The New York herald., 1872-07-10

give no other answer.
o But you must or you will not leave that stand.
Have you received money A. No. sir.
2 Have you been promised fee A. No, SIR.
The couft~He G need sspa" not answer Si t that 'A'
& When were you asked to come here A. Last
q Had you examined the case before you came
here A. No, sir; did not even read the proceed
q Have you read the post-mortem examinations
O. Have You conferred with any Of the counsel
once to Dr. McCready, the night before SNH last. s
ns he ne ws Ta
come and testify, and SAID would rather not;
supposed that was the last should hear of until
last night when received notice to come.
Ke,direct-Are the appearances that would be
exhibited by morphine poisoning recognized
The Court shall have to exclude that.
ANOTHER LEARNED DOCTOR.
DR.. BENJAMIN w. McCready, sworn.
You are practising physlcianS A. l am
and have been for thirty-sx or thirty-seven years.
Ilectured q long time ago as lecturer of materia
medica and have lectured for twenty years on
materia medica and therapeutics at Bellevue Hos
Pital; have heard all the medical testimony given
Q. What is your opinion Of the cause of death in
the case OF James Fisk, Jr.S
objected to. on the ground that hypothetical
case must be supposed and stated.
The counsel then described the condition OF Fisk
prehend any further danger nom the shocks A.
No, sir.
think OF the described condition of Fisk at eleven
a: IN previously healthy man should have no
poisoning the symptoms are not those Of recSr
ring shock or peritonitls; should suspect the
presence OF an opdats and should II found that It
administered
OPINION
O. How much morphine Is there In fifteen drops
Of morphines A. A drop of morphine Is q
minim and half-that would be twenty-five and
there would be quarters Of grain Of suphate
Of morphine II the morphine were dropped
81 the mout The a1et action Is
more prompt and therefore the drug Is more pow
erful; fifteen minlms OF Magendi's solution ad-
have caused death.
9. What would be the influence Of ten ounces of
brandy added to the quantity of opium alluded to
A. 1t would increase the narcotic effect Of the
that show that the man had recovered from the ef-
feet Of the morphine? A. No, sir morphine dries
the throat, and he would be very apt to ask for
Q. Did or did not DR.. Wood make any statement
you Yesterday in regard to this case and his ex-
ment made by one medical man to another.
rse counsel was about pressing the
taken.
@. In the hypothetical case stated to you what
was the cause OF death ? A. have no doubt that
the cause OF death was directly the effect of
morphine; 1t was not shock, nor peritonits, nor
urGma.
A "ooURsE OF SPROUTS"
.examined-When were you subp9naeds
A. The 18th Of June requested to be here the
first day Of the medical testimony.
Q. When werey first spoken to about this case
within month; within a couple Of weeks Of thhe,
g. g Were yeu % told that you were wanted as wit
Q. Who spoke 10 you frsts A. Mr.. Townsend;
we were chatting over the Coroner's inquest
Q. How long have you been here in all A. Two
days; think this is the third day; was possibly
here also part Of another day.
Q. Have you been out Of the room with the coun.
SELF A. Yes sir.
Townsend on this subjectf A. Twenty, thirty, per-
testimony in this case by Mr. Townsend.
3. Have s5s 55li furnished Mr. fGknsend with
questions' A. Yes, sir; but he has altered them so
that scarcely recognized them.
@. Questions to be put to yourselfp A. Yes, sir.
(Sensation.) -a-%~' .>-r-@.-
@ Did you not write out specific questions to be
witnesses A. Yes, SIR very probably to DR.. sayre.
@. Can't you go beyond very probably9 A. No,
sir; you Will please allow me to choose my own
Mr.. Fulierton-And you will allow me to correct
part Of the examination A. Yes sir; I got Mr..
Townsend access to medical library
9: Dig you speak to DIR. Carnochan about this
Q. Did you speak to DR.. Jacob about it, A. Yes,
Q. Did you tell him your opinions A. After he
had told me his, yes.
Q: Do you expect e to get paid for coming here
@. How muchs Objected to by the defence
Mr. Fullerton-We propose to show that he Is to
The Court-That is not proper. shall exclude
Mr.. McKeon-we did not ask Dr.. Triper what he
received.
Mr.. Beach-we are perfectly willing that YOU
Should. We Will Dut him the stand for the mr.
pose II you wish
THE srENoGRApHER AT THE INQUEST.
d. 8. Leach swOrn-I am a stenOgrapher, and
have been for eight years; took the notes at the
Coroner's inquest In the matter Of james Fisk, Jr.;
was not sworn to take the notes correctly and
fully, but did So
9: Just look at that roll and see if that is the
Q. Thomas Hart, Witness swears that he is cer-
tain that he then said that the prisoner had stated
that he then knew nothing Of the shooting there
fusion in the court Was there nots A. Yes, Sir
something A. do not Claim to be infallibe.
DR.. Tripler was then called, and his name having
been called, the counsel said they understood he
had been served while in Court, and had replied
that he would not stay. He would therefore ask
for an attachment.
The matter was however, temporarily dropped
THE PRISONERS FATHER ON THE STAND
Edward H. Stokes, the father Of the prisoner,
whose appearance has been SO often described,
Q. What is your ages A. seventy-two.
w. lou are tHe laCier OF tne prisoner A. res,
sir; have resided here about ten years, my last
residence; before that resided In Phia ephia,
and before that again in New York.
Q. During the last ten years what opportunities
have you had Of seeing your son A. During the
first five years every day; the last two or three
years not so frequently, perhaps twice o week; he
was married ten or eleven years ago.
Q; Has he lived with you any time recently
A. About six or eight months pror to his arrest he
first about year before his second arrest; visited
him then at the TOmbs; he was under arrest very
was released Monday or Tuesday.
Q. State whether you have discovered any change
In his conduct and character, and if 80, when A.
Yes sir; since the commencement Of his troubles
with Mr.. Fisk.
Q. What were those appearances and evidences
A. Great pain In his head and on one or two occa-
sons he thought he should 70 crazy.