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Mr.. Vosburgh TO his wife on that occasion ran
amnoihlV from tho ultnnaa,a innniia Mr. Xna.

Mr.. vQsburgh 10 his wife on that occasion ran
ross-eaxaminc," said MIR. Mcqill.
Under Mr., Winfleld's questioning, Mr.. Cores
testined that no came when n boy from Ger
many, and that he had lived in Albany. Buffalo,
and Stuyyesant. He was Az years Of nge. and
that trade now in Stuyvcsant. where he bnarded
II hotel. lie had no family. lie had known
Have you ever played cards with him?"
mi 4 rs ,.i, once IN = while On few occasion"
language Of his German orign.l
Well what did you play. once in while on
Jim and generally play pcnuchlc."
" You are very friendly with Jim, aint your
No. not more than am with other respect
How often do you visit him2"
About every day."
Is there any other respectable gentleman
What do you do there ?"
60 tn ere to read the papers and talk over
Did you over talk over this trial2"
Not ut all?"
We'll, little. We have referred to 1t.
The witness then testified that he had been
served with II subpoena at Stuyvcsant last Sun
day, but that he had previously attended the
trial for several days. lie had come there to
BE- IN readiness i'm case he might be- called 20
the stand. He WIS accustomed to swear n little
himself once in while when he got mad. but
" Did YOU not tell Mr., Charles f. sickles that
yoH would swear to ,hSt pr9lane expression
" Yes. sir: lust rs / did swear IT,"
To Mr.. McGill the witness testified that James
n, Sckles had written to his father To tell the
The next witness was Mrs james y. Sicklcs.
| who testified to hearing Mr.. voshurgh say TO
J his vile on the OCCASION referred to by MIR.
| Cores: There take your - old blanket"
| she did not hear the expression mentioned 10y
| Mr.. Cores. The latter she said was somewhere
| about the house Mt the time. but she did not
| know in what room he WIS. She had talked
| about the matter with her husband but not
| After this the proceedings were made more
| mouotonous with medical expert testimony DR..
| Robert H. Gilman OF Jersey City thought the
symptoms Of Mrs. Vosburgh would not enable
him t. form an opinion us to the disease with =;
| out the aid Of chemical analysis. He should
| not expect to find case OF rheumatic govt with
! such SYMPTOMS. In case OF antmonial poison
ing. h. favored the defence in thinking that the
| SKIN would be cold and clammy. He was not
cross-eXnmincd.
After recess the stately presence. Of ex-sur-
! geOn- General Hammond made itself felt in the
court room although he had modestly taken u
scat among the throng OF people outside the
bar. He was called and testified. at Mr.. Me-
Gll's request. to the long list Of honorable
positions ne had filed. He was Of opinion that
the symptoms of Mrs, Voshurgh. ms repeated TO
hum. were So alarming in their nature that
they would lead him To make n very close in
vrstiGaton OF her cnsc, resorting If necessary
to chemi 'al analysis. In 1851 n hospital stew
ard in New Mexico. newly appointed 10 his
position. had puroincd daily. to wash down his
s S d iSnS Snd IFd sSts "I p2on at
wine" lie had supposed that il was Intended
10 hc used "a beverage in case Of sickness,
and SO had been placed among the hospital
stores. This mans sk n was cold and clammy.
He had taken the wine daily for about ten
stopped the very day the man had ceased to
take the wine. and either on the same evening
been able To retain food. H. was ', nv sick and
weak for ten DAYS DR.. Hammond had never
known case wherc, rheumatic govt had at
tackled the stomach. II" disappointed the state
! 10y saying II was very unusual for "A person in
the last stages ~ prostration to lie in any other
On cross-cxnmination by Mr.. Winfield. Dr.
Hammond testified that the hospital steward
had taken. according to his estimate made al
the time. about three grains of the poison a
day at his dinner. II anthony were found 10y
chemical analysis DR.. Hammond was Of opn
ion that he should ntrihut. the symptoms read
raim 10y Mr. McGll to nntimonial poisoning.
Are the symptoms 10y tlemselyes inconsst.
No. sir" replied DR.. Hammond
Are they Inconsistent with antimonial poi
soning ~ quickly interrupted Mr.. McGill.
No. sir; was the answer given in the same
The two lawyers locked nj each other and
smiled. The spectators laughed end the Judge
looked overwhelmingly about the room.
Or; Hammond admitted to ex-Gov Bedle
had the symptoms read 10 him, he should be in
cined 10 attribute them 70 that disease lie
thought The poison found ny the chemist might
be- put In the liquid hy fraud. hut In such ease
the person who put it IN would ue very apt
' br on@o ChasHr ' o Ho6oE ESn thought
the symptoms read To- him sugg strd po SON
ing. They Were. however. in consistent neither
W I'll eoui nor with autimouial poisoning.
pr. Lndaw not being present. the state mex
called Dr. John J. Prrnderslst. cX-Court,
r'ai 20 him would lead him 70 suspect poison
nut pc would hot ne sure without chemira
% cusr Of antimonial poisoning in which ia,
skin az the patient WAS dry
Just brior" ad. ournmont Judge Knapp. ~ The
request of Attorney General stockton. said tina
he would instruct IN" Jury u"t L. consider ihos'