The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-23
Interesting Testimony Elected in Mr..
VOSburgh's Defence.
MEDICAL EXPERTS ON THE STAND
Attacking The Scientific Works Thrown Up
by The Prosecution.
DISAPPEARANCE OF MRS. y0SBURGH.

OF Oyer aud Termner. The attendance OF spectators
was fully as large any OF the previous days Of
the trial Mrs. Hattie vosburgh vito Of tho defend
ant was not present, being confined TO her house
with q rheumatic attack.
| On the opening OF Court DR.. Samuel r. Forman
! again took tho stand ana continued his tesli-
mony foiows:-I should say it was
hithly improbable that vomiting could cease
entirely at any time; govt removes itself
from part OF tho body TO the other; It may
qu. tho stomach and leave tho stomach tolerant OF
| food; never saw case OF antimonial poisoning III
my life: tho symptoms the authorities unite upon IN
an,imonal poisoning vomiting, pain, prostration,
cramps; think most Of them givo diarrhUa, fol-
lowed by constipation
| Rev. John Peddie. pastor OF the Fourth Baptist
Church, Philadelphia, was next called TO tho stand
and testned:-I was at the ocicndanps house on
February IS; Mr. Spadone and DR.. Cornell tnere.
| O. State what conversation you had with DR.. Cor
nell and whether he showed statement about Vos-
burah. A. He did; the statement three
tour pages OF ioolscap
@ Did you Dr. Cornell say that If vosbursh
would keep quiet no would; II he didn't he would
snap him upS A. Not IN TINT form.
Judge Kuapp--ln what form, them
| Winess-Cornei said, III Vosburgh moves against
mo or my reputation VIII snap him up" saw
nothing mysterious in Vosburgh's manner while
was there; have recollection Of seeing Mrs Vos-
burgh vomn; Ida yosbursh, Homer vosburgh, Mr..
and Mrs. Slckles aud MIS- Manton were all at tho
house while was there.
Ex-MAYoR sIEpLER's TESTIMONY.
Charles SIedler. exMuyor oil Jersey City, testiaed:-
am of tho trustees of Mr. Vosburgh's cb urch;
present ut my house during tho conversation
tween Mr. Vosburgh and Mr.. Spadone 1t was on Sun
day, February "a; heard prejudcia reports Of tho
pastor ami deemed It expedient 10 call meeting OF
tho deacons they saturday, the 23d OF Febru-
/ Mr. md int.
that II woud DO better TO toll Mr.. Vosburgn; we told
HIM Of the charges on sunday.
Y. What dd he sayY A. do seemed vt first con-
fused aud astounded; scarce knew how answer;
he recovered himself AND SAID, 1T is impossioc;,'
such reports, aud II no had tampcred with Mrs Voc
burgh's medicine; he answered, "Beorc God, Mr..
SpadoDe, swear that have had nothing 10 do In
that direction"
| ASTiMoNiAL TESTIMONY.
The defence, by permission 0 tne Court after
suspended the further examination Of Mr. siedler,
and called Professor William Il. Thomas Of this city.
sor Of Mcdc,no ia New York University: also
physician 10 Bellevue and Roosevelt hospitals;
ps with tho uscs sna cees Il a M
u distinct disease / DO know OF known govt
the symptoms when 80 Affected IN tense nausea,
great rritauiity Of the stomach and vomiting; II tho
matters elected from the stomach werc sour the ton
would become tnnaned SORES or uccrs AZ root VI
mo tongue occur III Inherent Diseases; govt would
mako the state Of the bowels uncertain; cramps ~
the stomach would be result oi govt; l would
understand by chronic case of poisoning, By tartar
emetic. y case wherO poison II administered small
doses; by acute where the dose acts lately
tho symptoms Of acute poisoning ny tartar smetc
are weakening OF tue hcart. Intense nausea. voml-
Ing, great disturbance OF the bowels, u pain and
burning IN the stouiach, marked paralysis Of the
nervous system; IN chronic poisoning tho symptoms
nausea, frequent watcry purging, intense weak
OF heart iaintness. tho blood altered Tor
u prolonged period, ana fatty degeneration OF the
iIver; IN Germany the peasants iced thor geesc
on antimony 10 produce that iatty disease
tho iver where 1t 10 delIcacy tho skin
relaxed, cold and perspiring; dry rcsiy skin mighs
occur in exceptional cases, tho nervous system
chrome poisoning snowsa tendency 70 aderangenebt
OF tue mind: frequently II crcures COMMISSIONS wb ch
generally term death t:ier. also metallic
flavor Ia the mouth Tor person 10 from
never heard Of ana could hardly believe tue ord,.
nary opc alton OF recovery in case OF autimonla pos
onng would 10 that tho pa,isn, wouI4 gradually re-
cover IRON nausea, aud publication VI lne blood
ami ability to retain food would follow; nipe.
tcDths OF n gram OF nntimony IN forty ounces OF
large quantity. II would depend greatly whether
sn'mony naa been rejected oy any other organ, :,
ceding the time tue Other was found 10 would indicate
that very large amount Of antimony Was
| in tho system; IL would indicate sum.
Gent amount to Affect lie; could not say ho~
long Il would take Tue patient 10 eliminate all that
quantity IN cases oil chronic poisoning OF anti
inony have been found IN The system ninety days
after the administration had ceased where tnero Is
constipation the amount eliminated by the Kidneys
would be very large IN govt In the stomach u ire
queu,y occurs that vomiting ceases i'm media,cly
khEuMArsx AND GOVT
District Attorney AcGill cross-examned the wit
ncss:-Rheumatism attacks tho joints and inaames
|
think there Is distinct disease called rhcu.
matte govt; person may have tosh diseases
my experiences IN antmonial poisoning have been
only IN hospital cases; have seen one Two prob
ably Ia year II s used Tor suicidal purposes IN tho
paris Of potash are used making tartar eneuc tue
tartar emctc dscomposed IA the system ana emi.
mates some compound OF anthony.
| q Could tue system be educated TO bear tartar
em,ticf A. Yes, aud the patient mtg ht graduate in
coiin the removal OF constipation would OF course
relieve anybody.
Observation-Disclosures tor SIX weeks would pro.
ducc vomiting; vegetable poisons do Lot produce aIy
les IN system, mineral polsons induce
changes IN the Tissues OF tho body and blood ,bcy
damage the structure as well as derango the orgaDs
posons viii stop the lungs from BREATH
bat not Damage the lung; antmoLy would apgear N
vomit It also destroys the RCD particles oil tho BLOOD.
Rccross- cxa mioatiou-Havs you ever had a case Of
constipation TOR wccksr A. had case authrD.
treated TO Of cap,ain VINO never had ,ss-
age except either continent; also bcara Of a man
, vino Vas constipacd Tor three years and a bai lao
mad tumor Of the liver constipation and disrrpna
eau occur together
O. Is numDness OF the cxtrciuities a symptom OF
chronic 20 souingy A. a. Is, SIR
TX Mayor sicdier was then returned TO tho stand
aud cot - sickios SAID that he looked through
the keyhoe OF tue hall door - the mcctibg al my
mouse the gentlemen present questioned Cornell ana
Sckles mIDutciy Sickies told that he had his
Auorney General stockton objected to the witness
tcstfylng 10 any bearsay, aud Governor Bedc asked
TO nave all Of Dr. Cornei's evidcDce regarding the
meeting ruled out AS iminatcriaL The motion wa
There was no cross-cxamiDalion vi the witnoas
WHAT A cmtRCa DEACON WAS rcLp
NMlhm sH'pIafu Esitys aHvat0h ~ al fV1VufH
church, vas next aud he tcsuhcd:-l kuos Or.
C0rnsli, Mr. Nosburgb and Mr. Sickies, Or.
cornell introduced himself 10 ne aDd said
that no desired 20 have Conversation
with me; he told mo what he had
Done was what CHRISTIAN should do, what the
Law compelled him to do aud under the guidance VI
the Hrly spirti on FRIDAY, February ~ he told me
that ths Lard had enlarged sicks's VISION while he
MAS looking through tue keyhois OF Mr. SosDvrgh's
room. a. the conference OF the dcacons he sara tuat
because tncrc wasa drop CERTAIN oil which, placed
upon hor nps, would ku hcr; he @d that sue mus,
20 70 her lstscr's, or vo.b1rgn would KIN ner.
U Did he say 10 you that Nosburgh had been CIV
ing bis wife slow poison ana tnat explained way
medicines had 10 encctf A. He dId, SIR, Mr., Jane,
stcslcs called 90 me At my store aud tod me
Nosbargh would keep quiet he wOuid; he tod %
Satur.as, February -, thai Nosourgh had gone 4