Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-12-12
THAT POISONED WHISKY
Doctors Describe It's Effect on
Mrs. Barnaby.
THE CRIME OF AN EXPERT CHEMIST

Every Indication Points 10 the Fact Tint
the Poison Was Prepared BY Fiend
who Had an Unusual knowledge OF
Drugs That Are Deadly.
DENVER, Dec. 12.--when the Graves trial
was resumed Professor William p. Herien
was placed on the stand He said he hnd
found arsenic in the yiscera Of Mrs Barna-
by, az well as in the solution Of arsonite Of
potassium obtained by Professor Walter l.
Haines The solution which killed Mrs
Barnaby could not be bought at the drug
store.
The Story OF Dr. Holmes.
DR. Holmes, who attended Mrs Barnaby
and Mrs. worrell just after taking the
poison, stated that on the evening Of April
10 last he found Mrs. Barnaby and Mrs.
Worrel suffering from all the symptoms Of
irritant poison These syAptoms were rapid
pulse, excessive thirst, irritation Of tho
throat and purging. II treated them for
an irIitant poison. I was joined by DR..
Griffith. We took charge of the patients
until Wednesday night when DIR, Bone
steel, the family physician of the WorTells,
arrived from Chicago. The night Of the
18th the condition Of the patients was char
aeterized by depression that at times almost
amounted to exhaustion.
what the Women said.
eve thought they would die that night.
| I aslSed both women what they had eaten
/ or drank, and they said a whisky toddy. l
examined the bottle and tasted Of the nj
/ legged whisky. | was sure something WIS
/ wrong. ! took some specimens out Of the
bottle and sealed it with my private seal. ]
/ aftarward delivered the bottle. seal intact,
Go Dr. Sewel for analysis was present at
the autopsy and gave the death certificate.
| believe Mrs Barnaby's death was caused
by a virulent poison--ansenicn On cross
| examination DR.. Holmes stated that be gave
the death certificate for congestion Of the
| lungs because that was the immediate
cause Of death, but that the congestion, in
his opinion, resulted from drinking arsenits
OF potassium.
Effects Of Arsenical Poisoning.
| Counsel for defense endeavored 10 show
that the arsenic would not have affecte,
Mrs Barnaby's lungs, rs she was victim
Of paralysis, and arsenic affects the veal,
or portions OF the body in preference to TIA
healthy portions, but the doctor said tina
such was not necessarily so. Professo
Herden and Professor Haines were n
called and stated that they knew Of no tex
book which would give q formula for CON
pounding arsenite Of potassium, the solutio
that Mrs Barnaby drank.
) He saw Mrs Barnaby Die,
4 I, Dr.. Samuel A. Bonesteel, the .next wi
ness, said be attended the bedside q Il
sick woman on Wednesday, April i3, for u
FIRST time Mrs. Worrell, he said, was vei
nervous, but said sho felt improved M
BaFhaby had pains in tho stomach, WI
nervous, rational and much depressed 81
; had no lung trouble. Witness was presei
when Mrs. Barnaby died She was yei
. restless Just before she died and Auffert
9 great pain. He doctored Mrs Worrell I,
Z some time after Mrs, Barnaby died ~
symptoms Of congestion Of the lungs whiC
caused that death developed Friday App
II. Poison had been suspected at the tin
and from what he knew Of the case, d
Z Bonesteel said, il was his belief that dea,
was caused from arsenical poisoning.