, 1874-01-30
Hearing in the Case Of the
Alleged Poisoner at Pitts
burgh,
The Prisoner Thought by Many to
Be Insane.
Trial Of Lowcnstcln, tho Alleged
Murderer, at Albany.
0siier Criminal Matters.

Examination of tfAp P0fHOnor Smith,
mt Pittsburgh.
sueetat Dfspntth to Tho Chicago 1rfbuH6.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Jim. 20--Tha lntatnnt that
is manifested In tho gront poisoning cases fh6t
have lately occurred on the South Side OF OIL
city WAS shown by tho Immense crowd TINT
Rathorod within tho nrayorn office to-day,
long before tho hour got for tho hoar-
Ing Of Dr.. Smith e o'clock) had arrived. A
little heforo tho hour na,nod dotootye repair
cd to the County Jail and brought over the pris-
onor. lie and his counsel, robert II. Gibson,
had q R1lort interview in tho Mayors back par-
lor. Tho Doctor took the matter vbty toolly,
He evineed no outward emotion, but I
eeEs eeoa Of ss Ser Or Il aess.osst sht a.d Il
over his oountonance, as d Ytthoss said Homo-
Acting. Mayor Dutlar and hin clerk took thoir
Hoats ut half.pase O'Clock, When, after Bome
ton, Tor the prosecution, and AIr. Gibson bud
been aottlod, tho witnesses wore cnllod.
THE FEATURE OF THE HEARING,
and ono remarkably noticeable, was tho uttor ig-
norauoo Of several Of tho witneanes. Though
enlightened community, several could hnitAhr
read nor write. The physician, ted, Ahowol q
remarkable degrae OF ighofaheA Of scientific
| knowledge,
TiiE r1aBr w1rNEss
| plneed oh the Htand for tho prosecution was
broad, who bad mado tho Information against
tho prisoner, charging him with killing lis uttlo
daughter and father -in-law. His toBtt~
nony, .whe,, he deacribed his forcing tho
IT Ind :. an the, nppearauco OF health,
Sreh!ug down VIII arie, Ho stassd sssl1 That '7 as
O'Clock IN tho morning. he gave tho child tic
lnediclne, went to work IN tue ooal-1nine. WA
sent for 1t Q o'clock, when he at once returned
to tho house, meeting on the way DR.. Smith,
whom 10 requested to como over, and when he
got to his homo
FINDING HIS CHILD CORPSE.
Tho Doctor came In n fow minuteB aftor, took
up the mngnesla bottle, sail ho would tnko II te
DO analyzod and that tho child aip!i bcopuse The
worms had eaton through het bowels. The
mother Of tho child and ita aunt
esh ssa sa 3 ssse saos to IL hing faa sva
n vivid description Of the agony and suffering
of The little iunocont after tho poison had beer
forced into Its stomach. They also swora to DR.
| William ). Smith -
CARRYING OFF THE BOTTLE
that contained the raputod magneHia as no snid,
to be anayzol.
Dr.. Daliantino testified to taking The stomach
and portion OF the ohilds bowels to Prof
Wirth to hnve the contents analyzod. Ho showed
how tho outside iodine spots on tho stomach ane
bowels proved TINT tho
on11D HAD BEEN POISONED.
He also stated TINT he had never soon poi
| 6oneQ pDuy peIore. ...-. .....
Dr.. Potter Hays, who n.ade the post-mortem
examination, gave tito points Of the results Ii
detail He then stated that arsenic Wan q cor
rosiye poison, which caused an audible smiIt
from some OF tho scientific mon present.
Prof. Wirth being absent, tho hearing
was adjourned until Saturday afternoon
The prisoner Was again rotnanaed to jail
His appearance and manners strongly leads Il
tho belief that ha is crazy. Tic neighborhood II
which he resdeB Is largely inhabited by th'
working class, among whom, 1t aoon1s, hc had {
| large practice.