Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-01
The Dead Si,tcrr.
Il NC DcsAU H1StcTS.
THE RESULT OF PROF FRISToE's ELABORATE FxA

THE RESULT OF PROF. FRISTOES ELABORATE FXAMINA-
TIoN-So TRACES OF POISON FpUND-soME KE.-
SONS WHY POISON CANNOT ALWAYS BE DETECTED.
Prof. e. 7. Fr!stoe, OF Columbian University, has
made report 70 District Attorney Corl>hfl OF the
examinations which he made in the cases OF Mrs.
Johannah Loyejoy and Miss Kate Keeic, The sis
terS who died ii street, near 1iUn northeast.
February 17th. under circumstances which led To
the suspicion OF poisoning. Prot. Frts;oe states
that jars were handed t. him said Ia contain the
StoInachS and parts OF the liver spleen. aud small
intestineS OF the deceased, each Separste, also
Tour bottles containing liquids, and q tin bucket
from which the deceased are SAID 10 have taken Il
portion OF their breakfast Prof Erstoe describes
in detail his examination of the organs Tor traces
OF mineral poison, and lac says: "Aiter careful
search could detect 40 metallic poison. IL
is, therefore, evident that these persons could not
have died from the effects or 4 mineral poison, a.
some would lave been found in Or the other of
these organs"
Professor Frstoe then describes his analysis in
search OF traces OF vegetable poison. which Was
very thorough and says: "In view OF all these re-
suits have to report To the United States attorney
for the District o1 Columbia taaJ no poison can he
found in any OF the organs which came into my
possession OF the two deceased persons, or in any
OF the bottles OF SlSt ectet liquids, or i'll any YES
selS sent me for examination" Professor Frstoe
supplements the report with The following re-
marks: The symptoms in these cases. lar as
can be learned, evidently indicate poison, and
the question Why it cannot be found Should
receive satisfactory answer. Either one
OF the following three reasons, or all
OF them together, VIII be amply sufficient ::
l. Both the deceased persons learn, yomited vio-
lenuy for several hours after being taken Sick. So
much so tnat the stomach OIL one WAS entirely
empty and that OF the other nearly so, and by this
means ali the poison may have been elected, and
the vomited matters having been thrown away all
traces OF it may ne lost 2 Very few vegetable
poS0ns can be found in the tissues after they pass
the stomach and enter the circulation, as they un-
dergo rapid changes, strychnia being a remark able
exception To this rule. These persons lived about
ffty-five hours after they were taken sick, sufI-
cient time Tor all that was not removed by tie
vOmt to have entered the system and become
changed. 3. There are many powerful vegetable
poSons for which there are no chemical tests and
no means OF detecting them except by botanical
characters, when leaves roots or seeds have been
taken or by having sufficient Quantities left try
their effects upon other animals"
THE CAsEY-BEEGEyIN SHOOTING CAsE.-In The
Criminal Court this morning, the motion In arrest
OF Judgment in the case CT Martin V. Casey, con-
vtcted OF assault anu battery with intent to kill
Matte v. Bergevin, was Oyerruled, and Judge Cox
sentenced him to four years in the Auburn peni-
tentiary. McssrS. C. NJ. Smith and II. o. CIagett
his counsel, asked that the sentence be suspended
pending the appeal to the General Term, and the
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