The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-03

1AhiN1DoN, Marcu 81 special line
examination of DR.. Taylor was con-
tinued this morning. The prisoner en-
tered with a firm step. He is looking
better than he did when the trial be.
gan. DR.. Taylor was asked if he
thought that the parts of tho body taken
were sufficient for complete analysis.
He replied that he took all the BODY
that was necessary.
lie was asked to describe again his
several analysis of the organs for
strychnine and arsenic, and his analysts
of the embalming fluid furnished by
Mr.. Baldwin. He gave the same de-
scription of his work that he recited
yesterday. He was questioned minute
about the chlorote of potash found in
the embalming fluid.
He was examined so critically on tn is
point because the defense will try to
prove by Professor Mallett that the en-
balming fluid contains no chlorate of
potash. DR.. Taylor did not thoroughly
commit himself on tho subject, but said
that there was certainly chlorate of
some sort in the fluid, and that he was
tolerably certain it was chlorate of
potash.
lie was next asked how he accounted
for tho fact that he foxnd zinc by the
last analysis. but did not find it by the
first. He replied that he carried the
invcstig alton much further the second
time.
Tho witness asked about his ''bcst
Judgement as to whether tho arsenic
was administered before or after death.
This is his exact answer:
We'll, it is just as I said yesterday,
nI In 60
terday The best Judgment / could
make is that the arsenic reached the
stomach and liver before death. That
is my best Judgement. But consider
ing that the body had been buried
twenty one months, and that the en-
balming fluid contained arsenic, and
with all the difficulties detailed to YOU,
consider my judgment in that particu-
lar so hampered that l can scarcely nut
any confidence in it,.
rms closed the cross-examination of
DR.. Taylor, and the defense recalled
MI Baldwin. He said
"Dr. Baker said to me at the time of
the embalming: DO with Sue Baker in
this matter as you should do with YOUR
own He always called his wife Sue"
The prosecution rested here, and the
court adjourned for dinner.
The defense at the afternoon session
began the examination OF their wit
neSses.
Professor Jarman, Of Emory and
Henry College, was the first important
witness introduced by the defense. He
made an analysis of the embalming
fluid used on Mrs. Bakers body. He
found no potassium chlorate
He described the various tests he had
made, the results of which materially
differed from the results of DR.. Taylor's
analysis. Prof. Jarman was subjected
TO n rigid cross eXarlination, but sus-
tanned himself we'll.
Prof. Mallet, professor of chemis-
Try OF the University of Virginia. next
took the stand. BE was asked how he
could account for the absence of chic.
rate OF potash in the body, after being
placed there in tho embalming fluid?
lie answered that it might have be-
come decomposed by the acids resulting
from the decomposition of animal mat.
ter.
q. Do you consider the analysis of the
embalming tluid for chlorate OF potash
made by DIR. Taylor as conclusive?
A. do not, If there was any organic
matter present.
Q. Do you attach any Importance to
the appearance of the stomach twenty
one months after death, as indicating
arsenical poisoning?
A. do not.
Q Do you attach any Importance to
the presence Of arsenic. swonty -one
months after death. when the body was
embalmed with fluid containing ar
senic?
A. do not. 1 think that the fact
that f1aid containing arsenic was nsed
vltiates aoy chemical evidence of arsen-
1cal poisoning; while all anatomical
evidences are vitiated by the process of
decay.
The defense has a large number of
witnesses yet to be examined.
THE ROANOKE HOSPITAL.