The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-19

| Ketchum was going TO ask for brandy. 1t was
OF lemonade. he was afraid OF the acid IN it, but he
would take II II she would put stick lnit-neanng
brandy She went across the passage to the door Of
the parlor which had been given to Mrs. Van Ness,
asked Mr. McAvery 10 get the bottle OF brandy for her
wSere General what he
sns ras 70 van 10 n
General Ketcham, Tor Mr. McAvery Stood IN the
passage he gave II 70 her In the passage ana ne
General Ketchum;a nd saw HIM afterwards pour It
into his glass ana mix II with his lemonaae ther
Is nothing suspicious about that Mr.. Thomas con-
tinued this line OF argument to prove the iallacy
Of the theory that there could have been
poison In the brandy or In the lemonade and con-
testimony stopped here there could not have been
any difculty III coming to the conclusion that there
to excite the slightest suspicion against the prisoner
On Monday he was still little unveils he continued
unwell until the afternoon and when Mrs. Cnubo
advises him In the morning to send for physician
lie declines to do sO she advises him again In Lie
evening send for one ana General Ketchum says
cannot resist the opportunities OF two women.
Mrs. wharton has also been advising me TO do 80.
yield. MY learned friends say this was only the
ordinary ruse OF PRISONERS TO call for physician
for the purpose OF lOrtnying themselves In case
they come TO lie trled but here you lind that she
persuaded General Ketcnum 10 send for physician
In presence OF no one VINO could be q witness 20
that tact Tor her. Mrs. Chubb had not heard her.
II General ketchum had died without saying this
to Mrs. ChubD no one would have been lett to prove
MRS. WHARTON WAS ANXIOUS ABOUT HIM.
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physician, as proved by Mrs. Cnubb Referring TO
the illness VI General Ketchum and the opini0n OF
plant, he said:~Wnat did General Ketchum think
was the cause Of his illness on Saturday and Sun
day nightP DR.. Williams was sent for on Monday
evening, and he tells as his professional opinion
that ne regarded General Ketchum as suffering
from an irritability OF stomach. which was left
on Saturday and Sunday afternoon; he saw no
evidence whatever OF any symptoms OF poisoning
on Monday afternoon, but IL was his professional
opinion that at that time he WAS sunering with an
irritablity Of stomach, the result only or cholera
@sd Been the matter win @ ana w9ar
ns WY gentlemen Il he had
symptoms could he not have indicated these facts
70 his physlcianf He told Dr. Williams on MONDAY
Sunday night an attack OF cholera morbus accom-.
panied with diarrhea and considerable pain. 1t
a word more IN REGARD to the attacks on Satur.
day afternoon ana on Sunday, when we nave
patent himself that al these times he was su e.
from an attack OF cholera morbus. Al long descrip-
ton was then given u General Ketchum's condi.
ton ON Tuesday, ana he added, Susan JACOBS
stated her testimony that she went up to his room
very after breakfast, and she finds him dressed
lie was dressed When Dr. wams Was aerc
earlier IN the morning. He had gotten up, ana the
restored as ne mad supposed and that he returned
to bed because Of that discovery. lie is drowsy.
.'Let me alone; win sleep II on" she goes
down stairs and IN the course OF little wnllc
goes up ana wake1s MIN again GeIs the same reply,
offP sleep Oh something which no knew needed 10
be slept OF; something which he had taken Tor The
purpose Of producing sleep !lgI % mean to sug.
Y1s s xffdEux MEANT 70 COMMIT SUICIDE,
but do say that from these facts, and from
that the conclusion seems irresistible that
he ala d.t take something to produce sleep
did when ne arrived at the house Of Mrs. wharton,
in baltimore on SATURDAY afternoon, was to 90 out.
s was gSns for Of an 90
Mrs. wharton's house to the apothecary snop OF
Coleman Rogers. Being delicate mani mean
like to inlmate to mrs Wharton and Mrs Chuob
what was the matter with hun. ana the
he was SUFFERING from actual or inclpient
diarrhGa; that ne went down to the drug
81. 70 get for the purpose Of
to Se drawn from the fact o. his saying to SUSAN
Jacobs whenever he was disturbed, "Let me alone"
'.Let me seepn ana ~ Will sleep 1t on" and that he
thought 1t could be slept OFF, that ne was not suffer.
Ing at that time from ANYTHING that had been given
going out to get bottle Of brown stout FOR the pur.
pose or
Is inconsistent with the idea OF any criminal pur-
pose, unless she was IS anxious 10 furnish evidence
against herself DO mischief " General Ketrhum.
necdiessiy nave furnished additional evidence
against herself BY communicating the fact 10
Sasa no Voms IN MS shows snat Mrs.
Loney, who from the nrst story thought she
heard MIN vomiting n the ta,rd; was mistaken s
nothing that occurred until one O'Clock on Wednes.
day that geemed to excite any suspicion against
to winch need refer In which she had any instrI-
mentality until between seven O'Clock and one
SsiHSs or MRS. nuon a"a Mr. sis snowd s%s
and see whether what they suppose happened
v We ana Sne NoG On do
to charge either one OF these witnesses with an
intentional Misrepresentation. but do mean to say
and their present convictions back to THAT period,
aud that what they now remember and their
snc are sTsen Mrs sutoG was I'm
attendance upon General KeEhum, and
according TO her own account sne was called out OF
Mrs. Loney, aud when she goes there Mrs. Loney
shows her
GLASS CONTAINING MIXTURE OF POISON,
winch had been prescribed for some one else In the
house his Mrs. Hutton, with her suspicious aroused
the house, II their theory was true was engaged
~ me administration Of poison, goes back into
Genera, keteaom's room, and she finds tnat Mrs.
WHARTON mas prepared the medicine for General
Ketchum half hour before the time. she says
inst Is ., nali hour TOO early. Mrs.
TO one. A few minutes later "wnst is Inc time p,
Eighteen minutes TO one, Again, at fifteen minutes
comes exhausted, and she taxes out ner watch ana
tells Mrs. wharton, "If you are so ANXIOUS about
TO that, she finds Mrs. Wharton has pu, more Iiana
In MS medicine than she thought ought to I've there
Fresh from her Interview with ner sis,er-who bad
shown her glass containing poson-ircsh from
this interview. she is met at once Dy all the sus
pieious circumstances IN Mrs wharton's conduct
And yet, In spite OF all that
SHE AIDED IN ADMINISTERING THIS MEDICINE
TO General Ketchum herself Now, do you believe
that 10 he true2 say that II 1t be true, II there
was poison In that cup, and all those Things which
occurred and made on the mind Of Mrs. Hutton The
impression which she now testines 70, or any which
they make now. she was az criminal In the
administration Of that medicine as Mrs.
She ought TO stated at that her suspicious
had been aroused That foul play was going on IN
the house, and ought by force II necessary to have
prevented the GENERALIZATION or the mischief, and
not have aided H. Mr.. Thomas continued his arRu-
ment explaining circumstances OF the ap-
parently suspicious disappearance OF the vest