New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-23
TESTIMONY or JOHN BAIRD.
BELIEVING HIS FOOD WAS POISONED.
SOME OF THE PERSONS THAT HE susPEcrED-KUM
PUNCHES EVERY TWO HOURS

PUNCHES EVERY TWO HOURS.
John Baird was much length yesterday oefore
the sher Jury commissioners charged Win tne inquiry
IN ,eoard "a his sanity He gave his testimony clearly
He said that Miner had prescribed rum wael anu sugar
before each meal and punches frequently Aoou' o'
two hours punches given TO him ana IL ne up
n, ght one was given him. He had demonstrated saying
q was too much. The witness saw the Rev.
Or John Hail yesterday. and after conferring
with him found that no was mistaken In supposng
mat he had claim Of Roert L. Stuart AL the
time the witness no poisoned he believed h no
had boen food he took did not agree with h
once his gave him food especially prepared tor MIN ny
her. 1t with HIM He orsrei his carriage anu
took fresh air Aerward he vomed and this reeVea Mn
M tbought this proof something wrong with
the food At another his wife insisted on his taking some
food that to Demoncos for and the ehect was
the same At another time his son ADDISON
that what Charley the waiter gave s, MIN MRa was n
him not all right HIS servant sen once hs
Ben would not night Charley brought him bot
ds o a 20 but ' Was aeTent bottle labelled brandy
said he had made mistake on n nn MG2. ana
lying the bed Ben and another man who We're
ao1 in when Ben ad that the had refused TO take
had offered HIM and added no aoh MI a ds amy
way These things made the witness think tha' there WAS "
Dr. ssyre at ono time removed from the witness formation
which declared the result OF taking rom
could not lived three days the T hs ssS Of
any school Of medicine could produce such an effect MI
Bar denied that pointed out portraits at sanford IAN
az those Of persons whomhe knew Ho hal sah that uy
resembed such persons told how he had studied III or
der 10 invent Improvement Ia boilers when ne a"u
had clearly explained the necessary Steps I'D s
inc ont a patent The witness in February, iSSo was IN
formed John Baird by letter that ne nan ~
ceved 800 account OF the Navarro waeI1e sun
Letters from Mr. Baird this written Mt tho asylum CIV
ing instructions regard to his financial AFFAIRS ana Dang
him for consprng with Others 10 place MN 10 ,he
were real. The witness hlentlned 10, o1,el
written by him f. Parsons on February lne
witness Opened an envelope containing his VIII naen pece
her ia 1855 which he sealed and gwen TO hs son Joh
m was made i'm the asylum Mr.. Baird without couhse
and divides property equally among ms SIX chuen
letter from Mr. Baird John +. Parsons dated ieDrnay
1884 encios No chechs for ~ OOO retaining MI rr
sons as his and suggesting that ne employ "mii
associate counsel was read TINS ltter "hHn
Mr. Bard give to Mr. Parsons was not he
Mr. Bairds counsel The he gave them TO MS
son John had Llen cancelled. - - ~, A., MI, ,,, ,o
Crossexamr1cd Algernon Sullivan Mt Bari sald ne
thought DR. his wife and son had conspe against
him Being questioned regard to what he thought ueI
motiyes we're he repl Mr. Sullivan. God Almighty Is
the Judge OF their He says by their fruits ye sa
know Them | only know what they ala ana
what the effect me-" Mt BAIRD silh ms
came to think that lton In the conspiracy oe
cansc Or the physcan OF the latter as wen rs
Mr. Baird Julien T. Davies ana Alexander oIee
themselves unfTicndy 10 the Witness
connected exJudge Hilton III one way or an9ther IRE
nroper title 10 property left by A. T. stewart ana might nave
reason to believe that Bards title through his MOTHER
who was of Mr. stewart kindred superior 10 MS
Tbe he