The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-01-15

Cr0SS examined-Dr. Hartley sold the
strychnis, from one to three days befor,
Scott's death. The bottle was marked
strychnis. The last thing 1 saw him Dc
was to write on q paper marked poison
jackson re-called-The only mem.
bers Of the family tbatjI knew were Mr.
and Mrs. Scott and Sturdevant.
DR.. Hartley sworn--I am acquainted
with Mr.. Il Mrs. Scott. I sold strychnt
to Mrs. Scott june 6. This was the day
before Scott's death. She said she
wanted it to poison rats. gave a bot'
tie marked strychnia. was theresa'
the post mortem in the forenoon. 1 wen
up the morning before3he died. l was
at the house when the empty bottle was
found.
Cross examined. The bottle sold was
a l drachm bottle. l did not make ar
entry on a register at that time, Shit
had walked down several times for me
to 90 up and see Scott. The pos,
mortem examination was in the after
noon of June 7th. | made the,informa.
tion against Mrs. Scott. Sh was ar.
rested when she came to town.
Re-direct-About the middle of May
he was down for treatment or a certain
disease. She came down again n::the
morning Of June 9th, and I went ur
and found that he had inhamatory rheu-
matism. I seut him some medicine by
the fireman Of thes sLocal.
Cross examined-I first treated Scott
two yenrs ago for chronic inham atory
rheumatism. He never complained
of rheumatism. I was treating about
two weeks before the post mortem ex.
animation. I gave him two kinds Of
medicine. On the 9th | gave him NOR
phiua. Gave him weak sose water,
acetic acid, and something else. There
was no appearance of silver. 1t would
not blacken or disfgure the skin. Only
gave one kind of powder when 1 went
up on the 9th. There was cobwebs in
powder. I sold her quart of alcohol ;
Scott sent down for it. The next day |
said nothing sbout his taking or..not tax
ing the alcohol.
Re-di.-l doctored Scott for gonoroh9
three weeks before he died. There is
only one way of contracting this disease
Coy contact). l left for him June 9th,
wash of cubebs, tinct. of iron, powder Of
cubebs; was three dark. brown powders
I left six or seven morphine powders.
don't think there was more than seven
cannot swear positively. 1 don't remem.
Der that she ever told me of having diff.
fculty with Scott. assisted at the
post mortem. The stomach was taken
out in the presence of the jury; tied a,
both ends; placed in a tight jar, and
given to A. Cummings; were brought
down by him and before me sealed and
stamped; he placed it in box, and sent
it. l followed the box. DR.. Smith
opened the box in Philadelphia, of Office
of DR.. Morey; Smith was with ME.
foui the seal as when sent from here
he locked his doors aud commenced op
erations. 1 was present when he tested
it. She told me in the Jail some things
she told me in my store before arrest
Then she repeated it before the Esquire
after arrest. No one present but she and
me; can't fix the time. 1 didn't tell hel
it would be better for her to tell me
| was inquiring for the purpose of find
Ing out. asked her what she did with
the poison. She said that in crossing
the bridge she had the strychnia ant
alcohol in basket; that the bottle o.
poison was broken and fell into the al
cohol.
Cross Examined-T told her in pres
ence of her counsel that it would be bet
ter for her to turn State. evidence. She
said the bottles we're broken in crossing
the bridge. Founi tie bote with small
qua nifty Of strychnia in it; about one
half a grain; bottle contained sixt,
grains. Bottle was found June 7th
-Four or six bottles with alcohol in each
were found. Found the morphine
there was six or seven powders Of NOR
phine there. She would have to cross
Elk Greek. She said the strychuia did
get into the alcohol by tie breaking o.
the bottles. l was not the leading phy
sician at the post mortem. I dii moi
direct what should be done. Did moth
ing but take out the stomach aud tie ths
ends. Took out the heart; did not ex
anime the lungs or brain. l did no
testify that there was DO evidence of poi
son revealed at the post mortem, before
the coroner. feared the diseased wa.
afflicted with heart disease. The semi
lunar valves were both affected all tb,
valves that guard the aorta we're afft cted
the mytral valve was affected. Th,
valve was ossifed (semi-lunar). DON
think the osslfcation was sufficient t,
produce death. After the ends of th,
stomach were tied it was never in m,
possession again. l did not direct tn,
Squire to seal it up. l did not assis
in the examination of the contents of tn,
stomach. l don't know that I eve
stated that l assisted in the examination
1t was sealed In glass fruit jar, will
an earthen top, held In its place by zinc
| was present at the examination ant
test of the stomach for strychuia. Don
know what test was applied. 1t wa
tested by Slacer's method. Found il
the bottle one-half of grain which
tested with sulphuric acid, nitric acid
and biromate of pottassia in its crystal
line form, it gave US the blue color wae,
combined. l don't know anythin,
about the tests Think it was an orang
after tho hlua color Ct,,oL; =: