The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-13

tify the dises4e which produced General Ketchum's
death, puI SAID 1t much resembled In Its symptoms
perleace in the treatment OF the disease than any
other witness yet placed upon the stand. with the
| symptoms which he had observed very infinitely.
as also the symptoms OF poisoning by tartar enletc
cerebrospinal meningitis on one occasion, he was
at first impressed with the idea that the patient was
e isV OF hs sease out very soon 'e
| The defence proposed to examine this witness as
| chemical expert but the State objected, on tile
ground mat nc was not an expert
Dr.. Claude said that though he had recently &C
cepted the position OF Professor OF Natural Sciences
nc mad not yet had occasion to instruct upon anaty
tical chemistry, ana very modestly said he did not
consider himself competent as an expert on that
subject, and the Court so ruled.
CASE IN POINT
DR.. Ctaude was cross-examined az great length by
the state, anu in the course OF his examination
Mr.. Sycster proposed to read from the London
Medical Times ana Gazette.
The defence objected that the unaccredted ESSAYS
OF obscure physicians were not authorities either In
law or medicine, and That this particular essay,
which was written on the case OF DIR. Palmer. OF
strong grounds against the verdict OF the jury in
that case, was especially exceptionable anu con.
trarY to the manifest spirit or justice, reason and
Mr. syester disclalmed any intention OF reading
OF Palmer, but contended that 1t mattered little
What book WAS nssd N M az many @
OF the eagerness OF physicians 10 see themselves IN
print and That they very often served as an adver.
Passive md active congestion Of the brain, the
fulminent and nOn-explosive forms OF cerebro
spinal meningitis, were very fully explained by the
witness, as also the difference between retention
and suppression OF urine; In other words, the same
ground was gone over which had been traversed by
the other medical experts IN the case and at ten
minutes after two O'Clock the Witness was permit.
the testimony in reference to the character and
reputation OF Mrs. Wharton was then resumed.
MRS. SAMUEL SMITHS STATEMENT.
Mrs. Samuel L. Smith, young married Lady, was
10 the sssa aa moved Is rs ne ay
circle wi1a the prisoner. she was dressed in black
anu appeared very beautiful from the witness box,
Ds
created She said she had known the prisoner SIX
or seven years; mad known her very well; she was
an upright, religious woman, ana always had
been so she possessed all the qualities embraced in
the question or the defence, W., Kindness AVAILABILITY
lnan most persons and more charitable. Upon
examination she said she had associated with
Mrs. Wharton's friends, and had heard them speak
rms witness is the wife Of the son OF Mr. Samuel
smith. Of Park street, the daughter OF Thomas w.
THE PASTOR OF GRACE CHURCH, BALTIMORE.
Rev. DE-. Leeds, the pastor OF Grace church. Balt
more, q fine looking gentleman, In clerical garD
next testified; He SAID ne had lived IN Baltimore
tuition; he had known the prisoner for four years,
during which time she had been O commune
cant in his church her general reputation
good; there was no blemsh upon her name In any
OF those points; she was above criticism so far as
had not heard her spoken OF frequently; Mrs.
wharton, since his acgnaintance win her, has been
ntmacT Of priya,e frendshin and under The e ouse
hold roofs, and from their lips he had heard put
one testimony ana mat was n her favor ahis wa:
he particularly referred to year ago last summer.
GENERAL FIELDS EVIDENCE.
General Fields was then swOTn:--He said lie lived
In Baltimore; he was In the old army from 1S4o TO
1861, when he resigned and went South; he had
known the prisoner rom December ls49; he iirst
met her at Fort Leavenworth; he was In the ORA
goons aud WnaIton was IN the Infantry; they were
he met her again In 1859 ana 1860; they met at
West Point, where ne was stationed and she was
visiting; he had met her since; they were in the
same garrison for i've six months 1t was small
garrison and the intercourse was very close: he
had never heard her character questioned II was
THOMAS KING, OF HARroRp COUNTY.
testified that ne had known Mrs Wharton very well
for six or eight years; he had visited her IN Bati-
more and In harI9rd county; her reputation was
very good; indeed her amlaDepess gentenes3
aud CHARITY III the opinion OF Others were proven
bal.
He said he lived In Georgetown, ID. c.; he was
Professor Of Mathematics in the United States
Navy: was at presenU stationed at the Naval Obser-
vatOry; he knew the prisoner; made her acquaint-
ance 10 1861, at Cambridge: he afterwards knew
met ner repeatedly in Baltimore, his Acquaintance
extending over q period oil three years. he conf
minded brigade or United States troops at Cam
bridge, ana Colonel wharton commanded one OF his
regiments. The General spoke very highly OF Mrs.
Wharton and Mr.. Steele asked ior his opinion as
General said as he hau never heard anybody abuse
her, he took It Tor granted that she was very
amiabe. lu reference to her humanity he heard OF
erai instances where she had relieved the suffer-
fngs and done charitable acts for the soldiers He
was here stopped 10y the State, anu he concluded
by saying her reputation on these points was very
good.
Colonel I. Nendricksen said be was Major and
Brevet Colonel on the retired list; he had known
the prisoner about twenIy.nine years; he first met
herin 1912 at JEFFERSON Barracks, Missouri. and met
her again at Fort Gibson In lS4o, ana subsequently
at Fort Kcdrney in 1865, where he remained ten
months; her reputation was very good1excellent;
resided in Baltimore most VI the time Tor the last
five years and knew her there very WE'LL
ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE BAR.
Mr.. Moate, young lawyer Of Baltimore city, was
next called TO the stand. lie said no had known
Mrs. Wharton for nine years, and was very Intimate
with the iamily; her reputation for the quail
request or Miss Nellie Wharton lie went to see
Deputy Marshal Frey about the servants, and was
present when Marsnal Frey came to the house, at
the time Mrs. Wharton offered HIM money; ne was
not in the room when the offer was made, but saw
Mrs. Wharton coming down stairs with the money
In her baud, which she said she was going to give
Objection was made by the State TO the admissl.
blty OF the evidence, on the ground that the !
Of the accused could be used against
Der; that this was the privilege oil tue prosecutor,
but no declarations OF ner own could be given by
The defence.
Mr.. Steele pleaded hard for the admission Of the
testimony, but the Chief Justice ruled against IT,
and the Court was then adjourned until ten O'Clock
TO -morrow morning.
To.day's proceedings were mostly OF very inter-
esnng character. II Is thought by many that the
defence VIII close their case tomorrow and that
the State viii proceed with It's reOutting evidence
which consists lor the most part Of medical and
chemlcal testimony. II ~ more than probable that
te case will be given to the jury some time during
the coming week.