Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-10-29
THELLOYD CASE.

day of the trial of Mrs Emily +. Lloyd,
charged with the murder Of her child Maud,
was commenced in the Circuit Court this morn.
ing Judge James Keith presiding. As soon
as the orders of Saturday were read the Court
stated it was ready to proceed with the trial.
The Commonwealth Attorney then called
DR.. R. H. Edwards.
Dr. Edwards-Reside in Leesburg; am ply
stefan and druggist; have recollection Of pur-
chase of poison at my store by Mrs. Lloyd; she
came in on the 9Th day of February last and
purchased half an ounce Of arsenic; she may
have said she wished it to poison rats; she got
it of Mr. Gross, who was then clerk in my store;
| was present and registered it; have the entry
in my pocket now; was present at the Inquest;
was not present throughout inquest; just there
as witness; did not hear Mrs. j.. s testimony.
Dr. Tiffany was then recalled--Am Demon
strator of Anatomy in College, and hold sever
al other positions; regular graduate; was IN
Leesburg once before; came in May to ex-
anime the body; Maj. Orr, Drs. Cross, Mott
| and several others were present; the body was
with green mould; eyes sunk, nose sunk and
mouth somewhat opened; sprinkled corbolate
of lime somewhat over body; lifted body out Of
coffin, put il on board and put the board on u
wheclbarrow; opened clothes of child by cutting
down in front; separated thighs; introduced
tube 10 bladder to take out urin if there was
auy: there was none; found incison In breast
opened chest and threw chest bone open; was
careful that disinfectant did not touch the parts
cut: removed the heart washed it and put it
10 lar and gave it to Prof Tonry so that
might examin it in Baltimore; took out lungs;
they were somewhat digested: then cut on both
sides down to belly; also cut across; found
stomach gone and small piece of intestine;
the outlet had been tied where stomach had
been taken out looked inside Of the dominals
and walls; took out liver, spleen and some small
intestnes; cut into different directions to seelfl
cpuld see anything unnatural; took out kidneys
and washed them; took the plate off the coffin
at instigation of Mr.. Orr and gave it to DR..
Tonry; examined another body but found It
Us eless as it had been decomposed too much;
after removing the plate [ scratched the name
of Maud; | put the intestine in tin box and
sprinkled carbonate of lime over it; if had not
done this the intestine would have been too
much decomposed to enable me to make an eX-
amnation the following day think | carried
them to my Office and locked them up; the fol-
lowing day at Prof Tonrys Office | examined
the heart and large intestine, the examination
showing me little, or nothing more than mucous;
found certain glands they were raised above
surrounding surface; the lower glands were also
somewhat enlarged; the other small glands
were somewhat enlarged; around certain of the
porus patches | saw brilliant discoloration:
used microscope SO | might be certain what
caused velvety appearance OF patches; IN
lower sections did not see anything UNUSUAL;
in heart found ducts 10 upper and lower; 10
upper section of right side of heart bright
discoloration; this diScoloraton could not
be scraped off; in the left side of the heart |
found no discoloration; ID the two great arteries
which 90 to the heart there was a brilliant
discoloration; before cutting the heart opeu
examined outside; | had examined the CON-
partmeut in which it lay; tried the valves OF
the heart whether il they were in good condl-
ton by pouring water in them; they held
it; afterwards cut the heart open; saw moth
ing but what was called muscular substance.
Cross examined-l removed liver, spleen, and
kidneys from the body; took the blood up in a
linnen rag which [ had in my Office in Bati-
more; my examination was principally to re-
move certain vicera for analysis; two months
after would be too late; the intestines where
somewhat infamated; the only way for iutes-
tines to be emptied is by purglng or vomiting;
the yellow discooration seen in the intestines is
, due to decomposition Of the cooring matter OF
the blood; it can be produced 10 the stomach;
the discooration of the heart is due to de-
generation Of the coloring matter of the
blood; Christopher on poison is an accept
ed authority; said yellow spots we're found
in certain velvety portions of the intes-
tines; saw no brig ht red discoloratioD; found
velvety appearance in certain portions of small
ntestnes surrounded by bright yellow discolor.
alton.
Mr.. Orr then asked the following questions
If S.. 100 grains of arsenic are found upon ex-
animation diffused in liver, kidneys, and blood,
how could it have gotten there? Only by alb
sorpatlon either by internal or eXter0al surfaces
Of the body: if through internal by elementary
canal; if by external it would be through very
much the same process; said there was dis
celebration around the coronay vein of the heart.
Mr.. Orr-From your reading have you seen
anything of discoloration in the bowels? | have
seen something during my reading mentioned OF
certain discoorations in the stomach; formed
no opinion of my own as to them.
Mr.. Kilgour-Do you know why this yellow
dscoloration should not appear in other parts
of the body as we'll as in the stomach? No sir;
and lime; when the body was first opened |
found marks Of previous incision; when | made
the incision I removed some garments; used
parts which were cut; the lower portion of the
outlet was tied; my object in making this ex
animation was to make chemical analysis.
Mr.. Orr-If child would, in health, be
taken suddenly i'll and remain so for 4S hours
with vomiting, purging, &C. and grow steadilyi
and at the end of 4S hours die in comatose
and after examination the body is found to con
tain $1,000 grains Of arsenic in liver, spleen,
and kidneys, what, in your opinion was the
cause of its death; was it or was it not from
arsenical poison? would infer in the absence
of any sudden violence that the child had died
from arsenical poison. If some symptoms of the
above were absent what would then be your
opinion? The symptoms of arsenical poison
are varied, the finding Of the arsenic would be
proof of the presence of poison.
BY Mr.. Hunton.-Used knives which keep
for post norton examinations; keep for that
purpose had examined bodies with these
| knives before: they we're not new when |