New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-21
BUCHANAN'S OWN STORY.
HE MAKES DI,YIALs BY TIE SCORE.
A ZANE Observation-Disclosures THE END OF
TILE MrHDEE TEL Al.

ZANE EXPLAIN >TIoN-NEAEING THE END OF
THE MURDER TEIAL.
William Travcrs Jerome has been criticised for not
having mt Carlyle W. llarii, ON the witness stand
III his own behalf The experience OF the u'''"'c
yesterday In the trial Of d.. Robert W. "uc""'''"
on the charge Of poisoning his VILE was Il N'Iuio"
Of Mr. Jcromes judgment. The defendant r''"'"'u
the witness stand Yesterday morning. anu V''"f
Il all day Assistant District Attorney W'i'm'" pau
him through Il terrific examination. i"r p'V''
chiffon had been taken hy surprise little on "''H''
DAY afternoon when Buchanan was cav" ~ "
testify. The cross examination on that ia! ''""
no great results. Yesterday, however W. "'t
man had his campaign all mapped out an" az io"7"'
II brilliantly The Scarcasm and mock surprise NJ
,,,,, into his .ore. were admirable He was always
frcct,l keen and alert Charles ". Brooke oitci
saved his client by obecng to questions ana mus
giving buchanan time to think before replying
District Attorney Nicoll had far recovered ye'tcr
day that he would have been IN court o" ior '''
stormy weather lie will certainly address the jury
for the people.
Mr. Wellman's first question yesterday was q" DO
you know tlat Professor Jancway has not treated
outdoor patients for twenty years =
mo. sir. ! do not" Buchanan had testified that
DR. Janeway had treated his wife for kidney disease
I'm the outdoor department of Bellevue Hospital DR..
Janeway denied this. Then Mr.. Welman got d.
buchanan make long series OF CONTRADICTIONS 10
the testimony q the prosecutions witnesses. lie
denied that he knew before he married Mrs Su'h'r
land that She kept disOrderly house. 'hal he ""'
drunk when the wedding occurred Git HIST ne WIS VI"
certain on this point that he loved he" any the i'
after learning Ter character: that he hau sa'n
be didn't care whether his wife poisoned hefS"i VI
not: that She was going back TO Newark TO reopen
her house that he had asked the man who was I"
move his furniture to take the word Nc""I" l'" "
van: that he had told Macombcr that the woman ;
face was enough TO drive man to drlnk' Nl"' Nv
said he was going 10 damp the old nag tha' ne h'o
said she was a morphine eater. and 80 on ana so on
Several questions buchanan would not answer on 'e
ground that do would tend to degrade anu =
incnmnate him. - ..o
Mr. Wcllman made master stroke wh'n nv came
10 ask about Buchanan'S giving his wife meolci'''
Dr. Mcintyre had left an order that uoS' vi V'''
.,,onful he given 10 her. Two Witnesses came mp
,io buoh,ra Suddenly and saw him give her tw)
,.asn,onfuls q, the medicine. "Why did You elVe
your wife two tcaspoonfals instead OF one' Mr.
Wcllman asked.
~Iccausc II was very small spoon-one OF set
OF ms little GIRL
Did your hand trcmblcl'
presume IL did
Because the spoon was so heavy y
Il think Mt"
DID you tel Mrs. Childs. the nurse, TO give her
two tcaspOonfuls ~
NO | supposed size could &c that the spoon was
SMALL
ewhv d,d You not use an ordinary spoon y
-. All onr thing, were locked up. We were gong
10 move
What did you and Your wife do at breakfast 2!
We used that spOon.'
What. were You going TO get along for ten GAYS
with one childs spoonl7
Il ate only breakfast at home was the lame OK
PLANTATION.
In the afternoon the prisoner admitted that ne had
He'd 10 several por>tns about his rcmsiriage llhne-
C,atcly after his wifcs death lie admitted wiring
letter TO X. W. Macomhcr, which Mr. Wcllman Ciercd
In evidence This letter ull OF nth and wa
made all the vil,r ny The i,rncrs Ill II TO ihr
writer's mother and child. Dr. Buchanan SwOrc lIa'
he was born in Nova scotia. aNtC"Sn Whcn Ne wa,
registered to practise medicine here h" made AFFIDAVIT
that scotland h, birthplace
Mr. WelHan hlnl"d him red book on ha'cIia
rnedca and ihorGp uiits and asked If he had one Ike
f.. There strong objection from Mt. hrooM'
He accused Mr. Weman Of examining the books when
the lad stored in the district attorney once
over night In point q fac Buchanan copy u
The work had been brought to Mr.. Wellman two
months ago. The page about the ELECTS q morphine
ana atropine was turned down. Mr. Wellman sent
lie book back lie meant to ask buchanan To SNOW
his COPY but 1t had been taken from The courtroom
John b. Waid denied that statement OF Charles r.
Murphy that buchanan had told him. Ward. that IL
was easy for a doctor 10 get rid Of his wife Dr.
IOOmis was recalled 10 sly that Mrs Buchanan :
blood was cOagaiatci when the autopsy was made
The defence may up its case to-day.