New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-14
TIE BROOKLYN POISONING CASE.

I,.PDRrANr TESTIMONY AGAINST DIR. IRISIL
Yesterday was the fifth day OF the lrish-A
deson poisoning trial. and the great interest heretoiOe
manifested continued unaOated Toe proceedings OF inc
previous day somewhat tedious ana 10 "st o. 'he
pectaors seemed little bearing upon the case
INT witnesses appeared Yesterday whose testimony was
hrhly important ana will doubtless have considerable
weight with the jury
The fits, witness was the undertaken, Moses Gannug
recalled HIS testimony was s4os,4nu4y sg sie
toms, and David Richardson shilrcarpeuteI' Net
cd To throw light on AndersOn's character ana drink
ING tendencies. Neither had hun drunk thoush
me- occasionally drank heavily. Ine latlef was
with hi the day OF his death, when lrlsh dhl hr
Anderson were present He saw them administer sOipe
thing which looked Ike water, and also some l5 ana az
one time the doctor and Mrs Anderson let t1e tOOip
together Tor several minutes Joseph Is Jones' Colou9I
Irish at about the time OI anderson uOatu 10
wished 70 D. present at the pOs'-inOtIch @
but was refused admtance from the fact tha MS nae
was connected with the affair; tereup0n he ass r.eo
mat he had often cautioned Anderson respecting hs ~
temperate habits, and was entering mo ensthy c2A-
,ersaton the subject when Jones interrupted MN,
and advised HIM ~ talk DO more On the SUBJECT b,t
Irish continued to some length, and finally SOU: ~
there lie any arsenic Po son l0uhd ID lhas man saVV
know nothing about it," Irish was qute eAci'el 90
tis time. The testimony o. samuel y Ailalre ana !" L.
Andrew jackson, who was Ia the employ OF DE- Irlsh
10 Andersons SICKNESS that about 10 days before
AndersoEs death Dr. Irish and Mrs Anderson came TO
the store and the doctor asked him 10 put mp some
arsenic for Mrs. Anderson, who wished 10 XII cats Win
II. Three drains were put up ana handed 10 ME- AuQei-
son. aud the two then left the store together. lew
DAYS later the doctor said be wanted 20 put mp dollars
worth OF arsenic aud paris-geen painters he
then of arsenic, hand ii 40 to The VII
ness, aud told hun TO mark IL poison" THIS was ire
emily occasion he put arsenic at the doctors
quest After the death Anderson they had
the subject, aud the doctor SAID ho would
like know now lie (the clerk understood the case.
Upon replying that he could not remember IL, Irish
.sked him try, he night want TO subpoena him lie
said looked bad and Irish replied That several cat and
ha0 been killed with the poison inst IN nlahcd he
said If poison found in AndersOns stomach 1t
would be strong ctrCuIDstanta4 evidence against hu
the witness TO take trip into tue country
for his health aud he Ee DOCTOR would pay tue ex-
penses On May the clerk left for Buffalo, aud in their
resolved from Mrs. Anderson Sue said, Don't let jack
leave tic other parties may get out Of him about
the arst that bought for the cats"
witness OF the afternoon session Patrick
Mcclure the keeper of the MOrgue. Soon after Auder
sons body was brought there from YOnkers Dr. lush
called 70 IT, but told by Mcclure that IL not
there, he having been instructed 10 let no one see IT,
TnereupOn Irish became much excited, and soon
after began 10 talk about Anderson. calling him brute,
and accusing hun OF too much drlDklng All efforts OF
Mcclure 70 sop Irss conversation were unsuccessful,
and he finally started for the COrOners Office 10 ria him
eelf the doctors The doctor followed how
ever stl talking of Anderson. finally upon leaving
him said be hoped he could depend upon him not 10
speak what had occurred. Deputy Coroner William
Lyneh had talked with Irish concerning AndersOns body
aud him manifest considerable anxiety ON the suc-
iect Coroner Lawrence A Whtehlll was present when
Irish tried to gain admtance 10 the pOsnUrtem eN-
animation, ana heard him say, If there any
sye poison the stomach he did not putt there"
Lewis Anderson, brother Of the deceased called.
had not given much testimony before question by
the Distnct-AttOrney objected to by the defense.
long followed, the Judge reserved Ills decision
aud the Court adjourned till 10 o'clock on Monday.