The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-09
ANXIOUSLY AWAITING THE END.
Drs. Byrd and GOOlrick Confirm the Previous
Testimony that General Ketchum
Died Of Natural Cause.
Anticipations of Closing the Trial
This Week.


ing at ten O'Clock. moment later the prisoner
and her daughter came down the front steps Of the
jail, accompanied by Miss Rosa Nelson entered the
carriage and few moments after were seated with
IN the bar at the Court House, In rear or those three
men who are her defenders In this struggle for hfe.
Mrs. Wharton seemed much more depressed than
ever before since the trial began. probably account
or the terrible that had come to one OF
the Twelve men who were to be her berators or ex-
ecuti0ners. She appeared to watch every movement
OF Mr. Beard the juror who lost his wife Friday, as
her eyes would fill with tears. and it was plainly
visible that in the midst Of her own sulferings she
was mindful Of the misfOrtunes OF others. The
same little knot OF constant friends that have ever
been by her side since the trial began with Mrs.
Wharton as usual, but Miss Nellie and all Of the
intle group seemed to share the feel
ing OF depression that made her more
sorr0wfuI than before. The day was
gloomy and the attendance by no means as large as
on previous occasions; the ladies especially did not
manifest their usual interest in the trial. Some new
and very pretty faces were observable. however,
and the masses were In strong force outside the
ratings One idea very torcioly strikes the least
cultivated and sensitive mind upon entering the
court room at Annapots-this morning included.
1t Is tho appearance of loneliness that surrounds the
prisoner. Not that she has no friends, Tor she has
many and Is gaining more every day, but that
little melancholy group about her In the court
room Is her whole world. and she cannot
now 60 out from them, except In thought
to her many other friends, and the great thinking
reasoning masses thai are fast becoming ner
for how long no one can tell, and at times even this
family is cut down, and only mother and daughter
deed, lonely situation. Public opinion is pro.
verbally obstinate and the accumulated evidence
Of the past few days IS slowly away
oensns in strength as Gay after day s
by the trial. The chemical testimony on
the part OF the State having been disposed OF, and
General Ketcnum having been almost demonstrated
by that very able scientific expert DR.. Warren.
renee Of physicians OF national reputation whose
conclusions upon the symptoms presented to them
ws that the eS Of cereSro
spinal menlngllls. All the other suspicious circum.
stances are rapidly disappearing before the sedge.
there Is now little room to doubt the result.
The Court convened this morning an hour later
tice Miller who went to Baltimore to spend SUNDAY.
At eleven O'Clock the three Judges assembled the
Ali the Counsel Tor both sides were present hnt
feeling Of gloom seemed TO pervade the entire court
room on account OF the bereavement that had
come to one OF the Jurors.
coNTlNUArIoN or DIR. BYRD's TESTIMONY.
DR.. Harvey l.. BYRD took the stand upon the
calling OF the Court. and resumed his testimony,
which was begun on Friday last. lie sald:-
The absence of urinary secretion very important
bn ws. ase an
opinion pon e case D sTd wa:
70 on the t he dssnoe IL
they with each Other n Saa s
rprs rs o San 9s assnsd them but where
physician to form ' opIaons ' as
occurs in ceTesro also tartar smec
diva
ences Take the sxn for instance In from tartar
escsaSsy or rritaSis TSs
wS tia' r1Rs a the %
gifts i suspended In cases Of spinal mcnings
was in addition to Tishy increased isnde"cs
already REFEREED the disease caused the to throw
Bending ' Of s sS, the
The hat General Msr' k sss
cha% died from @ meningitis rather than tartar
Dr. Byrd statement in regard to the effects of
wssA SS , ,sa.w
sry for which Ssr Mepe h 9rd
improper az a5r
Ur of Ss hCa or coating
evidence abrasion or destruction Of he mr
% i ss se ssn
taken for long time the want Of LESSONS and the
evidence to bis mind Of the absence emetic Ss
he EooS GOULD no, rely .,ps and scarcely anything
case of death from natural cau.es Ssyre U %sss
symptoms whic were and the whols he
disease cerebro-spns meningitis which combined ali
The II
fever or smallpox bot he dd not know any disease which
some minor symptom. were q hundred diseases.
The witness n S. nSn, s FROM TIE COURT
took him si IL sand
to explain the ruling OF the Court on Fri.
AZ Liberty ef de- Of e
demc by general reputation" in the in which the
q students IN what medical faculty.
S n Ra 9n o The aa
be had so%hepS So.p
ss he s; ~:: mad
death before the disease or %Gr e
ssdeS " b Had he no, known that The ds
above he should have Imagined that eisnas present. in
expl9sve form Dr. Byrd here occasion 10 say that
him great r uphold h. brother phyan
considered the treatment ketchm By Dr. H.' WIZ
sSiSral ss:smn,a% perfectly said
GO De VIII @ he expected go into
Mr. sYEsrER observed that he did not think testimony
as history was concerned S0Od 0' u'n hAr as lar
HI s eSs n by The
any appearances which General kechums stomach may
matter OF any description might have produced such a
DIR. p GOODRICH on THE STAND.
DR.. j. Gooricx was the next witness In appear
very modest side whiskers, and musaehe Of the
cuor He had restless eye aud corresponding dis.
clearly manifested during the progress OF
his examination His evident determination to mispro-
the Attorney Generals name created considerable
mrth In the court room, and brought remark from
that gentleman, o which showed that the Doctor was
the make the mistake He appeared to re-
gard the Attorney General as the impersonation
ealing him "Mr. si-es-ta" DR.. Goolrick stated that
he had been practising physician for years.
winch he had spent Virginia and the three in Bat
more city he had heard the hypothetical put the
st witness, aud from the symptoms General
hechun ded from natural and from tartar
emenc OF any other poison known to him. he
@ esse " sa emctic poisoning and described the symp
ION whsn ehsrseiezed The testimony of this wiincss
ns u. n,uc bearing upon the his experience of
aDoui cereOro-spinai meningitis
-, -, DR. NcLUIG AS AN EXPERT.
Dr John McClug, of westcbeser Pa was then called