The evening world., 1893-04-24
MIR, BROOKE SUMS UP.
Closing Tvsn., IN the Trial Of DR..
BUchanan for Murder
Kay Know His Fac During the Next
TWEEN y-iour Hours.
rhs Jury to Decide on the Second
Count. by Gnknown PoisOn."

Perhaps when Dr. Robert Wclfoid M
shaLan goes to tel to-nl.ht he VIII hav"
learned his falo vt the h tnds OF the Jury OF
twelve citizens vino have listened FOR four
weeks to the Testimony of the witnesses fIr
ana against him on tho charge Of Eiillns his
+ wife, Annie u. sutherland urhanan, by id
nnistering to her dose q; le!iadunna and
another desc OF morphius on Apih -. 1904
( Tho cour. room known as Far III. OF The
Court OF General Sessions. whrie Recorder
SmyI has resided over The TRIAL, " aGnlicd In
every corner when Charles ". Drooie, the
chief OF counsel for BachanGn, IN that
so.i, mrloulous voice AMI wonderful gilt OF
l. language which have made HIN famous as an
orator. leSun aL 1918 thi, murnias his plea
Tor the lie and liberty II Dr. buchanan.
To Decide an the second Count.
The Grand Jury indicted Robert W.
Buchanan On June ., lSD2,' said BROOKE,
'cnar,l lns him with murder IN the first de-
gree on the testimony ol pr. II. 4. Loomis,
Dr. &. II. Duremu., bis. McintSie and Wat
son, Richard W. Macomucr and Sarah a.
thiiaS There were Two counts.
''Ths hrst charged hln with administering
to his Mife nve grains OF innrrhine. Inc
second charged him With producing her death
Uy administering to heI dose OF poison nn-
Attorney has elected that You shall decide ON
the second count, The INST Is abahdoned
/ Afcr teferflNg 10 Or. BuCutnunS coming 10
America. his studies aud graduation In meii.
cine rirst marriage and subsequent divorce.
Nr. Brooke continued.
''Then, through capt. Dorin. he became
acquainted with Anna B. SUI herland,
courtesap, in Nerard. n. j. shc seems not to
have been conspicuous 10 her infamy.
Her name was not ON the lips ot the ptopln.
She seems not to have been very pubic,
though she had kent disorderiy house four
teen years and had accumulated compc-
tcncy.
and feeling the shame ara Disgrace that had
ialien upon mis- house. fell victim 10 the
blandshmcnts OF this woman she had tired
OF the life she had led She desired TO leave
Il: to be n better woman. Sle wanted to
guin q position In the sotial world.
"lnto her ear buchanan poured the story Of
eomturtei him. she exercised oil her
irst pnt tortn IHs viii in which she 6e.
Robert W. Buchanan, provided shs nied M
married; to her HUSBAND II she should be u
married woman when she died.
"Wily. Wicked Woman, Weak Man"
"There was the vile OF a wicked woman.
There was the baited hook Of willy woman
by which sne caught morally weak man.
"There was the bait
OF family gone. without the neral support
OF a vile. Without sufficient moral force TO
Withstand. This man or Twenty-Five years
married this woman almost old enough to be
when the will was executed DR.. Buchanan
knew that he was her heir. But here was
the niternativs clause she might marry
pous, her ana they are married.
but little later the intention OF the VIII
is executed In LIE. for she deeds 20 him, abse-
lutely. and In her maiden name, thu property
described Ia her will us her sole possession
Mr.. Brooke dwelt on this TACT as showing
that as Buchanan had Already CARED posse s.
sion OF all OF his miie's property there was no
motive for his killing her.
Mr. Brookc'- Fine Sarcasm
"The prisoner" continued Mr.. Brooke.
"satisled mat lis poison |, beginnlns 10 get
In It's worg, PUSHES Tor he most reputable
and able physician In the neiIhuUrhu cd
The prisoner, satisfied that his poison
IS fast klIling his victim, tells hrs.
BIOckway. who ID TO occupy tho house lie Is
.bout to varatr, that hi, vile Is very III, and
he wants n,irsc right away. she is In the
house ana Is ty the bedside In two minutes
Later, when DR.. Buchanan, coming IN
vile IN d comatose state. rushcs out and
TO the nearest ply ician, DE-; watson
directly across the street Dr. MCln-
tyre Is tlree blocks away-ioo far for this
poisoned.
" IS M, the action OF wife poi,oncr? A
murderer.
IN the decent rites NJ burial were gone
through with b. this defendant -and-the -
bJdy-em-halmed
Wise and shrGwd poisOuer
Wise and ShIeWd pOi-Onrr to preserve Tor
the investigation ct the o!nteTs vi the law
ard TO ascertain the evidence OF yuuI crime
All these things sho" your icked guilt 30
the prosecutor Will tell you'
Mr. Bro is scored bucNunan for his "lev-
ity after the death Oi his wife, and said tlat
hiS conduct illustrated no x. lei but rather a
sense o. relief
lie vented hts feelings In drink" said tho
plcndcr " Just as IN u urlnk Ior AL reasons
and Ior all want ui leIs N.
In>triiNc for Witness smith.
Mr. Br1oEc referred TO james VI. Smith
MIS- SlthrgiAnds former paramour,who Wa
the nrHt witness Ioi the prosecution. IN terms
Ard inI> james NJ. smith IS nOW In the
alcohol; warL a Bellevue hospital
uf Richard ". Macumber h. said
"Ihr smOuthrst and most plausible per-
jurcr tnat IN a career OF ihirIy-seyrn Years
have ever seem
Sail Mr. Bro0ae: ~ say to ycU that The
, nun pose ~ cXhuuing IniS body was not to as.
certain the Causc OF death. Out 10 IA crime
The chemist ana he paih0l0GisL we're In con-
cert In the work iur which h. were retain
ed, Tie IAthnlo.lSt ioUK ihe 'h Mlsl win
hiil To the AUTOPSY.
/, "Hlacrln,,r had said that Buchanan had
told him thai II hey dug M The b )dy OF ms
wife they would REu n luil OF IN ,rpniGc. Tue
pathulogist Was lu IND moi hns else A. TOE
, cause Of death ana the chemist was 10 hnd
! morpninc.
"ihe e'iderccs Of ad'abclnS decomposl-
tlOn were So apparent Cvcpwncre. according
TO this report, that ! icel surr can assure
you that the assumed findings u this pathol
ogist I,:. u: J.; loomi, were utterly im,
then he read Dr. Lo miss description OT the
various pats Ol the bod.
lit Is Impossible" lie continued. "to say
nh'ther the Woman uid no, die OF one uI
another % the diseases that might have
affected either Ui AI ~ organs that were 81
completely broken and DESTROYED as 10 deiy
the skiH OF The patholt gist.'
Drs. Loomi- nnL pgu.Arn Atirc!.'d. -
Mr. Brookc devoted more Than An hCur 10
the dissection OF the testimony VI FaLhulu-
.isiS LoUmis and rrudden a. disputed ~ br.
WOlr. Then he turned 10 the chemical
aspects OF Tie case. lie tod Inc
Jury thit tho chemical report was Lot
maze Ny Prot MItthaus tn iuur months
after the rndIng OF the indlctmenl, ana en-
ulalued Tits by tho suggestion that ufi er the
Harris case the prosecution an not dream
tnat aHi one would pr' same IN "ppos' ~"
AaJ uf hijtACus that murpn'nc wsS easily
diScoyrTabis aud dCn'uulNucall.
After three hours ant fifteen miAutc' NJ
steady oratorN Mr., Lrooke's plea Wa iEtcr-
rupted iOr Il recess.
Resuming after rccCSs. Mr. Brooke de-