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NORTHFIELD'S SENSATION.
FULL HISTORY OF THE SUPPOSE Q
POISONING CASE.
large Amounts of Arsenic Found In
George Marsh's Stomach-No Other
Cause OF Death Discovered In the
Examination-The Evidence.

of causing the death of George Marsh. |
Tho State was represented by Hon. II. - |
Stanton, states attorney and Hon FRANK
Plumley and the respondents by ex-Gov. !
w. +. Dillingham; and C. ID. Edgerton' |
Justice Il. II. Thayer presiding ~ large |
number OF witnesses were sworn inc
testimony showed that the respondents |
were very intimate and that Buzzell was /
seen to give Marsh a white powder from Il
glass and that the cupboard In an adJoin- |
ing room was wet with liquid. Respond |
ents left the body to be cared for by the
ncighbors and were gone whole day. |
Buzzell was n mourncr at the funeral
The hearing was adjourned TIL Tuesday |
at a. m. The body OF Marsh was found
60 contain large amount OF arsenic.
\ Mortified March 17.-Thc poison case
In which Mrs. George Marsh is suspected
of killing her husband and in which VIII
liam Buzzell is accused of being an ac-
complete, is creating very unusual eN-
citement in the quiet town of Northiield.
Mr. Marsh was u respected, wcli-to-do
farmer. but his wife has for years has Il
reputation not particularly enviable, whilc
Buzzcll is ono of the thoughtless, needless
men rather vicious in character.
Mr. Marsh died on the 10Th of January,
a painful, agonizing death and under pc
culiar circumstances Because OF lack OIL
means of his people the suppositon OF pois-
oning was not inquired into: but later
the matter was brought before GrAnd
Juror w. W. Holden, who had the BODY
disinterred and an autopsy was held the
nth OF February, the result oil whlch VIII
appear during the trial.
Last Friday and Saturday an inquest
was held at the office of Hon. Frank Plum
Icy, the result of which is yet not made
public But 1t is said that 1t was fouhu
that Marsh came to his death by poison.
The hearing to see If there is evidence
enough to bind Mrs. Marsh and William
Buzzell over until the next term of court
commenced Monday morning before JUS
tlce l.. II. Thayer, assisted by PROT Chas'
Dole. zed S. Stanton and Frank Plumley
for the State c. ID. Edgerton and eX-Gov.
Dillingham; for the defense.
Il. H. Boss was the first witness. Tie
testified that he met Mrs. Marsh one day
day going for a physician and he asked
her husbands condition and she replied
she did not think he would live.
The second witness was Hiram Henry,
a neighbor of Marsh's. He was al Marsh $
house Saturday night before death Marsh
was in bed. Or. Johnson, William Buzzell,
and two Dcddlers We're a the mouse.
Marsh seemed In great pain In the stom-
ach and bowels. The witness testified ne
was there the Wednesday before Marsh
died. Mrs Marsh asked him If he was q
god hand to lay out corpse While there
Buzzcn went to the cupboard, got tea
spoonful of white powder and mixed II IN
some liquid and gave 1t to Marsh. the
witness testified to appearances al times
of trouble between Marsh and his wife.
The next witness was Mrs. Charles ANS
den of Brookhed. She testified that Buzz
zell and Mrs Marsh were at the witness
house to dance some time since without
an invitation Mrs. Marsh was more In
Innate with Buzzell than her own hus-
band She stood on the floor with her
arm about his neck.
The fourth witness was Mabel Hill,
aunt of the late George Marsh. She tes-
titled that Mrs. Marsh was away when
Marsh was dying, but later came home
with Buzzel.
The next witness was George II. Bailey,
who was called to the Marsh house at
a. m. on the morning of his death. He had
an interview with Mrs. Marsh during
which time she sat with her arm around
Ruz2elrs neck in the parlor. The court
adjourned.
Unlike Yesterday. Mrs. Marsh appeared
i'll at ease when the court convened Tues
day morning at II o'clock. DR. Daniel
Johnson jr, was the only witness exam
ined He testified he had been Marsh s
attended physician. In his examination
of Marsh his only peculiar symptom was
that his pulse was only IS. He said he
left no unmXed white powders. Mrs.
Marsh had the care of her husband. He
called Sunday and Marsh was still com
planning of pain in the stomach. His pulse
was go other conditions normal. He Vom-
dlers were there Monday morning having
STAYED over Sunday.
TUESDAY night I was called to Marsh
and with DIR. Winch went 10 the house
and found Marsh dead. | asked for q
post-mortem examination of Mr.. Marsh y
continued the witness "but Mrs. Marsl
said she did not want him cut up and ap.
peared to feel badly 1t was the first time
she showed grief. Sunday 1t occurred &c
me he had some poison in his system
perhaps from the water. / never thought
up to Tuesday noon he had any other dis
ease than bliousness Unless knew tina
his distressed condition was caused bS
white arsenic. l should never he satisfied
to think that he died from poisoning alone
! thought he died of heart failure induced
by some cause unknown to me. The tab
lets / administered were slightly green
! left no white powders in powder form.
The court then adjourned to Ills p. IN.
The first witness of the afternoon OF
Tuesday was Prof. 10 Linsley of Bur
lington, connected with the medical de
partment of the u. V. NJ. He testified
that he was engaged by Capt, John J.
Moseley to perform the autopsy on tn
body of George Marsh. He came to North
field on the 18th of February. The DO,
containing the body of Marsh was no
opened before the arrival of States At
torney Stanton, but was opened in hi
presence and was recognized as the bod
OF George Marsh. The autopsy began a
1887 a. m. and lasted until p m. Tn
diagnosis of DR.. Johnson, the attending
physician, was heart failure. The organ
were not found to be in morbid condi
ton. There were no marks of violence o.
the body. The examination of the hear
showed it to be normal, some tubes of tn
lungs showed evidence of bronchitis. j
mY examination of the body did not fin
a cause of death In my microscopical eX
ANIMATION or pathological examination
Portions of the organs and body wer
paced in glass cases and taken TO Han
over, n. H., for examination by Pro-
bartlett.
Hroc. Bartlett was the next witness. II
Caid that certain white particles attracte
hG attention and his instructions were t
examine for mineral poison. l first dc
;ccted arsenic anu bismuth / examine
:or mercury but am unable to say whetho
] fo"nG any or not l gathered 81 mile
grams OF white arsenic. / extracted al
senic from the fl,ud contents of the stom
ach ard found 46 Kilograms. From tn
intestines ! found 80 Kilograms and b
chemical process 10 Kilograms OF arsenou
oxide. from urine 15-l0o Kilograms, froi
liver % Kilograms, from brain milo
grams, altogether l59 Kilograms In I'll
liver alone / found p times as much a.
Benfc as could possibly be takey in med
cine.
DR.. Winch was next called. He testine
that he called at Mnrsh's at the time
Mr.. Marsh's death, but brought out no nc
facts.
Mrs, Helen George testified to his agol
izing condition OF spasms and CONFUSION
ha gath Of M opph