The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-08

! AZ las Wv IL as 10 the lUbn-
tity Of the fluid, and supplied one that
acquitted the prisoner, tho prosecution
lost faith in him. The witness should
he permitted to proceed with mis- evil
denco In Justice to tho prisoner
Inc court said council had taken too
much latitude i'll discussing the point
The State had right to cross cxamina.
ton and witness must answer the oues-
lions propounded, but should not give
MS opinions, which were not evidence
Continuing, Capt. baldwin said he did
not md the label until he heard DR..
| Taylor had made an ANALYSIS of tho
fluid. Had told DR.. Baker il was n
difficult case to cmbalm. Her condition
| was such that he feared difficulties, but
ne did not explain them to the doctor.
The f1uid ought to have gone to tho
stomach. got this opinion from books
on cmbalming. Used q very small
qantity in the nostrils. but met with
small success. Next made an incision
below the breast bone and used nearly
three quarts OF fluid only embalmed
the trunk of the body
The iluid was removed from the keg
to the bottles at DR.. Bakers house.
Tho fluid in the key has become dis
colored, he supposed, from pouring back
and forth into bottles through funnel
CIhe label says the fluid il allowed to
remain III contact long with iron or cop
per- lie ascertained yesterday that
| the color of the fluid he had used was
llght' and II 1t was this color it was the
M. II l.. beyond a question of doubt
lie had testified that Clark Antisceptic
was also Zig ht originally, but the mple
on hand had turned vino color and
Smcllcd sour
The label on the kcg had great deal
TO DO with changing my mind. | did not
reach the conclusion that had used NJ
Il l.. fluid to cmbalm Mrs. Baker from
the color of tho article in the key, but
from the rcd color of Clark's. | ascer
tanned the color of Clark's in October.
1889. Never knew before Of the Nj. 4
l.. becoming sour.
The fluid (the M. 81 L.) taken from
| the keg was poured into a glass and
shown to the jury. Witness was in
structed to bring some of the discolorod
NJ u l.. fluid into tho courtroom.
Charles Smith assisted in embalminp
Mrs. Baker. His recollection of the
color of the fluid used was not clear, hut
he thought it was very light; something
like lamp oil.
Robert w. Rush was present and TO
the best of his recollection the fluid
looked white, but he would not saw il
VAS right clear
DIR. w. ii. Taylor. l analysed the
embalming fluid taken from the key
Colonel Summers brought me and found
arsenic, corrosive sublimatc and zinc
| can not tell whether the arsenic |
found in Mrs. Bakers body was placed
there before or after death.
Here DIR. Taylor was asked if the ON
balning fluid used by the undertaken
contained arsenic what was the value of
his tnStimnnV H..
Wysor objected and the court sustained
him. Other questions, the object OF
which were to lead the witness to draw
general conclusion, were asked and n
spirited wrangle ensned over each. The
court said the questions as asked com
PEELED DIR. Taylor to assume that the
fluid he analysed was the same used in
embalming the body. This was uues.
ton for the jury to determine. Counsel
for the defense rallied and framed cues
ton after question with pretty much
the Same object in view to be met each
time by strenuous objections from the
prosecutions; the court deciding in favor
of the State.
a pause and brief breathing spell,
whereupon General Blair framed a
query which shared the fate of two
dozen predecessors. The court said the
question must be framed as he had sue-
gueStcd and tC relieve counsel of further
trouble and labor he would write il
down for them. This ended the wranplo.
Resuming, DR.. Taylor said in answer TO
the question framed by the court and
accepted by the defense | cannot tell
whether the arsenic found in Mrs.
bakers body by me was placed there
before or after death.
CrosS-eXamined: AS rule | did not
nnrt tO
arsenic find iii body gets there In
my answer to tho questions framed NV
the court embraced everything could
find out about Mrs. Baker. not takino
into consideration any symptoms dis
closed by the evidence, but including
everything that occurred before this
trial commenced. | found red stomach,
but could not determine whether it was
due to arsenic administered in life or
putrefac ton. 1t was certainly not due
to arsenic administered after death. |
found mercury and zinc in the embalm-
ing fluid, but could not find any in Mrs.
Bakers liver or stomach. cannot tell
whether the body was embalmed by tho
fluid analysed, which Baldwin saws he
used.
expected to find mercury and zinc in
the body, and made proper analysis for
both, but could not find them. The tests
made are recognized scientific tests,
and ought to have revealed mercury if
there was any in Mrs. Bakers liver and
stomach. Whether the odor got from
the stomach was from the embalming
fused | cannot tell. 1t rather resem.
bled the sample of NJ. & L. got in
Richmond. | think, as an expert, that
the odor detected was from cmbalming
fluid, and II the fluid used contained
mercury and zinc, as did a sample of the
fluid Undertaken Baldwin says he used,
fhnSn raOicnna 70. L.,