New-York tribune., 1878-05-24
THE TESTIMONY YESTERDAY.

pRrsrDENT MORTON TEs rIFiEs THAT He COULD
FIND NO ANTIMoNY-MoRE MEDICAL TESTIMONY.
The attendance at the trial, yesterday, of
the Rev George b. Vosburgh, on charge OF wlie-poi
soning was very large, the courtroom at Jersey CITY
henr densely crowded throughout the day. The disap
nearance of Mrs yosburgh was referred to by the
counsel upon either SIDE except in private converse
tons.
Deacon Thomas Miller testified that he had conver-
eaton with Dr. Cornell about the written statement the
doctor had sent to the doacon of Mr. Vosbugs church.
through Mrs. Vosburgh's brother, James N sekles,
charging the pastor with poisoning his wife, DE- Cornell
claimed that the Lord had enlarged Mr. sckesS vision
when it was claimed that he could not have looked
through the keyho Of the bathroom door and seen Mr.
Vosburgh tampering with his wlfe's medicines. The
following letter. dated February 81 was sent to him by
Mr.. Sickes:
Deacon Miller.
Dear sir: The Doctor Has ordered Mrs. Vosburgh
home We shall leave with her saturday morning CGnee
members you please to invite with the Doctor at any
place you may appoint to make few explanationes In
Illness. Please inform me Of nne a. place OF meeting
Yours. most respectfully, JAS N sICKLEs'
Dr. J. ]. Youlin, homeopathic physician, OF Jersey
City, testified that tartar emetic remained in the
system three TO ve weeks where the patient was
suffering from chronic antimonal poisoning. Ex-Gov
enor Bedle described the symptoms OF Mrs. Vosburgh
ON February 10, when she was supposed 10 be dying
and asked Dr. Youn II patient suffering as she was
alleged be- from chronic antimonla poisonng coua
at once cease vomiting and retain food on the stomach
DR. Youlin answered II would take some days for her
systen to recover sufficiently TO take and retain 1000
Professor Henry Morton, President OF stevens lnsti-
fute OF Technology In HobOken. testified as fOloWsi
There is no practical difficulty in detecting antmOnY
in water or being simple process The processes
shown by Professor Doremus were partly new 70 me-
Sunday, March 8, DR.. Carpenter brought me
bottle OF liquid for ANALYSIS, TO ascertain
fit contained antimOny. name thorough eXamlna-
tion, by intricate and careful analyses, and was
unable detect traces of antimOny. also tested
the liquid with the Marsh apparatus used 6y Professor
DoreInus his analysis the platinum and copper tests,
and unable to find the slightest trace Of anumony
AS a chemist. would say there was no aDtinony In
the hqud-nothing 70 prove its presence In the
system OF the patient The tests as
thorough as could 20 made, and they were
nv the tests recommended by the standard works
e6emsiry Ia a portion Of the liquid which had been
left standing found bright red crystals OF uric acid.
The most of Professor DOremuss apparatus was large
and showy but IL Noud not detect antimony as quickly
as more compact apparatus portion OF ~ was used
bY a friend Of mine b. examine horse meclclne ana 4
did not think II would be useful IN case of TINS ksd
During crossS xaminaton OF Professor Morton py
DistrctAttorney McGill. Judge Knapp became gIsat
annoyed at OF the questions and saia IN shhlp
manner Do not LET drop into the mistake that t1s
is a quarrel between two chemical experts ~hlch We
are trying. That will leave 10 another Jury one oI
them found certain things in his analysis OF liquids ana
the other does not deny H."
DR.. Edward W. Pyle. OF Jersey City Heights testied