The herald., 1894-11-15

had bad effect on his kidneys and did
not believe they were quinine. He had
made an examination Of the medicine
since and found it contained arsenic.
Later symptoms developed neuralgia
conditions, stomach irritability and
kidney trouble. He treated him twice
per week for ten months after January,
when the patient came to his office.
The outward sym ptoms were intense ir'
ritation of the ewes and rash on the
skin, with stiff joints and inability to
move his fingers and lack OF nearly all
muscular power. The conclusion he
and other physicians arrived at from
the general appearance OF the eyes and
skin was arsenical poisoning, and when
he last saw the patient in October (hav-
ing been absant from the city for some
time and. other ply sicians attending)
the limit OF administering arsenic poison
had been reached and the patient was in
a very low condition. The medicines
administered by the regular physician
were incapable of producing the symp-
toms as shown. Witness was not cross
examined.
George B. Craig was the next witness.
As deputy sheriff ne had examined the
room of Salter's at Mrs. Gill's and
found foui letters, which we're intro
dueed. after objection, "a evidence. lie
slso found a trunk, which he opened.
and on the inside discovered consider
able female wearing apparel, which
afterwards Mrs. Barnes admitted was
hers. some OF which she had taken
there and the balance was taken by
Sslter. Witness was not cross'examined.
DIR. ]. N. Boyless, attending physician
of Barnes. was called. He FIRST attend
ed him about March or April. when the
patient called at the office and he treat
ed him for dysenteric trouble, which
improved. Some two months ago he
called st the Office with a peculiar con-
dition OF feet, which he thought was
gout. The soles of the feet were in
tensely painful, and the pain gradually
ascended to the lege. The conditions
we're so peculiar that he called in his
partner. DR.. Hazlett, aud both were un-
certain. The treatment was changed
several times, and to no effect. His
suspicious were first aroused about four
weeks ago, when he called on the patient
and found him feeling better, but all OF
q sudden he took q violent fit OF vomit-
ing. He then asked for a bottle OF
urine, but found nothing the matter with
LILO tbOh cCCQlC0 a OOtbiO hiGSO''.
when he found evidence OF arsenic
poison. He was then satisfied of pois-
oning and wanted the patient removed
to the Sisters hosp,tsl: Barnes refused
and he (witness) threatened to retire
from the case. He then had day and
night nurses appoint ted and gave posi-
any medicine or nourlshment admin
istered except from their own hands,
after which Brown began to improve.
The examination was resumed at l 80
y. M, Officer George Heap being the
first witness called. He stated that
when be arrested Mrs. Barnes she did
not want to go unless carriage was
called, and went into Barnes room and.
pointing q finger at him (Barnes) said:
"Are you at the bottom of this ?" He
replied that he was not. She was taken
to the district attorneys Office, and,
when asked about her arrest, said that
her husband knew OF her meetings with
Salters, but she did not know the cause
of her own and Salter's arrest. No
cross.examinetion.
Mrs. Mary Sullivan, mother Of W. s.
Barnes. was then called. She testified
that she came here the Friday before
Christmas and remained until May 18th.
She saw Salter give Mrs. Barnes four
four grain capsules of medicine for Mr..
Barnes. The latter got worse. DR.. Row.
ell was called in, who. on examining the
medicine, said Ii was a wonder Barnes
was not killed. She saw evidence OF
undue intimacy between Salter and Mrs.
Barnes at one time when Mr.. Bnrnss
left the house early. Salter in his night
clothes proceeded to the room of Mrs.
Barnes, and she (witness), peeping
through crack, saw them together
At one time she prevented Mrs. Barnes
from giving Barnes a large dose of
laudanum, which had been sent by
Salter. The defense cross-examined
this witness the remainder OF the
afternoon, but the old lady
would not be confused, giving
her evidence and answers in a straight.
forward and most convincing manner.
Her testimony WAS hard against the de-
fendant and the guilty wife, which fact
the counsel for the defense appreciated,
and try as they would. could not break
her down. Her kindly, honest face ep-
pealed to those present, and if her testi-
mony had been given before a jury it
would have been moes convincing.
Shortly before O'Clock Mrs. Sullivan,
who ia an old lady, broke down from
physical exhaustion. and after consulta.
tion, the attorneys decided to postpone
the examination until o. NJ, Saturday,
Novem Der 17.h, when few hours will
finish the preliminary work. The pris-
oners, Salter and Mrs. Barnes, were
then removed to Jail, The streets were
crowded with spectators eager to sse
them.
SUSPICIOUS OF OTHER CRIMES.
SAN BERNARDTNo, Nov. 14.-In the
Salter case, who is charged with poison.
ing S. w. Barnes with arsenic and with
misleading Barnes wife. it came out on
the witness stand that Sater had boasted
of running two or three families before
he met Barnes. Omcers OF the law
caught up the pointer and are hot on
the trail, with every prospect of discov-
ering two other victims Of Sater's pois
oninR methods. 1t lie even suggested
that it will become necessary to dlsinter
bodies of deceased persons to hold an
autopsy. The circumstances are at
least suspicious, and other horrible
crimes may be revealed.
w. A. Mcclure, a we'll known citizen
of Mckay, Ohio. is of the opinion that
there is nothing as good for children
troubled with colds or Group as Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy. He has used
it in his family for several years with