Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-10-28

in that one | sealed up the piece OF liver with
the chemicals; treated with murlatlc acid and
chlorate of potash; some of saline acid used in
this analysis: sui phurate Of hydrogen passed
through from same material and got no pre-
cipitatc got no arsenic; the acids used
were all tested before the analysis: that in ibis
case completed my analysis.
Cross-cxamiDcd by Mir. kilgour--I tried
Marsh's test, and the ring in tie tube and
christilizng; from that linche's test Sales
Green, and two tests in silver l. is not in
the range Of my profession to find the diScoln-
ration in the human form; white arsenic is the
popular name for arsenlous acid: it is MY bust
ness to search out poisons; eight-laced is the
meaning of oxhedral; the ingredients Of the
disenfectant which | found was composed
OF carbolic acid and lime; [ saw no powder
on the body before il Was opened.
Mr. Harrison. cross examlulng-l was pres
eut when the body was taken up and saw this
lime on body; didn', object to it being put on:
did not test it; was present for the purpose nt
taking possession of the parts after they had
been taken out; Ii ME was not thrown on body:
Just on face and neck; some on chest; chest
was opened; heart and liver taken out; did not
say disinfectant was thrown on chest: said it
was not lower than the neck did not take the
same quantity Of acids did in this analysis; all
acids used were tested before being used; did
not make tests in quantities as large as | had
to take 10 the solid substances; got sub-nItrate
of bsmuth in Baltimore; have resided IN Balti-
more since 1869; have been prac,icing as an
anylitical chemist since 1865: am engaged in
Maryland lnstitute there is about 500 students
| there; my occupation before | went there; had
my private laboratory in the city; before that,
| in 1866, was assistant chemist in the u. 5.
Surgeon Generals office; prior to that was III
Georgetown College as adjunct professor; that
is my chemical course; beginning my course IN
Georgetown; prior to that was studying 10 dit
erent colleges; this is my first case OF analysing
a human body for arsenic; my room Is ~ Mary
| land Institute on I'd floor, where | made the cx-
animation; cars and wagons pass IN front OF
the Institute every day; my room does not con
meet with any public building; | put the jar in
the closet; when Dr. Tiffany came took clean
plate and poured contents out to give him tor
microscopic examination; don't think | poured
all out; the first digestion was on large oil
costing dish; the other in a smaller one; after
| emplied them on the dish put them mme-
diate back don't thick any one came Ill
while was digestiug; [ had never used the
dish on which put the contents OF the jar: |
bought it for the purpose; the heart was taken
for analysis; also the bloody liquid; taken by
DIR. Tiffany with linen cloth; don't know what
became of the cloth; sealed the jar with wax in
the cemetery; no part Of the body was carried
away in the box as | know of; | said left the
dish all night long covered over with glass;
washed it OUT do not know whether weighed
the $40 of grain Of arsenic in or out OF the
filter; | weighed it on regular chemical balance
bought 10 Baltimore; tested it by Seeiug If ex-
actIy counter poised, first by placing hair on
each side add seeing itit exactly balanced, and
then seeing if the index was exactly rlght:whru
took the contents Of Maud Lloyd | did it for
the purpose Of looking Tor arsenic. Here Prot.
Tonry proceeded for several hours TO give hl>
manner OF testing the acllS,) Prot. Tonry Sad
that he could not tell the exact amount Of AZ
senic that was in Maud's body without making
calculation: if | had Sharpness on Chemicals |
would be able to tell you.
DR.. Mott recalIcd-Mr. Orr-Dd you fur
nish DR.. Tonry sub nitrate of bi>muth and oXa
late of cerium? did furnish nitrate Of bis
muth; don't know about the other.
The opinions Of Prof Wormlcy. Of Ohio, ant
Prot. Mallct, of the University of Virginia
were here introduced. Both fully endorsed
Prof. Tonry's mode of analysis for the recovery
o1,