The New York herald., 1872-08-31

edged that, taken In itself away from the symp-
toms, it was not complete enough to establish
the absence OF natural cause Tor death, but
insisted that when taken with the symptoms
it showed that the death must nave been
due to poisoning. When asked why he knew 1t
was not uramia from contracted kidney. since he
did not examine the Kidneys he said 1t was be-
cause he found nothing wrong in the heart, spleen
or liver, whereas II such disease was present.
IN the kidney similar one would De
found in these organs, and also because tn2 symp-
toms were not there OF uiaInla, or WHEN nc , nau
seen three cases since the previous trial. me
symptom which he stated 10 he inconsistent with
uramia was the absence of commissions.
Whcn asked n these were always present, he al
irmcd they were 10 the best of hs knowledge and
belief, hut afterwards acknowledged that nc had
only seen three cases, two oy which had recovered
aui "n'y one died. When asked what the books
SAID about nran,ia he answered he dld not know,
Tor ne had not read any tor Eve years.
chronic contractei kidney ii one OF our most
common diseases. Yet the Eoctor on hcing asked
to give the dagnostic symptoms of the disease be-
fore the appearance Of uralolc roroning;
the looks on 1t for years, and had had no cX-
He was then asked how he knew that the hcart
was healthy he sdi' because he looked ut H.
lie was asked If 1t were possible to say positively
that heart muscle was lealthy without micro
scope examination. lie stated that II not.
When he was asked II he examined II mcioscop-
ically he stated he did nOt.
Then how do YOU know 1t was healthy was
asked him. Because he answered, poured water
into the aora and II did not run through the
valves which showed that the walls ware healthy.
Tho Doctor evidently went on the principle that
because the valves or Il pump dd not leak there
fore It's trunk was sound.
He was then taken on the brain sofeninr. lie was
good deal baogcred by counsel for nslslina, there
was no ante-mortem softening; and being tsked
what test there was to decide, he said he might nave
told il he had examined more closely the color, hut
Ire did not believe that there any more soften
Ing near the fourth ventrcle than in other
places but failed to show why the brain was torn
then and there only. He also showed apparent ig-
norance of the fact that the microscooe won'd have
probably shown, by the absence or presence OF
granulation, by c0rpusclcs ana other changes
whether the changes were or were not ant -lnDr-
tenn. lie was next asked what were the symp,ons
fmiliary ancurisms, which he stated he H. not
OKed for In the direct examination.
He said they were those OF hemorrhagc, apo
plexy, but that IL was a new disease, ana that u
man might die OF apOplcx KY and yet no post-mortem
LESSONS he found that would account for dcath. lie
was then asked, "Dl blood run ont when yoa
opened the sKuS' Eyes" said he, "irOm the sim
uses OF the dura mater large passages between the
brain and that membrane, as these communicate
with the vessels of the pia mater"
"Would not those vessels be cmptied by the leak
age from the sinuses ~ he was asked.
"They would" said he.
"How do you know, then, that the vessels OF the
pia mater were not engorged before you opened the
skull ~
because saw them before they were injured"
This would hardly be possible, as he would have
| to see through nearly half inch OF bones, the
Sen te sinus was
| open would the pia mater vessels empty them
selvesP" He said first If they would II didn't affect hs
opinion. The fact was the Doctor at this point got
q little nervous and 'miXed" by the repeated
questions Of the counsel, and, being rather tImd
man. did not stand the fire well lie did not hy any
means hold up to his standard upon direct
examination, and 10 was really u relief to him and
all the spectators when the Court here adjourned
until tomorrow morning. to meet at nine O'Clock,
when his crosse examination will be resumed
THE DEFENCE IN PREPARATION.
Probably the case will be concluded next week.
ana about Monday or Tuesday some important and
interesting testimony not heretofore known will
be gwen for the defence.