The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-25

chemist, to add the weight Of his 0cial position =
not take the case Tor analysis. and they
took the late train for Baltimore, anu
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strict teachings Of Christianity are observed seek
me house o. smother chemist n sns solemn oil, q
making the ANALYSIS. Not being content however.
with presenting to him the contents OF the Jars con-
to investigate it and see II poison existed therein,
Is presented with the solemn Injunction
TO SEARCH FOR ANTHONY.
which malignant prosecutor only can
to tie Of
chemist and suggest to him such details az miRne
further the case IN which they were now 80 much
1t might be wen to stop the thread Of my narrative
here TO INQUIRE whether or not 70 soes s
lowers OF Him VINO taught US TO DO unto others -
We would have them do unto us-have not gone
little further this matter than CALM sober ana up
right Judgment would dictate leaving out the queo-
ton or that Christian spirit which should have
investigation upon the remains OF General Keschum.
without tue authority OF the law, and institute
nss are sen nA found @
trial. adding their influence ana evidence agaans!
the as nad s
questions 70 be presented to the pq 9,
spirit that should actuate les representatives. they.
or at least one or them. appeared upon the scens
but anxious prosecutors Boosting Of the guilt q
the prisoner, and endeayoring, IN every manner
possible TO Dring about her conviction, not alone
before the Court, but In the public mind When
their actions became che subject OF criticism tney
Immediately sought the signatures OF the ATTORNEY
General and the state Attorney TO declaration
that their attendance upon the trial had been com
81 the Court ~ '''
TO EXCLUDE FROM IT'S DELIBERATIONS
an account OF their unheard Of actions against ti
prisoner: Other things they did that would put .
were steeled against the influences of generosity
toward an unfortunate lady, whose miSi0rtunoN
now lay at their doors demanding to %
should 1eel for one OF the opposite sex was by them
entirely ignored, and she was pursued with ma
lgnity that should not belong even to the less civil
tied Of our race. Fearful will be the odlum that
will come 10 their acts when the fevered pubic
that Will follow her acquitta and the great public
neart win 60 out In indignant denunclauon OF the
And It may not stop here. No amount
Of favorable public opinion that win follow
rage done this lady. Long and weary montAs
Of prison confinement has she undergone.
mat has blasted ner whole lie ana that OF nsr Lovely
devouon that mas rarely been equalled IN the his
tory Of the world as the price OF her friendly 0er
deep ana earnest regret that DR.. Williams and his
co,Vi'eres have placed themselves in the position
mat has come to this lady and her happy household
was brought to ner by Dr: Williams, and ever since
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an energy tor which ne may never be able to 40
count TO an unbiased public He first laid tae IN:
an uncertainty in his mind as to the death. OF
man he treated and fOstered and reared IN the lg-
Il was fearful mistake and brought lies sor
row to an innocent woman and once Joyous and
happy child; and II. when ne FOUND u SO; ne nad
been met with granted forgiveness; but, as II 10.
he has pursued the mistake ne made with great
EFF ,RTS TO BOLSTER 1T UP,
ana has added mucn 10 the unnapplu663 Oh
this lady ever since she has been on trial.
The partisanshlp feelings betrayed BY these medi
cal prosecutors contaminated the whole atmosphere
that surrounded this lady: Nearly the whole au-
enas nay s e
ardent believers IN her desperate guilt, and thoy
seemed 70 pant Tor her ME without even allowing
fence. Even these feelings were said to
CONTAMfNATE THE COURT,
open public that 1.-The evidence was enough TO hang
her;" nor did the evidences OF partisanship stop
moment attached to every phase Of this important
trial. Step by step they became more apparent
the n trial rial n disgrace race ana ocKery OF JUSTICE
The investigation continued, and finally the now
Mnoss ao Mau th DeeM sed ssataad ~
what he had been DOING He
HAD FOUND NO POISON.
but prepared to proceed with further tnveStGa-
lions with some proofs that 1t did exist. And then
came the Strangest feature Of al-the prosecution
rising In their places and stopping the trial. after all
had been said and done that could possibly be pre-
senred, and asking time Tor This new chemist TO
nced n ~ er nroed the 81 ns
proceeding and the most unprecedented OF actions;
but the Court ruled that wnlle 1t was not matter OF
we-settled legality, that they regarded 1t as mat
ter Of JUSTICE and directed the Court be adjourned to
give time for further investigation. The time was
gave a very scholarly disquisirion upon the means
employed by him to develop poison, but produced
tal mind that he had found the poison which
he was SO urgently directed to search for.
twenty DAYS Of sssidaons labor around which mad
gathered the most UNJUST ana ilegltimate Influences
tnat ever clustered around criminal prosecution
become convinced more certain than ever that Mrs.
Wharton was guilty OF the crimes whereof sne
her execution, and declared that she was not
worthy to be heard In defence.
THE MAGNIFICENT DEFENCE.
On the twenty-nrst day Of the trial her defenders
arose to fearful task; they placed npon the
si ionea aoy IN mis- PROFESSION made ni@
an important witness. He showed how
the results q
prosecuting witness. DR.. Tonry He was followed
by Professors Genth and j. Reese Of Pni!adelphis
two of the able chemists In this land, both OF
whom declared in the fullest and freest manner their
decided belief that Professors Aiken and T0nry's
teal world IN Its strength stated through the
public press their decided concl with the Opin
ions OF Professors McCullocn Reese and Genth; SO
that within very few days after the defence had
commenced It's case the very cornerstone OF the
foundation or the prosecution mad been washed
from under it, and its framework was tOttltng to
the ground. Then came upon the stand
DR.. Edward Warner, whose able and eio-
1uent testimony was published IN the HERALD
AZ The time, and dssected each symptom or General
Ketchum's, presented In all the evidence adduced
before the prosecution to show the possibility OF q
doubt that General Ketchum mad not been poisoned.
No sooner, then, had his testimony been spread
broadcast over the land than the great medical
neart OF the Countrywide, learned and scientific
representatives OF IL In every part OF the landsg
niiied IN the most emphatic manner that his
and without question, were the true facts In the
case so, at the end OF this testimony, we have Q
complete demolition OF the fabric Of medical evil
dence woven around the unfortunate prisoner ~
Dr. Williams and his conreres. TO show this feeling
GLOWING extracts from a letter OF DIR. F0rdyce
Barker OF New York. q man whose medical posi-
ton is preeminently night
PHYSICIANS OPINION.
R,MApaov Nrw VoRR Ian. e. 1871