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bottle and an ordinary fruit jar; all were
sealed; the small vial contained some white,
crystalline substance, which witness
FOUND TO BE sTRYcHN1NE;
compared it with strychnine and the reaction
was exactly alike; the large bottle contained
raisins, some of which had been tore apart. he
took small one which had not been turned in
side out, but the skin had been broken; he
found one crystal, three-sixteenths of an inch
long, and two smaller ones; they were strych-
nine; the largest was such that its prismatic
form could be observed without glass; the
raisins had evidently been but recently opened;
there were dozen raisins, and five had been
opened. (The professor here produced the
strychnia taken from the raisins). The large
jar contained what DR.. Cooley alleged to be
the vomit of Fisher He (witness) proceeded
with Rogers and Gridwood's method, upon half
the vomit (Which the professor described)
and found strychnine; (the professor consider
ed this the best test for strych, ia). There is
only one other substance which gives the same
color as strychnia curarln, but its color is per-
manent; the vomit contained strychnia; this
vomit was in the most part coffee; floating in
it were two or three fragments of raisin skin
and piece of tomato skin; strychnia is excess
lively bitter; the chemical reactions are very
distinct, clear, delicate and unmistakable.
At o'clock the court rose for supper, and
resumed the hearing at s o'clock, when the hill
was again filled to suffocation. The testimony
OF Prof. Peckham was continued. He stated
that the strychnine he found in the vomit was
diffused through the whole mass; the effect of
| the acid in the stomach was to dissolve the
crystals. If the strychnine was dippd d into
the vomit after it left the stomach it would not
be infused, but would be found in one part of
tho Ho hat of
grain of strychnine was taken from the
| ralsins.
CRoss-E1AMINED
| by Mr.. Johnson: He said he had never before
made tests on vomit for strychnine, but had
done so frequently for other poisons; had made
hundreds of tests for strychnlne in compost
tions as nearly like vomit as it was possible for
| chemistry to make them.
| REDIRECT.
| In redirect the professor said he meant by a
| delicate test that one ten-thousaudth of q
grain Of strychnia would produce the reaction.
| DR.. Cooley Sarorn,
Said he was a physician and surgeon; he took
the bottles produced to Professor Peckham;
the raisins he took to the professor were the
same that he took from Madelia; he put the
strychnine in the bottle: he took it from the
| raislns the professor make the tests; saw
him seal the bottles. The court then adjourned
| till o'clock tomorrow morning.
THE GREATEST INTEREST
was manifest during the whole proceedings.
The sympathy of the people seems to be en-
tirely with the accused and his family and the
belief is that the defense will be able to give
complete and satisfactory answer to the charge
and show that the reverend gentleman is Who'll
| ly innocent of the enormous crime with which
he is charged.
PAINFULLY INTERESTED SPECTATORS
of the proceeding were the family of defend
ant-wife, daughter and son. The formel
seemed greatly depressed, and appeared to fee
the situation most keenly, while the daughter
q beautiful girl about 10 years old, during the
testimony Of Professor Peckham, shed bite
tears and sobbed pitifully in the depth of he
grief.
SECOND DAY.
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MADEL1A, April 9.-Thero was not so large
gathering this morning at the opening of tn
court, owing doubtless to the early hour,
o'clock, but the wife of defendant, pa'sive an
sad, and her beautiful daughter anxious an
thoughtful and several of their lady symps
thizers and friends were in their places at leas
, half an hour before the court opened. The ez
animation of
DIR. COOLEY
by Mr.. Buck was continued. The doctors te
, timony curroborated the statement OF III
q Fisher, the complainant. He said that Fisht
t showed him saucer with raisins, from whic
e the doctor took crystal, which he brok
: down with his thumb and fnge
e and concluded from the natu1
: of the fractions that it was strychnine; son
| Of ba he ne noticed
n twitching Of the eyes in complainant and col
e vulsive motions of the neck; he took complain
IS ant and the raisins up to his, witness hous
is where he gave Fisher an enetlc; the emet
j. was long time in operating; meantime
l. witness, tested the crystals to see if they we
S; strychnine or some form of potassium.
d The doctor described his tests from which
'r concluded the
SUBSTANCE WAS srRYcHN1NE.
When the complainant vomited, the Won
le was put into jar; the strychnine was put ir
We small bottle and the raisins in another bott
t; and all were sealed and taken to Minneapo
It. and delivered to Prof. Peckham; he saw t
ne analysis made by the professor.
o, Witness next proceeded to give minute
in scription of the physical state of complainal
I'd showing the peculiar symptoms of strychni
poisoning, which continued all night; ol
fiftieth part of a grain of strychnine will p
- duce death; there were about two grains fou
y in the raisins.
nd
~ Fisher Agntn.
"a. Mr. Fisher was recalled and examined by
d. Buck He said Mr.. Davis was at Delevan
I'm fore the poisoning; he went to quartz
i1 ~; m Getting; he wore a coat with red seal on
"a ~, shoulder with red flannel shoulder-pieces;
"a "a coat belonged to witness; he wore a fur C
~ ~. witness went to Delevan on Thursday Ia
eS' @ Dan Breyton was with him. he bought SO
~ strychnine tn re and gave it to Mr.. Breyton
.he was the same as given by DIR. Cooley to Pl
the the Peckham. Gle bought it of Mr.. Hodges.)
G.. +. Hodges, S,cOrn.
Stated that he is a druggist, at DALEY
Int about four weeks ago. during the quart
s a meeting there, he sold bottle of crystal
asst strychnine; he sold it to stranger; the m
,,,o ing lasted a week; think the stranger had
oAo ~ an overcoat; can't say anything about the o
VIZ coat, whether dark or light; think he ha
ave cap on; had not sold any strychnine for s.
nj " time before that; not since la fall; sold 8
ne ne since to a man named A. o. Dep; the next
i",e .i sold was last Friday;i it was the same kin
we .tis that he sold during the quarterly meet