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

Wharton we see a scientific quarrel between tine
Gins" and the ''outs'-the AIKEN univers =, anu ~
itself fine study in wits and human nature GO 70
the Maryland Hotel now that the defence Is rushing
You win see around table. piled full Of
medical treatises, balances. Walls ana port.
able cases OF chemicals SCI o. Keen, earnesI
Sy letters OF applause from such men as Professor
Wormsey, OF ONO; ceutn. OF pniadeipnis,, ana
cnaD. VINO poisons his neighbours dogs for expert
ments sake and thinks That every
HANGING ACHIEVED BY ANALYSIS
tlluminates CIVILIZATION. One or the doctors on the
defence has been SO much absorbed on this trial
that for forty hours he TOOK no sleep ana suDssted
the Hns'' OF other hand, the deyotees Of the Mary
land University-Doctors Chew Mills and Don
friaI n Aiken be exploded there Is an apprehen'
sion that this school will suffer, have no DISPOSE
ton take part In these quarreis put may give Tue
MA Testimony with medical dtsquisition, while
Chemist TOnry was completing his examination.
sfaement as TO General Ketchum's case, interpolat
ING extracts from the medical DOCKS 70 suDstantiate
his treatment when did not originally appear. ~
Is further said that these doctors for the pr0secu-
non contrary to decency, refused to rest their case
upon Aikens analysis but expeditiously despatched
To w ashugton, under authority from Knott OF BAL
timore' stale AttOrney, ana took up for the second
time parts Of Ketchum's stomach to submit them TO
further test thus showing undue zeal as prosecu-
ton and evident reliance upon Alkens exper-
iments. 1t Is also alleged that McChew, professor
in the university named above, appeared rom time
TO time In q fugitive manner before Tonry, while
The latter was experimenting, and gave suggestions
hints ana directions which would nave been more
effective had they not been 30 Wild. Unmppiiy
these doctors cannot be put on trial, and, while
ventilation OF these facts 1t does not belong to the
%Sch s sna Wso
should 90 glad 70 give hcr the little chance ncx
for the first time dawning. The bOdesc
spirit among the physicians sumM0fiea foy tne de-.
fence IL DIR. Edward Warren 81 Baltimore, who was
mac2l insnectnr-in caief OF Lees army during the
war; He not only does not believe that General
ketchum died Of poisoning by antimOny, but ne
Anrms mat according to authorities ana local con-
ditiOns at the tim, he General Ketchum) died OF
MALIGNANT PURPURIC FEVER,
or epidemic meningitis. DR.. Warren is much On
dorsed by other physicians OF Baltimore, some OF
whom do not take as nigh ground bat all OF them
may be said 70 believe that the chemical testimony
In this case Ii empirical and the medical behavior
FRIDAY to see the entering wedse into the s AIKEN
University struck the first blow by Professor Nc
Culloch, Of Lexington, va: That ancient and tot
faces OF It's professors livdy revealed through the
portholes. One OF our writer's approached DR..
Aikea. who arected to be taking nap, and asked
WHAT HE THOUGHT OF THE NEW TURN,
"Oh," said Aiken, .thaS fellow is fool. All
these fellows are Tools. What do they know
nave testified at more murder trials than any chemist
In inc United States or Europe"
bis Overcoat and went out to look at the weather
1t Is fair to say that the young man Tonry who had
previously shown better quality OF heart than OF
modest youth, infatuated with chemistry and be.
trayed Into risking his future importance by
upon tins poisoning Case one could scarcely Seo
noting the anomaions relation which he occupied
In this case where Miss Nellie Wharton stood faith
fully beside her mother. Is case not entirely dis.
similar 10 that where Miss Annie Surratt stood by
her mothers side on another issue for life. Mr.
to have expressed his belief that Mrs Wharton ia
not guilty The social feeling In Baltimore against
Sess IN eea h
ana this put him Into relations with the aoWards
socey Van Ness ssers ars MSs
Hutton and Mrs. L0ney. Van Ness and SnOwden
yoans Means WSS %
capacity the custodian Of her bonds never gave her
any receipts for the same As the time approached
HER DEPARTURE TO EUROPE
Mrs. Wharton gave orders from time 10 time upon
Loney, q lawyer, and VINO appeared to be very nc.
tive Tor van Ness, went to Mrs. wharton ana asked
Tor ner receipt Tor about $1,000 In bonds, belng
replied that sne had never asked Van Ness for re-
ce,pls, and that TO give 90 receipt for slaooo
would not be business ike. She mad
already issued orders for the remainder Of Van
Van Ness family now assume that Mrs. wharton
wished 10 poison Van Ness In order to be able to
bring suit against MS estate and receive the money
investigation fails to sec any estate bccnainr to
MI. Van Ness. lie lives IN very cheap house and
upon clerical salary, and nothing could have been
recovered from his relatives on ms estate whatever
HIS estate may mean. The sumptuous pariors and
loDbies OF the Maryland Club were bcset Dy little
knots OF callers on saturday and sunday asking of
those members and guests who had just returned
from Annapolis what the indications OF the verdict
might be. A leading Baltimore gentleman, mer.
chant Of the city and one OF the lew stanc aud re-
spectacle friends OF Mrs.. wharton, expressed him
self SATISFIED with the turn affairs had taken, and
said he could understand how the public mind mad
been misguided on the subject, land yet" said he,
'there never was any case against Mrs. Wharton eX.
cept public opinion and some
APPARENTLY UGLY COINCIDENCEs.
With about thirty thousand dollars still in the
woman have put herself under the gallOws to gee
rid of small obligation, no more, indeed, than
possessed $4,000. The Two had medltated going to
Europe very long time, perhaps to reduce the ex-
penses Of Their very good ,. social import
and small! monetary transaction n'f &c.
friend and guardian the human Imagination has
construed poisoning case out OF every death that
ever happened in the household, ana wnen we an.
Awe this public OPINION 1t will be found to have
been begotten Of tile professional pride OF General
Ketchum's physician, who would rather be vindl.
the tnoughtess scandal OF a lew women and the
ignorant resentment OF some Of General Ketchum's
'lt is not enough,' said this Informant, 40 see
the jury acquit Mrs. Wharton OF poisoning; her
SOCIAL standing she has never forfeited. Not one
act can be produced TO show her unwOmanly In any
social TRANSACTION. Her very hospitality has re-
bounded upon her head. Her money Will
be swept away to the last penny to de-
fend herself upon this accusation. she Will
come out or the prison endeared to those who have
never DOUBTED her by these causeless misiortunes
and poor and ailicted enough melt the hearts OF
all in that society which, with cruel instability de-
serted her and swelled the tide OF such unfOunded
accusation"
THE STORY OF YOUNG HARRY WHARTON
At the st. CLAIR Hotel another citizen OF high
repute added this important fact, which he mad
already heard talked over at Annapons:-
"Harry Whart0n,n said this gentleman, 'the son,
about whose sudden death much Ii said Is really
the cause OF all his m0lher's misf0r tunes. lie was
a large, fne.looklng but dIssolute young man, and
IL IL 10 save the necessity OF exposing his EVIL
courses that Mrs. Wharton IL nanipered for
evidence In this trial. Harry Wharton was
on continual spree, while disbursing
oi1icer OF an expedition appointed, l believe, to
survey Superior or one Of the great Northwestern
lakes. He took 10 gambling ana loose courses and
got his money accounts in such Q shape that ne