Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-01-16


ANNAPOLIS, Mp, Jan. rs The court met az
10 O'Clock. Notwithstanding the snow storm
.v'ry part Of the courtroom was crowded. a
large PORTION OF the audience being ladies'. Pro
lessor Aikcn ressmed the stand and continued
his testimony until past noon. lie Isroccedad 10
'Nlisin 10 the jury his eNf.er mcnt With choral
snd sen .,N gessam,n ne usiag the sane materials
anu "s'S stStei by Pho McCuli.- n % have
h.eh used oN him; also, hts experiments with a
solution OF aihnmen, representing the gastri.,
JuleS ,, VI ,ne Nomseh' Witness failed % get the
hihited number Of visls contaiuiny salufloDs
or results from those experiments with Celse-
mknum and choral, and with chlorai alone v IN
a substance representing the contents OF the
stomach, and said there no Simii zrity What
ever between these solutions az results and that
obtained by him in his ANALYSIS OF Ketchum's
stomach. No man In HE senses could mistake
enc for the other
DIR. Christopher johnson, professor OF surser,
IN Tie University Of Maryland. wa sworn aud
five wears In the city OF baltimore The bvrsc-
thetical case submitted 90 previous .NprrtS Va.
= ad 10 DR. johnson, and he said in hts opinion
death did not result ffom cerebro spinal meuip-
gifts. This disease did not prevail Ina Baltimore
~ an epidemic the last wear a. witness Is not
familiar with any disease OF which the SYMPTOMS
named in the supposed case are characteristic:
ne thought death resulted from a non natural
cause.
Dr. c. b. williams was called 20 the stand a.
expert on the hypothetical case. and testified a.
Dr Jobnson-that death WAS not from meaiu-
gltis, but from non-natarsl cause
At the conclusion OF Dr. williams testimony
Attorney General Syester rose aud stated thai
the prosecution were now about o. submit
proposition 90 the court. which would rrohahlV
lead 10 discussion. IL might not be proper for
the jury 70 hear Il. and he suggested that they
retire while the proposition was heiug made anI
discussion had. The court asSenrsd aud the
jury retired. The attorney then said that the
experts tor the defence had assailcd the test
mony Of Professor Tonry. stating that biz anal
ysis and tests were insufficient, and the results
obtained by him presented no evidence of th.
presence OF metal Prof. Tonry has pursued
his analysis and experiments. and was nov pre-
sent in court with the metal obtained by htn.
The state now proposed 60 produce this meta -
The court and TO the iurv. and have the experts
ior The defence themselves say whether IL l. t.le
metal or not The metal was now here in guam
Titles large enough 10 be manipulated 20 SATISFY
any one of It's presence. They offered 20 infr,-
duce this evidence first upon the groand thaf D,
had been discovered since the cOmmencemart
OF the trial, and second that IL Was directly -
butting testimony, and admissible on that
ground. The attorney general argued in favor
Of the proposition.
AT the conclusion OF the argument. withou, a
reply from the counsel for the defense. the
inadmissable.
Mr.. Steele, for the defense. said that they
denied in toto that any metal had been proiaced
by Ionry or that he had any present.
State Attorney Revells now announced that
the evidence had closed on the part of the state
Mr. Hagner, for the defence with the consent
OF the prosecution. read briefly from Orfila in
regard 10 poison by arsenic.
The Court now announced that the argument
OF the counsel WAS about to commence ana
during It's continuance no manifestations OF an
proyal or disapproyal i'm any manner whatever
would be permitted. They were cautioned
against any exhibition OF feeling
At 100 O'Clock States Attorney ReyeI RISE
and commenced the opening argument Of the
case before the jury.