances could !
accede to her request and sign my name a. accGpn
% to some M As broker % or % banker of respeciabt who
might arrange TO OBTAIN the ianas sne ,s,l
also aa bsse see n Inc nao Of aten ing
to her auairs: sue said tnat Mr.. Van Ness was ner
sesa srq sns said that
Mr. van Ness was SICK and that sne had been to the
once OF Alexander Brown son. anu snst M ne naa
'0''> TIE MONEY NOT FORTHCOMING.
then offered TO accompany her to the ONCE OF Ar.
George Guest property broker, whom told her
could recommend as gentleman TO 30 relied upon
to assist her IN making mOnev negOtlatt0n; MRS.
wharton intimatcd to me that she would be willing
to pay considerable sum In order to eireot this
we went together to Mr. Guests once and intro
duced her 10 hun; mentioned in few words to
S ass ss the eSae Sc Ss Ssf a.
reasonable rate OF interest, and that she could
hypothecate bonds or give real estate security and
ehe had to me as to the reason why she could
not hypothecate her bonds or mortgage her real
about the same ss did, and concluded by
telling her that without bonds or real estate
She said she could NOT even have her accrutng IN
come applied 10 the payment OF the note Us It was
r. Of sDe told Mr. naa
sne tola MI: Guest that she wanted $780,
she wanted 1t; but the inference was that
! would be paid as her income BECAME sgSuU
ton proposed to him TO get from three thousand to
i've thousand dollars on the security OF her turni
informed her tnat property OF that kind would not
be taken as security for the proposed l0an and de-
wharton wharf expressed herself in q general way that
she was willing to pay anything to get the money,
giving as reason n the great It
posed trip TO Europe; she mentioned that sne was
Wiling 70 give $1,000 Tor the OF the money, but
! do not remember whether II was connected with
the Sc, 900 or the S1l, QUO loan.
MRS WHARTON EXCITED AND INCoHERENT.
Mrs. Whartons manner was rather inc0nerent
and wild and at times rather contradictory; al
though she proposed to Mr. Guest that the debt
would be nauidated as her income became due,
ment that she was prevented by promise to her
relative IN pniiaaeipna IRON rom :. nyPotaecating any
income was in the hands Of Mr.. Van Ness to secure
her letter OF credit; she said Il knew 1t would be
| paid;' said / had no doubt OF 1t; / suggested
10 Europe and lose ner lile she said that
Nellie, her dalgntcr, would pay all honorable
deDts Of her mother; both Mr.. Guest and myself IN
formed her that that would not be security from a
business point Of view; when she first spoke to me
about endorsing her note she told me that sne had
furnish her with the money II sne could get some
| gentlemen In whom she had confidence to endorse
ss 1 my HT
on Baltimore street about half TWO O'Clock; she
seemed 70 be iaboring under strong excitement, SC
DOCTOR DONALDSON As AN EXPERT
Dr.. Frank Donaldson was the next witness called
and examined as an expert. He testined:-I reside
in Baltimore and am q physician; nave been in &C.
tive practice twenty years; have had experience
il in my practioe frequently within the past i've
years; have generally prescribed u for cases OF
ersiIy given i in doses Of thirty to forty drops and
repeated every two hours until beneficial effect was
some few other questions were propounded to
| the witness IN relation to the use OF gelscmlnum.
when Attorney General Syster said:-"We now
PROPOSE Doctor, TO put to you Hypothetical ques-
tion, and we ask your careful attention TO 1t and
| your answer a. Q medical expert"
Question: gentleman nrty-e eight years Of age,
OF y,EoToTns ROBUST constitution, regular and tenn
more from Washington on Saturday, June "a 1871.
Between eight eight and nd nine , o'clock partakes Of Yea
berries r0Tt CREAM or mf Tesres M spou, eleven
seH sick at The stomacn snd n me ee Is
thereof leaves his room twice: Sunday morning he
complains but dresses himself ana goes out, and in
mis- sna room s,ns al d until Ssn tea BETWEEN eight
morning following complains Of being slck ct IGe
Monday, at four A. n. is visited BY . physician,
who found him much prostrated, with clammy skin,
and frequent vomiting; is treated win prescrip.
ton OF two drops OF creosote and two drohs Of lime
relieved was seen at @ ons ococt on Tnes
day morning, and was then well, is visited by q
On ten
leave Baltimore for W Washington; was heard vomit-
ing Violently on Tuesday syenng tn about fifteen
in IT, At ten O'CLOCK A. N. wednss:
state, with livld appearance Of head ana face, q
cool, clammy skin feeble, rapid puse his breath
or eye natural In size under strong light, but in
sensible TO light; eyelds movabei muscles rigid,
tremlties At This time the urine is tested with heat
and nitric acid and lound to contain aibumen.
Al eleven O'Clock A. N. forty drops Of the tncture
tered IN two teaspoons full OF water, under which
treatment ine lividity OF the head and face dl-
uon somewhat improved; an application
OF Ice bags the head renders him insensbIe, but
mains quiet until about i've minutes before one
O'Clock r: ~, when two more spoons full are adj
w minutes alter tIlaL Is
swallowed he is attacked violently with letanic
convulsions; his Jaws are clenched he scratches
and abrades his throat and stomach with his finger
nails This state continues until about two p. NJ,
when moderate quantity OF chlorolorm was ad.
ministered oy inhalation. The commissions con-
tlnue between two and half-past O'Clock p. NJ.
IN answer 70 question as TO the seat OF pain ne
thirty grains OF chl0rate given him without ar
resting the commissions, which continue and become
more ana
MORE VIOLENT UNTIL HIS DEATH,
at three p. M. After death his body is examined
and the external appearance was not natural as
one might expects red marks on his neck and
stomach, apparently made by nails OF his fingers.
Examination or the lntestnes presented at various
points patches OF redness indicating minutes. Tney
contain yellowish white pupy substance. such as
Is often seen where there has been internal rria-
ton. The liver kidneys and spleen are ali healthy:
heart normal IN size, healthy, perfectly sound in lis
valves and orinces; lungs healthy and crepitating;
the aorta natural; scalp not turgid with blood YES.
sells OF te dura matter not Congestea: vessels Of pIa