The New York herald., 1872-12-21

1t seemed yesterday II the interest in the trial
had begun to abate, rs the usual large crowd was
not In attendance at the opening OF the Court.
The Doctor appeared very confident and conversed
cheerfully with mis- wife and friends. The Court
opened promptly at ten O'Clock and the proceed.
ings were resumed.
The first witness called yesterday was David G.
Higgins, clerk in lrshs Fulton avenue drug
store, who said tnat on the day Of Andersons DEATH
April g. the Doctor was In the store and got some
sedative powders.
Judge Pratt ruled out an offer OF the defence to
show what the Doctor said about Anderson,s con-
diti0n.
@. Did the Doctor at that time make any state
ment as to hts treatment OF Mr.. Anderson and his
symptoms? A. In the morning OF that day he said
HE HAD A SICK PATIENT
who vomited, and he got neutralizing mixture 10
allay the irritation OF the stomach.
william Lewis was In the Fulton avenuc store
when the powders were put uR and given 10 tho
Doctor.
ANOTHER POISONING CAsE.
A. r. Eaton, Professor OF Chemistry In the
Packer Institute, said he made an analysis OF the
contents of the stomach Of Mrs. Van Sickle and
found poison there; he examined the tissues &C..
together. TThe husband Of Mrs. Van Sickle Is now
in Jail awaiting trial OH the charge OF having;
poisoned her.-REP.l District Attorney Brltt0n did
not cross-examine the witness.
The prisoner, Dr. Irish, was then called to testify
In his own behalf He was examined by Mr. Tracy,
and said that he was thIrty.seven years Old; had
been married nineteen years and always lived
with his family up to the time OF his arrest; he
first met Anderson In the Winter Of 1869 and Mrs.
Anderson in May, 1869, at Van elders printing
office, "a Fulton street. where he getting
printing DONE he was interested In five drug stores
in New York and Brooklyn ut the time and was
one OF the propretors OF ottawa beer; he had frc-
quent occasion to go to Van elders, and
WAS INTRODUCED TO MRS. ANDERSON
there by Mr.. Van Glider; Mrs. Anderson and Mrs.
Van Glider in the front room, and witness
was introduced to BOTH he did not know then that
Mrs. Anderson was the wife Of Edward O. Ander-
son, with whom he had a speaking acquaintance,
but at the In June he met them both; in July
he attended Mrs. Anderson, who was suffering
from pneumonia and up to that time he had no
further acquaintance with her than he described;
IN September witness and Anderson went blue.
fishing, and when returning they were to be met
at Canarse by their respective wives; general
introduction subsequently took place, and from
that time on
BOTH FAMILIES WE'RE VERY INTIMATE,
and visited each other. Witness attention was
called to the testimony of the C0burn family rela-
tive to an improper meeting OF the Doctor and Mrs.
Anderson in the hallway at "a Fulton street, and
pronounced that story "false in conception and
utteraDcc." He denied that Anderson ever ac-
cused him OF
BEING TOO INTIMATE WITH HIS WIFE,
during the entire length Of their acquaintance.
witness spoke OF the visits OF his wife and himsclf
to Greeniawn, at the house OF Andersons relatives
and said that the deceased generally accompanied
him from the city. Iu June, 1871, Mrs. An,
derson was sick, and the Doctor attended
her professionally. She recovered In July sur
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Doctor continued to attend her; her difficulty was
about the heart spasms and hysterla, and she was
not well woman even at this day Mrs. Irish went
to Mrs. AndersOn's house and cleaned it up before
the atter's return FROM the country the two women
dressed alike and were great deal together; dur
ing this time Mr.. Anderson became Incorporate by
his associations, but when Mr.. Anderson was Mr..
Anderson no better man ever lived; he was suffer-
ing from dyspepsia, and the Doctor told him that
unless he stopped drinking lie could 40 him no
good he promised to STOP but the Doctor would
find him tight again and reprimand him; ON sew
eral occasions Anderson
APPLIED HIM FOR ARSENIC
to kill cats about his house, and one evening when
the arsenic promised her husband; the doctor and
Mrs. Anderson went to the store, and he gave her
some arsenic and saw her O part OF the way home
he did not recollcct OF the transaction In Paris
green and arsenic mentioned by the drug clerk
Jackson and could not say whether 1t occurred or
not. cine incident in question, as related by
| Jackson was that she doctor ordered him to put
up dollars worth OF Paris green ana dollars
ing between Anderson and himself in
Myrtle avenue the Doctor said that ON
Anderson apologized for not being able to pay the
Doctors bill, aud complained that he had a set OF
suckers round him who took every cent lie could
get The Doctor lcctured him about his habits, AMI
he thereupon promised TO reform. In relation To
Andersons visit TO the drug the night before
his death, the Doctor said that the deceased
vomited, and when asked what the matter was,
said that It was his id stomach again. Wit,
ness gave him some bicarbonate OF soda, which
was Immediately thrown up lie agreed sub
Cured there after that with one slight exception
In regard 70 the choroiorm. lie diagnosed the case
/ ~ an aggravatiOn OF
| THE OLD DIFFICULTY,
/ which he knew Anderson suffered from, and he
treated him throughout on that theory. The Doc
tor described his visit TO Anderson on the day OF
his death and alter death, at which latter time he
learned that brandy had been given to the patlent-
| THIS, he considered, was only adding fuel to the
| FIRE. He denied emphatically that he had ever,
given Anderson any poison, or knew that IT hsd
| dreamed OF such thing. lie explained the visit
! to Newark with Mrs. Anderson as being made for
deceased had owned. He said he registered mis-
name as -. 7, Williams and lady, because II he
derson people might improperly criticize his course
and ask what he was doing there with her. lie
NEVER HAD ANY IMPROPER RELATIONS WITH THE
in any shape or manner; his relations with her
were those Of physician aud patient; she owed him
$500 for medical attendance after the death Of her
husband; the Doctor denied that he had told
Magure the keeper Of the Morgue, that what he's
and that woman had done was necessary to save
| his liie," or anything OF the kind; what he told
| Anders0n's brother was, that Edwards death
caused by intemperance and individual indulgence:
! he never said that the deceased vonlted up p0g-
| tions Of the coats OF the stomach.
District Attorney Brltton cross-examined at
length. and the doctor said that the arst he knew
| that Anderson had been poisoned was at the time
the analysis was made; Mr. Downey, OF the Health
ONCE told him OF 1t, and had previously informed
| him that he would let him know II any poison was
found IN the stomach Witness may have said that
the dlsnterment was piece OF folly, as his cOnvic-
tons strong as TO the cause of death; that
was his feeling, however, at the time. AS to tho
visit to Newark, he said that he registered .S. T..
Williams and LADY, to protect Mrs. Anderson's and
his own reputation. The remainder Of the cross-
examination revealed nothing important.
Mr.. Charles r. Draper testified as follows IL 1.-Two
at Newark N j. in March last my oflce was at 8s3
street. that hp "a art nf