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swear To anything. They are scaly lot
and have very tough records for truth ana
veracity. They are OF the dyed moustache;
dirty linen and seedy clothes variety and
their presence fails to lend dignity though
IL gives queer interest TO the proceed
ines.
DIR. :. H. Bonestoel was the first wit
ness, being recalled for cross examination.
Largely his testimony was repeti"
tion that given by him yesterday.
Judge Macon's examination was chiefly
directed 10 the effort OF inducing Dr.
Bonestoel 20 admit that Mrs. Barnabys
death might have been caused by conges-
tion OF the lungs, or indeed was caused by
that purely.
told Mrs. Barnaby had taken poison, his
suspicious would have been aroused as 10
the presence of an irritant In her system.
The doctor said the reason that the true
cause of death was not mentioned IN the
death certificate was that IL was feared
that the disclosure of any suspicion OF
deatbly poisoning would prejudice the III
vestigation, which had already begun as
TO who bad sent the bottle of poison TO
Mrs. Barnaby.
DIR. Benjamin F. Griffith, who attended
Mrs. Barnaby, repeated substantially the
evidence given by Dr. Holmes yester-
day afternoon. The cross-examination
produced nothing new and did not beat
down the witness bit. All the physi-
clans have thus far withstood the sharp
onslaughts OF Judge Macon. DIR. Griffith
said that Mrs. Barnaby was not IN con-
dition TO tell what was the cause
OF her illness when he reached the
but Mrs. Worrell said that they
had taken drink from a bottle of sup
posed whiskey The bottle was shown
TO the doctor, and he was asked
If it it was the one produced in court.
DIR. Griliiths said he had tasted the
liquid that night and that IL was unlike
anything he had ever before tasted.
DR. Grifiths said that as soon as the
viscera were taken from the body
they were placed in a jar
and sealed and that the seal was
not broken until DIR. Sewall was placed in
possession of the jar.
DIR. III. III. Bucknam, who made the au-
topsy said that the result was proof that
the primary cause of death was arsenic;
the secondary cause was congestion OF the
lungs.
The doctor said that in this case he saw
many more unusual symptoms at the
autopsy than were spoken about in his
authorities. There was large clot of
blood in the heart and pulmonary artery,
but that was caused by the congestion
of the lungs. He told the coroner that
the only sign he saw of arsenical poison at
the autopsy was in the fatty degeneracy OF
the kidney. But that until the analysis
was made the fact of poisoning could not
be accurately determined. IL was not
necessary that arsenic should be found in
the lungs TO account for the congestion, the
paralysis Of the nerves of the lungs,
caused by the arsenic, caused the conges-
tion.
DIR. Everett Eskridge also said that Mrs.
Barnaby died of arsenical poisoning. The
congestion of the lungs in Mrs. Bafna-
bys case was due To the paral,
ysis Of the nerve system caused
by the arsenic. and the large
clot in the heart was due TO the vitated
condition of the blood caused by arsenic.
Death from arsenic might ensue In two
hours. AS long as seven weeks
had elapsed before death ana there was
one case on record where the patient ac-
tually lived two years and then died from
the arsenical poison.
DR.. Eskridge, who with DIR. Martin, rep
resenting the defence made the eXamina-
tion of Mrs. T.. :. Worrell, Sr., last night,
TO test the truth of the. theory advanced
shamming lameness which she claimed
was produced by the arsenic she took into
her system last April, testified that Mrs.
Worrell was blindfolded and put through
course of tests which determined
that both her feet had become badly al
fected by eczema, caused by arsenlcal
poisoning and that on the right foot all
sense of touch or pain was lost, while on the
left foot Mrs. Worrell could barely discern
the difference between "A hat and a cold
object when applied To the foot, and SAID
that when an instrument was made to
pierce the flesh, that IL produced not pain
but feeling of numbness. A long cross
examination followed and was not con-
cluded at the noon recess.