Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-26

witness gave the mama n,sel. at
When asked how he knsa, nin coi-
fact, the @ltnes triumntsast h
He told me 80 hisse,tm
or course the answar ,,
by the Judge. was sfr.,
Al this point the defense a.
that the next witness ira, ahhotl
Introduce was In DALAI aglf,,
not arrive till $40 In tbs ana "
ana the court was adjourn i's-tas
y. m. Tho Judge annoiinna"u I'll
that from $3.50 TO . y. m. thers mostt
no intermisslon. "V'e ~oul
Prof. l.. Myers Conner. oha
ST, Louis college, and WIN KY u
doing analytical work tws,,n~ y
was the first witness callra ,ae lhaI
ternoon. He heard Prof rhaas'h.
mony, and thought his 49, Y;
not dinerentiate between
ana hyoscimine, as ptomaines W
maj nlNalolda and some of ,has
peculiarly similar to atronhlns
opinion Pror. Chases test ,,a.,l
prove that the alkalold foind n.
was atrophlne, He Thought ~
some of these ptomalnes bava Ky
effect on the eyes as the atrops,r.A
quoted newspaper article Ia =.
the correctness OF his position ~
lci2ed the methods OF Prof chs.
handling the organs OF Rloot,s
Ptomaines, or animal alkalolda ~
are more poisonous as the boaS
putrifles. The witness brought q. 4,
to show that ptomalnes Mil 10y.
dilution OF the pupil OF the az N
larry to the action OF atronhin.
was firmly convinced that tha =
secured from Blacks body ,nlyh, \, Il
been "a ptomaine instead OF a 49,
mldrlatic, such as atrophlne'
At this point Assistant Atto,n..
Wis took the witness for cross s,,.a
alton, which was the most lnts,....
of the whole trial. as both lnwva.
witness seemed to be thoroneh,.
quainted with the subject unds,
| ousslon. 'us'
what are you professor nv,
last inquired MIR. Davis,
Professor OF nothing" was II
prompt reply. II am city chemr
Dallas and sanitary inspector. 4, /
never yet reached the distinvnl.,1
! sncer on tho word. ~
| F'i''NlHb tHls, INC attorneys fof n
defense held n brief consultation N
announced that "the defense r,r,l
There was quite a tlutter at mi,
1t had been expected that the de,,1
| would produce witnesses for tha 4
pose of discreditlng Mrs. Black n
pccially az 10 her personal cha,tn
except as to Ware. The surprise N
greater from the fact that IL was n
known that witnesses for that M \
purpose had been summoned.
The state placed again on the M
Prof, Chase, TO explain at grel,7
length that after his tests ne ~
not posRibly have obtained an atsl
poison or ptomalne. He also expal,l
at length that the gastric Juices I'D 4
tend to soften the walls Of Blaal
stomach, and that they were tough d
hard to cut, and were much lnharll
When cross examined by Mr.. On.
pie Prof, Chase said that he had nj
a large number OF analyses for pos,
In fact. he said that the past !. 4
years there has never been d
when he did not have on hand Va
work of this kind. This question
course. was not answered as Nj, o
lesple would have It. and from "a
time forward there was no true
tween the brilliant young lawyer q
the cautious young tOxicolOglst. ia
after time MIR. Gillespie would "
"Now, professor, you declare posl,lFl
that" etc. TO which he would h
some such reply as; II beg your ~
don. but did not make that 'is
mcnt." The battle waxed warm q
the continued sparrlng excited he .
tcnsest interest ON the part Of v
spectators and jurymen.
After MIR. Gillespic's cross exams
tlon Judge Holland took the witness
hand and asked. "Will you swear
this jury that by your processe. Y
excluded morphine from the crysAA'
substance you obtainedY'
You will please explain what y
mean by exclude morphine, gus
replied Prof. Chase. 49,
u do not propose to be quesln1
by the Witness" smartly ansvH'
Judge Holland.
III you Will not explain your y,
ton" interposed Judge Harms
witness need not answer IL -,
II refuse fatty to be duesuonei
the Witness" remarked the lAw!eh'
he atraighteued up In his tau :.
chair. The Judge then took inc u
tlon and explained II, after va"
was answered. 49,,
Here both sides announced tnM'
the evidence was In ana PIepa,as',.
for the argument began. Inc la'
tired. the attorneys entered INV v
sultatlon and the officers OF tne "
busted themselves In rearransins
bar OF the court Ms for great w. w,
struggle. Then the jury was res ..s
and within ten minutes me s,s
county attorney was settihs iV''-
case to the jury. .r IA .
He set out by calling nttenuvn y n
Indictment. which Is drawn una hii
Giles SAC and 5i3, according " W.
defendant, whether he ndminiAtts'svll, n,
poison, or simply caused u Nh,
IL guilty OF murder In the ms, NV. r,ss
He then claimed that unuer fsf
decisions OF the supreme cvu nss
was found In the body, II was
OF murder by poisoning, ,,s M
Turning TO the jury, then; 'ns a.
ney referred to the difficult sn N
pleasant duties 20 be pcrformee u
court lie next went into s Asl
the life and character OF Mn ,nss
Black and OF the other prlnsnfis.
the remarkable crime, when ~ 4,
laid bare by the wife Of the aeaa \ 4
His portrayal OF the. charaetNss,us,,I
defendant. as coid-blooded, ,,r'
and heartless was something s W
Then he took up review oi r.s IA
case, giving the salient pon.a Il
evidence from the first TO w "
lie did not so much argue MN
as TO set them forth. array W. y
fore the Jury. And this WIS 'V',
ingeniously and effectlNey',,. nj
one of the surprises o. \, Wsr
speech was his setting for.n ,nnrds.
motive for committing w ,akIrs
was announced during me , ,r
the testimony that the del ,a.sl.s 1
posed 10 prove thar the po,ses~sa,
The person OF such q woman shsa
an Incentive to murder ~ ~, q Z
; Davis came TO the due-nho t vi
tive, he took the position u Ia,
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