New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-06
MIXED POISONS THE THEORY
PROGRESS OF THE BUCHANAN TRIAL.

fhDOhEsSS OH AAA'~
THE TWO ATTENDING PHYSICIANS on THE
STAND MOST OF THE DAY.
The theory OF the prosecution III lhe IRA, ,a,h
Robert Buchanan In General Sc''o"' - ~. ss
appearing out of the mass OF "'".o' S,oou
49,, c,vsn To begin with. DistrictAttorncy Moon
has shown pretty conclusively uat the pi''' 49,.
, hor,ng acouo,ptanc, with the truth. ana that
h had GROWN tired OF The shameless woman ola e"ous
% no h,s mothcr whom he had married Ior "e'
,o,ev II has now further been indicated that 'hr
nrosection intends TO prove that MIS-. Buciaha' "''
from mixed poison, atropne anu "orphmc. a.
DR. Buchanan once remarkeu 'hat '''iS"
Harris was fool for doing his work so as 10 leave
,s hoh,nd The ,nan now trial had more
xn.riepce with drugs than young Harris ana Knew
hotter their effects Now says the prosecutor e@'
mort po,oncrs generally use two antagonisuc "'"sS'
so rs TO produce partial nulllncnon OF the ;. "po
Of either DR.. Buchanan gave MS WHO atfoP'ne WIN
her food Mt breakfast. This drug caused the uis
and warm skin and the dilnton OF on" pup' VI Tue
eye described by the witnesses. Then he caed III
TWO physicians TO make everything seem all light.
one of these prescribed choral and syrup OF ginger
the syrup Disgusting the bitter taste OF the 'o'''
Then Buchanan placed some morphine. III inc 10TH
Of a powder on spoon and poured choral on top
Of H. This mixture he was giving to his wife when
Mrs Broclsway tenant in the house, and Mrs. Chds'
Dr. buchanan then gave his wife second dose OF
choral and syrnp OF ginger to take the bad taste OF
the morphine from her mouth. ana TO SNOW the '"o
women that he had merely given the medicine pre-
scribcd By DR.. Mcintyre The choral and syrup Oh
ginger has not bad taste but Mrs. Buchanan reached
for an orange and Bit II hurriedly, us " the medcihe
had been exceedingly dlsngreeabe. profound coma
soon came upon the woman and she died in twenty
four hours The chemical analysis Of the stomach
showed traces OF aroplne and considerable morphine.
This I'm brief. Is the account OF the death whlc"
Mcssrs Nicol wcllman and Osborne Will seek 10 nave
the jury believe
The cross-cA animation Of DR.. Burnett L. Mcintyre
was taken up yesterday morning b. Mr.. oSnliVah'
DIR. MCINTYRE said that when he saw Mrs buchanan
on the afternoon OF Friday. April o., her symptoms
we're not those OF opium poisoning The SKIN WAS
flushed dry and hot. Had the coma been due to
morphine the skin would have been pnrplish ana coa
and moist, Mrs Buchannns respiration was about
thirteen a minute. In opium narcosis the rate might
have been a. low one or two minute. IN" rgh'
pup,l was slightly dilaied the left normal In OPIUM
poIsoning the pupils wonld have te"n contracted 10
pin poInt,. DR.. Mcintyre declared later that the
SUMMONS were not those OF any one poison
Mr. NicoIl then examined the witness about the
effects produced by morphine and airopine. Dr.
Mcintyre could not say much on 'h's point mr.
c,suyap asked. is It not n fact that II In case
~ opium poisoning enough atropne were given 10
neutralizc the symptoms Of morphine yor w"uid
overcome the narcOtism OF the morphine y
The witness said that physicians disagreed about
This SON. said the narcOsm would continue,
others that II would not.
George +. Plnnkctt. formerly clerk In The county
Clerks o,oc testified that DR.. buchanan had sworn.
when being registered a physician. that ne WIS
horn in scotland on october II, 1852. ana WINS
graduate o, the College OF Ply scians and Surgeons
in Chicago. ,
During most o. the afternoon session George Is.
Mcclellan president Of the Boaid oil A'dcrme"' 'a'
beside Recorder >mytn. DR.. Henry b. watson oi
No ga Wr,, Fourih-.t.. WHO attended Mrs buchanan
In her la, sickness wns called to the stand I've Sai
that DR.. Buchanan had summoned him to ms hy u.s.
ttdnrv disease d.. Watson therefore prescribed
diriiais lie insisted that DR.. McintT the family
rhc wine coriob,raed Dr. Mcntyrr's account oil
Inc condition and treatment ~ the dying woman
Dr. buchanan had told the two plysclans INT DE-
Janeway had treated his wife and gwen her ira
oucnt doses OF choIal. MI. Nicoll wanted TO show
ttat th, was one OF the prisoners hnn''r"rS ~
He ms, called pr Thomas A. l'nsway a. ,rea,, wv Mr.
I.uchs,mn for Illness. and h,d never eveh aer
ch.ora lie said that there wcrc only two pay clsns
G.; ysnewsy was called next. and he also testified
that he had never attended Mr. buchanan or gwen
her choral lie did not believe that he would nave
forgotten about such even II he had met "
IN his hospital practice. $500 .,.,
DR.. Watson was then recalled 10 be cro,S-eAaminea
By Mr. O'sulnvan There great deal OF d.
ciission abou, the various kinds Of ap,pleNy. Ihe
witness declared that, aropine vas dreet nn'do'e
Mr.. Sicoll then wanted to call Or. Pr'idd.n. vino
hsd assisted In the autopsy. but Mr.. l:roohc In
sisted atjournmcnt az II was : 20 O'clock;
~ That witness win he In the chair two days sali
Mr. Brookc. ,.... ..,o,,oa
Mr. Nlcoll The defence viii b. responsible for
The resi- Of his stay" Recorder sm,th. however, ad-
journcd court.