Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-25
DOCTORS ON STAND.
PROFESSOR CHASE GIVES THE RE-
SUIT OF HIS CHEMICAL Elk
ANIMATION.
Thompson, Adams and saunder'
Gave Medical Testimony on
Subject of Poisons.

The fourth day Of the Frank c. Ware
trial passed without a sensation But
the sensational occurrences OF the day
before were sufficient TO fill the Seven
tenth district courtroom to crowding
yesterday morning. though 1t seemed
that the character of the cross exam
nation of Mrs Black had so alarmed
the ladies that they did not put IN an
appearance yesterday, The lawyers
were apparently as full of vigor as be-
fore, and there was no perceptihle diff
ference in the appearance of the lris-
oner. He seems 90 ua bearing UP
brayely both physically and mentally
under the continued strain. In fact he
seems 10 have a most unusal amount of
vitality During the evening his sis
tiers were by his side, but throughout
the day session Of the court only his
brothers and father were with him.
At night the pretty little sister that
had attracted the kindly attention Of
every body occupied chair Immediate
ly by his side and against the table,
so that she could take In every detail
of the examination.
The first half of the forenoon session
was given TO the completion OF the
cross examination OF Mrs Rosa Black,
the wife Of the deceased engineer.
Mrs. Blacks dress had not been chang
ed IN the slightest particular. but the
painfully flushed appearance be-.
face had entirely disappeared, and she
was much more void of excitement
Though in her first examination and
the cross examination OF the first day
she had shown wonderful self possess
sion and proved herself one of the
hardest witnesses 10 cross that the eN-
perlenced eX-dlstrict attorney had ever
handled. The examination by the
counsel for the defense was conduct
ed yesterday afternoon by Judge Hol-
Land for the most part. though Mr.
Gillespie and Col. Abright asked some
questions. II appeared as though the
defense felt the absolute necessity for
breaking down Mrs. Blacks testimony
and the questions asked her yesterday
were solely for the purpose of proving
20 the jury that she would In some in
stances at least vary from whut she
knew to be the truth. 1t is understood
that In line with this Idea they had
some seventy-fve witnesses summoned
Wednesday night for the express pur-
pose OF showing that her relations
with other men than the defendant
have not been what they should have
been, and directly contrary to her
sworn testimony.
In this cross examination she ad-
mitted that she had blOndlned her hair
and also that she had heard OF women
using belladonna TO brighten their
eyes. AS to the rough on rats" that
she said Ware told her he had put in
Mr. Blacks coffee she said that IL had
been bought by her husband and that
she had tossed IL on top OF the safe.
and that she did not know that Ware
mad any knowledge of Its whereabouts,
She described croton oil as about like
melted butter, and on this point the
defense failed to get her TO contradict
herself. She admitted that she had left
her husband once when they lived on
the East Side owing to the influence OF
certain Mrs. Payne, with whom she
was boarding. She had left him again
when they lived in Mr. Boyds house
on Jennings avenue. just before her
baby was born. This time no one per-
suaded her to do 1t, but sac had sltl piy
grown tired OF her husband. She said
that she borrowed the money from
MIR. Boyd on which to go to sedalla
Mo-, but denied most positively thai
any Improper relations had existed be.
tween herself and Boyd In speaking
OF the method followed by herself and
ware in poisoning Mr. Black the wit
ness said tAat Ware hsd tSed up SOME
croton oil in a capsule left at the hous,
by DIR. Thompson, which she never
gave the patient. At once Mr.. Giles
pie asked.
why did you not tell this yesterday
Did you not tell Mr.. Davis that In thi
statement you had told all that yol
knew about this case? Didn't you tel
him deliberate falsehood when yol
told him that. If you are telling IN
truth now?" To all OF which question
she answered with most exasperatln
deliberation. and in a manner not i
embnrraey hcrfef She declared tina
the states counsel had not talked wit
her ut all Oh tile subject before sia
made that statement.
This finished the examination of
TaNnaf aIFd la1
remarkable trial. II she were teilin
the truth through the examination
was wonderful that so young and pref
~ woman could so completely main
tam her sef-possession Ia the rocita
OF such horribly cold-blooded stor,
II. as the counsel for the defense wi
argue. she was telling deliberate Ii
or series OF lies--In order to get he,
sell out OF a troublesome predicamenl
not oftener tripped, at least on M
mcnts.
The next witness was NJ. NJ. S. Rol
erts, fireman on the Fort Worth an
l9anrHr RUNWAY. hnt who works In IN
yards at Wichita Falls he had see
Black on the 10th of May when the lai
ter had been required 20 lay on d da
az Wichite Falls to attend some sol
OF n railroad trial On that occasio
Roberts had been detailed 70 m
Blacks engine. with another enginee
one trip TO Fort Worth. Black ha
given him his lunch basket. which /
himself had not touched Roberts al
heartily 81 some chocolate cake IN II
bucket. and half an hour later was
terrible pains In his stomach and how
els. During The whole day he suffer-
terribly ana his purging and vomltin
made him unable 10 walk. IN N
evening he grew better and returned
AichisA Falls next day His test
n1cny WAS not In the least ,Vpaltana
hy Tho cross examination, though M
onls thing established was that ii tn
tine tllere appeared TO have been sorl
thing wrong with Blacks luncheon.
TIE next witnses was pr. r.. /