The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-21
PASTOR YOSBURGlI'S TRIAL.
TuO rUtvGS IHiT C.iCSED SrRPRTSE
tUONO IIIE MINY SPECT.ITOLS

Vo.butah. aud the Defence Bcgun without
mn Opening Spcech-pror porcmus rcils
story Mr. Nosburgh's sister on the stand.
Prof Dorcmus opened the sixth days pro-
roal.ngs in the trial Of the Rev. Mr.. Noshurgh
in Jersey City yesterday morning. hy explain
INK with the aid of largo diagram how he had
obtained the actual metal. antimony. from the
specimens brought To him 10y DR.. Cornell. The
process was similar to that OF nickel plating
H. had really obtained antimony plating as the
result Of the first part of his operation. 1t was
proposed that he should carry through the pro-
ccss with some of the liquid scnt TO him, which
he vet had remaining. but the defence objected.
and the State did not insist. Then the chemist
was passed over TO Mr. Winfield 10 be cross
examined. President Morton Of stevens Insti-
tule an expert in chemistry. who was sitting at
tho left hand side II ex-Gov. Bcdc. exchanged
chairs with him. This brought him next TO Mr..
Winfield. H. was in court all day on Friday
while Prot. Dorcmus was testifyng for the
Satc. He Is in friendly relations with Prof
Chandler Of the Columbia College School Of
Mnos. with whom Prof Dorcmus had an angry
difference several years ago. He has been re-
tanned as an expert by the defence Mr.. Win
field frequently stopped in tho cross-cNamina-
ton and convorsed with him in whispers.
Prof. Doremus testified that he could not tell
from his analysis whether the anthony in
= ill' Nl llN lA4A' ll'hEIN t' MN ItN It-Nf'
through the system. or whether 1t had been put
ucrc He did not believe that any physician
would have put in the right amount oi poison;
h. would have put in too mu h. Physicians
know less Of chemistry than they do of any sub
feet bordering on medical science. None Of the
standard authorities have adopted his system
OF analysis.
Mr. Winfield asked him II he could have de-
icctod half Of the amount of antimony that
b. had found in the liquid. He said he could.
Could you have detected onc-tcnih;'
Yes but refuse 10 answer any further in
that way. Its farce"
Professor, were you sure Of your ntor pa
PERI
sec the drift Of your question" said Prof
Dorcmus. his face flushing and his eyes
shooting dagscrs at President Morton. sec
he DRIFT Of it, Yes. | am sure Of 1t. II WAS the
best swedish paper You are referring t0 tho
mustard-secd case. want TO explain il. Iwou
the case and Professor Chandler used the same
paper to show that there was no starch.
In the paper =
No; in the mustard seed"
"I am afraid" suggested Judge Knapp.
mildly. that this is a branch of a collateral
subject"
This is an attack on my reputation" insist
cd tho Professor. and lie dashed of into an eN-
planntion. 1t was six years ago. suit was
brought on an alleged imitation OF a trade
mark. The Judge proposed TO rule tho casc
out OF court because certain brand
Of mustard covered by the trade mark
was adultcratcd with about 70 per cent.
OF -four. When the result of Prof. Doremus 3
analysts Of the compound was lail before tho
Court. Prof Chandler picked ont a statement in
II that mustard seed contained starch, and
challenged IFS truth. Prof, Doremus In the
presence OF the Court. got all the oil out OF a
mustard seed removed a sulphur compound,
and boiled T. Then he threw what remained
handy. On the remains he put tincture Of
iodine. 1t turned blue. and this proved the
SsSnahess oi ] IN '9 p5arl hai o seed rTY
method Of testipg mustard seed for -tqrEsh. n
same HSs'' piis Of hitter paper Yc'ffrofr. Dore,
mus ,eempha.szs,d this anI then poured
blue. and he said 1t was because there WAS no
starch IN the mustard seed; The true reason
pound in the seed before boiling it. Then
DR. Austin Flint Jr., who was present with an
In it with an agate ,pcste, and arranged the
ground-up seed under microscope. In this
wey he actually showed the Court the particles
OF starch as they lay mingled with the rest Of
the mash. The Judge then asked Prof. Chan
dler how the blue hal been obtained without
the presence Of starch. Right hero was the in.
suit Prof Chandler, the witness said. allowed
theC ourt to get the impression that Il was due
and boiled seed on glass and produce the blue
color, there hut tho Coult had been ;tisned with
DR., Flnts microscopic test. Subsequently
when charge WAS made against Prof. Dorc-
mus to the effect that there was starch
WcqEs W ks to @ see whaihcr Hh' Prof cbanGer ieV would &
u mpke Ne proper correction. and had then been
immediately on the adjournment Prot. Secey,
who had accompanied Prof. Chandler to tho
court said that he had found starch in mustard
seed that very morning. and now. concluded
Iroi. Dplemus. the highest authorltes recOg-
ni2e its presence in mustard seed
During, this eXnlnnation President Morton
preserved an unrunled countenAncc.
Judge Knapp asked tho witness why the stan
dard authorities did not use his system of anal
ysis Prof. Doremus in reply. called attention
10 the diagram lie had used. II WAS yellow with
age. Heexplirned that 1t illustrated the systom
Invented 90 anayze two entire human bodies in
1859. James stephens was on trial for poison
ing his wife with arsenic The point was
raised when arsenic was found in the body Of
tho wife after she had been buried yonr, that
All human bodies contained arsenic. To dis
prove this tho body of another woman.a pauper,
Tho hhi brcn iroIen 10 death, was anhyzed
In addition 70 this. the coffin OF the wifo was
tne water 9i me graveyard, and even the nails
IN the coffin, but the method OF analysis had
mover been publ shed, and 80 was unknown TO
iho.t chemists. He had made endeayors to
Prot Charlie, A. Dorcmus Of the Bellevue
t,-lllei 90 the symptoms Of acute and also Of
ciI 'ni' DO s"ning by antimony. Many oi the
sG t1' ,b aer az Ts desfi1bGd ey hlm
-
nrrang d iablc Of 81 cascs occurring within
uo last thr"e-,I quarters Of a century. but was
not allow, u tq make uso Of II in giving his tes-
.lmony, Under cross examination he said that
70 wlS ~ years oiagc, and had graduated from
hniielb're University, Germany, in 1872. He
lnd never seen case ~ Rntimonial poisoning,
bui ne hai seen il given 10 his brothers as an
9Mrtl' WHOM they were suiierin. from Group.
II" hdl had IN" Group himself when he was
young. and presumed that he must have taken
some III the iorm Of tartar emetic. This WAS
~ ,he personM experience with antimony he
AT This point the State rested its case Mrs.
Ioehrsh had not been called. ExGoy. Bcdlc,
i9wgfer, Was allowed to ask one question OF
MI Janles y. Slrkl's on cross-eNaminGtiOn
DID yon" be asked. say 10 Homer Vos-
burgh ia the la-t week you remained with your
Sister that hs brother George. now on trial,
Wa dliog 'hcr too proud. that he thought he
Wa' better than other people. and that he
hE 10 h brought down peg or twof'
druy tle last part. | never said. A peg
nld you say the nrst pnrtl"
Yes with Hn eNplanatiOn."
Meli give tho explanation"
=, hud l.st come down from tho Sick room.
NJ liter Lat wanted something 20 eat We
.hilh L x ciau p 10 give IT 20 her | said
utprgr. onm" take a walk lie wouldn't ~