Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-11-14

sold arsenic to the prisoner, and Mat
! thew Hall, druggists clerk, swore that
on the 18th of March last he sold the
| prisoner half an ounce of arsenic.
| The next witness was Prof. Tiffany.
surgeon of the Baltimore hospital In
| May last he examined the body of Maud
| Lloyd in the presence of Prof. Tonrv
! and others. The stomach had been
| found to contain arsenic; but previous
to the analysis it had been in the keeping
of Recorder Bently, who had since died,
and as no sworn evidence could be pro-
! cured of its having remained untouched
while in his possession, the court refused
to admit it as evidence. Thus the most
| important link in the testimony for the
| prosecution was lost Prof. TOnrv was
| then called to testify as to the results of
his analysis of the liver, spleen, kidneys,
etc, and was so minute in the details,
that one of the jurors got sick and the
court had to adjourn for awhile, after
which the professor swore that in the
parts of the body taken from the coffin,
he had taken eight-tentbs of a grain of
| arsenic. On his cross examination he
admitted that arsenic was sometimes
found in bismuth, although in most mi
mute quantities. This practically closed
the case for the prosecution, although
some testimony was taken to show that
the property of Mrs. Lloyd's children
| announced to about $500, into the pos
| session of which she came by the death
of Maud.
The defense was then opened with
witnesses, calling first DR. Graham G.
/ of
versitv, who believed that, though Prof
TOnrys method of ANALYSIS was correct
so far as it went, it did not 90 far
enough. DR.. Pierce B. Wilson, who
had been an analytical chemist for four
| teen years, said that his experience in
determining the weight or Quan ity of
arsenic in a substance precluded the
/ possibility of Prof. TOnry being cor
rect in the quantity he found. CarbO-
late Of lime should not have been used
/ upon the body, as it frequently contains
arsenic moreover, he did not think it
possible to weigh accurately such minute
quantities in the moist air of Baltimore,
without extraordinary precautions. DR..
Ellzpv was then recalled, and testified
that he had cot hismuth from DR.. Mott 5
store, and had on examination found ar
seniC in it there are hundreds Of dis
eases in which the symptoms are those
Of poisoning bv arsenic. Testimony was
then taken as to the character of the
prisoner, and was to the effect that She
was a kind and loving mother. Rebuff
ting testimony was to the effect that DIR.
Motifs bisnuth had never been known to
produce dricterlouS effects, and that a
very minute trace Of arsenic could read
lily hr discovered,
The judy" informed the jury that the
charge the clerk had given them ut tn"
opening Of the trial was "rronr"pS. and
gave them another to this effect: " #
you find the prisoner guilty. you are
then to find whether it b" murder in
The first degree on in the second: II You
find her guilty OF murder in the first de
gree, say so. and 40 more; but II you
find her guilty of murder in the second
degree only, say SO; and you are then
to ascertain the term of hcr imprison-
meut in the public jail and pcuitentiarV
houst. 50 As such torn be not less than
hVe nor more than eighJech years. II
You ma her noJ guIity or murder IN the
HrSt or second degree, oQt guilty. OF vol
untarY manSlaughter only, say so; ana
you are then further to aSc. rtaln the
term Of her imprisonment IN the sad
Jail and pemtentiary house. 50 aN such
term be not less than one nor more than
five wears. If you find her not guilty
either of murder or voluntary. man
slaughter, say so, and no more. The
argument for the prosecution dWeIt up
on the point that Mrs Lloyd would gain
$4,000 by Maud's death. and upon the
presence of arsenic for which the de-
fcnsr must satisfactorily account. Dur
ing this address to the jury Mrs. Lloyd
turned her back on the speaker and pre-