New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-17
THE COURTS.

THE BROOKLYN POISONING CASE.
SIXTH DAY-TEsTIMoSY FOR the PROSECUTION
CLosED-oPENING ARGUMENT or TIE DE-
TENSE.
The Brooklyn Court of Oyer and TermlDer
vas again crowded, yesterday, al the opening OF the
th days proceedings In the Irish-Anderson poisoning
cose II WAS generally understood that the testimony
for the prosecution nearly all In, and that IL woud
be closed during the day. 1t was, however, amaer vi
surprise TO all excepting the counse Tor the ufIenSo
and the prisoner himself. when the DstrletAttorney
announced before - O'Clock that the testimony was con-
cuded This step was very materially hastened ny tue
dceision OF Justice Pratt, pending which the Court
adjourned Oh Friday. This 1t will be remembered was
in relation TO the testimony Of Lewis Anderson, the
question beng whether the conversations between An
dorsoD and others concerning his relations WIN MS WHO
sboud he admitted as evidence 1t ruled that sneh
evidence should not be admitted which rulng uhuouF
edy dsarranged materially the plans OF the District
Attorney, and led TO speedy conclusion OF the te'n
mOny.
The first witness called was LOWS Anderson, whose
testimony was substantially the a. that OF Friday
Mrs Mary Z. Howell sister OF the deceased next 'est
fed: She had her brother several times durhE '
last year OF his lfe she had not seen Linn nto&ea'eu
during that time she visited her brother IN January
1871 aud saw Or. Irish there many occasions ORION
two or three times day; Mrs. Anderson oiten met nm
at the basement door and he generally stayed aUou'
half an hour coming in az friendly caller she hah also
often seen Mrs Irish at Mrs Audersons ana thouEht
them quite intimate; Mrs Anderson was sugul III ''
ure and somewhat feeble though not positively ~.
The DstrctAttornoy then announced that. under the
ruling the testimony Of Rosa Mcmahon Wonu oouc'oo
his evidence but that as absent ana as ne was
unwilling to delay the case. he would consent 10 recess
reserylpg however, the right TO introduce the testimony
hereafter After the adjournment application was haue
10 Judge Pratt TO allow Mrs Anderson 10 appear AZ to
afternoon session. but permission was not sf"no' lac
appearance OF the prisoner and his fnehu' AT INC mn
pouncement that the tc,tlmOny was all IN lndicateu"
ugSe@ cau5t yess,embed NJ o'clock The prisoners
wife, slster-in-law, soD aud adopted aaushfi "'io
GEN catn M once opened the for the defense IN
a lengthy argument Of two and half hoars duLaon'
He began By impressIng upon tue Jury INC up
~ case involving the life and death OF the accused
and the grave responsibility therefore feshE upOn
He urged them not to be influenced by IuinoIs an
newspaper articles The innocence OF the pfisOhst must
be presumed ii he was found to be guilty anu amy
re,snnabIe doubt anywhere existed the prisoner must
have the bene 1t. What the eireun7tanees Oh
the present easel That the deceased dea preV t
tLe defense we're not disposed to question: Ihat tue
body was exhumed, and that the chemist Iohd pOIsVn
~ tho ,om,ch was NOT contradcted, though the tGst-
nuy OF scientific experts at the present Gay Rcner"
had little weight In the majority OF sinliRf cases; ~
large number Of legal AUTHORITIES WGIe nolo q"U, s w.,
the snbeet The motive alleged by the prosecutor ioI
The deed was 10 save exposure Of his Illicit intercourse
VITA Andersons wife; but was 1t probable tnt t na
of such excellent character as even the
ney Acknowledged Irish TO DE, wouia oV'. su1
crime I'm when he would be sure 10 DC cOhseleu'
wherca II he did not injure him he might NOT NC Ca
posed. - -. .,..,.,o,,, % ,no vvir.
nesss xpOsed the weak points, ana tred 10 prove sN
eral OF tho witnesses have been unprlnelped
who for any consideration would pepure lhenlseiNcs,
The defense proposed 10 show that lrs was AWAY e
of Andersons intimate friends as MIS- hau 11
Ieen one OF Mrs Andersons that Anderson never had
any trouble Hish, and never accused MN ol any
nIprOpeties with his wife. that Mrs irish never sls
Deeted ANYTHING OF the kiud ana mat thcy coulu no
p0ssbly have escaped her notice had they fey eSsleu
The alr al Newark could be explained easily anc SANS
factOiy. IL was not strange, when Anderson nfu s,
muIfulc of enemies ana those too OF the lowest hu
mast nnprinciped character that some one or tnel
should have committed the fatal deed especially ls MS
ina had before been attempted. Neither was II uhtsd
sonabe that Anderson should have committed suolue
especially as had been heard TO express the Wl mat
he were dead life Of such dissipation very often re-
suited i'll SUBTLE.
During Gen Catin's peroraton the prisoner ana ma
family were very deeply Affected and Tept freely. JUST
before the adjournment Mr. Morris said that the de-
Tense wished TO Introduce Mrs Anderson into the court
room to-day but that the DistricAttorney objected
aud that it was probable that 1t would not De aowo"
The court then adjourned till 10 O'Clock this morning