The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-14
Justice Albeit Compliment
ed by LAWYERS for His
Impartial Rulings.
MORE EXPERT TESTIMONY.
The Result Of Calomel on the SYs-
tem-Coroner Coulter
Testitles.
Special to The Jerses City Ne,cs.

REACHED. DO IAE tn0 SbaLe mas maze Q
good ease against the accused woman
The oefense will begin the examination
of witnesses today. and prominent
among them will be Mrs. Sham herself.
The testimony of DR.. Wolf. of Hart
ford. is looked forward to with much
interest. He is a famous toxicologist
and has testified In many murder cases.
and was in the Buchanan poisoning case
In New York. He is assisted by Pro-
aud q professor In the Stevens Inatitu to,
at H~oboken. DIR. Horace G.. Wetherill
has heen assisting the State, aud il q
conspicuous figure within the bar.
The spectators are principally women,
and q curious set they are. Sheriff Bergen
on Saturday was obliged to play tls role
of usher aud conduct the ladies, who
came late that they might show of their
summer clothes. to the front pews. AT
the close OF zach session they make a
rush to the railing for the purpose of
seeing the prisoner. They caused so
much confusion that Justice Albeit gave
orders that they must remain seated
until the jury and the prisoner leave the
court room. On Saturday nearly all of
them stood IN the benches to see tn
prisoner pass out. It Ia interesting tc
hear the comments that are mndea about
this woman Nearly all of them seem TO
believe that she is guilty, and thai her
demnnG for medicine and smelling salts
and her desire to lean her head on her
daughters shoulder was to incite sym
patty, and that she was shamming.
This. however, is an unjust criticism, be-
cause the worna has been In c~onfine-
nient for many months, and the extreme
heat of the court room was sufficient TO
produce the indisposition that now an
noys her. The evidence as 1t is given. is
not interesting to women. In fact it Is
really too disgusting for delicate cara to
hear. but the women crowd to hsar about
dissections and doses aud seem to like 1t.
o MUCH TALENT.
Justice Albeit Is not satisfied with the
hardness Of the COUNSEL, par ticulRrly
those for the def ,nse. There Is such q
| thing as having too much talent handy,
and this is the case with Mrs. Shann's
trial. II she had less la wyers her chances
wonld be better. Too much time is spent
| In getting the four men to be OF one
mild. 1t Is amusing too see the Tour
heads go together at regular Intervals
and very little brilliant effect produced,
On Saturday the examination of DR.. +,
| V. Cantweli was ut times SO ludicrously
conducted As TO Die o farce co med y
more than a solemn trial of q woman for
her life. The Judge Ia disposed to be
gentle with the quartette who hava as
sumed the responsibility of the defense,
because they have a bad casa on their
hauas and they are trying to make som g.
thing out of 1t. The trouble 10 they 20
about 1t without any concerted action.
10 the lay observer Justice Abbott
makes q good Judge. He IS like the
s~choolmaster when he says. 1.-THE counsel
Ii wnsting TOO much time; wa will have
to cit longer today" This mode of pun-
ishing hardness in a court OF justice is
considered novel.
The lawyers are divided as to their
| opinion about the methods of the Court,
and say that he 10 cracking the whip too
often. The visiting newspaper men writ.
ing for the New York dailies are all prais-
ing the business-like way he is running
the court.
Prosecutor Stockton has a popularity,
q that is that avery time lie makes a
suggestion or gets sat on by the Court,
he gives a grin and tries to look good
natured about 1t.
It was a great week for ice wster. Mrs.
onann drinks about a quart q day, and
Justice ALBEIT less than a gallon.
Although the old fashioned Court House
Is like a bake oven. this Justice managed
to look cool, and keep his MUD and shirt
front from getting rufHsd.
The lawyers, those at least that are In
town, are taking considerable interest In
the case, and all Of them have been in
| attendance.
MThe court will sit during this week
from $3.50 each morning until $50. 1t Ia
a long sit, but Justice Abbett In tends to
conclude the case If he has to sit at
nights.
H JURORS SUNDAY.
The Jurors fu the case spent Sunday in
their rooms at the Windsor. The day
was cool and they were able to take
noon they went to Broad Street Park and
got caught in the little cyclone.
Two OF the men were taken sick Satur-
day evening and medical attendance was
summoned. They mad recovered their
usual good health yesterday, aud last
for another arduous weeks sitting. None
OF the men are fond of games aud the
tint Is spent in talking, laughing and
cracking jokes. The constables have no
trouble with their charges, as they all
und erstaud the limitations of their privi-
leges and nave no desire to cause trouble.
TRIAL RESUMED THIS MORNING.
The trial of Mrs. Matte e. Sham was
resumed this morning. The prosecution
called to the stand as the arst witness of
the day DR.. Horace q. Wetherili OF
Trenton. He testified that he was q
graduate OF the University of Psnnsyl-
vania, aud has been practicing medicine
for fifteen years. He was asked by As
sistant Prosecutor Apgar what In his
opinion was the cause Of young Shann's
death, assuming that the description ana
history OF his case. as already testified TO
by DR.. bergen and other witnesses. was
true.
TIE CAUSE OF DEATH.
ID. Wetheriil. in reply, said that he
coacInded that Sham came TO his death
through chronic mercurial poisoning.
DR.. Wctherilrs examination was sim
liar to that of DIR. Cantwell, who WAS on
the stand last Friday and Saturday. He
described the symptoms Of mercurial
poisoning 10y the different forms In
which b drug is administered He
also described the quantities which the
authorities lay down as proper their
action when given. He gave it as his
opinion that Professor WUrmley fou nd
Dore mercury In the parts analysed by
him than would have been present mad
yonug Sham received only the quantity
Of mercury prescribed by his physician.
H EFFECT OF CALoMEL.
Witness Was asked II Calomel was pol
son. he said it would produce death
and In that sense 1t was poison. Saliva
tion may be produced by different drugs
aud results sometimes when no drugs
have been given at ull. Mercury
has no effect on the kidneys
use OF c&lomel Is concerned its effect
upon the kidueys depends GU its admini-
strati0n. Given In small and infrequsnt
doses lt would have no parceptible effect
ou the kidneys. Too much caiomel
wOuld result in decentralization.
Mercurtal poisoning, the witness said.
bod no effect upon The brain which coui,i
he seen by a microscopical Examination,
l SvDhiftiQ Affacta the brain In varfo,o