Evening journal., 1893-04-07
CROWDS AT THE TRIAL.
Throngs Listen to the Evil
denee Against Evans.
SCIENCE LOCATES THE POISON
The States Case Against william Evans
Continued in Georgetown by the Testi-
mony of Chemical Experts, Detectives
and Relatives of the Poisoned Boy.

Continued in Georgetown by the Testi-
mony of Chemical Experts, Detectives
and Relatives of the Poisoned Boy.
GsoRekTowN, April 2 The people Of
Georgetown are intensely interested in
the trial of William Evans for the muir.
der of Raymond Rosser Long before
the doors of the court room were opened,
the hall was crowded with eager specta.
tors. women as well as men.
Isaac Rosser, uncle of Raymond Ros.
ser, testified yesterday that he was
present at John Rosser's home the day
after Raymond Rosser died, having ar
rived on Wednesday at noon. Witness
said that he went TO the stables
to harness the horse for the purpose
of going after ice for John Rosser and
his wife, who were III from the effects of
drinking water from the we'll He
found the horse and two cows down
The horse was got out with great diff
Guilty and fell down after IL was har-
messed The hoks also we're affected and
refused to eat or drink and all the ami
mails on the place that had to drink the
water foamed at the mouth. On cross
examination the witness denies that he
had ever said that some one closer in the
family than Bill Evans had done the
poisoning.
state Detectives Testify.
Detective Mcvey testified that he went
to Laurel on August %. 1892. under in
strustions Of Deputy Attorney General
Giles, and secured the jar in which were
the contents Of the stomach, heart and
a part of the liver Of Raymond Rosser
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and carried it to Wilmington, where be
delivered it to DR.. Theodore r. Wolf,
state chemist and professor of chemistry
in Delaware College. Witness testified
that the ar was in his possession and
sisht from the time OF his receiving il
until he delivered it TO DR.. Wolf Detsc
tive Witsil stated that he went to the
Rosser farm on August "a, secured a
sample of the water from the surface OF
tho well, and after bailing out about one
t ird Of the water delivered the sample
to DR.. Wolf on September 3.
DR. SIMPLE, testified that he assisted
Or. Haines in making the autopsy He
found fatty degeneration of the heart
aud liver. which are the usual condi
tions Of arsenic poisoning, but sucl
symptoms usually required a longer tint
I
sickness and death Of the child
Druggist H. T Wallace of Seaford ws
recalled by the attorney-general to tes
tify in regard to analysis made by him o
tho Rosser well water Counsel for th
defense objected on the ground that tn
state had not proven that the water b
analy zed was taken from the well. Th
objection WAS sustained by the court an
E Ar. Wallace stepped down.
} Attorney General Nicholson calle
Mrs, Isaac Rosser and DR. Haines. Th
i former testified that she drew som
, water from the well. filed bottle ant
! gave it to Dr. Hsines, and the latte
! swoTe that the bottle Of water given 4
him by Mrs. Rosser was handed Z
, ! Druggist Wallace. Then Mr.. Wallac
, vas recalled and swore positively tina
an analysis of the water given him b.
DR.. Haines disclosed the presence o
arsenic.
After the noon recess the trial was re
4 sumed with DR.. Theodore r. Wolf o.
tie stand. Dr. Wolf identified the frs
bottle. containing a sample Of water a
J tie one received by him from Witsil
4 state detective, and testified that it wa
y kept locked up and was accessible onl
% 10 him during the time IL was in hi
S possession Witness testified that b
n applied Marsh's test to the sample
e which was the most delicate and reliabl
II test for arsenic known TO science, an
e that he found after each Of the tests
y deposit Of arsenious oxide IN the tube
If DR.. Wolf testified that he found a pr'
portion of arsenic in the water equal [
over 20 10 grains of arsenic TO the gslloi
During The examination Evans listene
k attentively. I-aac S Warren, a survey O
a was called 10 the stand and testified
# having made o map of the locality whel
a the alleged crime occurred, which WI
produced in evidence After the exam
nation of Warren the Court took a recei
y until this morning at o'clock.