The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-06-06
THE F1EmING MURDER rEIIL.

Curious Collection of Objects, Taken From
Mrs. Fleming's Room, for Analysis, and
Which Showed Traces of Poisons the
Same as Those That Mrs. Bliss Took
Before Her Death-Tracing the Actions
of the Coroner and the Chemist.
New York, June 5-The suicide theory
is not the only one upon which the de-
fence may fall back if the peoples rep
resentatives in the trial of Mary Alice
Almont Livingstone Fleming prove a
strong case in prosecuting. A few days
ago Mr., Brooke intimated that Mrs.
Bliss killed herself. This morning,
right out from the slowness Of the ex-
perts testimony, came an argument of
the defendants senior counsel, which
he made in support OF one of his OBJ
jections In that he said plainly that
there had been no evidence brought
forward to show that a crime had been
committed. Right on the heels of that
assertion he made another, in which he
more than theorized. He intimated that
some one had put the arsenic on the
various articles which Inspector Nc.
Cullagh and DR.. Scheele took from Mrs.
Fleming's rooms and the basement of
the Colonial hotel, Mrs. Fleming was
all attention at this point. The color in
her cheeks heightened. She sat bolt
upright She shook her head affirma-
lively. And after Mr.. Brooke took his
seat again and his objection had been
overruled she whispered to him in a
way to show that she was in an excited
frame of mind.
The testimony given yesterday
through the medium of DIR. Henry A
Mott, analytical and consulting chem
list, professor in Rutgers college, expert
witness for the people in the trial OF
Mrs. Fleming, did much to supply one
of the two missing links that would
make chain of evidence against the
defendant.
DR.. Mott found arsenic in large guam
titles in Mrs Bliss stomach, in its con-
tents, in her last vomit, on a Japanese
vase said to be owned by Mrs. Fleming
on one of her trays and on the cover OF
a tin pail
That this poison was found in hel
stomach wasn't remarkable in itself
Mr.. Brooke has even gone SO far as tt
say that it is possible that the defence
will be that Mrs. Bliss committed sui
eide. But that this arsenic was found
on articles of furniture is of vastly
, more Importance to the peoples case.
| The great and notable victory of the
| day was Mr.. McIntyres argument, by
which he secured the admission of thu
| articles of furniture as exhibits. Hi
argument was brilliant and rapid. H,
| cited the case of the Chicago anarchist
| in which the bombs were found nea
the we'll known meeting place of Spie
and his gang. This was blow to Mrs
| Fleming.
| DR.. Motifs testimony was so direc
| that no effort was made by Mr.. Brook
to disparage it, and he wisely left tn
| witness alone, not consuming NOR
than three minutes in his cross examin
alton.
| DR.. ScheeIe, the succeeding expert TO
the people, is not likely to fare so wei
at Mr.. Brooke's hands. He is prett.
sure to be subjected to as searching
| cross-examination as Mr. Brooke
capable of when his turn comes.
/ There was rumor in the air thi
| morning that the defence may abandol
its suicide theory and assert that tn
poison in some way got into Mrs. Bliss
body after death. But then, this tria
has been full of rumor.