The New York herald., 1879-10-22

pounds. The imperfect kidney obtained was not
examined to decomposition. No traces OF ametalc
substance other than arsenic were round IN % me
organs, excepting traces OF copper In the iVer Ihs
Is usual among civilized people. and comes from
cooking utensils. No traces of laudunum or opium
We're discovered nor other posons than srsenic'
The anal yses were made at intervals extending up
to July last. All made without assistance, ex-
cepting the analysis of a single quarter of grain
IN tins case Horace Ii. Wells. assistant, nelleo.
Inc Inc parts were securely kept when not unaer 'ne
TRYING To PROVE THEORY.
Redrect-I do not believe that the arsenic was
chemically combined with anything when 1t en-
tered the stomach. But when il was removed there
was some change noticeable resulting from the n.y.
drogen sulphide gas coming from putrefacton. In
reply to question by CHIEF Justice Park the Pro.
lessor gave long description of the chemical
changes likely to result from the action of
the body's fluids. The liver in this was found
acid. anu arrested the arsenic. This subject was
Would all the arsenic in the stomach at the time
OF death-September 3-be found there at the time
OF the analysis OF the stomach month later?
"No, sir; some OF 1t would have been absorbed by
the walls OF the stomach"
''Have you determined this by experiment.
eyes, sir. obtained q stomach on the 10Th of
last month and introduced grains OF arsenic and
quantity OF water. On the 10th pint OF absolute
alcohol was poured on the stomach. At various
times afterward renewed the liquid that the
jar. and found 264 grains of arsenic upon yzing
think, to the alcohol. Very little arsenic would
have been carried out of Mary Stannard's stomach
during the tine of burial Arsenic is irritating
to the stomach but cannot tell in this case
whether vomiting would have been produced by the
overdose.
BY Mr.. watrous-"Could You or any person easily
take down into the stomach ninety grains of
in the shape, OF dry powderY'
:" 1t would bo very difficult indeed
"You couldn't swallow that much -four, could
you?'
~ don't think could
''Was there anything in the stomach to Indicate
that the arsenic had been helped down by any
liquid?'
mix with water, but in the time the stomach had
existed after receiving tho arsenic until it cae into
my hands the poison might have become moist
ened."
"Unless the stomach absolutely empty when
the arsenic was taken wouldn't it have rejected it?
"And it was not wholly omptyY'
NO. sir"
Redirect:-"If the ninety grains had been taken
into the mouth 1t could have been washed down
with u half tumbler of water. do not know how
much liquid was in the stomach when it was dis
IDENTITY OF THE ARSENIC
The counsel for the State then entered upon the
work OF identifying tho arsenic Witness. continu-
Hull brought me the small box of arsenic said to
have been found in Mr.. Hayden's barn; the follow
ing day he brought two packages OF arsenic, bought
in Middletown, including one from the Tyler drug
store. where Hayden claimed to have purchased tho
three packages bought by Hull at different places
October 81. Professor White gave him grains of
the arsenic bought by the witness Colgrove from
Tyler's; from the tin box before mentioned gave
two grains to Professor White. and last January l
gave DR.. Edward Slliman Dana. OF this city,
mineralogist and instructor in Yale, Ave grains
OF 1t; this. which call the ..barn arsenic %
was numbered Il also gave him fve grains
OF the arsenic from Tyler's store. brought by Hull
opened tube No. Of the exhibit of my analysis
and took three grains of the arsenic taken from
Mary Stannard's stomach; this exactly it
came from the stomach, and numbered 8; I
gave it to Dana. also some fvo grains from a
package bought from McKee's drug store in Middle
town. and some scaled crystals from one Of the
tubes OF my exhibit; they came from the stomach !;
the next package given Dr. Dana was some pure sub
lined arsenic from Germany; in January last other
portions of the "barn' arsenic given to Dana ;
also the 'Cogrove' arsenic bought ut Tylers.
Cross-examined:- Couldn't these different lots Of
arsenic have been tampered with before you gave
the specimens to DR.. Dana?
at is possible but not probable"
Witness was questioned sharply to the security
of the place where the lots kept but could not
be induced to make any admission Of insecurity.
After some further testimony to the identfca-
tion OF the packages the Court adjourned until to-
morrow
THE EVIDENCE TO BE PRESENTED TO-DAY.
The State will introduce of its chief witnesses
tomorrow. Professor Dana OF Yale College. 1t is
claimed that he will testify that his analysis of the
several packages Of arsenic established fact that
the arsenic found in Haydens barn differed in i'm
portant respects from the arsenic which he pur-
chased on the day of the murder; also that arsenic
taken snbsequentlyfron the same jar ut the store
the arsenic found in Mary Stannard's stom-
sch. The State will present this strong
support Of tho poisoning theory and claim
that tho arsenic found in Hsyden's barn placed
there for the purpose of explaining the charge of tho
poisoning. Professor Danas evidence is anticipated
with great interest. and many scientists of this
city and vicinity will be present when 1t Is given.
A rumor prevailed this morning that one of the
jurors known to have expressed, some days
before he called to the jury box positive opin-
ion Of Haydens innocence. and that the prosecution
was. as he phrased 1T, "Put up job" The rumor
further to the effect that the State attached
much weight to the story that action might possi-
bly, be taken toward getting new jury. and for the
third time commencing the proceeding de moro.
However. nothing was done in Court to-day indicat-
ing such purpose. and it is learned this evening
that no action of that character is proposed.