The morning call., 1894-01-18
THE BOOGAR TRIAL
Testimony as to Poisoned
Rice and Ginger.
Lawyer Benson CrosS-Examines De-
tectiVe HoIland-ThreatS to Send
Some One to Prison.

OAKLAND.-The trial OF Philip Boogar, &C
cused OF attempting 10 poison his wife, was re-
sumed before Judge Ogden yesterday morning.
Mrs. Boogar was recalled for further exam
lnatlon by the defense. All the points brought
out in he direct examination were gone into IN
detail. Sharp passages ensurd between Benson
and Mrs. Boogar. Bad feeling exists between
these parties. Mrs. BOOgar accused Benson OF
having used vile and insulting language TO her
in his office at time when all the doors and
windows were closed. She said she .feared
Benson would attempt her life.
The prosecution called Detective Dennis
Holland. who said he was the man who ar
rested the def ndani. at that time Boogar or o.
tested thai the rice was not poisoned, and said
he had eaten of it himself. While being
searched at tie ity Hall Boogar repeated his
assertions OF having eaten of the rice.
The witness said lie took from defendants
person some papers and bunch OF keys. The
witness then returned 10 the BOogar place with
the keys and began search OF the premises.
In a shed back of the house were found two
trunks. The keys in the bunch fitted the
trunks, and opening The trunks the witness
found a box of Rough on Rats. $50 in money,
and pill box full of a white Indian vegetable
compound. The Rough on Rats box was with
out label; This had been scratched of.
Mr.. Holland was shown bunch OF keys and
identified hem as those taken from Boogar at
the time OF his arrest Inc keys were intro.
duced In evidence. The witness said the rat
polson was sent for analysis TO Professor
WeuIZel of San Francisco.
sought TO draw from the witness an admission
of more than ordinary interest In this case.
Mr.. Holland was asked how long he had been
alone in the BOOgar house with Mrs. BoOgar at
the time he went TO search the premises. He
said il was about half an hour.
"HOw often have you been in the house OF
Mrs BoOgar since you arrested the defend
ant?"
About half dozen times"
"Can you swear TO this court and jury that
you have been there no oftener than that?"
Il can"
Mr.. Benson then went over each month OF
the subsequent year asking. with great care,
whether or not the witness had been at the
BoOgar house six or eight times In each month.
The detective denied each Implied accusa-
tion.
The details of the search were again re-
counted. Mrs. BOogar held the lamp while Mr.
Holland went through the trunks in the she'd
so the testimony developed.
When the question of The amount of money
10 und In the Trunk came up again, the defend
ant whispered TO his attorney and the question
was put as TO whether or not $50 instead of
$50 was not found. This was denied.
Mr.. Benson tried 10 penetrate The apparent
mystery that surrounded Mr. Hollands visits
asking whether they had not been made by
nlgh'; how long he sremalned. etc. Nothing
new was developed This concluded Mr.. Hol-
lands testimony
The examination Of Professor William T.
Wentzell. head of the Department of Chem
istry at the College of Pharmacy of San Fran
cisco, followed. He testified that Mrs. Bougar
had brought 10 him glass dish full of boiled
rice shortly after Dir. Boogar's arrest. He
made CHI mica analysis OF Tins rice and found
II contained 1876 grains OF areSenic.
The professor stated that PIG grains OF
arsenic was the smallest amount known to
produce death. Five grains, he said would be
certain 10 Kill.
Witness stated that later on a second ouan-
tity OF rice had been brought him by Mrs.
BOOgar for analysis. The rice was so mixed
with ashes that a satisfactory analysis could
not b. made. Itappeared, however, TO contain
less arsenic than the first amount Of rice sub
mitted.
An account of the analysis OF the box OF
rough on Rats wassgven. subsequently, lthe
witness sad two bottles OF medicine were
brought hIm from Mrs. Bo0gar. One contain ed
essense OF peppermint, The other Jamaica gt n
ger. The witness found 3.17 grains of arsenic
IN The peppermint and 1.3 grains OF the same
poison in the ginger.
The cTosS-eXamnatlon OF this witness was
very short and of little Importance.
Solomon Pollenbaum. glaZier, was called.
He told how he had bought box OF Rough on
Rats for Mr.. Boogar, who said he wanted III for
the purpose OF killing few cats at home. Mr.
BOogar was In The store al the time. He took
the box and scratched of the label with a
pockets nlfe.
Witness said he had had conversation with
the defendant shortly after the latteps arrest
al the City Prison. Mr.. Boogar had said that
Mr.. Benson, his attorney, was Implicated in the
matter and had prevailed upon him TO buy the
poison. He said he was powerless to employ
any other lawyer. Benson. he said, was the
cause OF the trouble. that he aud his wife
would make up after their trifiing quarrels and
everything would be all right until Benson ap-
pea ed again and then trouble would invariably
ensue.
The cross-examination of this witness was
highly sensational. Oaths and threats mad
passed hotly IN previous interviews between
Attorney Benson and the witness. Witness
said Benson had once told him that unless he
helped the defense in this case he would send
MIN TO san Quentin.
Benson asked whether Mrs. Boogar had not
promised to raise mortgage that now hangs
over PolleDbaum's property by sending the
mortgagor to Sau Quentin IL Pollenbaum would
testify I'm her favor.
This was fatty denied.
Startling charges were made In rapid success.
sion by one side and by the other. The air was
full of promises OF san Quentin.
At 8 O'Clock the case adjourned until this
morning
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