The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-17

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sEsIsAL KETcnun's PHYSICIAN REoALIKp.
Dr. Williams being recsied said be had read the hypo-
Counsel for the objected to hi. Testimony
depee on, had delivered it, now called upon to
The Court said ques,ion the ruling
saturday. and he was therefore competent w,ness
IN is7l since he had been Baliimors
ketchum did not die OF the disease but died from nonns
When this witness left the stand the Attorney
General stated that the state had offer OF testimony
70 make, winch they presumed wOuld be objected 10
the defence the jury should be allowed to retire
The Court immediately ordered the way to be
cleared for the exit OF the jury, and gave them
recess until the argument upon the question was
THE OFFER MADE BY THE STATE.
1--WE offer to prove oy Professor Tonry that. IN the
further pursuit OF his processes and experiments,
about which ne mas already testified, That ne mas
produced metal which we are prepaid to show
NJ antimOny."
the admisslbility Of the evidence was ouly
argued by the state upon the ground that It was
newly discovered and that 1t was In rebuttal.
me defence did not condescend to say a word,
and tne Court very properly ruled that II was IN
Mr. STEELE, upon the part Of the defence. after
the ruling OF the Court, stated that the defence
utterly Denied that any antmOny had been found,
and mad they an opportunity to investigate the So
called discovery ne had not DOUBT they would be
aDle 10 prove IL lallaclOuS.
A LONG-LOOKED FOR STATEMENT.
Mr.. REvELL then announced 10 the Court that the
the announcement OF Mr. Revel created consider
able excitement and surprise Anutnber Of witnesses
1t was expected they would be examined. A feeling
OF intense relief was evident The curtain was
The great Contest between opposing counsel when
had been gathering strength Tor weeks, was about
70 81 an ne perg ana @ or a aae
prisoner were to be presently conhded. There was
advantageous positions. some consideration
was created among newspaper men when
changed, and MANY citlzens VINO expected TO re-
tain Comfortable positions inside OF the railing were
SUMMARY elected BY order Of the Court the Jury
chairs were made TO suit The greater convenience
Of counsel. A passage read from Barzelius by Mr.
FOURTH ACT IN THE TRAGEDY COMMENCED.
Mr.. Revell, wiry, active, little man, with black
neatly dressed. took his position IN front OF the
jury and commenced his argument. He said
ar EN- N oh you e sanss
which weighs me down when entering upon The
performance OF the last duty which devoves upon
me, after the prOtracted anu unparalleled length
which the proceedings IN this case have assumed.
He alluded briefly to the lofty social position OF the
prisoner at the bar and In cOnnecuon herewith the
anomalous state OF society which existed at one
time In the history or Rome, when ladies OF the highest
for the offence of which she is accused The case OF
BrinvilllerS was cited. lie instituted comparison
between the prisoners position six months ago aud
at the beginning OF the trial. when the law pre-
sumed her innocent of the dreadful crime with
condition, overwhelmed with the accumulated
evidences OF her guilt after she has mad
at ner service oil the aid winch truest irlends,
the most scientific OF chemists ana the most emf
nent counsel could give After some refer.
ence TO the law as applicable to tie case and some
cast himself In ntedfas yes. He traced Ketchum,
the indeiagaple pedestrian the teetotaller and the
and British tastes, from Georgetown 10
to and Ss TO e
with the disease sickness when led TO his death
Mr. Revell detailed minutey all the movements OF
Ketchunh, every little act which he did and which
was done IN connection with HIM during SATURDAY
night, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday ana wednesday,
the last days Of Ketchum's lite He compared the
emetic poisoning, and stated that they were SINH
lar. he criticised the testimony or Dr. McClurg,
one OF the medical experts called by the defence ana
said that the Doctor imagined himself the embOdl-
ment OF all the scientific aud professional knowledge
in the world. The witnesses for the defence passed
successfully in review in the states Attorneys men,
tai Kaleidoscope, and were censured with various
degrees of severity as their evidence bore
or less dlrectness upon the point in controversy.
COpiOus extracts from their testimony were read to
the jury and commented upon IN the interest OF the
Mr.. Revell spoke for two hours without intermis-
sion going into an exhaustive analysis of the testi-
mony. He was listened to with great atten by
the audience and jury. and at three O'Clock ne
pended his remarks untll TO morrow morning at ten
O'Clock, to which time the Court adjourned. The
prisoner, during the delivery OF Mr.. Reves speech.
sat quietly between Mrs. Crawford Nelson and
Miss Nellie Wharton. The expression OF her
face never changed; her eyes were fixed
upon the STATES Attorney; her lett hand,
crossed above her right. rested upon a brown Iur
mur in her lap, and the only percephble movement
was nervous twitching OF the first and second
fingers OF the left hand. With her heavy veil hang
ing loosely her face, and but barely permitting
the sharp outlines Of sad anu wan cOuntcnance 10
dlmly appear, she looked more like the marble
image OF some saint enshrined for her virtues than
the frightful BOrgia depicted by the State. Miss
Nellie wharton, with the perfect self possession
characteristic OF well bred woman, quietly in
her seat. and whatever she may have felt she gave
no sign 10 the vast multitude who hung upon The
words OF Mr.. Revell.