New-York tribune., 1896-05-29
r,,r PROCEEDINGS IN COURT
..,,p, AMT ABOUT THE ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES
OF THE PART II ROOM

seams TO Increase correspondingly Tne
"a Yesterday morning seeking admission 10
- oourt was even greater than on any previous
-. Tho utmost publicity has been given to the
r..ordsrs instructions that only persons having
-, reasons for being present at the trial shall
. .uoved TO enter the courtroom. This how
IN no wise acts as a deterrent TO the gen.
,rh,ic and day after day the corridors are
..oo5 with people, who invent innumerable
-..ov,s that rarely succeed showing cause why
r..,,,on should be made in their cases. Many
-. ,oo fashiorably attred and apparently
"a social standing, endeavOr TO persuade
~. oescals 10 admit them. But the officials are
obdurate.
=. l. matter Of doubt whether those in
,,sar.,s who consider themselves fortunate in
r.,.,rg a seat in that part Of the court given
"a the public on ordinary occasions have
-, cause for satisfaction. From where they
q, there is little of interest TO be seen and far
lass n BE- heard. The acoustic properties of
PART II are extremely poor With this defect,
ord the roar and rumble Of heavy wagons that
ava constantly passing along the unevenly laid
.,rss.s that surround two sides Of the court II
s an impossiblity to hear anything at dis
,sncs of more than few feet. Even when all Is
opst outside il is difficult Tor those seated within
tho first barrier. the defendants counsel, news
nsnsr representatives and witnesses. TO follow
the evidence of persons on the stand. or TO hear
remarks of the Recorder Constantly Mr.. Brooke
Is obliged 10 ask the court stenographer to re-
neat for aim the questions Of the prosecuting
counsel and the answers given by the witnesses.
And often, too. the Jurors placed at that end OF
the box farthest removed from the witness-stand
rd n
hsrds as improvised ear-trumpets in order to
hear the evidence given.
MR. BROOKE COMPLAINS
Moreover. tho arrangements of the court are
faulty Three times since the beginning OF the
trial Mr.. Brooke has complained that as ne is
situated with the prosecuting counsel in front
OF him, neither he nor his client could see the
witness. Yesterday he said he had a right to de-
mand that some alteration should be made in
this respect but the Recorder said that it was
impossible TO help Mr.. Brooke out Of the difficulty
In that court.
A woful waste Of time characterized yester-
oayss resumption Of the trial Altogether. not
more than two hours was devoted to the taking
Of testimony. The blame for this deficiency be-
longs partly to the Recorder and partly to the
prosecution The former, after allowing a recess
of only twenty minutes. for the reason that a
journment at O'clock did not return to court
for over an hour. Then when the Recorder took
his seat Mr. Mcintyre announced that two of his
witnesses who were to follow on the stand were
not In court. He asked that the further hearing
be adjourned and under the circumstances there
was nothing to do but to comply with this re-
r.. Dbl
the autopsy on Mrs. Bliss's body, was the most
important witness yesterday. and his testimony
was that In his opinion death was caused by
arsenical poisoning. In cross-examination. how
ever, be admitted that this opinion was not en-
trely based upon his examination of the organs
Of the body. but was arrived at after chemical
analysis OF the stomach had been made.
SERIOUS POINT RAISED.
Mr.. Brooke yesterday raised a point of law that
is likely 10 be fraught with great deal Of impor-
tance. The pitcher which, 1t is asserted contained
the white sediment at the bottom. together with
The pie and the glass containing the matter vom-
''eo oy Mrs. Bliss, were handed to the late Coro-
ner OMeagher by Dr. Bullman. Yesterday It was
ehclted that the pie was delivered by the Coro-
ners officials TO the chemist in the form Of
70 the Coroner in glass tumbler. was sent to the
'nsmst IN bottle. Because OF these discrepan-
.~ M Brooke urged that the evidence relating
" 'aese things should not be declared admissible
Sa'h they had been properly identified and until
'"e" course from DR.. Bullman to the chemist
vas traced at every step and identified by every
s"e through whose hands they passed. The Re- |
1s. reserved his decision on the objection |
80 W Mr Brooke but. should II be in favor |
.ae aeience, the prosecution, by reason Of the |
a'a VI pr 0Meagher. will probably find 1t diff
~. ~ ~ supply an entirely connected chain OF evil |
THE OPENING OF COURT.
a.. ."e Recorder took his seat promptly at 1O:3o.
w 'ne court was kept waiting for about ten |
.'au'es Tor the appearance Of Dr. OHanon, who |
,'1. oiled to the stand on the previous evening
:" Wore the adjournment. When Dr. O'Han- |
-, a"ved he went Immediately to the stand. |
-. M examination was resumed by DR.. OSuln- |
., oehaif OF the prosecution. As TO the re- |
~ OF the autopsy he performed on the body |
a, a's Bliss. DR.. OHanlon said he examined |
,.s stomach and found 1t highly infiamed The |
:. ..""ammation extended from the cardiac orifce |
'"e pyloris. the end of the intestines. The in
!, u,,''iation. he said, extremely marked all |
wy u, way along the mucous membrane OF the |
"oh' He examined the contents Of the |
..aach also and found them to be of a dark. |
as Drown The kidneys were in a state of |
no ,1a' Is known chronic diffused nephrits. |
'' -, inaiady the witness explained, was a |
.''nc Inflammation Of the kidneys. Witness |
eu mat he likewise examined the brain. |
az lungs. spleen and liver. but none Of these |
cans ne considered was other than normal
uhss from all the appearances that you noted.
astritis ' you aSc'ioe oed'"' A'-io acute
e-of what kind? A.-rhere are several. There
pinor acute sastritis due to irritation and the |
',s a ioffned in this that II was gas
nlant poison "N"ee'" N''0 '"e s's'e"' Vi an
,nrss Have ave 70, ever examined stomachs. In the
ycur official duties. that presented similar
0anxSes 20 those In Mrs BLISS case. Ayes.
'tner cases? ''e '"e FAUST" vi ueA'" III "e
de. mnrooks-I ~ object to that question The causes
a'h IN those cases have nothing to do with this.
" " Sullivan pressed the question and said