The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-08-11
THE BUFFRNBARGER POL
sONING.
Finding Of the COTOneT's sJuTY...Tes-
IimOnY of the Physicians who ET.
amined the Stomach.

IimOnY of the Physicians who ET.
amined the stomach.
COLUMBUS, o., August 10.
The investigation Of the Coroner In the
Butlenbarger poisoning case, closed To-
day, and tho Jury returned tine following
verdict
Amer hearing the testimony, We, the
I Jury, do lind and say that arsenic was I'D.
ministered to the deceased, Peter BuiIen.
barger, BY some person or persons un.
known"
ProtWOrmley and DR. Collins were the
only material witnesses examined. The
following Is the substance OF Professor
,YOrmlcy's testimony On the 18th OF
February last, received from the COrO.
ner and DR.. Spngue, of London, two jars,
said to contain the stomach and liver Of
human subject. At the time Of tho re-.
CeptiOn Of the jars made no critical cx.
animation. They were retained In safe
place till the 2Sth Of May last, when |
commenced an examination. ThcstOppcrs
Of tho jars were In place, tied with
twinc, with sealing wax over the twine.
opened the jars, and iirsl made
physical examination OF the contents In
tho larger jar. found mass of matter
which on minute examination proved TO
be stomach and largo mass Of what
Is known as omentum. The stomach was
entire, tho tissues being well preserved
The structure Of the other organs was
well preserved but at first L was difficult
to make out the separate parts. In the
other jar found what appeared to he
the remnants Of q liver. The structure |
was well preserved. Within the gall
bladder was some matter apparently In |
the form Of gall. After thus making n |
physical examination | proceeded to make |
u chemical examination Oi the contents |
separately. The parts llrst examined
were the contents Of the smaller jar |
These were cut into small pieces and cx.
trRctGd with diluted hydrochloric acid,
until tho tissue was brOkenu up. The sOlu.
ton thus obtained was examined chemical. |
ly for apolsonOus substance. In this snlu |
ton detected very minute quantity Of
arsenic, but quite sufficient to establish |
It's presence beyond oil doubt The
solids were very carefully preserved, and
the next step in the analysis was with !
reference to the contents Of the larger Jar |
which contained tho stomach and mass
Ofmatter. The solids were cut into small |
pieces and also extracted with diluted by. |
drochlOrlc acid and the liquid separated |
from tie remaining sollds. A chemical |
examination Of the.llquld or extract thus
obtained showed the presence Of arsenic
In decidedly larger quantities than was
found In the liver. lmay remark that the |
quantity was sufficiently large to enable |
Identification by different tests. The next
step was with the solids of the liver now
dissolved by the acid. These were re.
examined, from the fact that diluted by.
drochlOric acid will not always extract all
tho arsenic that might be present, nor
would II extract any arsenic which had
passed into the form Of sulphuret. These
solids were now heated 80 AZ to take up
all the arsenic and the final extract exam.
ined. Tho extract thus obtained was
found 10 contain an obvious quantity of
arsenic. There being sufficient present
that One.elghth part Of the final solution
would furnish positive evidence Of the
presence Of poison; this final extract was
examined by three different tests, oil Of
which proved concluslyely the presence of |
poison; the solids from the stomach, not |
dissolved by the acid, were next examin.
ed so as TO take up the arsenic, II present
In any form under II, In which II might eX.
ist; the examination Of the extract thus
obtained did not furnish trace Of arsenic,
and concluded the chemical examination.
q. Is 1t possible TO introduce arsenic |
into the liver alter dCathE A. Yes; ans.
wering In general terms.
Y. Did you recover sufficient arsenic |
to cause deathI A. did not, that Is un.
der ordinary circumstances.
Q. Might there have been any more nr.
senIc In the body at the time of death than
you recovered. A. Yes.
Q. II there was any more, what became
Of ity A. could not say what became
Of Il; there may 10 largo quantity In a
body at the time Ol death, and II may en-.
tireiy disappear the finding Of small
quantity is not proof that there was mott |
large quantity at the time OF death,
neither Is II proof that there was q larger
quantity.
At this hour, 12 o'clock, the Jury nd,
lourned till one and half r. ". After
the close Of Prof. WOrmley's testimony
other testimony was introduced, showing
that the organs examined by Wormley |
was taken from the bodyo Of Peter Bu1tn.
bargcr. The evidence Of DR.. Collins did |
not vary from the statement sent on Sun.
day night
The funeral Of Thomas Sparrow was
largely attended today. Masonic dele.
gates IRON all paris Of the State being
nrpsenl.