The evening world., 1892-01-27

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powder In the capsule, and they made a test
which detected nearly l-6 OF grain Of NOR
phiuc, but which would not have detected
more than that quantity 1. IT had bJ en- there.
This seems strongly to diScredl the tcSti-
mOny Of the chemists till one remembers that
they did md almost 45s grains OF Quinne in
the capsule. and that negatively There was
only room enough left in The capsule for the
Onc-slXIh of grain of morphine, " hich they
testify was all the powder contained.
As to Prof. WItthaus's damaging testimony,
that Helen PottS's stomach contained NOR
phine but no quinine Mr. jerome drew out
that most cough medicines and many other
pain aliayers and soothing doses contained
morphine and no quinlne.
Prof. WitthauS was aSkcQ "lf you were
called in to treat case OF morphine poison-
ing, would you administer Il hypodermic In
lection OF l-lT Of grain OF atropine, as Dr.
Bauer says he did by order OF Dr.. Fowler In
the case Of j. Helen Potts.!
~ should not" replied the Professor OF Tox-
Zoology, decidedly.
The books say that not more than one
sXtietn or grain OF atrOplne should be ad-
minStcred In such cases, and One-half that
amount is a medicinal dose. II you decided
to administer atropinc at all would you dele
gate the work to an asistantt You are an
expert on poisons. Would you let u student
infect atrOp!nc In any cuseT'
:. / rather think not !" returned tho scien.
list.
rUz2IING SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS.
Prof. Witthaus admitted that the alkaloid
OF black pepper was exactly like that OF NOR
phne, and ihen Mr.. Jerome asked:
"Will you swear that. In the, state OF de-
| Helen Potts, and with the presence or al
| cmbalming iiufd such as you have described,
| that thu isUmerC OF biacF pepper might not
| have passsd into the ioOmcre OF morphine p
The Professor said he would not swear, but
| he did not believe that what he found was Il
trace Of pepper and not trace OF morphine.
The next question: led up TO by long dis.
| CuSsiOn Of chemical terms, was:
! Won Wiling to swear that. In the
| state In which you found Helen rotts's body,
uuintnr had moi broken up into morphiue :"
/" / don't think 1t did IN this case"
| "la the science uf chemistry so definite
| that you can swear as 4 scientific man that II
did not."
| The Professor said 1t was matter OF juds-
| mcut. Then MI Jerome drew out that n
chemist, in his laborator would be able to st
comhn" different chemicals that he would
| produce morphine.
! Then Mr.. Jerum" adducrd that ntrOpine
con aimed som" ui the compounds Of morphine,
| and IrCI. Nuthaus would not swear that II
| was impossible lOr the atropinc injected int
the arin OF iicl,n Potts to have combined
with the other chemical properties found
| there and formed morphine.
| prOi. WittAauS was questioned rs TO tho
source from which he obtained his chemicals
and the strength OF these employed on these
/ tests.
! Recess.
Mr. Jerome sought 30 destroy the effect OF
/ Prof. Witthaun'S testimony regarding the
absence ot guininr IN he body of Helen Potts
! lie obtained from the witness an agreement
/ that the study OF qu.ninc and how to trace II
! had received little IA trn,lOn because 1t wa
/ not dangerous poison.
/ .,irycnniuc could not be traced In the
/ human body after fort y-thrcc day >, and Prot
/ Witthuus did not known OF any experiment
| that had shown that quinlnr traces remained
II II dead body any longer than That.
/ II was tltr-nvc days ultcI- til" death o
/ Ir.cu Potts when Prof. Withaus round mO..
paine but could not mud quilne IN the body
/ uArRIsS's CLAssM,TE rEsTlFIEs.
/ pr. John Rogers, who was n fellow student
( with Harris a the college OF Physicians aht
surgeons and his ClaSsmatp, testified to re.
lLark, made by Harris after the Death o.
/ lirlrn POTTS.
/ In lhr course ot III" talk Harris said: "lIow
4 l"rlulLaie II was that slgued my SELF '~tu
drnt' ON that prescription. II had SignCC
, myself M. d. II would have made trouble
for me-
pr Rogers said that Prof. Peabody lccturcC
/ t. the class on mutcria ued!C2, and on On,
uccA,l u, H. January, 1891. a, week or 50 be
Iarr the death OT Helen Potts, IA jar OF pow
drr"d norph!nc Wa- passed among the stu
dents each taking what ne wanted.
Mr.. jerome said the defense would admi
that any one might readily aud easily Obtain
mOrphiAc M Sew York, and then drew iron
u. Rogers tnai carlyle ". Harris stood a
the head uI A!- class and was winner Of th'
lluSpir al appointment, pGIc for which thCr,
wrr" twenty COnu"'lfrrS
Cirmisr pnn.atrn, recalled, established In
llrnlltN ~ me capsule Hl!NIlIcu ny klll lh'
ir. shfppr with the one that Harris SaveI
from me box given to Helen Potts.
he testified he Had seen cases OF Uracnia
from nvc TO ten day nine months In III
year i,r twenty-five years.
Mr. Wcllman rrad a hypothetical quc,tlo'
to Dr. Thompson. II would Ill aCUlHmn ~ III
EvENING WOHLp, and W.T., Il s'.inmAry ui al
the rll 'nCr that had been addured concern
log the slCkGcSS, death hAd autopsy III liclc'
Iuits's CASE an wound up with: lu you
Jud ,ucnt what was the cause OF DEATH"
ENrERT DIR. thompson.
Dr. William II. Thomson. Of , West Fifty
sixth street, who has praCliSca lhlrty-thrr
years and professor ut mdt"Ild mrdlra, dis
eases % the nervous system ana thrIcputlc
ar the University Medical college Tor lwcnt,
Years aul consulting physician at Bellevue
IloSpii ais, was called late tuis afternoon.
Dr. IlunpsOn said the de- NCrp;ion was tina
OF II mgrphlnc ppis ming cas-" The wines
tnrn wcAt over the symptoms again Il
answer 30 The QuC stiOn, Why do you thln
II wnrnhtnc uOi-Oningy'
The trial Will be continued tomorrow.