The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-28
THE MARTIN CASE.
Continuation of the C0rOner's In
VestiHatiOn.


The testimony in the alleged poisoning
case of John Martin was resumed tins
morning by the Coroner and the jury.
Mrs. Emma Witherwick was the first viii
ness sworn. She testified as follows: live
on West Walnut Hills; am second eldest
daughter of the deceased; visited my father
during his sickness in 1876 frequently; was
not with him during his last illness; Inc Of
ten stated that he thought he was poisoned,
and refused to accept victuals at tinea.
thinking they had been drugged; he
often said, after coming back from Long
view, that he had been poisoned; he often
pointed to Mrs. Burgess and said that it was
She who poisoned him; Mrs Burgess often
visited me and said that she thought that
Mr.. Martin was being drugged by Mrs.
Jones, and also poisoned; he told me about
the pie which made him yomit; he had
often been driven from home by the woInan
with whom he lived and who was in y
drunken condition.
DIR. N. Leaman testified that he had been
the family physician for twelve years: thai
he attended Martin during his last illness;
he was suffering from organic disease OF the
lungs liver and Kidneys and from torpidity
of the liver; he had delirium tremens sew
eraa times, and also during his last illness;
WHICH, SenJ " LU1fRNltW uc SullSlCu hohh
chronic alcoholism, and had an idea thzt
some one wanted to kill him by pois0ns
have seen Mrs. Burgess under the infuente
of liquor, but she always treated Mr.. Martin
kindly; never saw any symptoms of poison
Mrs. Widau testified that she had been no.
quainted with the deceased for nine years.
| that she had visited him twice week dur
| ing his last illness, and that he never stated
| that he had been poisoned.
Dr. Bartholow was sworn, and corrObo-
| rated the statements made by DR.. Leanaa
as to the nature of Martins disease.
Mr.. Alex Payne, a nurse at the City lug
\ pitaL testified to nursing the deceased At
No. sO3 Court street, and found him dcfiTI-
Gus from excessive drink; deceased never
| told him that he was afraid ei
Burgess and Mrs O'Neil trying to give
Martin some medicine, which he refused to
take He wanted me to give him his med
icine and food, as he didn't like that given
to him at home.
DR.. V. Schneider, who made the post
mortem examination, reported as follows:
| To the Coroner of Hamilton County:
DR.. SrIcn-On the 9th day of February,
1873 was ordered by the Coroner to makn
| post mOrtem examination in Spring GroWe
Cemetery on the body of John Martin. DE.
composition had gone pretty far, still it wRs
possible to pronounce a decisive opinion "a
to the state during life of some of the most
important organs. first opened the tho
raoic cavity; the heart was perfectly sound:
the lungs were ON both sides adhereMt
to the walls of the chest,
which is proof that the deceased at times
suffered from pleurisy. The tissue of tha
lung appeared very dry and was exempt
from marks of tubercular disease or inflam
nation. | next examined the abdominal
cavity. Decomposition here had gone nucl'
farther. The stomach, kidneys and live
were taken out for analysis. The result ii
the post-mortem examination necessarily u
negative one. The cause Of death rolnai1Ei
doubtful. u" ,c,,,r,nr,
Mollie. Baker testified that about tw,
years ago the deceased came b.
Mrs. Jones, and stated that he
had eaten nothing for two days, becauss
he had been given something at home In
which he thought there was poison. He
had taken some of this food to drugstore
and the druggist told him he had found
poison in it.
+. NJ Doolittle testified that the deceased
told him two years ago that he had been
poisoned, and that he (Martin) had proof ID
it. The deceased was afraid of his wife.
The rest Of the testimony was of a similar
nature and the case was continued until
n tomorrow afternoon.