The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-29
THE PASTORS ORDEAL.
Another Days Proceedings in the
Great Vosburgh Trial.
DR.. HAMMOND ON THE STAND.
The Symptoms of Antmonial Poisoning
Not Distinctive.

ticuar feature OF The day being the testimony OF Dr.
" lillian A. Hammond, which was generally regarded
as the most lucid and exhaustive medical analysis OF
the yet given Mrs Vosburgh was not culled.
and The defence are confident that she will not be-
she the room yesterday. Much
amusement caused by the practical joke she
played upon the two officers who s'shadowed" her
Monday night when she dressed up her colored SER
want GIRL who rejoices in the classical name Of
Phillls, in her (Mrs vosburghsj garments and then
sent the colored girl out to attempt sham fight 10
New York. or course the officers captured tho sup
posed fugitive wife or Tho PASTOR but wore not little
confounded when she raised her thick vol said.
"Why, Massa, amt no Missus vosburgh; lin
Phillisln The Sheriff made out at that this
wicked attempt TO throw the officers of the guard,
In order that Mrs. vosburgh might escape TO New
York while PhIlis Kept them busy but this iame ex-
PLANTATION generally laughed at and discrsdted
the court room.
LAWYER VERSUS DOCTOR.
Dr.. b. A. Watson. OF Jersey City. resumed the
witness stand in the morning, and his energetic tlls
With ex-senator Winfield, Of counsel tor the defence
Of tho previous afternoon wero gone ovsr'again at
tedious length. Mr. Winfield tried from the
witness own mouth that no ignorant OF the ele-
ments oil medical knowledge and. tho witness
would give raightforward reply, but always
accompany with almost endless explanation. his
not relieved by the impatient and satrical outourss
Of the counsel. Tho Doctor seemed very much
founded when Mr.. Winfield asked him 10 tell what
bipnurc acid was, and said he could not define II;
aud wnen Mr.. Winfield worr led him the precise
symptoms OF a dose OF antimony the witness, net
tled said, "lf counsel would only take dose Of an
imony he would sse."
NJ will III suffer IRON hydrophobia," Mr.. Winfield
retorted amid loud laughter, Inc sarcastic alusion
being 10 alleged fictitious case OF hydrophoDia by
which the Doctor attained considerable noloriety
Jersey City.
The witness reddened and by way OF reply flung a.
the counsel the cpithet OF the Central Railroad
Senator"
Tho counsel was adrnonshed by tho Court not to
begin personalities again, and then he examined
tho witness great length the subject OF the in
termitseut elimination OF antimonal poison from the
pody. He read to the witness some passages from
Taylor on Posons and then asked him whether he
did not know that these passages had boon eliminated
by the author in later edition.
"How could know that," tho witness retorted,
"when never even examined tho work."
Al luis reply some man IN tho gallery loudly ap-
plaudcd, when The laughter winch this outuurst
sy APATHY had caused subsidized the Judge quietly
said, ..fhat man may be removed" which was done
THE PASTORS PROFANITY
William Gorse, decidedly rustic looking country.
man, from siuyvesant N. T.. who spoke vita Tcu-
I0Aio sonent, Iestfsa she alleged quarrel be-
tween ice asa his vlie NJ that place They
were packing truDk to 80 to the Centennial.
.Mr. vosDurgh," Iestined the Witness in his
ilerats way, "sook the liberties Of getting some
clothes from the rest Of inmiiy TO make his
trunk shut sight, ana they were in something oil
muddlc.n
District Attorney Ac(i,il-Who wercY
\. Witness-Mr. and Mrs. Yosburgn; a0d then heard
him say 70 her, "You damned iiiie b., thought
could make something out oil you"
At tnis tho PASTORS face assumed stern, Irownng
very expressive Knot. ne looked down =. ths .aeie
THAT'S all, )" said the District Attorney.
Senator Winfield crosse nincd The witness, who
retained a Jovai aud even hilarious expression OF
eaure past Hc narrated all his wandorngs from the
time no came 10 inns country IRON Germany At the
mouider, nvicg now At y Motel IN Stuyvesant.
q Are you mlrriedf No. sir.
Y Any iamiiyf tLausnterl A No. sir; ] havo
q Are you friend OF Dir. sicklsss A. 0, yos, SIR
on sSu oi pay s..a' ws s ~A'
q What game do you play mosts A. Peanoikie
FRIEND
Isn't Mr.. sck es ABOUT the most Iatimate friend
you have IN stuyvesan.s a. No; no more than any
other man !; thiIE carry myself SO as 10 have The
q You are no more friendly with Mr. sickles than
wan any other maui A. No, SIR.
y now often are you ia tho nabit OF visiting him
A. sometimes every DAY.
g. i 'Lers any Other person, whom you v,si.
oitenY A. No, cir You sec l generally read the
papers IN nis house.
q Tusn you are rather moro intimate with him
(Laughter.)
O WHAT brought you down heros A tPompousIy)
was suUI puaed by The Court
U. You not Drougnt here by a requisiton from
The Governor Of New York; A. No, SIR
Y How long have you been here, Ar. Corset A. i
came week ago.
q We're you here when Mr.. sickcs testified 10 The
use OF proane language by Mr vosDurghY A. No, SIR
T. When you came mere what dld you expect to
TESTIFY tor A. just this what L have. (LaugnIerL
O. DO you know Caanes L. s,cKiosf A. Yes, sir.
Y Did you ever tell him that you would testify TO
THIS pianly 10 as TO take cnecti A. Jovialy)--Yes
sir; lust as have done. tLaughtxr.)
the Districs Attorney, Mr. Mclil who, as generally
reported, had gwen the orders for Mrs yospuraDis
kIunappiug winch sheriff Laverty executed tuouau III
thcro was 4 good chance mere Tor Joke 50 luruua 10
the witncss he qucried, IN n Jocular voicc:-
"Were you Kidnapped by mo shsrin, Mr. Gorsefr
mo, SIR, .ne witness repled anidsl laughter and
II he had been dsisncsess woman ne would have
BEEN
prosecuting witness, who took the stand arraycd In
purple dress and Win blue veil load. Sho
faunod herself vioientyrai the time was ON the
stand. The defence objected her tcstifyIng on tho
subject OF tie alleged OF proanc language by The
Court admitted her testimony, however ana she then
narrated that on the occasion referred to by tor,e
Mr. and Mrs Vosbuigh were out In the hall packing
trunk, while she was Ia tue next with Tho uOor
between them OPEN she heard the pastor say his
wife angrily. "rase your damned old OanKeti'
ANOTHER DOCTOR on THE STAND
Dr. X. u. Gilman, vi Jersey Cay Heights gave il as
his opinion tbat nauseau, vomiting cmaciatou, pale
cool SKIN, diarruma or perhaps constipation, mo
tail,c taste tho mouth ana prostration were the
principal symptoms ui antimoniai POISONING. Tho
numbDcss Vf exTemties ana loss power 10 owe
would aIso occur In bid cases However these symp-
would be sufficient upon VIII ic to predicate
a conviction that II was o. autinionui poison
ing.
DR. HAMMOND.
After recess Dr. William A. hammond was called
by the Ds,rict Attorney, aud when hts portiy form
there was quite n siir IN tho court room.
Y. How long have you pecn practising oh stefan
A. since lS4s thirty years.
q. Win you be KIND enough TO tell me what mcai.
cal POSITIONS you have ni'edf A. have been nssst-
AIT surgeon IN the army tbon professor Of anatomy
and phy ioiosy Of tho universty OF Maryland ut
Baltimore, theu again assistant surgeon IA the
army, surgeon, surgeon General, professor OF ais.
eases OF tho ind aud Of tue system Ia tbs
College OF Physicians and Surgeons New York, IN
tho bellevue Hospital College and In tho University
tho City oil New York. IN VII ich latter Institution
occupy mat chsir now.
y Where Davo you been practising most vf the
timer A. Az hrst as assistant surgeon OF the army
In New Mexico Kansas anu FLORIDA; lator on for "A
In BALTIMORE, since tho END OF tho war
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