New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-15

weeks and shows that he has undergone great
strain. Most OF the tine he has been the only
attorney for the people In court
William G.. Phillips. who has a laundry at NO l6S
West Tcnth-st was called 10 testify that Mrs.
Buchanan seemed I'm perfect health two days before her
death. lie also repeated lie. not big one. which
the prisoner had told him. Charles F. Murphy an
engineer, detailed conversation which he had over
heard between DR.. buchanan and a nvcryman named
Ward In September, 1891. II occurred In Wards
stable. The prisoner said, In reply TO question rs
10 how he was getting with his wife: Il Will
dump her day; it's easy matter for doctor
10 get rid OF a wife he doesn't WANT
Daniel G.. Amcs. expert IN handwriting. testified
that the signature TO the certificate OF Buchanan's
third marriage was signed by himself. Herbert W.
knight crOss-cxamned him 10 little effect. MI
Welman presented object lesson TO explain Just
how, according to the prosecution, Dr. buchanan
administered the morphine. Guy Il. p. Ellison.
drug clerk, was called witness. He produced
hottie Of medicine, which he said, the same rs
that prescribed for Mrs buchanan by DR.. Mcintyre.
II had salty taste. He poured some oil the medicine
In a spoon and then added four grains OF morphine.
APPARENT; all the poison was dissolved, bat when
the medicine was poured out, sediment remained
In the spoon When Of the liquid from tho boitl"
was poured in the spoon, this sediment was dissolved.
None OF IL remained cllngng 10 the spoon when the
medicine was poured out
The inference to the jury was apparent. Two
persons had seen DR.. Buchanan give his wife two
teaspooniuls Of medicine, although DR.. Mcintyre had
let instructions that spoonful BE- given every two
hours. II the prisoner gave the woman four or five
grains OF morphine It would not all have been dis
solved in the first spoonful Of medicine. second
dose would have been necessary TO get all the poison
down her throat. This ended the peoples case and
Charles W. Brooke moved that the charge b. dismissed
on the ground Of insufficient evidence. Recorder
smy,h denied the motion.
After recess W. J. O'Sullivan addressed the Jury
to outline what the defence meant 70 show lie cast
ridcue tho reports OF the experts OF the prescott
ton and said their conclusions far too weak TO
Justify putting Il man to death There was reason
able presumption on the evidence that the woman
died from natural causes. Drs. Mcintyre and Watson,
The attending physicians had seen all the woman's
symptoms and had agreed that apopexy the
cause Of death. Mr.. DSnllvan declared that poison
Gus substances generated In dead bodies which
would give the reactions Of morphine and atropine.
Mr.. OSullivan seemed nervous and III, and did not
appear 10 as good advantage as usual.
The first witness for the defence was DR.. Arthur
H. Wolfe. OF Hartford, Conn.,, a pahologist and
fellow OF the ROYAL Microscopca Society OF London
lie declared that no body In proper state for
examination forty days after death. Externally II
might seem TO In good condition. bat the tissues
would b. more or | IS decOmpOscd. The decay o.. TIE
brain would b. especially rapid. That organ should
he examined within foriyeisht hours after death
ANYWAY the zinc in the embalmnr fluid would
DESTROY the signs Of congestion In the brain. An ad
iOurnment taken until Monday