Evening star., 1895-07-12
ALL THE TESTIMONY IN.
Argument Begun I'm the La Plata MUIR
der Trial.

Argument Begun I'm the La Plata MUIR
der Trial.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
LA PLATA. Nd, July .12,-Quite unex-
pectedly the state announced promptly at
noon today that all evidence IN the Farratl
murder trial had been presented and that
the next step in order was the arguments
to the jury. Recess was then taken until
2 o'clock that counsel might prepare for
the addresses. and when court reconveaad
States Attorney Matthews opened for the
prosecution.
Court will remain in session this evening
as late as counsel desire. while 1t is not yet
determined whether or not an adjourn
ment Is to be taken at 3 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon, for Judge Briscoe announced
that the trial must reach termination by
tomorrow evening If such Is by any means
possible. All witnesses have been finally
discharged.
The situation remained practically nm
changed at the opening Of this, the
eleventh, day Of the hearing. The usual
large number of spectators were In at
tofore, occupied her customary seat.
The state called DIR. Kalusowski of Wash
ir rgton to rebut the testimony of Prof.
Penniman. The publication office of a
beneath the court room. and an attempt
was made to run off the edition. The noise
of the press rendered Impossible con-
tinuance Of proceedings in court.
Judge Briscoe dispatched a bailiff. who
ended the disturbance. and consequently
the subscribers viii not receive their copies
of the paper on schedule time this week
DR.. Kalusowski declared that DR.. Schaeffer
tests for strychnine with the organs re-
moved from the body of Frederick Farrall
although Prof. Penniman stated that tar
taric acid should have been lsed.
,lv,I, Ill t. ~ ~, n Dxrv.4
ness, "and its chemical position Is invaria-
BILE. Tartaric acid contains organic sub
star ces, and Is therefore liable to changes -
DR.. Kalusowski reiterated mCst emphat-
ically that DR.. Schaeffer and himself found
strychnine in specimens of the body of the
deceased.
DR.. Schaeffer followed DR.. Kalusowski
and was under examination for nearly two
hours, his testimony being contradictory Of
DR.. AE.os.
The expert employed 6y the defense, DR..
Gardiner, was also called to state that
while on the stand yesterday Dr. ''arrico
the witness and himself. That ended the
testimony.
The Defense Closes.
The family physician of the FarraIPs,
DR.. Lewis c. Carrico. who attended Fred
erick Farrall during his fatal illness. and
who was the first witness for the state in
the present trial, took the stand at the
opening Of the session yesterday afternoon,
being called by the defense Judging from
the condition of the deceased and the
symptoms of the sickness, which resulted
in death, DR.. Carrico was of the opinion
that such was not due to strychn;ne pois-
oning. but was the result of uraemia. The
witness never observed that Mrs. Farrall
entertained ill-will, animosity or bad feel
irg toward her husband. When the wit
ness. few days after the funeral, spoke
to Mrs. Farrall about exhuming the body,
she made no objection to such action.
Evidence in Rebuttnl.
The defense here closed its case, with
the understanding that it would be allowed
to introduce this morning two witnesses
not in attendance yesterday
The state then began its evidence in re-
buttal, the first witness being DR.. Robert
Diggs, local practitioner of forty years
standing. He was asked the states hypo-
thetical question, heretofore quoted in sub
stance, and stated that death in such an
instance would be due to strychnine pois-
oning.
At the conclusion Of DR.. Diggs' testimony
the court adjourned for the day.