Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-01-15
The wharton Trial.

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ANNAPOLIS. MD, Jan. 15--The cOurt met AZ
1880 O'Clock. CHER Justice Miller and Associate
Justices Hayden and Hammond on the bench.
The courtroom was as densely crowded at the
opening a. on any previous day. The examina-
ton OF medical experts rebutting evidence
on the part of the state continued. DIR.
Girard T.. Morgan was sworn, and testified that
he has been practicing physician in Baltimore
Tor tweRty-one years; could not say, from his
own knowledge, that cerebrO spinal meningitis
prevailed as an epidemic in Baltimore the past
year; saw but one case; had read the hypOtheti-
al case of the defence, and the symptoms
therein stated were very little like the case OF
cerebTo spinal meningitis treated by witness:
saw his patient on "Wednesday, and he died on
Sunday; cannot say from the symptoms of the
supposed case whether death ensued from natn-
raj or unnatural causes; had never seen such an
assomblage of symptoms from a natural cause
DIR. Charles III. Ohr, OF Cumberland, Md
testihed.--He has been a rracticng physician
since 1854; had experience i'm cases of cerebra
SPINAL meningitis; had studied the disease and
a post mortem examination; has read the hypo-
thCtical case Of the defence. and does MT think
the symptoms therein described are those OF
cerebTo spinal meningitis; in his opinion, death
dld not ensue from a natural cause.
DIR. Asram Arnold has been practicing ply
sician i'm Baltimore twenty-five YEAR; had seen
four cases and heard of three cases of cerebro
spinal meningitis in Baltimore i'm the past wear;
did not regard it as epidemic; had read repeat
edly the hypothetical case, and, i'm his iudE-
ment, the symptoms therein stated do not at all
COZ respond with those of the disease he knew [,
say, from thesymptOms OF the hypothetical case,
whether death ensued from natural or non
natural causes, but thinks the symptoms of a
suspicious character.
DIR. VIM. q. Howard tostified:-Has heen A
practicing physician twenty-eight years; is pro-
lessor OF the diseases of women and children in
the University of Maryland; has read the hypo-
thetical case, and does not think death ensued
from cerebro spinal meningitis, and taking in
consideration the clinical history of the case
and finding no adequate LESSONS after death d
account TOR the symptoms, witness knows of 10
natural disease from which death i'm such cas-
could have resulted; does not think il could
have ensued from cerebrO spinal meningitis
This witness was cross examined as To converse
tons bad with Drs. Williams, Chew and Mile,
about ketchums case soon after death. Ii wa
the subject of general conversation at the time
in and out of the CITY,
Mrs. Julia Van Ness was now swOrn.-The
counsel for the prosecution proposed to contra
dict by this witness certain statements of SUI
san Jacobs, the colored witness. in regard to
kctchum's condition on Tuesday, and a CONVEX
satiOn testified 10 10y Susan.
The defence objected, and argument TO-
owed. At the conclusion of the argument the
court ruled that the evidence was not admis
able, as the statements proposed to be contra
dicted were not material to the issue.
Deputy Police Marshal Frey was called to tue
stand He had a conversation with Susan ia
cobs about ketchum's condition. The counsel
now proposed 10 contradict the evidence OF SUI
'an As given in her cross mination. in regard
10 this conversation with Marshal Frey. The
defence objected, and Argument ensued.