New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-15
DETAILS OF THE DAYS SESSION.

seem probable that the prisoner will take the
stand
DETAILS OF THE DAYS SESSION.
MR. N1coIL's LONG HYPOTHETICAL QUESTION
THE DEFENCE PROMISES TO CLOSE
TOMORROW.
Dr. Peabody, who had been the stand when
court adjourned Wednesday night, resumed MS
place there when It met yesterday morning. The
way had already been paved for the submission 10
him Of the States hypothetical question IN us
first form Mr.. Brooke made no other than a
formal objection In full II was as follows:
"A man twenty-sx years Of age died In THIS
city on the thirteth day Of March. 1892 During
the month Of August, 1891. ne had been carefully
examined by three physicians in the city OF chi-
cago for insurance on his life. and after thorough
examination he found to be in perfect hesltn
and accepted by four different companies ho
was temperate In his habits. both as 10 ea.hs
and drinking and used tobacco In moderation
When he came to New-York. in the latter part
of February. 1892 he was in the enjoyment OF eoou
health. About the ninth day OF March, 49, ne
took two doses of salts On the same day ne Vsiteu
a physician to whom he complained or intermittent
diarrhoea, with slight pains In the ABDOMEN Inc
physician prescribed powders containing opium
and bsmuth but there is no evidence that the
prescription was put up or taken On the
night of the same day he was attended by the same
physician. to whom he complained OF a frequent
desire 10 defecate OF nausea but no vomiting: excess
sive thirst and colicky gripping pains and OF strains
at stool. On examination the doctor found MS tenn
perature about 1902 degrees pulse 100 tongue lurreu
and moist abdone en- rigid and that the stools con-
sisted of mucus blood and faecal matter he was
visited by the same physician every DAY 'here
after until the day OF his death, and on TWO oc-
casions by another physician in company with the
fret The symptt ms described above continued
ard GRADUALLY became more accentuated. During
tho last ten days OF his life the emaciation or the
patient which had been gradual BEFORE became
very marked He had cold perspiration. his voice
became feeble, he complained Of pains In the caves
NJ his legn in his back and head. and burning
Mains In the eyes. HIS tongue was red and glazed
his pulse small and weak. and day or TWO
before his death he had q temperature OF JOB de
grees The stools now were gelatinous anu sie''>
ish and as he approached his death ne showed
extreme emaciation and prostration The pody was
not embalmed and was buried in cloth-covered
wooden casket surrounded with an outer box IN
Evergreens Cemetery on the second day OF Ap,ii
1872 II was disnterred on the sixth day or july
1892 and brought to New-York CITY, where an au-
topsy was performed The body was very ENACT
ated but externally. In fair state OF preser'a-
ton An examination made OF the organs
hut M eros. LESSONS sufficient to account for death
were found The spleen natural In size. ana
there was no cirrhoss OF the liver. special eA
animation was made Of the intestines FOR dysentere
alterations and LESSONS OF typhoid fever put WIN
and in general appearance, and the valves or the
heart were normal The kidneys were normal
in size and showed naked eye LESSONS. ana
their capsules were not adherent. The bladder was
nearly empty. The organs were TOO far ueco'hpoSeu
10 permit any microscopic examination
1.-The stomach and It's contents. the intestihes ana
their contents the liver and spleen together with
sor,e Amid from the abdomen and thorax. the Kid
nevs heart and BRAIN with portion OF the inuscie
from the right calf. were each separately ahay%eu
Anthony and arsenic were found In each' though
IN VARYING proportions In the different organs anu
in varying proportions to each other The chemical
ANALYSIS as a whole disclosed the presence OF ABOUT
civ % ten grains of anthony calculated as tartar
anoe,c and of two to three grains Of arsenic calcu
lated as arsenious oxide. The greater poruoh OF
these we're found in the alimentary tract anu i'e'
and only a trace OF anthony was fouha III inc
kidneys and muscle. very little more In the ofa'h
I'M, n larger portion In the heart Assuming tnese
facts what. In your ophioh wa" '"e ~ - ~
mans death?
THREE PROPOSITIONS TO BE ADDED.
without waiting for the doctor to reply MT
>-,ou cold that there were three other PROPOSE
,,ors ba desired to add to this statement OF MS
bypothetica question All of the questions that hau
thus far been put had reference TO STATE Oh iao'
which was In evidence. not only by the stoiS "
Kirfel the informer but by the independent e'i
dence of many other witnesses. The three PROPOSE
IT,. ". wished to add were those OF when hirlel
alone was a witness. The first was tfat on harch
II Raum took q large dose OF croton OIL WHICH was
followed Immediately by illness; that on OF hDou'
the 10Th or 10Th day Of March white po"'ei' Sa'u
nv the man who gave 1t to be "brech"ei"s'eI"
Ohio German name for tartar emctic), was ire
! ouently seen 10 be put into his fo1d' aho uu'rls
=. loo. wool, of his life arsenic In unknown guam
.,,,as was administered TO him In the same way
! and that the medicine prescribed LOT M" ~ mo
nhvsician was purchased but not adinii''S'ereu'
To each Of these propositions Mr. Brooke earnestly
! ,i,ssn,ed and he read from numerous law DOORS
80, mat IT was not only necessary 20 cor
! ,or.,a Tie testimony OF 8n nformer, but that j.
uos necessary that the corroboratlon shouiu 'e"u
! N confirm the vital charge itself lie sa'u ''h' "
| the offence alleged against Meyer were an at.e"p'
| 10 defraud insurance company, II "''''
,onossibe to deny that the State had produced e.-
-, lending 10 corroborate the charge but the
o.,oc charge was murder, and 1t was Claimed tnat
! ,ho dcfendant by his own hand ana WIN 'he ue
ubcrate intent 10 commit murder, had uepriNeu Luz
| .v Brandt OF his life by means OF poison NO"
| n AID not tend to corroborate kirieis s'orS "s "
voyor,s nurderous acts to prove the presence oi
- I, tho stomach Of the dead man, because
| ,s,,or and not Meyer might be the murderer as
vol as not. and 1t could not be denied that every
! fact IN evidence. aside from hlrieis storS'
| rroof opainst Kirfel as strongly as II was p'oo,
| AGAINST Never The positions or the iniorh'er anu
80, ao,.rd,nt might be reversed and there wouiu
| w. =. line in evidence that would require tue
n,,as, change to be consistent with their re-
| versed positions
| THE QUESTION ANSWERED
,..,uo parro,t said that even II Mr.. Brooke s
| on,.n,,on were entirely correct so far as IL was
s,o,orer, ~ fact It would not interfere with Inc
o,rr,r.s,ance that the prosecution had produced
evidence tending TO confirm the nformer In the
| es.n,,a,s ~ his story. lie quoted from very re-
cen, proceedings of the Court of Appeals to snow
| that It was not necessary Tor an informer e,,
| - 60 no corroborated In detail. so long as IN
Sodor, evidence tended TO corrooorate 1t In SUD-
Glance He allowed the question as added 20 by
Mr. N,colis three propositions and the doctor re-
n,,ea that. in his judgment. the cause Of death
ros tho sntimony and arsenic found and extracted