New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-19

PkDfES>of NlNIOE fL\fiNtt NNi'HNN.
sought TO show that their tests for morphine and
aropine were 10y 10 mean, Of absolute tristwOrthi-
ness.
District Attorney Nico was sIill unable 10 be-
In court Yesterday. hut h. may bc present to-day.
lilo /, confined 10 If, home by neuralgia. which +,
not only painful. hu prevent, hi, using III, eye.
Assistant District Attorney Wcllman conducted the
case for the Prosecution with III, usual incisy,nc,s
and force.
When Professor Vaughan resumed the viime,s stand
in the morning hc went on 10 explain If, reason for
believing that ptomaincs had robbed Professor
Wllhau,s analyei, OF its value. These pionaIne,
are poi 0nou, substance, cngcndcrcd In dccompo-ing
bodc,. The wtnc-, declared hat these p'omaine,
must have been present in Tie substance, tested for
vegetable poison, by the prosecution, chemists.
Which residue would have had the greatest amount
OF piomaines p" ". j. O>ulyan asked The witness.
That in which Professor Williams Is said 10 have
discovered morphine" the reply
The Professor declared that these ptomain's would
give reactions similar 10 those Of varou, Poson,.
He then told how the chemical analysis should have
been made. III, experience IN the classroom showed
itself In the clear way In which lac described The
various steps of the analysis. making them intcl
gible to the Jurors aud spectators BY this mcthoi"
he declared. IL should get NY morphine ia pure
white crystals. II | did not find these should not
be ready 10 make my color tests. II could not
get these crystals | should know that Impurities
we're present and they would destroy the value Of
the test-. There ptomain,s which civ" The sam"
color reactions morphine. tried tl" experiments
side by side. | was called 10 Lincoln. N"h
10 analyze the stomach Of man who Wa, supposed
to have been poisoned. found substances that
CORES pondcd 10 the tests used In this case. hut
could not GO, tie pure white crystal, Of morphine
| therefore reported That no morphin" WAS present
Later II came out that the man died from blow on
the head"
Then the witness gave object lesson - illustrate
his statements and to prove their truth lie produced
two bottles. one containing ptOmain"7 from dccom
posing pancreas. and ths other omctcnth oi grain Of
morphine. a small table placed before him. on
which four reclaim cvaporang dshc, and some
les, tubes several OF the test, for morphine were en-
Flowed on the content, 0f the two bottles. The rcac
lions were similar or the same. In one instance the
belt T. result was obtained with The pomnincs. In nm
other appearance Of the Two substances was idcn
teal.
At the afternoon session Mr.. wclman took up the
examinations lie got Professor Vaughan TO make
One Of his tests over again. under the direction Of
Professor Withaus. In one instance the reaction was
not the expected Onc but the witness performed The
experiment In his own way aud was successful liz
declared his belief that Professors Mtthaus and
Dorcmu, could have obtained the results they
described with morphine In an impure state
rr. Walter 1hcodOr >chcclc. formerly OF Bonn. Ger
many but now Of Til, city. next called as Wit
ne>s He studied chemistry at Bonn NclInar ana
Ierin. Dr. -chccc declared. unrcscrvcdiy, that The
method Of Professors Witthaus and Dorcmus was not
followed by expert chemists. lie agreed with Pro
l..,or Vaughan that the morphine should have been
oDaiatd In u crystalline form before the rc'g i' were
applied. II mi, were not done, the Impurities would
destroy tho value Of the tests.
Dr. .;checlc declared that amylic acid usually
contnin.d piomaincs and should not be used To as
cover Vrgctad. alkalOd,. tn" Chemists Ol uc
prosecution had used tA, acid in one o their tests;
ihc witness expressed grave disrust Of that part oi
The analy>i, relating To the alleged discovery oi
ntropnc. An adjournment WIS taken until today