, 1879-04-04


chtoEofottn only when the pain MAS 20 0reat TINT
she could not bs relieved with hot applications.
In the last stages OF her disease sho Was In
eomntoso condition. .nnd did not need hny ehloro-
form. At no tmd did 6lo show Signs OF having
been poisoned, and witncss knew OF no poison
that would create such symptoms.
w1rNass WAS NOT SATISFIED
as to tho cnuae Of death, and at one time re-
Gucstcd nostmortcm examination. Her akin
Tns disco1osetl, and there wcro indications TINT
Meyer, too, had wanted post-tnortem, but the
iathcr Of The deceased would not hear OF It.
Witness tal sianed tho dcatll'certilcaie, giving
%snfa e1syfa endomts H. es,., 19 y, s.s so and
l,ad been sonsultnE physician IN the cs.c q
atT hours before Mr. !Geldcrn.an's death. nnl!
found him extremely sensitive, so much
or even OF . hair Of tho mustacha or The slam.
ming OF door doWnstA!rs sent him Oh Into
terrible commissions. The symptoms 1t frat
struck him q those Of str5ehntue po!sonings,
mini.sered. liz auieted Gelderman somewhat:
The spaams ard tllc oycrscnsittroness Indicated
stryehnine potaontngs. Witness ncscr saw such
spasins "a Gcllcrmon had. 1t Tas deemed ab'
save ths mans Itle. il was iono carefully til
the man was quiet. The ch1oroforn was ail
administered between II aud 8 O'Clock, at
which tftnc Gcfdetman died. III witness' 5udG-
iAELk HE NuNHS Vi GEluCE1AHuH 1Eutt1 Wab uNk
certain. Witness hal injected morphine, one
eighth Of grain, into Ills afm.
At this point tho Tltncsa wn1cd elo0ueDt IN
Ills testimony, and declared positively that The
dt,ced By great nervous prostration; that neither
chloEofoIHl, medicine, nor potson caused the
death; tint everything had been done for Gel
herman that could By done, aud 1t anybody was
wanted TO 30 the man. Ile would just na licyss
10 arrested for maiprscttce, murder, OF ANYTHING
else II tllere were TO bo any such proceedings.
It mattercd not how much chloroform was
bought,-tlio atnonnt used and the ray 1t was
Or: Tooker, Of Aos Dcarborn avenue, Justified
that he had treated Mrs. DR.. Meyer for miscar-
riace. md obscrTed no signs OF malpractice.
pr. Haroun, County rh1y;slclan, y ssid TINT he
poss:@osssm examination, SSld 1t No. IS s.
State strcet. A full account Of ths examination
"a vas published at INC ttme II TnE TnlgukE.
The testimony showed that the stomach, liver,
given for examination TO Dr. l. N. Danforth.
Witness also read bis notes on the examination
OF Tic body OF nlfs: ". Meyer. tarts OF the
boey we're given to Dr. ). L. Slebel FOR c1anina-
tlon' .z.-.-.. ............. .......-
aucntiv % c1amnea stomacts etc., ' for ~ traces rae M Of
poison. Feb. III lie lad received parts Of Mrs.
nmlatop Au rss sa etanlncI the e5 atoo,ch to
md found brown continr. whicl, I'e testr.1 Inr
several polsons, He found no mineral nor Dr.
cnnIc potsune, but found some Indications which
led MIN 10 examine ths intestinal tract. Ho
found poisonous nlkaloid which strongly to-
semblcd colchtcne, ant finally Isolated it so
that ho was enabled to analyze 1t separately.
Ho Too the liver, With d view
OF hunting Tor colchictne, and in that
succeeIea IN hh9'ns traces q It. 1n the
stomach he found smallqnnntLtfes OF cotctIcine,
Gnt not cUOot1 10 C6HDiD nlE0 TO lH<llUtN IL. IN
tho liver ne isolated about one.tblrt!oth OF u
grain Of eo!caietne, and tllero was some moro
which nc eo9id 1ot Isolate. Uns.ittia, or q t,,e
is aSe 10 pSoduee doa!G co1sheins was de- t.
soinposap'e POISON, an'i,aiter having oscn IN the
bowels Of q woman In tue bowels OF the earth
iof lhfeo or Hve monthe. y was pfo1nbse
that much ol II would AaTo been.
nho,t n1e.8tfb mari of fhe wnmnn's
intestines had been given to Dr. Sicbcl1.
iorm rood estnate oi III thu so ansopn. nj % Of co1en I
cine iu tie entire length Of tho intcstincs, be-
cluse Of q probable uncrenness OF distribution,
iIc lad examined only the upper part OF tho in.
to onc.I,alt grain Of colchiclno would prove
fatnl, hu was quoting an assertion male bv Or.
Enapar, Of Berlin.
In reply to Mr.. OtBrtcn, witness said that ho
did not think the colchtcinc could DO generated
might ilaYc been tal1r,s By the person In whoso
stotlacl,r the poison was found. There VIVA M,
record, as far Is witness knew, rs to tic length
Of time that co,yhutne VIVA dlscoyerabls after
being taken ii, tile human poly,
r1,nv u.1rru u.,uvo
x.,,,.., ~ .,, Ch,.s's. 81 $3.50, o.u
9i Etn9tv tst,,1 ~ .h e HengG Ms.isa! CoiieGo -
1oo 10 tSs.Su sns w naa 1eTotetl a!sell clGl
y 10 c1uulstiy nno t91acolqsy ior tho past slx
Soars d a.d a mi.ooss sy 1eF 1ne past tfee
Imu Tas 49,, w." atoisssnr ] a. ]Gsstsy ana
~ ioAsupE5 y! uc Cn'Sso Mgacal Coileee; "a
l'ls uPlnaoh tau HleulcnSe LIKE" " AIRS. meyer
i'on Iou ~ aeu ts,as a., eo'csams IN tne MuMaa
poos; Ecalelte mas WIZ soparn1s ana aist1net
pese.ao:e @ pG'sohi ana olse,tehth o1 q gra!n tau
osea 'a1a e ea'e anu ran a,S s ~ sew ~
,na,a,s nl sraan mon,o St! human
im ns.E, -" seGulao po1Soas m tns nos
aiinn III i,s'au a.a,,} gsauus nsso'.posa Go
't, Iesonposo ofe 1aulF taan
h''9ennlne "oa'a'
DR.. I. N. DAHroHFn
was next sworn. After tcstifylup That bo l,vca
at No, $40 Adams street. and hnd rrnduate,l nt
Dartmouth Collceo in iRGI. sniej ti,ct Il" ini
0lyen hia rntiro ntfen,Ion In the mat tsvn v.nr.
TO investigation With tic mtcroscope. For tet,
years he hnd naiii m,irb attention ia dIsrnsca
IL tllo Kitncys nnd urtnal oroans. iio I'M ~.
ceiycd parts Of the bodies Of III. ue1derman
pnd Mia. .alcycr.-tha sntnni coriI. i,,nvs'
bIaddrrs. membranes. nnu yaIvca NJ Tho hcnrt
Of Gcldcrmnn'a bntly. nn,i naris ri Sirs. Mv"res
hotIv f'hu mimi rnrd anI ma,nhrnu,. w"r,