The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-03

knowledge my eases where posmoliem esemoa.
sons behind but the authorities cite many tnase con-
vusre diseases known as epilepsy and bydiophobia and
ASIIpoTn TARTAR rMrrro
There nnudotts poisons but there
nose ,e best andoe for poison is some
tc vine OAK Dark gan any vegetable asir,-
se BY P ss s:s ss %sn r. ar.
negative character and not such should expect
issf RSs'G s ha
absence congestion the lungs and the absence Of
The goreemeni OF the system, that usually
The symptoms by General Ketehum's physcians
s ii WITH sound Reasoning to
TaH Ssra reHS
Mr. sTrrLF-Yoa have heard tesiimony last
% a,sd n' sins
IN dying condition the last dose Of meais,ne said to
smed should most certainly have expected 70 produce
violent yomng and AMI as these are the
:sss IL s
form aod choral ap deaths from their q
two or Sles Valuable remedy recSn
na a Dot oSs IL
humber OF deaths have been reported resulting from
Witness then eA planned the German theory OF the
| Transformation OF choral into chlOroiorin in the
| blood.
| Mr. srFELr-Is yellow jesssmine a st,muan depres-
practice and cannot, therefore, lie action upon
human system OF my own knowledge.
Some further unimportant evidence in CHER fol-
lowed when the witness was handed over Tor cross
examination, which was begun at twelve O'Clock
ana conducted IN man by Attorney General Syester,
WAC with the authorities AT hand questioned the
witness rgidly and at great length npon the symp-
TOMS attending cerebrO-Spnal meningitis aud the
LESSONS apparent at the postmortem where the dis
ease resulted fatally.
ceedingly good, aud his clear and Intelligent
answers to- every question asked, without Guibble
h.oif mo sLAA Ia.
| standing IN h,s profession.
ANOTHER INTERESTING LADY WITNESS.
As tho day wore on and the tedious crossexami-
nation was last running into the last moments OF
| the days proceedings there was moments consul
dressed the Court ana SAID: ave have lady here
Who desires very much to leave tonight, AMI the
! Attorney General mas consented TO stop the cross
examination OF Dr. Reese ana let her testify now"
Chlef Justice M.LLER-Let the lady be sworn.
ing about and evidently wondering who this lady
! was and what she was 10 testify 10, ana their eyes
OF the noted individual. In moment there came
from the BACK part OF the court room, pushing
through the ,s crowd, Ilte creature wearing u
texture. She came rapidly forward and took the
oath, and stepping to the witness box took q seat
aud turned her face fun lpon the crowd IL was
such u lace rs We had seen many times before, per-
ans ,noaght nothing Of H. YET there
today. The large black eyes seemed to light up
the dminutiye features with liglt that did not
always belong to them During the moment that
She SAT there before the attorneys ready, play
Ing with u smelling bottle winch she took from ner
muf, anxious inquiry was depicted upon the cOun-
tenances OF every one IN the audience and the jury
regarded her with KIND Of puzzled expression
! dressed ber sayIng:-
Please state your name.
| Ny NAME. sra, rs MRS corrMAN
THIS announcement tell rather unexpectedly upon the su
f Sa s sweet ee to indicate that 'e
n.y. G Ar. You the daughter Of Mrs. chnoo who
W,iT gss-Ye. s'r, am; my name was Caroline Chubo
| Mr.. nAaNsR Do you know Mrs. Wharton, and did you
| wTlsFss-yca, sir; know Mrs Wharton ana alro kpcw
aid sa% 1s on "
y na wss M c and we s
ana sse s sass S1n sri S
S as Ss ~ st sex nm me 10 sna for 6
Attorney General syLsTrr-Not word II You please in
sS Nv. sn Ky Kch e, or % hs
was in the paor with Mr. Wharton bn, went to my own
and asked me To go hour later we
was ABOUT an hour alter he came went into the paa1
and the hearth several little strips of paper
Attorney General syrsrrn-you simply answer the
W,TSEss-ies cir viii If you will not ,nerrup,
! The witness was handed over for cross Xamin A..
non, which Attorney General Syester conducted.
No change was made or new fact developed by nm
bat the witnesses manner was so pleasing ana quiet
upon the stand that she
ALMOST NoNPLUssED THE ATTORNEY GENERAL,
who seemed TO be exceedingly afraid That she would
say something that he did not desire 10 get ~ The
jury, and considerable merriment was created by
the sharp and Intelligent answers she gave TO his
questions He would sometimes interrupt her III
the middle ola question, but she would never stop
uniil she had told her story. her manners, origin.
atty and general appearance were deciaed relief
| from the dry and uDintelesting medical testimony
listened TO Tor The past few days from that witness
| box.
! When she closed her testimony the Court al.
journed unli Tomorrow morning at ten O'Clock.
As she stepped from the witness stand Nj. uagner
/
said, With feeling, 81 am so GLAD II ! have sa'd
! Please remember me kindly 10 Miss Nellie and Mrs
| wharton" ia moment after, having been in
was ~ their side disposlng to them the loving kud-
ness she had nrst sent by Mr.. IIagner.
Al FIRST thought one might not be able TO compre-
hcnd the great Importance OF the testimony given
by ns lady, but when It's bearing upon the case Is
Understood lt Will be seen that IT Is or vast mpor
lance. The theory OF the prosecution Is Lnat Mrs
wharton murdered General Ketchum to OBTAIN a
note of 5000 he held against her. Mr.: Charles
Ketcium sworc That Mrs. wharton asserted that on
January IL. 1871,
MIR. WHARTON rAlD THE NOTE AT MRS. cHUBB's
houss m Washington and at General Ketchum's
suggestion destroyed the note. This young lady
for the efosso SHOWS that ar ~" W H s came
there to Their house on that date, January IL. 1871,
lew momenis' conversation had passed between
tAeni, and Generai hetchum had gone,
the little slips OF paper emblematic OF a destroyed
note. Great stie.s was laid by many upon she fact
mat MIS-. tHunD Ulu remember THIS Visit or
Wharton 10 Washington but II now turns out that
she was absent rom home at the time aud could
have known OF 1t. This evidence tel with
great weight upon tDe already toteriDg frame Of
the prosecution, and Is the principal theme OF
yeraaton among all classes here this evening" IL
IL the general beci that the note was paid a.
stated py Mrs. wharton.
Mrs. coTrAhN'S OPINION OF THE TRIAL AND THE
wHARTOSS.
Later IN the day the train Tor Baltimore
fonad the iiEeALp's writer aboard easily
*e'led into seat. thinking over the
events oil the day. Behind him sat TIM.
ldlN ana hcr youthful husband, u fine, manly LOOK.
inG fellow, apparently about twcnty.tnree years or
age. Alrr a Few moments spent IN silence n gen
era ul-Cu~sioh o. me wharton case wa. nal In
whrh ue lady spoke Indignantly OF the manner I'M
Mhcn she had hecu treated while upon the stand
Dy tuorhey General Syes,er. Sue seemed 10 tnlnk