The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-15

fed that on one occasion he ana Johu
went TO the office Of DR.. Bergen and there
waited for him soma tins. After he lad
received a prescription for some other
member OF the family John refused TO
converse with The doctor in his presence
and said he would come back later. On
going down the street John made the
remark to Hugh: Bergen don't know
anything, for be don't seem to be doing
me any good"
After John had taken to his bed he
had seem many demonstrations o. affec-
ton betweou John aad his mother. Har-
rlet B. Gray, o sister OF Mrs. Snann,
visited the house nearly every day that
John was sick. She said that the rela.
ton between mother and son were
natural and affectionate. Mrs. Ella
O2dyke, a half sister OF Mrs. Sham, was
also q frequent visitor aud much Ia the
sick chamber. She also saw many evil
dences OF their atfectionate Relations.
SHANN looks PILLS.
Mrs. Mamie Kelly Of Philadelphia. the
daughter of Mrs. Sham, who has been
80 faithfully attending her during the
trial, was the uext witness. She spent
from the 9th of January to the 22d of
February III Princeton AND returned TO
Princeton on the 22d Of March because
of a telegram That John was dying. Sns
WIS tS w k44 Ao0loh
OF the medicine. aud Il new fact was
brought out. She Jaw John take pills
a numbe OF Gimea. He kept the oox Ia
the kitchen. Since his death she has
found the box OF pills in on upper shelf
Of the kitchen cupboard. She Identified
the box. Sac said she kusw them by the
letters &c. c. p" on the lid. Sne askel
john what he WAS taking them for and
he said: Never mind, Mamie. it will be
all right
Mrs. Kelly also testified as to the kind
attention of her me her. She said his
sickness mad caused his hair to fall out.
On the 28th day of Marcn her mother, In
to tell her what was really the matser
with John. DR., Bergen replied that
John WAS suffering flom gastritis, and
after telling her what brought on the
trouble, added: There is something
else l do not wish to tell.n She says her
mother several tunes requested the
doctor to call in a consulting physician,
but he did not do SO until che Sunday
before ne died. The night of the disem-
bowelment she slept Ill the flont parIor
with her Aunt Eilzs. out heard no noise.
TESTIMONY TODAY.
Counsel for Mrs. Sfaun stated this
morning that Two OF their important
witnesses were too Ill to attend court,
and they asked for an order TO allow
them to take Mrs. Kate Stryker's evil
dencs at her home in Princeton. Tne
court granted the order. directing
Associate Judge Wright and the official
steDographer to be present. Mrs.
Stryker viii testify that sue heard u
vehicle stop near the Sham residences
during the night that young Snann's
body was tampered with. immediately
after the vehicle came TO q stop she
heard the bell of the Shaun house ring.
Royal Rose. a photographer, produced
views of the Stryker and Sham resi-
dences, showing their close proximity,
and the pictures were put In evidence.
Several relatives and n%etghbors of the
Shanns were put on the stand, and they
denied that during Johns illness they
frequently saw acts OF tenderness and
devotion oil the part Of his mother toward
him.
NO PROOF OF MURDER BY POISON.
DIR. Arthur j.. Wolf. q medical expert
autopsy performed on young Shann's
body was improperly performed because
the organs remaining sin 1t were not pro-
perly examined. The right kidney,
which was still in the body. would have
shown under microscopic examination II
lrritant poison had existed. The brain
beidg simply cut into was not properly
poisoning existed 1T wonld have
bean revealed, too. II the ulcer in
the check had been examined, witness
opinion, based on the evidence In thet
case, was that no man, however
expert, could say from what cause
young Sham die. His symptoms
taken 'singly and IN combination,
were characteristic of many diseases
OF the stomach aud bowels. The witness
was examined at great length, being re-
| uuired 20 answer by pothetical questions.
The burden of it all was that In his opiu-
ion there was no proof that young Sham
had been murdered with poison
THE USE OF CALOMEL.
Or. Wolf said that tho mercury found
by Prof. Worrnley during his chemical
| analysis might have resulted from the
caloInel administered by the patients
! physician. The mercury found by Prof.
Cornwall was also consistent Ia quHntity
with the amount Of calomel adm mis-
tered. Assuming that the patient had
! gastritis the treatment with cHlomel was
| Improper. because the effect of calomel
would be to increase The trouble. The
| rules of practice laid down for the treat
/ ment of gastritls oppose the adninistra-
ton of calomel. In cases of private dis
| ease the use of calomel would have 8
highly poisonous effect. No one
but one understanding anatomy
| could have disemboweiled JONI
Sham. The person doing the work had
to operate in the dark. He had to make
an i~ncision in the diaphragm aud then
remove parts by further cutting organs
which would have to be- distinguished b.
the sense of touch.