Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-11


the chemical laboratory al Ann Arbor; grsdu-
sted at the University II 1854; am not
praefieing physician; received package con-
tanning a portion Of human body on the
18th OF August, l5Sz, from the coroner
Of I0nia county; IL was tea
box sealed in such q way that II could not
have been opened without breaking the
scales; received letter same day from Cor
oner johnson; also same day letter from
Prosecuting Attorney Of Ionia county; the
letter from the Coroner refers TO letter OF
description of DIR. Gundrum; the box was
sealed with green sealing wax; there was
also IN express companys stamp on the box;
/ have with me the corners OF the box as
they were sealed; they were apparently seal
ed with red wax before sealing with green
wax; the red wax was not stamped
with a signet: the cord around the
box was tied and the seals were broken;
In the larger jar fund human stomach,
with a small quantity of contents inelosed
therein. There was q comparatively small
quantity of contents. Don't recollect the
quantity In the stomach. Have testified
twice before in reference to the stomach
Subjected the stomach and contents 10 ocu-
lar examination at first, then an examina-
tion under the microscope; afterwards TO
chemical examination; divided the stomach
and its contents by measure into three parts;
also divided the rectum into three equal
portions, placing those three portions re-
spectively with the three parts of the stomach
so each represented one third of the stomach,
one-third of the rectum and one-third of the
liquid; examined one part for vegetable
poison, another for mineral poison; the
finely divided material macerated with hot
alcohol the entire liquid eyaporated to dry
ness; when dried was treated 10 hot absolute
alcohol, and filtered this treatment with hot
alcohol was repeated again; the last
residue was heated with ammonia, and re-
duced to dryness; the solution was evapor-
ated to dryness; found no indication of
strychnine being present; obtained no in
dication of the presence Of vegetable pois-
ons; there was no arsenic In the chemicals
that l had used in threating the material;
found crystalline forms on the tube, indicat-
ing arsenic; the weight of the arsenic repre-
sented fifteen. fifteen-one hundred grains;
the contents of the other jar were portion
of liver and a kidney; subjected it to
analysis for mineral poisoning; in the
analysis of the stomach and rectum made
tests for other poisons: III the analysis of the
liver and kidney l did not search for any
other but arsenic and mineral poisons;
found arsenic to be present; it was present
in the proportion of one and a half of
arsenic acid for the whole contents of the
small Jar: made examination of the lining
of the stomach; also examined the contents
of the stomach; found no crystalline
forms; examined portions of the rectum and
found nothing: on the 2sd of September
/ received portion of human body from
Ionia County, corresponding with letter
received on the same day, from DIR. Gun
drum specifying the contents of the box; the
box was sealed: found upon opening it two
two-quart jars: received them from the ex-
press messenger Sept. %, 1882, and recog-
nized them as corresponding TO the letters
already received; found one jar to contain a
portion of the brain and the other to contain
muscular tissue; subjected contents to the
chemical examination for arsenic; the result
was negative of the presence of arsenic in
the brain; subjected the muscular tissue to
the same operation and in the result OBJ
tanned no arsenic; found no traces of arsenic
that I could identify; used about quarter
of the brain in the test.
The court here took recess until seven
O'Clock