The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-16
ELLEN G. WHARTON.
The Aristocracy Of Baltimore Main
tanning First Impressions.
Rebuttal Testimony For the
State.
Physicians Who Declare They Have Not,
Known CcrebrO.Spinaa Meningitis
as an Epidemic.
DR. AIKEN ARGUED OFF THEg STAND

ANNAPOLIS. Nd, Jan Is 1871
me day ntrght and beautiful and all are vfs
oily afYecteu by It, The Judges look iresh the
attorneys keener the jury more cheerful and alert
and the prisoner more hopeful. AL feel that the
which has for 30 long time engaged the atten-
ZION and aroused phe sympathies OF the American
people is rapidly drawing 10 close. A visit
yesterday to the most prominent places Of
resort In Baltimore city developed the fact
that "a vast majority OF the community still
cling TO the prcjudices which swayed them at the
commencement OF the trial, ana refuse 10 heed
tneevidence which has been offered In the case
One would tmagine from the violent feeling still
existing In that community that their lines had
fallen IN evil places and the days OF witchcraIt and
diabolism were about to be revived In this portien
Of the nineteenth century. The same unhealthy
excitement exists as characterized the old days in
New England, and It Is based upon precisely the
same OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Wild, unnatural rumors,
which have Tor their origin the magma
tive brain OF some newspaper paragraphist
or the still more hypothetical basis OF
some diner out, who retails impossible horrors
In exchange for q meal OF victuals. For the time
beng the grand Old chiyalrous sentiment Of which
Aarylanders were wont to be so proud has deserted
the homes and hresides OF the Monumental City,
the community for the immOlation OF MIS-. Wharton
which 1t appears no amount of evidence can re-
rmove. There are many exceptions, however. and
1t Is noticeable fact thai while those who have
never heard the evidence in the case con.
denim Mrs. Wharton, those who have listened
patiently to the testimony almost without exception
pronounce her the most injured and outraged
being that has ever been dragged the bar of JUS
nce. The Baltimoreans place great stress upon the
testimony OF MI. Smith; but by . reference to his
evidence 1t Will be perceived that he stated he had
never seen IN his life case OF epidemic cerepro.
spinal meningitis, ana also that he condemned the
treatment of DR. Williams Gin toto," as utterly inap-
propriate, and Us having q tendency to mjure the
patient rather than to improve MS chances of life
Tic also condemned the use OF choral as a remedy
stating that II was dangerous, anu that he had seen
very disastrous results In The OF his practce
The Court met at hafpast ten O'Clock this morn.
ing. All the Judges were on the bench. Mrs. Whar.
ton. with her usual attendants, entered the court
room lew moments before the trial commenced.
and was soon surrounded by a NUMBER Of friends,
both male and female. The crowd was very great
outside the bar being considerably augmented BY
members OF the state LEGISLATURE and the swarm or
number Of physicians both for the State and
SsSnSe ss were In at'en Ni Dr. Gerth
lessor Aiken sat outside OF the railing. In close
proximity to his co,v1,e,e, pr. Williams. The Mar
slal anu Deputy Marshal OF Police OF Baltimore city
were both present, having been summoned by the |
state. the ladies were present In large hunters:
limited and The Grand Jury box was placed at their
disposal and. IN few alter the calling Or
tne Court, was Dlied. 1t win be observed that ali
the physicians as yet placed the stand whether
Tor the defence or Tor the State, nave with one or
cases Of lne cerebrosplnal meningitis during the
summer Oh 1871, ana all avree that nifty cases would
RECRUITING TESTIMONY FOR THE STATE.
Dr. r. o. Morton was the first witness called by State
!.snyo.e could aI1s
X. Ss. sna The
case containing the symptoms of General Kechu bore very
or e.n .ss;n
soo nov refer ha death to any disease with which
o. he had heard Of other case.
square where this happened. Wv ~
Dr. Charles u. Ohr said he lived Cumberland be srad,
mated ID medicine IN 1854 and was Sill prac.
S.sa. tSS~n %sninss Sss made "a ne
ss n,e s,S N:
Kescbum from unnaiural causes "e"srAi
The state here offered to prove by this witness
gitis, TO which the defence objected on the ground
that the whole matter mad been gone over IN their
for the State to 60 again into an investigation
disease t ln., eImuatea evidence could 81 be
Tho Court ruled that the evidence did, mot come
within the ruling OF the Court Saturday, and was
therefore lnadlnissibe. -
bis testimony he said there were no s,mptomso
she disease Ia kechuns that Lere were no
we're many symptoms common a number Of disc ses;
S Ss were and
Abe character as he .nderAood the disease witness
D, .,1 DR.; , asSo,D,s STATEMENT
arnold anrmed-ne said be had been practising
four and nrss o NJ a ssee
sr pre o, ,e he WAS not inclined 10 call the disease
and heard Of he hai read hypothetical case repeatedly
aid no, a. All p nowease went the sympoms there stated
csrsGro.splnai menngis, he not prepared to give
Sse' nnswsr to the question
eonled 70 him did moi apy we'll de6nel se
f.mha he had see. in sss so ~h which be was
Of 4pnn 'na, The smpoma which preceded The
desired TO explain tina, only yec.s.srs M, IL
base aS opinion nH Te, 'Ss symptoms which
tan. emcumsances and tie previous h,ss@s, eSeom
sess detailed the LOCALITIES Ills eases Of se W.T.,
.pinaiI N, %.ningi. ocerred his patterns ali cSren
AN0IAiER MARYLAND UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR
DR. William T. Howard, professor In the Unversity Of
warren county Norm caons he saa m ne .'', W..
:s.s rs''' s. the e: Of
he ihiuE General Kescnup s,ed of ceresT
history OF The recorded In the 6ypobecai state
Ana hndns no Lessons after death TO for
have died he did cerebrospnaI meningitis wss
An e,dens In baltimore during the las, 1eas,
very much as to the number Of wond ccnsae
disease Went did no, ns was az e,s.c OF the
crosse eiamnauon he stated that be treated case OF the
20 knew OF another case 10 the lnhrma time
4nt paris 81 ihe ely he should epidemic to
STEELE asked the witness. he had talked and when
he had talked, wnh Dr. Williams upon this case 49," ""'"
The State INJECTED TO the question.
0f bis reasons for asking the question: would pu the
Fitness ~ po'ss,;on Of The very motive be had putting
drew IT'S objection 70 Tue question