Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-09-06
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", extract the following from q
lengthy article in the Ban Francisco
CAronids Of September Ath;, gyl
Mr.. Falkenau being sworn testified
that he was an analytical chemist. that
n, made IN examination OF the stomach
and contents presented TO him for that
purpose By the Coroner, and that the
Import oil The Instructions hs made
thereto was similar 10 those read by the
Coroner. He then presented his report
OF the chemical Analysis. which was m
follows: W ~
RxpoRr OF 4 ASALrsts. 4af
SrArn Assay OFFICE,
SAN FRAxcIsco. Sept. 8. 1875.
INC. 2,729.1 =
DR.. b. r. SWAN. P~ressnt-Sir: As d.
rectsd by You I proceeded 70 make o
chemical analysis Of the stomach and
contents placed In my hands. Idividsd
into two portions and subjected one 10
tests for organic poisons and the other
for inorganic poison. ! ,fut mAds spe-
cial tests for strychnia and morphia, and
finding no trace OF either. ] applied
gramp tests 10 . sman portion Of the
substance and found no trace Of organic
poison. The most perfect tssts failed
TO discover the presence Of ony mineral
poison whatever. AL ingredients used
were, az 10 customary, first tested, and
counter reactions by tho poisons sought
ware made; 30 that the proof In each
case Is conclusive. Yours,
.fuu Nttd LOUIS fALKENAu.
MICHAEL Rrxsx's x~xPKRIExcK WITH THE
CURRENT THAT pRowNrD Me-. RALsroN.
The Coroner announced that this
closed the case 20 far a. be was concern.
ed. Juror Cohen said that he would
like to have the testimony Of Michael
Reese heard. Mr.. Reese Was not pres
emit at tho time OF Mr.. Ralsfon's death,
bat he was In the habit Of going out to
the same place to battle and could make
q statement regarding the action OF the
currents and the tide at that point,
which he thought would throw light on
the subject under consideration. The
Coroner and jury signihsd their willing.
| ness 10 hear Mr.. Rssss's testimony and
Il was taken. Mr.. Reese said: al
have been going out there to battle for
twenty.four years, and for ysars past
have gone every day. One time when !
tirst began going ont there the current
came In very strong and I was carried
tho same way that Mr.. Ralston was. Il
tried to swim back against the tide. and
II was an almost m impossibility. /
remember that ! was Ja4Noo
CANNED ON TIE ROCKS
There and cut oil 10 pieoss. Ny hsah
vas wounded and I VS. carried oil The
way up near Msiggs' Wharf. I had my
presence Of mind, or else ] should have
been gone. ! didn't get exhausted alto
Qether, because I found II was no uss
swimming against the current and ! lei
the current carry me. After TINT time
frequently, knowing all about II. i al'
lowed myself to 20 with tho current.
But Mr.. Ralston had only been going To
this place to battle about four weeks
previous 10 his death. and he was not
acquainted with the current, i nm sure.
II ho had been he never would have
gone in there. You Can always see by
the bows Of the ships how the current
is running. II they stand toward The
Golden Gate, then the current 10 coming
In very strong, and when that u the case
Il Is no use 70 attempt to Withstand the
current. II will take him 10 tho rocks
that are by Selby's works. II Mr..
Ralston had known anything Of this he
would have satisfied himself how the
current was running before no went on,
there.
A nrsrsTLxss cuRnxSr.
ITO try 10 get hack when out there
under such circumstances In almost Ger.
tain to fail. There were two parties 10
my special knowledge drowned in trying
10 get back In that way. Anybody who
tries to get back BY swimming against
the current will exhaust his strength and
then he Is certainly lost. But a person
who keeps his presence OF mind and re-
mains quiet will como out all right. Az
ter my first struggle there l went around
with the current 90 or 100 times. II Is
q most Delighted sensation 20 60 with
tho current. You need net work at all.
Tou need not stretch out your hand,
At you must 60 exactly whore the cur.
rent goes"
Juror Burnes-Thsn the the conclu.
sion from your experience 10 that from
the point whore Mr.. Ralston was hoad.
cd toward shore and ~endeavoring to get
~ the shors Il would have bean in
IMPOSSIBLE ron Hfx 10 r BACK?
Mr.. Rsess-Yes. Aship can't hardly
do Il. II Is q fact; there Is NO mistake
about II. II Mr.. Ralston had known
the geographical position OF that part Of
tho bay. and the different little currents
and tides going out and coming In !
don't think II would have happened 10
him. But II q person gets into the car
rent and tries 10 get back and gets be-
wildsred and loses his presence OF mind
BIO is gone. There Is an old gentleman
named Colonel McFarran who used To
20 out there with Mr.. R~alston, and he
knows what I am talking about. There
is no human being who can got out
there and try To get back against the
current and live 10 do II. II he tries II
the current viii carry him back fnstsr
than he can swim In. I have not seen
Mr. Ralston swimming out there because
he used to 60 To one bath house and I 70
the other.
n CASE SUBMITTED.
This closed the testimony. The Cor