The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-30
DR.. BUCHANAN'S ORDEAL
Evidence Adduced at the
Trial So Far Against
Him.
THE PRISONERS LEYITY
Pretty Rosy Checked Margaret
Young of Union Hill One Of
the Doctors Loves.

NEW YORK, March 30. 1S93.-Dr. Robert
w, Buchanan was brought down from
the Tombs to Recorder Smyth's CourS
room early this morning. Thus far he
has stood the ordeal of his trial for muT-
der well.
Yesterday was bad day for Mr.. Brooke,
counsel for DR.. Buchanan. He was to
try to shake the evidence that the accused
had poisoned his wife. Annie B.
Buchanan.
Witness Richard w. Macomber, for the
prosecution, had proven too much for
him on cross-eXamtnation- he has suc-
ceeded only in bringing out in stronger
relief the story told on the direct examln-
alton. And this was not all, Tor adds
tionaI facts TO help the prosecution
were called forth in most dramatic
fashion. And SO it happened that. while
shortly before three O'Clock Mr.. BrooEa
had announced in open court that ne
| would keep Macomber an the rack all
that day and part of Today, he dropped
him suddenly as q man would hot po-
tato. shortly after three O'Clock.
He had not shown any motives as ne
| desired from Macomber's testimony.
| The same rigid examination was fol-
| lowed out with the next Witness sue
was Gretchen Mas, a nurse. 1t had lie
tile effect, except to account the prisoners
| levity and queer companionship directly
| after the funeral OF his wife.
THE DoCToR's UNION HILL LOVE,
! Pretty rosy-cheeked Margaret Young
| of Union Hill. told how the doctor had
| made love to her during his wlfe's lifes
time. This formed pleasing diversion to
| the Trial, but the novelette, was stricken
| from the record by Ihe Court at Mr..
| Brooke's request.
| Harry Warren, lifetime friend Of the
! prisoner at the bar, was the last witness
| called yesterday. He was an unwilling
| witness against his friend. He cnr-
roborated MIR. MacomDer's testimony. Mrs
Brooke didn't cross-examine.
Today it WAS expected that W. S. Doria
would be called. He was one OF Dr..
| Buchanan's cronies. The prosecution
expect to rake this unfortunate Newarker
| over in bad way. he is the man VINO
married, according to Macomher. Dr.,
Buchanan's cast-off girl, Miss Fleming,
whom the prisoner at the bar had de'
| ceived.
The reserved seats in the court room
filed up early. The same man who has
arrived every morning at half past nine,
came in punctually today. He TOOK "a 9
best seat, at the front corner nearest In q
rail- He refused to give his name. Two
elderly ladies' who were present yester
day. they said out of curiosity, also came
The fourth day of the actual trial
epened at Ills. The Recorder took his
seat at that hour, and the eight lawyers
tour OH q side-lined up agai9st eaeh
| other. The prisoner 1ooked pRie. "A
} whispered conversation with Lawyer
O'Sulllvan.
At twenty minutes past eleven Angus
tus w. B. Garrison was called as she hfss
witness. He was wel!-dresseo mao,
with a cone shaped head. He wore fut
dark brown beard. MT. Wellmans
arose to examine.
THE INDICTMENT
Mr.. Brooke, however, arose to MAKE
motion. He read the indictment against
the prisoner.
ministeriug five grains OF morphine ano
one for giving poison OF an unknown
, quantity. II now make the motion that
the District Attorney he put to his cleo
tion as to which count he will Try the
case Or" said Mr.. Brooke.
The Recorder denied the motion;
The witness then proceeded. He salo
! he was a piano tuner. He first met Blu
chanan about the middle of February
, 1892, in Macomoer's store.
"Djd YOU hear him ask anything about
the Harris case?" asked MIR. Wellman.
II did"
~ oniect," said Mr.. Brooke, "to the
, testimony as irrelevant. incompetent and
: | immaterial."
"What is your objection" asked th'
Recorder.
7 u object because The statement Of
| nhysieian as 10 his opinton about mat
l | ter with which he was naturally tamltlHl
: "a case with which he could have no IL
| tent should not be allowed rs calculatet
10 prejudice the jury against the defend
ant"
1--WE had a general conversation, sal
the witness, finally. "about the Harri
q case. The Doctor said in relation TO tn
: Harris case that he was damne q fool
(; that he did not understand his business
that if ne had he could have covered n
{, his tracks so that he could not have beeI
found out" -,
Did you see Buchanan after his wife
d-ath?
Eyes, the Monday after the death OF hi
wife?'
"SVhat did he say?"
n 'sHe said his housekeeper had died sud
/. denly. He said she died of cerebral hem
Z orrhage or apopiexy."
''That's all can recollec5. can OIL
g say in general way"
s. "Don't say anything in general wayi'
put in Mr.. Brooke.
s'After this did you see him SgalnT'
About two weeks after the funeral
We were with Captain Doria at Sixteenth
street and Sixth avenue, Mackay's 50
loon, believe"
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