New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-04
DR. BUCHANAN'S HAND SHOOh
HOW HE GAVE MEDICINE IL HIo "
TESTIMONY GIVEN At HIS TRIAL oN i"'
CHARGE OF MURDER.

TESTIMONY GIVEN At HIS TRIAL On lib
CHARGE OF MURDER.
Tho ,urv and spcc,ators in Part III OF General
sessions listened with deep interest YESTERDAY 10 WV
accounts OF the administration OF cer'hin ''''' Wv
BY DR.. Robert ". buchanan 10 his wiic' i"o -,
accidentally entc,cd his wfc's bedroom WITHOUT
knocking Just as he about TO give her 'ne 'e'
cine She was lying In bed at the ''n'. 49,.
poured two tcaspoonfuls OF the medicine do"" nv
throat Ills hand shook badly a. he gave '"c
sccond snoonful that some OF the mchic'h' was
spilled on her face and throat ht'ie ''''. @
wife became unconscious. She ded !n' "oN' vi,
without IegaInng consciousness. Inc o'io",1
fry TO show that Dr. buchanan did not ad"'s.,
poison, but only some medicine winch III "''
had prescribed that morning. ,,,.
The first witness in the ual yesterday was 'n"rn'
A. Benedict undertaken, at No. W tarh'"'
had charge of Mrs Bnchannns iun'r~' ~.
District Attorney wellman had him narra'c Nv" ~
buchanan had told him not to cause inc P.'', n
NJ onv notice of his wie's death. Dr. Bucha',"n
wanted the expenses OF the funeral 10 co"'' a.,
1900. The witness was also present WIZ" wv
autopsy made. - ,,,s,
Mrs. Ida b. Brockway Is the VIE Vi ."o ,
who rented mart OF NO. o67 West Eleven'hs" ho",
Dr. Buchanan. On April 90 last the prisoner .'''
her that his wife Ill and asked her 10 ~,
nurse for her. She went ont ana got MIS- ,n,
Tho two women went TO the house toge'her' 'ne'
ortored the sick room without knocking Just rs Ut.
buchanan was giving his wife medicine Inc P''i'"'
reached out for an orange and MIS- brooh""'
il TO her. She bit II as II TO get bau ui'" '"' "
her mouth. At that time Mrs Buchhi'h ""' w.,
scous and entirely rational. HUE Ha'cr S"o u
TO sleep. Previously Mrs. l'hchnn"', h'u ''N
witness OF contemplated trip anroa"' a.
DR. J. Newton Evans was called 10 sho" ''"' '
Bucbonan's father died from gangrcnc thirteen yam
ago The defendant had told various PERSONS '""'
his wife had died from apopleXy' Jus, Us NV '"
had Mrs. Emma willard, sister oi ''' "'o'"o'
woman was recalled. but did not TESTIFY 10 ""' "''
terial facts. . -, ,..
mines, who was with Mrs. buchanan the last
twenty four hours Of her llfc She also tou o' ''"e
DR.. buchanan give lis wife medicine. Ills o,"''S
TO the witness to give the patient m'"'"''
evcrv two hours Mrs. Childs did not give her any
howcvcr. because she did not wake up AGAIN. Inc
las, medicine administered to the woman was u"'
poured into her mouth by her HUSBAND. -
.Dr Buchanan told me- laid Mrs 'mihS' ,n"'
his wife had become III that morning directly ATE:
finishing hrelkfisi. She fell on the hoor ana was
mt to bed with her Clothes on. DIS. Mcihtyr' H""
Watson came In late In the afternoon. Inc new ""s
Dr. buchanan said ne Thought his VIE WON" p'N
AWAY soon, but he went out IN hour ia''r S"'
died but he did not return until three or four hours
after that on that evening DR.. Buohanan t'id me
he had to 20 Philadelphia 10 see MS ho,'I ~ u, NV.
nbout the funeral. lie returned the morning oi W.,
sick Dir. Buchanan told me that Dr. JaIl'Way hho
treated his wife for Kidney trouble -.
f,harlea " CLAYTON who owns several moving vans
and has his Office M No. 81 llaS"v-st Ncwars, was
chilled 10 expose double dealing 81 lr; bu'hhhail
MIR buchanan on the day bcfor" her death. expected
IN 20 TO Eir,pe Her husband had nriaheru,
howcycr 10 move back 10 her former home NO u !
IIaIsry.s st. Newark Fairly Inst Aprl o." prisoner
asked CLAYTON 10 move hi, furnitur" late that m"nth
or early In May back tG the Newark hon.e' pr.
buchanan wanted Clayton Ia send vans wllrh dihnt
have I" newark painted on them. II" Ind told the
ncighhors. he said. that he was e"luE to n'"rH VI.
want neopjc 10 know that the furniture was to he
taken 10 Newark. clayton saw buchanan again on
Anril ~ and was told that his services would MOI
he needed as Mrs Buchanan was too 81 De- moved.
The TRIAL will go today.