The New York herald., 1879-10-17
THE MADISON MYSTERY.
Seeking the Murderer of
Mary Stannard.
INTERESTING MEDICAL EXPERT TESTIMONY.
Professor Whites Experiment on Him
self with Arsenic.

alike curious and interesting. Tho prisoner and
wife accompanied by Q lady friend when they
entered the court room. few minutes later the
crowd eyed with curious interest rather progresses
ing young lady friend Of Hayden. who approached
his chair and leaning over. with the two heads
almost touching held an extended and animated
conversation with the prisoner. It was in low
whispers. however, and from the expression OF
Haydens countenance appeared to be cheering in its
character.
Moses G. White Of the Yale Medical College. was
recalled and his cross-examination continued. 1t
related mainly to arsenical tests which, together
with several other curious features, were lis
tened to with intense interest. Yesterday he mem
toned the absence. when Mary Stannard's body
oxhumed in March. 1870. of one OF tho kidneys,
which he had left there the September previous
This had been commented suspicious but the
witness, while admitting that he had positive
knowledge as to what had become of the missing
organ. said that it probably became disintegrated.
POOR MARYs SKULL.
In October the grave was opened and the head Of
the murdered girl was removed parts Of 1t are now
in the Yale Medical College. the bones dried and
of the flesh preserved in alcohol. The defence
proceeded to point where there wasssome un-
certainty the character OF the water furnished
the doctors in September, whom the girls body was
opened at the house OF the stannards in Rockland.
and the stomach removed. Professor White said
that the water was brought from the back part Of
tho house quickly aud was apparently Clean Other
witnesses during the day corroborated this and
testified that it would have been impossible. in the
time occupied, to 60 to the spring. This was ap-
parenty the point the defence wanted to get atthst
the water came from the house.
PRdPEssoR's STRONG BOX.
Continuing Professor White gave curious history
of what he calls his .strong box" 1t is of black
+aJ
where he prepares specimens. and is securely fast
ened to tho floor. 1t is ordinarily used for holding
valuable and delicate Instruments, and the jars
tanning internal organs from Mary stannard's body
placed in it until delivered to Professor John
tor analysis. The witness produced tho key, Of
the safelock pattern and said that he had purchased
q special lock and all the keys the dealer had. One
of these keys he kept on his pocket ring of keys,
and when asked where the others kept secreted
Professor White rejoined testify
"Mr. Watrous. for the purposes OF this trial, do
you expect to reveal all the secret places OF the
Yale Medical CollegeY
Mr.. Watrous replied that he didn't care to know
then but was somewhat curious about the safety Of
the witness that ono of the keys was usually kept in
his microscope case and another in drawer in
desk in the Professors parlor AS to this drawer.
he admitted that 1t had common tumbar lock,
keys to which other than the one he had might pos
sibly be in existence. though not probably. The
subject Of the missing kidney was again taken up
and brought out OF the most interesting tesi-
mony Of the day. To the States counsel Professor
White said was more than possible that it had dis
integrated in the period between September and
March; after bringing the stomach to the medical
college witness did any time excepting
to place it in alcohol; extreme exercised in
guarding 1t; one day an idea struck the Professor
taking tho Jar with the stomach therefrom he car
ricd it down into the cellar coming up to the first
floor the thought occurred that it had not been left
very safe place, and recovering the jar it
placed in the box.
Mr.. watrous. for the defence again subjected
Professor White to q rigid examination. The Pro-
fessor proceeded to explain the mystery OF tho
ing kidney; both were put back in the body after
the kidney removed in March, 1879. lay in the cavity
near the gullet: when the poison taken some
must have lodged the gullet, and after DEATH by
diffusion, may have passed to the kidney and acted
a prcservative some arsenic might have boen in
the ABDOMEN would have dsintegrated naturally:
the kidney recovered by DR.. Hotchkiss taken
from lot Of soft matter through which he ran his
Mr.. Watrous-If arsenic is taken into the body of
living person how long will it bo before 1t is ab
Professor white-On what basis do you wish me
to answer that question:?
Mr.. Watrous (emphatically)-On the basis OF
truth, and none other. sir! tSensauon.)
THE PRorEssoRs EXPERIMENT HIMSELF.
Continuing Professor White said that his reading
and Investigations convinced him that arsenic would
reach the kidneys in fifteen minutes, and also be
the professor evident in the story he then re-
lated, of experiment himself, to ascertain the
truth on this point in question Last saturday,
ho said, 'at two minutes past four p NJ, swallowed
three millgrammes about one-twentieth of troy
grain) Of the common white arsenic of commerce.
Here the professor produced littlc black memo
randum book, and peered sharply through his eye
glass ut tho memoranda.) At eighteen minutes past
tho bladder was again emptied. and Its contents
analysed two days later by Gaudiers test by that
according to this test the citron yellow stains or
chloride OF arsenic; also tested by the same test
part OF grain OF the q same kind OF
on these experiments, but should prefer to mako
others before considered that there was perfect
demonstration; the arsenic swallowed and the
other arsenic from different packages, but tho
difference would not amount to anything.
Mr.. Watrous-Not II that in one package was adul-
terated?
Professor whito-with arsenic at ten or fifteen
cents pound the stuff is ~ about as cheap any
thing you could adulterate it with.
Mr.. watrous-Now, professor. will you describe
Caudior's test?
Professor white-Yes, sir; will give it nearly in
the words translated 1t from the French medical
work:-Put in flask an ounce of the urine; put in
pure zinc and pure sulphuric acid; place the
neck OF the flask piece Of silk paper moistened
with solution of corrosive sublimate also put in
the flask q small piece OF sugar candy. The gas
evolved, arsenic is present. will stain tho paper
citron yellow.
Mr.. watrous.naye you tho paper you used in
Professor whito-Ycs. sir tthen hesitating and
fumbling in his pockct) sir: have left it at
home. but can produce IL.
NO CAUSE FOR NATURAL DEATH.
The next witness was Dr. Pliny A. Jewets OF New
professor ut Yale. and who has made many post
morton examinations as On expert He was present
Mt the post-mortem on Mary Stannard's body and
discovered no cause for natural DEATH
On cross-examnation he said that there were no
signs OF pregnancy lcaimed to have cxsted evident
to the eye; IL tho deceased had had symptoms which
would lead her to suspect pregnancy tho eye could
have detected the cause
DR.. Thomas u. Jcwett, of Birmingham, . son of
the preceding witness, who Witnessed the exhuma-
tion OF the body in December 1878. said that he
readily identified the remains, although the head
had been removed in October; his object in going
to tho grave was Tor this purpose of identification,
II having been rumored that the body had been re-
| moved.
WATER.
un1 I'M fhurI. ksxsru
was called by the State to explain away doubt
raised by tho defence whether arsenic might not
have becn In pail OK water brought to the doctors in
September, 1873 when the stomach and other parts
| were removed from Mary stannard's body. Tho Jars
In which the organs placed washed in this
water, and Socrates testified that ho got 1t in the
house OF the Stannsrs when the doctors called tor