Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-05-05

medicine at Miffiintown nineteen
years. The test Of color would not
verify the case. The test I would
not consider reliable in a criminal
case. 1 would want precipitate test
that brings the strychnia itself. L |
would not risk an opinion on colors. |
We got no strychnia. only color. 1
have seen cases of hysteria, you have
everything in such cases they go
through all kinds of motions No
chemical tests wers applied to any
thing but the stomach. Did what
we were told to do.
DIR. Dowd Crawford, sworn: grad
mated in medicine this spring. In
the course of my studies the symp-
toms Of poisons are studied. He de-
scribed the symptoms of poison from
the books. From the testimony OF
DIR. Shelly, believe that Mrs. Nc
Meen died of strychnia poison. L
learned the tests from the books
Was present at the post-mortem ex-
animation. Otto's test was applied.
Would not rely on the color test. To
make the test absolute, it should go
through a course of evaporation to
get the poison OF strychnia itself.
Joseph Stimmel, sworn 1 live in
Port Royal. Am a Justice OF the
Peace. Held the inquest of Mrs
McMeen. DIR. Shelly brought to my
Office, tin plate, spoons, Barlow knife,
and powder wrapped in Pioutzs Cat
tie Powder paper. Isealed the pow
der in an envelope and with piate
and spoons, I placed them IL my safe.
I delivered them to Dr.. Hugh Ham
ilton Of Harrisburg, eight Or ten days
ago. I have not seen them since. l
received the stomach from the phys
icians, sealed in Q glass jar. l have
it yet.
Dr.. Hugh Hamilton, sworn: L live
in Harrisburg, have practiced inedi-
cine there fifteen years, am an Agri-
cultural chemist, have been chemist
twenty years, have never analized a
human body, have anniized plants
and minerals for corporations, for
iron companies. Am chemist for the
Agricultural Society ofPennsylvania,
can analize almost anything handed
to me. Met Mr. Stimmel in Harris
burg. He came to sec mo. He gave
me a square box tied with pink
string. The box contained a plate
and spoons. I have them with me.
Here they sre-prOduced box-seal
ed with the seal CT Alderme n, A. B.
Breckenridge, Of Second Ward of
Harrisburg. Opened the box,-these
are the identical papers that were
around them when l received them.
The quantity Of powder in spoons
was no. as large as when l received
them. This is the identical paper
that contained the powder when l
got it from Stimmel, the quantity of
powder is not so great, but it Il same
material after analysis. / applied l3
tests. Have results here,-shOwed
results in small bottles 20 the jury
used precipitate test, color test Each
of the 13 tests WAS different from the
others. From the examination, the
tests, know that strychnia was in
the paper. / applied seven tests to
the powder in the spoons. | found
it 10 be strycinia The amount of
strychnis in tie paper was sufficient
to produce death. l have admins
tered strychnia to cats, dogs, it pro-
duces curverture of back. In animals
the symptoms are ike IN men. L have
never seen person die of strychnia
poison. l cannot detect the poison
by the eye. l Judge there were four
or FIVE grains IN the powder. Could
not determine quantity in spoons.
Tested aud re- Tested it, took it apart
and put it together, took it apart and
put it together. The spoons and
knife contained strychnis. The or
dinary dose Is one sixteenth Of a
grain. The stomach may be turned
by heavy dose. On the full stom-
ach OF cat or dog, it produces vom-
iting. 1t is vegetable poison, made |
out OF certain beans. There was
enough poison in the paper to kill
human being or an animal Parker I
proposed to try some OF the powder !
on frog.
Mrs. Fanny Funk, sworn 1 live |
in Port Royal. am sister-in-l law of /
the deceased Mrs. McAfeen. Was
present in McMeen's house when he /
talked about buying medicine for the .
children. Mrs. McAieen said they |
did no: have the itch.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
VIM. Banks, sworn | have drug
store in Patterson. I met the pris-
oner in my store III March. Forget |
the date. He bought 15cts. worth |
Of efrrchpio IN frroirc + ,1pt ~ ~,