The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-07
THE SUPPOSED POISONING.
Inquest Over the Body Of Assessor
Edward O. Anderson.
What Professor Doremus and DR..
Shepard Found.
Mrs. Anderson and DR.. Irish Listening
to the Evidence.
INTERESTING DEVELOPMENTS,

INTERESTING DEVELOPMENTS.
The chemical analysis of the stomach and intes-
tines OF Assessor Edward o. Anderson, who is sup
posed to have been poisoned by his wife and DR..
Irish, having been completed Coroner Whtehll
commenced the inquest over the body yesterday
morning, at his ONCE in the Brooklyn Court
House.
The case, owing to the fact that all the parties
concerned are pretty well known, is causing quite
sensation in the City 0fChurches, and the result is
looked for with the greatest interest by the whole
community.
MRS. ANDERSON AND DR. IRISH,
as stated in the HERALD a week ago, were ar
rested and confined in the Kings County Jail even
before the process of anayzation by Professor Do
remus was completed, as the presence OF arsenic
was detected.
Yesterday morning they were brought from the
Jail to the Court House and were present during
the entire examination of the witnesses. There
was large crowd OF spectators also present, who
listened to the evidence adduced with the greatest
interest. Mrs. Anderson, who was in deep mourn
ing kept her veil over her face ana appeared TO be
weeping most of the time.
MR.. ANDERsoN's TESTIMONY.
Mr. John Anderson the brother of the deceased was
ing identified the body q the deceased At the Brooklyn
made the poslnortem as that OF his brother Edward o.
DIR. snEpARD's EVIDENCE
pr shepard of l2 Wicughby street. gave evidence as
EVIDENCE or PROFESSOR ROBERT OGDEN DoREMUs.
nrs at post IT,, 9Gts %aae on body tine
with assisted by my Thomas q Doremus; received
tIemii,es and part Of the ssophasHs also the whole Of
their conents also of the
liver and the and c aasy assaa these
u ss.S ss sS1es &:
stomach in which found SIX fluid ounces II contents
s%raess ssamined small and large ntestnes were
also opened by pr Shepard and the contents removed
fluid in the large the intesnes repeatedly
commenced the chemical analysis Of the contents of the
stomach and ntestines as customary, began with the
p1ia ss; while SaIns Tor the SS%pisGn Of t%is part
s e h anS naq e AR
analysis for the metallic poisons which resulted in the
falling to find any organic poison IN the contents of the
"a h Is aG for IN
sons and obtained arsenic to the extent Of three and
az white arsenic The Prcsssor here exhibited in
glass covered portions of the metallic arsenic also
mic, which found in the tissues; also sample Of
emoyed known az that
OF Tresenias and Baba} ! observed all the organs
Of 'n ne e
dose and rs have already stated more than this amount
III the thsss &c
n sps OF s s TAKEN the IN n vomiting 6a
poison s III sss
v was sa pcrce inia
and purchased especially Tor this nvesiyation tnt
the s It
was in % ss
s e an vans an Pa
sy%pioas which vary according % re sondsa
Jaroryoa are sure Serc was SUFFICIENT o poison to
neS to The largest quantity ever found ' found mo no
other poison but arsenic.
recess was taken at this point until two
O'Clock.
OH Roy ssa t e aM e he on bs
him rolling From one side Of the bed e the Other appa
would fetch hn Mrs Anderson another lady and Dr.
s De- a soon s In se
scrbed the effects Of the powder the deceased which
''0 JAMES cARSEy's EVIDENCE
James Carney testified that he was called in the room
yot three times while resting his head on his arm or
shoulder deceased yomited about two or three poonis
THE DRUGGISTS STATEMENT.
rdsn p t hat s he the saea Of u sse M
Anderson and described the symptoms.
EVIDENCE or MRS. MARY r. HOWELL.
Mrs Mary ?. Howell the sister OF the deceased testified
that her brother oen visited her In February and March
Irish the last time she him he told her that he
Essed INA, hs wire and Dr. Iris. were yng IN
Tor rear that
he told her that his wife ignaled To the Doctor when he
% a ~ as e ct e w wdgw liz
live another year with Ed = she hated the very sight Of
hun because he was incorporates when he went out she
wished lac would come home unless corpse; she
sad she did not end 70 live with HIM the last! time
he said nothing g his WIFE, begged him TO 60 but he
sa I'm NO. as husband sTe any whe
he was away Dr. Irish and his wife had nice time, and
his wife and they sitting close together the sofa when
h sf sob 81 Edward I he to
divorce on the ground q inndcy he had a memoranda
something's Il contained something like the following
Len wife cross and sour. Went home ami found DIR.
Irish and wife together"
On the reasscmbling OF the Jury several witnesses
Were examined ana tue case given TO me Jury at
the jury reappcared and rendered
THE FOLLOWING VERDICT.
We End that tho said Edward O. Anderson came TO his
denee "a I Fulton street, Brhy rom n oeana rev ~
ars s M and is Gu, opinion INA, tnc,us rish d.
were accessories TO the said poisoning.
The Coroner then summoned the prisoners be-
fore him, ana prOpounded the usual questions, to
which they replied with remarkable composure,
not exhibiting the slightest embarrassment be-
cailse OF their trying position.
DR.. Irish said he was thirty seven years Of age,
was born In the State Of Vermont, resided in
Warren street, and Is 10y occupation reg.
ular practcing physician; he IL married
man. The counsel for the prisoner replied that Dr.
Irish knew nothing about the AFFAIR. Mrs. Ander-
son said her name was sarah A. Anderson. she IL
thirtyone years Of age, resided at bs3 Fulton
nue., was born at Import l.. J., AMI u by occupa-
ton drcssmaker. She knew nothing about the
charge whatever. The prisoners we're both re.
manded 10 the Raymanj Street JAIN.
BOARD OF POLICE JUSTICES.
Meeting nj the Tombs Yesterday Aner-
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