The New York herald., 1872-12-12
the poison in the system may die from other

the tss.I poison IN the system may die from other
@ In the Stevens case, where
NO POISON WAS FOUND
IN IN the stomach, how was death producedf A. By
The motion TO strike out the DOCTORS opinion,
stated above, was then renewed and again denied.
Dan. Downey, Registrar OF Records OF the Board
Or. Irish's setting forth that Anderson died on the
eth or APRIL OF acute gastritis.
AZ one O'Clock the court took recess for an
hour.
Forest Coburn, now OF Portland, Oregon, and for
s ~ss
Irish and Mrs. Anderson there in July, 1867; Van
Mrs. Anderson ON the occasion mentioned were In
Van Gflder's printing room there; the Doctor was
q, yns some printing done there Y the part
HIS ARM AROUND MRS. ANDRRsoN's WAIST
when they called at the place In relation to some
the deceased, appeared there quite excited and
passed to the front room, where DR.. Irish and Mrs.
% the
witness heard Anderson when IN fhe mont room
tell Irish that he was
Mrs. Anderson told her husband that he should
make an apology to the Doctor for insulting him;
they all stopped on the sidswalk short ., time, and
Irish and Mrs. Anderson on the stairway one even
ing; the gas was Mgnted, and he saw them kissing
waist and the other beneath her clothes; Mrs.
Coburn also witnessed this scene; witness subse-
quently saw them several times at the ferry on
each side of the river; one evening witness wife
called his attention to Mrs. Anderson waving her
handkerchief out Of the window, shortly after
District Attorney Britton questioned Coburn as
to certain conversations he had with Mrs. Ander-
son. & ~ Y
The defence objected. istr !.
District ATTORNEY RrlttOU-I OrOnOae tn show. DV
the declaration Of Mrs. Anderson, her feelings to-
wards the deceased, and l submit to Your Honor
that 1t Is entirely competent IN that view Of the
case to show that
SIZE HATED HIM;
that she detested him, that she wished ne was
dead 1t IS not hearsay. 1t Is well established that
where 1t Is the intention to show the state OF
feeling you may show from declaration as tndi-
eating that state of feeling. Because OF the tnt-
mate relations existing between the prisoners
she obtained an influence over him by which
SHE INDUCED HIM TO COMMIT THIS ACT,
Counsel for the defence-Dr. Irish alone is here
on trial. His cause must be tried on the same
party named in the Indictment, because this is q
several offence II 1t s anything, and he 10 respon-
not matter what MRS Anderson's feelings were to.
wards her husband; 1t does not matter what she
did with her husband, or how they lived together,
except so far as that tact tends TO establish the
main issue In this case-tO wit, that DIR. Irish ad-
ministered the poison which caused the death OF
deceased. 1t is a fact that this jury must find 1t
is only an issue here whether he administered the
poison which caused death. Mrs. Anders0ns
declarations would be competent II she were on
trial. rr
District Attorney Britton-I don't claim that is
competent as declarations or admissions of Mrs.
anderson; IL In .,s,. other words had she said r.
competent as against DR.. Irish, concede SO far as
declarations or admissions are concerned. 1t is
only to show her state OF feelings.
Judge Pratt ruled the subject out incompetent.
Mr.. Morris then took the witness In hand and
cross examined him closely as to the presence OF
nr rio md Mrs nd fhn hnll lv0 hnt
could not shake him in the least.
z. How much are you
PAID FOR COMING HERE
to testify A. i was summoned here.
q How much have you been promisedP A.
Nothing in particular.
q How much In general A. Twas summoned
to appear here and wrote back that my business
was such that could not come under any con.
stderation; didn't want to come here but was
Q. How much did you expect to get A. ex.
pected my expenses !! expected TO be five or six
hundred dollars out OF pocket by It,
q. H0wH A. Loss Of my business.
O. How much time did you loser A. From the
10th day OF September. 1v
or six hundred dollars to your A. Yes, sir.
O. You make money like that theref A. Yes
sometimes faster; have made as high as 81, 600
month; at the present time I've got contract tol
making steamboat cabin.
1t transpired during the continuance OF the ex
animation that District Attorney Britton had
written to him that he must come and that he
was informed that his expenses would be paid
statements, but he resisted them successfully, and
the earnest manner and tone OF sarcasm with
which he frequently replied to counsel excited
laughter among the spectators. Considerable
merriment was also created while some point was
under discussion by Mr. rtton humorously con.
senting to yield II Mr.. Morris would not make a
speech.
AN EvENTFUL CAREER.
Mr.. Morris then inquired into the antecedents OF
the witness and ascertaned that for seventeen
years he had been away from New York in South
America, New Orleans and Mexico In 1852 he was
with ex-President Florin, of Ecuador, in flibus-
tering expedition, but remained with him only five
six months. He did not desert, but left, because
Florin didn't understand his business.
q. What did you dor A. We imagined we we're
going to capture large piece OF land, but tcooly)
We didn't. Uaughter.)
Q. What was your object in capturing large
piece OF cOunJry2
After some squabbling between counsel the wit
ness smilingly answered that he expected to go
farming.
q. Did you expect to pay for the land9 A. was
young at that time, and thought would stay
there; my services would pay Tor the land at the
close OF the war Coburn. who had been in the
United States secret service,
WENT TO MEXICO
to get cotton on the Rio Grande belonging to the
late rebel government.
Q. Who authorized you to get this cotton2 A.
decline to answer; they were high parties In New
York.
Witness afterwards stated that he was sent there
to watch the cotton, whereupon one OF the coun-
upon the witness statement, declared that they
had finally smoked him OUT
MIR. BrittOn objected to this sort OF language,
and all hands got very much excited.
q. What do you mean by saying you went to get
this cotton and sell 1t A. In 1855, at the close OF
the war, there were parties buying cotton formerly
belonging TO te.
THE REBEL GOVERNMENT.
I was employed by certain parties to watch
that cottOn--the United States government cot
ton-and at certain time to buy outside cotton
for them, not confiscated cotton, but cotton that
belonged to private parties, who could give clean
bill OF sale went down there to stop all the con-
dscated cotton could from being run out Of the
country
O. Who sent your
Mr.. BrlttOn objected, and the objection was sus-
tanned.
z. Were you sent there by agents Of the United
States government A. was
O. Was there any understanding between you
and these agents to keep possession OF this cotton,
as to
DEPRIVE THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
of itf A. (hrmly) No, sir; and never got one
dollar OF it.
Then followed rigid examination by Mr.. Morris
as to COburns other adventures during the past