New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-05

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or arsenic may be- sscertaincf without separating ts
pure sntimory arsenic from and operating oa tho
pure metal aiteryndi NO r; nom 70 Ny an9n
Attorney Genoral-Are there such PROPOSES known 70
chemists chemistry A. Some OF the books saJ tho
presesce OF antimony may BE- proven without sspares
or metaliEatsOn. but the weight Of authority dcchcy
The test for an,imony laid down by Taylor IN hrs
Medical Jurisprudence" sso by WHARTON. and sue;
aud wormey read IN the witness aud no rogariet
the test faaoious They right in the process. bus
wrong their conclusion to tho result bcing aatr
and for S the Of q
and hydratc OF choral lately demonstrated by Prof
precisely the same results Up 10 certain point thee,
result. are first the formation Of an orange red pecp
tate of antmony second the solution OF TINS prccpi,
boiling hyrOchlorc acid third. the forming of
q white cloud which may even become . prccipt,ts
when this hydrGchOric acid solution IL thrown lnto
water fourth the fact il this cloud, precptate b,
dissolved in muratic acid, the solution will give vel
lowish reddshbrown, or the addition 70 u OF sat
~ n pariicis of antimony the only point Of
distinction between the two cases where anfuony "
White cloud Is soluble in tartaric acid If sninoSy h.
present in the pure state IN the other ease whore not
as tried a. knows that all organic matter VIII
produce results similar 9nt geisciina gVIs Lvss
experiments by Prof McCulloch had opened new HELD
OF these facts DR. Reese described the experiments
OF Prof cCuloch ~ Witnessed by hinsei ana gwen IA
McCuOcs testimony the results OF these experiments
Witness was here shown the two precipiiates-onc
tajned by the experiments OF McOuoeh In court. ana
asked II any chemist could mistake the from tho
mistake them by tho Color but the time these precip
itates made. chemist could detect the difference
The two prccipitatcs shown 70 witness differed mate
rally color being the bright oranee red OF an-
mOny and the other brOwnish. puttyllke color when
questioned the time when tho change commenced
in the brownsh precptate. the witness Thought u com
menccdt in about an hour after the experiment "as
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demonstrate the striking resemblance produced Dctweoh
drogen with anthony and OF the rcagcnt with
organic matter acid solution esIecaly WIN siih
The witness was for time In regard
TO tho tests Of Aiken and Toney, and reiterated has
opinions given the examination in chief. Dr. Ree,p
left the stand ut l:i5 D. m. HIS examination as IA al
Monday since which time he has been on the witness
stand over 10 hours during more than fye OF which u,
states Attorney and the AuOrney-General: 49,
Dr. Edward Warren sworn-Hc resides IN BAIT
university Of Virgins then at Jefferson Medical College,
Philadelphia and finished his studies In France during
army aud aiterward sugeoneneral OF North Carolina.
his native state. Witness was then asked u ho haf
heard the medical testimony given IN the case and 0f '
post -nortem Appearances aud II 40. 70 state. ~ hs
opinion as medical EXPERT tne o. rsn;
testimony except that OF Dr. Miles, ANA had reao t1
post morton separately, viewing them combined ho
could nothing in either 10 warrant conclusion th
other than perfectly natural produced Ketchuus
death he had seen men die lust as suddenly and with
identical symptoms from disease that mas feVaied -
an epidemic in Baltimore for the last II months, naney
this disease described
all the piOdern MISUNDERSTANDING Tanner. Flint.
phia and well known by the profession Dr
Warren then proceeded 10 speak OF cases Of cerebt
spinal nenin gifts that had come under his own pro
essonal observations, aud especially OF one De at d"t
IN May last in consultation with Dr. william H. BaHelI
Of Baltimore the symptoms this case, IN their ~
sembaurc TO those described Ia Cen ketchulns ,isS
most e%arsOe 1d tha tine ysSR Of ~
ton their identity complete. DIR. warren then dc
scrbed the nature aud different classes Of ccrcbroSpni
meningitis which had come under his proiesslon1l oD'
seryatOn. and SAID it not only probable nut almost
causes but from natural not from poisoning but
from ordinary disease, namely, cereDro~plhIi rnh
this disease for more than hour and was proceeding
to stare symptoms OF poison by tartar emetc WHOM mo
court adjourned until tQpugrow.
ANNAPoLKtogs.Qt. Jan 4.-The Court met 1T
10 o'clock Dr. Warren resumed the stand and his exam
nation "a a met,ical expert continued The char
acterisc symptoms OF cerebro spinal meningitis. and
those Of poison by tartar emec. were further dotei
by witness in continuation OF his evidence OF Yesterday
After these had been minutey and professionally stated
and concluded in reply to question by Mr. steele, DR.
Warren answered that 1t was not possible that Gen.
Ketchum could have been poisoned on SAUL tt,
day night Sunday night, because on boti
was not disturbed for some hours sfterwaFd :;
tartar eetc oneof the most powerful asents spme-
poisonous dose OF tartar emetc IN his stomach,
Gen Ketchum could not have smoked cigar, chattHi
zone 10 he'd snch deIicacy OF action OF tartar emec
unprecedented in his knowledge: there WIS no eaxh-
ton Of tho muscles, no syncOpe and other symptoms
attending poison by tartar emetic; Monday be was
seen by his physician holding sOpbucket IN his hands
aud between bis knees, which would not have been
likely had he been poisoned by tartar emotc he cont,
have held the bucket had the muscles been reaSed
by poison; again. the medicine administered ny hs ply
scianereOsote and lime water-wOud not have arrested
the effects Of tartar emetic " Is not antdOle ~ That
poison; had tartar emetc been taken. us absorption
would have been going on and continued; the ere's"9
yet gen. Ketcum relieved by II, when be could not
hayd heen il poisoned by tartar emetc; therefore no
coucldes be was not poisoned Monday: on Tuesday,
although mOrbdly impressed, none OF the characteristics
symgtOms OF poison by tartar emetic manifested them
sely he conscious; there was no vomiting or ppfg
ing on that day; profound relaxation or the muscles
% h walked the bed the room none OF tho
symttoms produced the nervous syson all the Char
ace9 istc symptoms OF poison by antlmony were want.
Oh Tuesday and therefore he concludes ne was NOT
poisoned: Wednesday, the day or his death, Ynp.
toms meningitis were present ana not
those OF taHtar cmec poison. ana thinks tDo uheIfh'
dlagnss OF these diseases proves this; the lncies'
sensitiyeness OF the skin that day was charocte
tc OF menIn Hts and not tartar eneie poison indeed.
insensitiVeness OF the skin IS eharacerrc OF inc d
Ter There was no xatiOn the muscles for ho ear
red hand To the shoulder Of witnes,and from thio
to different parts OF his body mere WAS no mSte1~'
OF secretion Of urine which was an ln'5rnie cif%e
poison by tartar enctc, int nero was sup
prelsn 0f urine, which was characriste OF ecrrofp
spinal meningitis; this proves To witness thai Ten
Ketchun died Of this disease This conclusion was IRON,
symptoms alone the postmortem went 10 snow thst
death did result from poison by aitnloy, WHICH,
had 10 been present would have been developed S hf
tatiOn O the membrane
The cross nomination of DIR. Warren was cOninenced
at Ieso D. m said that the death OF Gen: Ketchun.
wac rot from taking geseuIum or chlora Mt Ir,eIi
asked about what time meningitis set IN how long be-.
fore DEATH Witness could not say that the vomiting OF
the tTsyr3us days the premontOry or iual ylnp
toms The Examination as 20 the different forms
or Of this disease aud as Ia the symptoms O o
cases seen aud treated by witness during It's prcyalonco
i'm Baltimore last year. continued tai O'CLOCK WIN
out being concluded when the court adjourned.
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