The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-04

hydrochorc acid sufficient TO form thin paste. heated
a ans The me whole became Homogeneous liquid
chlorine a.nst this liquid was nlss ae the
wssex sSo S wA boiling Sn the and the
glass and acted upon b OF suphureted hydrogen
aas ha sa' Sssps o ssiSas Ass
70 perfect 'ns ny
aside for The preSpste .SSsde This quite abundant
solution Of carbonate of ammonia, and sparngy at
BE- In 10 the bs s that
metal which could be reasonably suspected present and
and tie Hss wa. wS or
Is po was S With MINCED s esuss Of the
sSd the Nitrate treated before
c cSSso;ed dried and dissolved In boiling hydro
@ 'as .s %s o ss
wss
e snnon II: soS
ps Of n bright gave dn1. coating on the bright
@Ss Erys white
eny :sssa hat Ssses u
s:s; H.
a ne as ss Sse of
Se % w has s T and
amount Of such residue has always appeared to me wholly
FOUND XsTIxosy m THE SHAPE OF TARTAR rMrrro.
Sras for n. Van Ss.. The
tartar emec When conrastsd directly. with both dis
.' On s % 81
w%sS was %ses SaSReSa
:Sssss &
white sa
q . T1s ss1s o ass
soon tine i. SdSr Of hydrogen These
e any Other Known metal; drop the souiioa
Il Inc . .o rs.su.
with that ie by the evaporation q drop of solution of
,sss%sas'i 'fxsfn
. wa. amen tee ."
amen
ss
sn of ssi TSs @s;a. q SS.
OF Si sys havs Ss s % The
KSh% s f or more ore than VIVA.
smsso in the contents OF hs
stomach as equal to twenty grains. and II the sediment
brandy you handed examined vegetable and min
pS % so No of any
Rs aS remain.
Of Fl. ,p sens he s stomach and with portion
than year under ground
%ss sr
made for all the ordinary metallic posons the method
aFisnc The organic %asrs dsOrgan1sa
ne with Renschs Marss test gave no indication
OF the presence Of either arsenic or anmony This
That anmony was found in the stomach Of General
pairing something for Mr. Van Ness but that nothing
found in the brandy tie remains Of Mrs
WILLIAM e. A. AIKEN
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE PROFESSORS STATE.
MENTS
There were discrepancies between the testimony
OF Professor aiken upon the sland ana the above
describes In the report as dull, rather dark ana
yelowish, ne testified was ''dark brownisllu
red was under ota stated 0t to have
been been mot the orange red OF antImony, but
Sak a'a nsed 70 with nay red is ana the wne cloud
u single drop In test tube, and which
white cloud never took the form Of preclpltale.
Professor Aken's report Is that 1t mas two let
tiers 'E: E.n-errors excepted-written upon 1t just
before his signature. lie also made Oh the witness
stand an alleged correction In his report by which,
IN that part relating 10 the tumber and in the
ped into water" the words orange-red precpitatc''
are substituted for the word "sedimene" Thus this
preclpltate Is made TO produce tsef-an eject to be
It's own cause-an aDsurditY upon lis face.
AN INTERVIEW WITH GENERAL BRICE.
HnRap Called 'u nno 0o9Is eCday tne
Brlcc, late Paymaster General United States Army
whose wife Is the only surviving sister or the late
polsoned-ior the purpose OF getting his statement
In relation to the controversy. The General was
with that courtesy for which he Is SO proverbial
!, after the usual sautatiOns said:-'I SEQ, Gen.
eral tliat you nave been absent rom the trial for
eyes, SIR; went to Washington ana did nor de-
sire to return but was Obliged to do 80. This Is a
very tedious trial. and they might as well close 1t as
far ~ any results detrimental 10 Mrs. Wharton are
concerned, except influence upon the public mind"
ly CpnV nnaI
that Mrs. Wharton committed this crimet
~ nave never mad the slightest doubt Of her guilt;
II had should OF course never have taken any
part in the trial. and have only taken such part
was becoming the husband OF General Ketchums
as IL not little contrary to intelligent reasoning
70 assume that lady whose whole life has been so
ana was generally regarded with great favor oy all
who knew her, should at once and at her advanced
aye take TO committing such terrible crimes as are
at Is Impossible to reconcile It upon any theory
met o. wS anS nave NO sr
she would have gone to Europe before she was
arrested, and that would have prevented tins un
III you believe that she killed General Ketchum
you must not stop short OF imputing to her many
LADY OF her universal good standing, intelligence
anu KINDNESS could commit such deeds II IN her
WHAT ABOUT TIRE $4,000 NorBY
"rhore is something peculiar, General, ABOUT this
note VI Mrs. Wharton to General Ketcnum not
easily understood. could you enlignten me upon
that subjectr'
General Ketchum was one OF those peculiarly re.
ticent men whom we sometimes ind In life. lie |
had very few intimate friends, and never impaired
TO any living person anything about his business |
guarded. doubt II ever any living person except
Mrs. Wharton and himself ever saw the note OF |
$1,000 you alude TO- but OF It's ex- |
lstence there Is no doubt. His carefulness |
In keeping bis accounts even 10 q penny,
was remarkable, anu his memorandum book en-. |
tries OF interest made after January ~, 1871, the
date upon which Mrs. Wharton said she paid it. Is
tine only evidence we have that IL was not paid.
But careful and accurate was he that we regard
that as conclusive evidence that u was not paid.
This trial develops the fact that no man should
keep his business AFFAIRS too much to himsefp
General ketchum had been for q long time an
intimate frlend OF the Whartons, believefn