New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-02
THE EVIDENCE NOW ALL IN.
TO sun Up N TIE HARRIS CASE TO-DAY.
some COOP TESTIMONY FOR TIE DFFENcE-

TIL, morning With the consent q KccofCcr ShStl'
| but the comple sion Of tie cle - 1t row S'ahi'
| viii hardly ic affected. The defence maze 20 a
Impression On tie jury with it. experts and threw
a haze Of uncertainty over the evidence OF the other
| .ide Whether tai, doabt IS more than a haze, TO
he ds.apaici by nttlc sunlight OF reason, the !|Fy
| must say.
There VA, little surpric that Harris himself was
MT called 20 the witness stand, ana NJ cou"''l
undoubtedly took q wi q course in keeping linn ron
cro,,.exnuu,fion That the ps oncr'> general char
ac,cr is bad wond he hard deny now. and Assistant
District Attorney Wclrau would no dpui Fave nae"
him alive had he had the Opportunity to question: "l''
| The defence lad nothing to gain by i"'hS '"'',
testify He could only have denied the charge ana
he has done THAI already by pl'Aulhs Ho' e"'"'
= II.
The do,, 70 get into the courtroom caused almost
h j., tho ,,r,idcr on the fist floor OF the General
sc.,ops nudinr Yesterday The trial was cOht!hne'
., 1r1i o'clorl, and ut tiat hour nrHi!' all 'hc
chaIr, in the room were hlIei. Inc coi' wv
cr,w,led =, that men having br>lne III 'lie ou''u7
c.ld hardly push their way through 'io'l VA '"o
uof.,ns there r-cre women. many Of them c'h"s o"'
f., th,. doorieeper their claim, on his F'c's"l'ioh'
When the door opened The souhuS VI ,''0'' "1
nj nush,nc and struggling downed tie t'''Wo"N ..
tho v,ineeS The GoorLeeper continued to ct 'hsn N
women into the cOJrtrUom IL baoue' u WV +''
three. although Recorder smyth twice ave "I''''
that no one else should be admitted. me uo'' va"
opcned again 10 admit three women, ara ,"o '''''
vas araln interrupted by the noises In the nail
Pit .o,nebody else at that door" ca!ea "u' 'o
Recorder angrly. II that doorheeper lets ANY O'1S
else in ! win suspend him. The jury must ~ ~
lowed 10 hear the witnc,sc'.' There Was less Wy
turbarcc after that. ,
Uuiam rraver, Jerome. the lIwIer for ilarrS' VINO
Lrole down In court Oh Friday, wh' eVidehuF ",.',
inproyed lbs his rest. although his features "ec a'
,.nsp Fonr or five medical experts at Win the nc
,,,f1e tIv mo NUUpN,'H
,rorch In occup. the whole day. Dr. Hermann VI.
Riggs was first called 10 finish the testimony ues"h
IN him on Friday. He declared ae"ih '''' "
kidney and heart Of Helen Potts were 5" o'oHPo''
when the expert for the prosecution '1d 'A''"','
,hor, chat any conclusions about their conciu'h in
He were valnclcsS
W. Wel,oap then took Dr. Bisgl In hand ana Tor
Tho time made aim the prisoner a; ia" bar. lh'
charge va, general lack 90 fitness - usuIF - ''
expe.t but Dr. Biggs certainly r0ltcu MI "c''"'"'
Tn. prosecuting attorney asked Tue Wines Ms ' ~
from a., position professor ia the Bellevue ii''l''
College whether he kept lodldhs "O''o VI '.'
how many private patients he had, and 50 on d.
p,r had meyer Lept "a boarding or lodging house lie
said lie had studied under Professor NiFchoW' t"c
li,Inc paihologi, at the University oil bc'"'
nv, Joo,n. Jareway aud Others Of the same H'uulh7
in,f,,.t.d him with pathological "oi.' ana O'''e" NC"
cotc.nslons on The result, obtained by Mn '''
tr,r,o osred linn about the case Of lr'nS EShop'
,hc t,.eyamlnnon Of hi- brain. Mr. N'IiinHh som
ohc,.d because the physicians who made the oF's'u'i
aufopsy on Elshop under indictment.
.'rhov have never been tried. have they aSAel
Mr. Jerome. There was need Of an answer
Professor Rudolph \. Wittlmn' was t'-h re''''"
by Mr. Jerome, pho asked him 49,,
professor II. ogden Dorcnlh Is Il Wen H'""n '''''
colo.ical expert is he rOt1'
yes . - a,
D,d he not tell YOU that yon shonld not nave ulue
,,r anolvsls aonci That in such an Important
matter YOU should have had some one else oo'e''c ''
dehcatc reactions. Il check on yonF'c'
Mr. Vcllman objected. and Recorder Smyth sao
,a, cha defence ought 10 call Professor DOremu' on
that p0nt. .. 49,. ,.,o,, ,rorov
ne the County Of New York. Experts arc expensive
suggested SIR jerome. ,,.,
The witness was then asked about the possibilities
that p,omoine, or substances cncendcred IN dccon-
a. u, had Affected tho corrcctncs, ~ his analysis Ot
o dreams @, the dead girl Or. Wttlaus reviewed the
rroce, which he employed. and SIN Insisted on the
correctness II d, conclusions
Dr. Herman l. Haubold who was IN ambulance
surgeon at IT. Xincents Hospital in l779, was 'aeu
rcy. lie said that November ) Of that year lie
wa. summoned 10 attend II man at no. NNef'cS
,Ioce DR. George l.. Peabody aud another phy'i'i
ucr, with thc patient, who ia deep coma INC
months ~ his eye, were symmclrcaly contracted, ana
hi hr,atlug was lboltd nud slow, about two OF ih''
a minute Mr.. Jerome wanted 10 prove trlt the nlIh
was supposed to be poisoned, although the au'opF
showed that he died from cerebral hcmoFrna''' MI
Wc'l,nan however, raised an objection. Evidence
hint ,lnilar cases had already been admitted DIV
Recorder smyih decided against lcttinS DE- H"uoo"
continue his testimony.
Professor Theodore q. Wormcy. Of the University OF
Pcnn,, lvaua, was next called By MI Jct 'me' l"'
professor looked man Of science. and spoke IN
slow WAL ~ careful 20 use the most exact language
llo j., author of - work on The mlcrochemistfy OF
uol.oung. lie said that he had read Professor Witt
hans, account Of his analysis u the stomach ana IN
tcstnc, Of Helen Potts, ana hc reviewed his Tr''"'
for suspccting Tie NIB outc certainty OF the oH'u'o
that thcr. WAS no quninc In them Professor N'ttha'
had used three tc,t,e absence OF huoIc''eh'c' uc
br mine experiment. and the absence Of oittr taste
Tho witness criticised The methods under which they
Ueio mad" and tI.cd 70 show that the analysis Wa o'
productive Of result, free from doubt
TN. whine, eutd Tho United states ID PEN
.tory a standard authority, says tat hu'ie'cchce I"
no certain test for qulnnc when II j. ipphcd 10 Tue
chloride Of the substance that s the absence OF huof
rsc.nco does not prove the absence OF GiIne uldcr
tie circumstances. The failure to obain green color
with bronine is also not conclusive, TO my nina
That test IS extremely delicate, and rcqul'eS an "d
lu,tment Of the quininc and bromnc can snow 'liS
by an experiment which / made hoId mere TWO
test tnbcs each containing five cubic centmetNs ot
diluted hyrdochoric acid with quinne diS'OVed III
it in the proportion Of one in ten thonSard IN ono
II these put "A drop of saturated aqueous sOiu'oh oi
brominc and in the other iwo drops. Ihch put
drop OF ammonia in each and one turned green ana me
other remained coorlcs. THIS shows 'h't 'lo tc't Is
not cc.iain without limitations. Now as to the alb |
senco Of the bitter taste series OF elaborate expert
mcuts y Koprucr who is an eminent scientist, shows
tina; quininc may be modified In form when 1t passes
through the body and its bitter taste be lost
Can you tell how lonS quinine remains IN inc
body ~ asked Mr.. Jerome
NO, | know OF no experiments on tha' SUBJECT
II told you said Mr. Welhai' t"lo fIolc Hor |
v1tbous had u.cd a te,t solution containing quinnc |
I'm the PROMOTION of ono In 5000 and found that 1t |
gave the green color when treated with the bromno
II ed I'm hi, experiment would that alter your opinion
abont the rcctuess Of his analysis y
%. M that would merely show that the substance |