The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-02-09

tain quart bottle which had been brought by
tained medicine which her sister had taken.
Her father had given it to him to be analyzed,
saying that "if there was any foul play ii
was in that bottles"
During the examination OF this witness she
lost her temper several times and was so
saucy to the Justice that ne twice threatened
to send her to jail unless she was more
respectful. She told him he might do 80 il
he nkeds
Detective O'DwSer also testified In regard
to the bottle and said DR.. Goddin had given
II to him voluntarily. He said old man King
had taken some Of 1t and it made him sick.
Dr. Grebc gave an account Of bis being
called in to see the deceased ut the request OF
Mr.. Brock, and said he approved of DR.. God
dlns treatment of the case and he had pre-
scr1bed In the same manner.
Dr. McRae Was examined as an expert, but
knew nothing of tile case.
Detective O'Dwser being recalled said .
DR.. Goddin told him that he put the child in
4 paper-box aud gave it to Dir. Brock. and
that when he saw notice in the paper of a
child being found in such box, in the river
under the free bridge, he was sure it was
this one. The Doctor also told the detective
that he had on two occasions given the de-
ceased pills. While she was sick he went
into the room, and noticing her strange
symptoms exclaimed: MY God. Jennie.
you must be poisoned.o He thought her
symptoms were those OF poisoned herson-
particularly the burning in the breast.
Mrs. King, mother Of the deceased, made
a lengthy deposition; In the course of which
she avowed the belief that her daughter died
from natural causes. ....-,.
The examination was then concluded, the
court continuing the case until this morning
at 8 o'clock. An application for bail was
made in each case, but was positively re-
fused by the Justice. :.
Yesterday afternoon Coroiier Trent held an
inquest upon the exhumcd body. The Jurors
were William Fl. Lyme, A. L. Crouch, F. D.
Hill Qoreman), L. f. Bossieux, Lewis Behle,
George Minter, L. B. Hersman, William
Davis, L. Ii. Powell, Juan Pizzini, Charles
T. Loehr, aud Isaac Holander. 1.., ...e
Drs. George Ross and j. Il. Upsllur having
made post naortena examination, gave an III
teresting but technical account Of the con-
dition in which they found the body. In
flammation of the womb was the cause of
death, that Of the stomach being only
secondary. .-.....
DR.. W. FL. Taylor had made partial ex.
animation of the. stomach, without finding
any poison as yet. He concurred in the
statements of Drs. Ross and Upsh,ir. He had
not yet analyzed the contents of the bottle
referred to in the testimony before the Police
Justice. If vegetable poison had been used
it might not have remained in the stomach.
Detective Dabney gave an interesting ac'
count Of the way in which the case had been
"worked up" by himself and Mr.. O'Dwyer
The name of the deceased did not appear
upon the record book of the cemetery, and Mr.
Laubc had good deal of difficulty in finding
the burial certificate. In regard to the bot
tie, he said Goddin told him that according
to old man Kirg's statement deceased had
often taken doses Of its contents, and il
always made her sick. He said he (Goddin
did not give her the medicine.
At this point the jury adjourned to meet
again at the office Of the Police Justice thi>
evening at O'Clock.
Goddin and Brock are now confined ir
cell No. 4, at the First policc-station. In ar
| interview with representative Of this paper
| last night the former gate a detailed account
! of his transactions with the King family, not
substantially differing from that gwen IL
evidence before the Police Court. He sait
that "beforc God in Heaven" he could sa!
| that be honestly believed there had been nc
foul play in this case by anybody, and ht
was satisfied that he would be triumphantl5
| acquitted and yindicated on full invcstiga
ton. Brock refuses to say anything. .
DR.. Goddin says he is not graduate Of
any medical college and has no diploma, bu
| f>7.f x-,lt,fr-
years. He studied for some time under DR.
Galloway, Of Wilkesborough, n. c., and ha
pIacticed in that State, in Norfolk, and il
Richmond. During the warhe was soldiel
in the Confederate army. He says hi
practice has been eminently successful il
thousands of cases, and can prove it by th'
highest recommendations. He is the pro
prietor of Goddin's Gentian Bitters, Tails
man, aud other patent medicines. prepared
he states, according to formule in the dis
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