Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-10

elaborate easket, a. Il would look as tturgl
he was dong II for display. That his rsla,
hons with has wife were amieable and IDEAS
ant. Mr.. Morse defined al some Aeactb
what they would establish by scientific test
mony. That nearly 100 grains of arsenic were
found IN the body while two grains viii Kill
every time, and that it must have been in
9ected after death. That il kills by passing
into the blood and through the srtes,ial CIR
cuiation- That the quantity Of arsenic
found Is proof that it was not administered
IN life, and that il did not kill her by going
through the arterial circulation. The fact
that none was found IN the brain OF legs viii
establish conclusively thai the poison aid not
pass through the blood That il must have
been injected after death. 1t viii not difuss,
through the body after death. That arsenic
ls largely used by undertakers for embalm-
ing. Mr. Morse recapitulated the plans of
the defense, concluding like the prosecution
with few cautionary remarks 10 the jury.
The hrst witness. a Mr.. Waterbury, was
then called by the prosecution.
Chauncey Waterbury, of Ionia-Am'nof ac-
| qnainted with respondent; recollect BODY be-
ing exhumed: was on coroner,s jury: Millard
said no doubt il was his wife.
Edison Il. Sunderland-Reside In Pale:
lived there twelve years; business selling
merchandise; know respondent; knew his
wife; went 10 school with wife; cousin 10 wife
OF respondent: Mrs. Miilard died 9th isx of
May, 1852; buried on llth: body was exhum-
ed; there We're present when II was taken M
Coroner Waterbury, Mrs. johnson. of Ionis.
tne oherin and SIX jurors. and good many
cluzeps; Jury was sworn IN my presence;
lad bfftxF rlaas.
dissection was made by DIR. Gundrum and
DIR. Hollistef, of lonia
Cross-examined-Grew up with respond
ent's wife III State of New York: besides the
officers and jurors there were present al the
inquest a good many men; II took place under
the sheds of the Baptist church.
Prosecution asked distance of shed from
grove, answer: twenty-five or thirty rods:
removed body there because il commenced
TO rain.
J. S. .Jeffrey-Have resided at Palo four
years; Know respondent and also knew his
wife; have been IN undertaking and furr,i-
ture business; had charge of the funeral held
ia August, 1852; organs removed were the
kidneys, liver, stomach and rectnrn. WAS
present AT the dissection on 10Th OF Sepfeu,
Der following. Brain and calves of both
legs were removed. DIR. Gundrum was pres
ent.
Susan Bell.-Resi at Palo: am married.
lack few days of 60; resided IN Palo three
years last March, have known RESPONDENT
since he was boy: am a second cousin of
has; knew hls wife shortly after he married
her up 10 the time of her death: saw her cur-
ing her last sickness-witness excused for
the present.
DIR. Holllster-Reside in Palo: am a prac-
tlclng physician: have practiced twenty
years; resided at Palo five years: know re-
spondent; was present at posf-mortem er-
animation. The stomach was taken ont and
laF snt~r
placed IN same jar: one of tbe kidneys was
taken out and did the work: DIR. Gundrum
stood by and directed: put the organs in
quart fruit jars: they were new and clean: do
not remember whether they were cleaned in
them after the organs were -pfatef- IA '5sf::-
Coroner Johnson took charge; impression
that he took charge of sar: other organs
were of normal nature; intesiines seemed IN
fiated and well preserved; other organs ap-
peared healthy: examined the womb: IL was
natural: took of piece of rectum four or six
inches long: / use glasses and by lampligbt
could not examine rectum closely: there was
something In stomach; did not open
might have been pint used: right lobe Of
liver and portion Of kidney; there was about
two-thirdsfof the kidney: could not tell er-
act size Of the portion of liver taken: affen-
tion was not called particularly TO amount of
liver; did not weigh 1t: 1 think was not less
Cross -examined-Remember as much
about the post mortem as / did at the time:
took the womb out and looked at IL: by saw
ing that womb was natural rnean ii looked
normal: all organs looked natural: lungs
were not In normal condition, don II rt.colIerf
that cut into the hearf-att'y for defense
charged witness with confradictinr testimony
given In former tr1al-no ones attention
was called as TO whether there were any spots
on stomach or iniesti1es; intestines were OF
natural color as far as i observed: they were
slightly disfended with gas: rectum seemed
tention was called 90 womb. a. had heard
that she had some difficulty with IT.
DIR. Gundrum-Reside at Ionia. came there
9TH of April, GO: practiced medicine since
es. Had charge of post mortem en-
ton took place at Palo. Ionia county: took
place between seven and eight in the even.
ing; Pal0 Is probably ten miles from Ionia.
Coroner johnson and rode there together
Sheriff and Prosecuting Attorney were both
present: urged johnson 90 have the exarnin.
alton take place before dark: IL was held ia
horse shed back of church: was held there ora
account the rain; did not take II 10 hall. be-
cause air was close and there aae foul odor
arising from the body. found body of female
small size, small features: had on dress made
think of Alpaca; laid her out on some
boards. removed clothing down 10 the rel
Wis. opened the abdominal cavity and ope,cd
stomach: tied il at both ends 80 a 70 pro-
serve its contents: removed about one-third
OF left kidney. removed n portion CT
right lobe of the liver: sent for jsrse
were there before we cot through
put the organs into jars: organs seened
healthy: saw some deterioration on the IN
der side of the stomach: intestines were
red: prepared tie body and put II back:
body seemed well preserved. also the or<ynpne
Jars were sealed by me IN the ordinary var: