New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-20
PART II.
PAGES II TO "a.
DR.SCHEELE WANTED A DUEL
SORRY HE COULDN'T FIGHT MIR. wELLMAN.
DIR. BUCHANAN TAKES THE STAND IN HIS OWN
BEHALF.

DR.. BUCHANAN TAKES THE STAND IN HIS OWN
BEHALF.
A warcloud huns the courtroom In General
Sessions yesterday in which DR.. Robert W. Buchanan
Is being tried on the chars. Of numbering his wie'
II was blacklist at L. rs O'Clock, when DIR. Walter
Theodore sceele left the witness stand Dr. scheeae
in rage that almost Jed him TO oner personal
violence to Assistant District Attorney wellman II
the lawyers crossexaminalion OF him that mace
the witnes; iuIions. DR.. scheee Is a German ha'mS
lived in this city only year ana hail. lie studieo
the Universities OF Eonn and Berlin ana mas foushs
twenty duets. His face is plcniifuly stripd Win
W. j. O'sulIivan. one CT the lawyers for buchanan,
sew the state of Dr. scheele's mind and hurried him
into the reporters room. There the German s'ofheo
and express cd his bitter regret that he was III .
country where he could not challenge the man VINO
had offended him. Mr.. C'>ullivan sought to calm him
by declaring him that NJ. welman was not
gentleman and therefore TO b. challenged under
any circumstances. This did appease the expert
littlc but his passion continued for several hours.
Mr.. Osulvan explained that his Characterization OF
his opponent meant only 10 prevent trouble and
was Of not uttered in sincerity. Mr.. Welman
merely laughed at the affair. His self possession y
always admirable. DR.. Scheeic hasn't heard, evil
IDENTIFY OF the institution where duellists allowed
TO cool their Tiage.
There was great establishment when DR.. Buchanan
was asked TO take the stand in the afternoon. So
many witnesses had testified his untrlths that IL
not thought that his lawyers would give Mr.
Welnian a chance 10 cross examine him. He made
shrewd witness however, and explained some OF bis
statements that Sc, med pllpabe Hes in ingenious
| fashion. DistIct-Attorney Nico stu condn.d
to his house yesterday, but he expects TO sum up the
| case. The trial may end this week.
Dr. Scheelc again took the witness stand IN the
morning and tried TO discredit the chemical analysis
of Mrs Buchanans organ, made by Professors Witt
han and Doreu Mr. I'd "A M
of questions about his business and hi, experience
a chemist. 1t the general tone which offended
| tho witness.
Herbert W. Knight, Of the lawyers for the de.
| fence was then called witness. lie told OF his
| conference with buchanan and x. w. Macomber and
denied almost entirely Macombers account of it. He
testified that in NewJeisy wife could convey real
| estate 10 hel husband.
At the afternoon session MI. Knight finished his
testimony, and CHARLES ". Fuller corroborattd him
about the Law OF New Jersey with regaid TO trans
fer OF property from wife TO husband. Thcn there
| brief consultation between Messrs. Brooke and
O'sullivan and the prisoner. To the surprise of
| cv.rS ono Mr Brook said: "Dr. buchanan, Willy
YOU take the stand -
| The defendant get up and walkei around to the
| witness chair. lie Is small that he nearly
| lost in the chair He almost .eclncd. Ills voice
WAS often So low that the jurors could hear 1t.
MIR. Brooke asked him few questions. rne witness
| began BY saying Il am In my thirty-Irst year
and | married Mls. Anna b. sutherland in November,
| lo9O7
| You are charged with having administered with
| ielonous intent nve grains of morphine your vile
| OH April 20, 1892 and also poison Of character
unknown the Grand jury. Did ,ou ever admin
lister morphine In any quany al la1 % ut any other
So sir. / did not.'
| DID yoa ever Is physician prescribe for your
| wife any inorpnlne or a'fclinc'
DIa you ever pre.c,be for your ro wife any drusi'
~ me a,ws,s Mere ssen IN que. eta ,oss Mr.
Bi NSG slowly. The Wines broke nj wait.
want to qualify my last statement. did administer
drugs her, but 1t before NY marriage ana not
Buchanan's taking the stand. and he was even more
astoni,.d when ,Ii Brooke turned the witness over
| 10 him after asking few questions lie did iot
hesitate, however. but asked: How old was your
| wife - 49,. ~, ,.
low long did You know her before you married
six weeks. | suppose had eeen her dozen
W." bid You know she kept a dis0rder;y hoa'e''
Did you love her! MAJ.
Il did. and then she was very hha 10 lily h'ae
IBID you know how much money She had''
Did you marry her for her money!
Mere You divorced from you fist wife,
| Il decline 10 answer because that lady Is now
my Vile and decline to say anything d'o-a'0ry 10
| her r., p.,.A..,
| Did YOU treat the deceased woman for Brghts
| disease ,..
| Before our marriage treated her for kidney
trouble. Aitrrwad. ref, rred her to Professor Jane.
| way. lie prescribed for her. About three months
before her death he prescribed choral for her. enc
| was suffering from hysteii Al the time m J.,
.Of course you paid Dr.. Janeway. Where 10
| the lill?' ,,,
! My wife treated at Bellevue Hospital
What. .ls n di>pensary PATIENT
| "leS against wishes"
| "DnI Won tell Dr.. MCINTYRE and watson mat Dr.
| Janeway prescribed chlcrl for your wife In eight
| grain doses three or four Of which were TO he taken
| each day ,"
| - de- r. that"
| MIR Weman Will nni>h III oT-eNapin9iiol io-iay.