New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-18
THE COURTS.
TIE BRooKLYN POISONING CASE.
DDrr1oxAL TESTIMONY FOR THE DEFENSE.

ADDrrrONAL TESTIMONY FOR THE DEFENSE.
The seventh days proceedings in the Irish
Anderson poisoning trial at the Brooklyn Court OF oyer
and Terpiner opened yesterday. at 10 O'clock with q
crowded courtroom. The day was spent In the exam
uotlon Of witnesses Tor the Defense and large amount
of testimony was TAKEN principally relating to the char
acter OF Anderson his enemies, and the relations be-
tween him and his wife, Objections were made 10y the
prosecution 20 many Of tho questions put by the defense
which resulted in considerable shan shooting between
the Distric,Atorney and counsel for the defense Pre-
vous 10 The opening OF the session application was again
made by exJudgo Morris for the presence Of Mrs An-
derscn as an important witness in the trial but after
consulting humorous authorities on the subject tie
Court refused to admit hor.
The first witness called was John C. Pollock n re-
porter who aimed TO have seen the interview ic1"ftn
Irish and Anderson IN 4iyruc-aye WhcLt previous wa
threats He was standing at that time (the FRIDAY
before Andersons deatn) during tie entire conYersa
ton, and though unable 10 understand tnc NoiIs go
the tones were low there shaking or nsts, ana
alter about 20 minutes they separated ia tlehup hd
ncr, shaking bands 40 the close OF what appeafeu SIMPLY
william L. Randolph had known Irish for Is years and
knew him 20 be OF good standing and respecablei ne
had known Mr. Anderson, and thought their ieatlohs
toward each other always pleasant he had vs.
and Mrs Anderson as well Irish and his wife there,
hut had noticed any imprOproties between the
Irss store i'm October 1871 and they had some CONVEX
satiOn relating the use Of areSenle Tor klug cals
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with Dr. Irish FOR about years. and had often seen
him during the four years he thought him TO ne Oh
good character ana genial disposition. MIS- AhsennS
Brown the mother OF Mrs Anderson, testified in regard
10 the life of her daugCr; she was married IN lhjvi UP
To that time had lived at her home In 1onkefs she
belonged TO the Methodist Episcopal Church IN tAai
place she was Of a good disposition; Mrs Insn Oieh
called her daughter and they were on the pest Oh
terms her daughter quite unwell when sue accom-
panied Irish to Newark sue heard her taking With heI
husband about getting arsenic Tor kig cats anu INV
that she aerward got it, when she brought u nome,
her husband put all the arsenic oRashes cur III plc,S
Ot meaI the next morning Anderson sild thtt uc Vi
the cats was dead the conduct of her daughter was
aectonate toward her husband when he was not ihtOA
icated. n
had manifested low spirits several occasions ana had
said that he a ruined man, was urea OF lNlhg ald
wished he could die On beng ASKED IL nc was soS ~
shoot himself he SAID no. ne Mpuld ulc III sOho otli
wav and pretty shortly, TOO. Mrs Julia T. Barnes had
known Mn and Mrs. Anderson for abOut ten years anu
supposed they lived in harmony. Sne Had OFTEN hotteu
| decided marks of affection between them. The Rev
John j. Waters, former pastor OF MI ana nfs Auei-
SON considered tue laters Character g0Od Inc l1eN
| / bryant Smith had seen Mr. and MIS-. Anderson at
Greenlawn IN the Summers OF 1870 and l6sl anu MIS-
| Irish in Mrs. Andefson's company. lie luugtu
! that the relations between Anderson anu ms vic
| were cordial. The Rev. j.. i. lageIaoli, pastor
| of the church which Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson
| attended for the past p wears, had Olteh
seen the two 40 church together Mrs Anderson lntIO-
duced Mrs. Irish 10 him; he hau called several times On
Anderson before his &c On, but had never found BITS.
Anderson az home ne regarded Or. shs character az
wife the former was q hard CriHkcr the latter Oicu
called at the CustOmhOue 20 accompany her hlsDaud
| home they very afcctiOnate william a rowan
had often seen Anderson performing Olhclal duties III
parts of the city where II was dangerous Ilr othe As
SCISSORS 10 60 without guard, owing 10 ihe dls iery
troubles Charles II. Eurt heard threats mode against
! AndersJn's life I'm the Fall OF u.
At the conclusion of the testimony OF W. II. Hazard,
Samuel BrowdeD, and tWalter ThOrne which supported
previous testimony the Court adjourned til 10 a. M
TODAY.