New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-28
C0lgate's
CASHMERE BOUQUET
Toilet Soap.

Answering furtner QUtStOnS, III DuliiHdH snit
that on the first occasion that he Vlsited Mrs.
Bliss he found her temperature was $50 ana
Few hours later when he saw her the second
time. ii was slightly lower. innocent az ' ha
question seemed. 1t led to another squabble pc
tween counsel. Mr.. Brooke wanted to know now
il was that the witness was able 10 reiheIhoeI
the figures so accurately ana asheu III. w. he
to mention the name Of one patient Una. me
visited I'm August last year whose temperature
he cOud recall.
DIR. OsULIIvAN TO THE RESCUE
DIR. pullman was not equal to the task, and as
Mr. Brooke kept unreentngly probing the VIII
ness on the same point. Dr. OSulllvar carhe ~
his rescue He urged upon the Recorder that
the witness was answering intelligently ana
should be allowed to give his replies In his own
way without intimidation. Mr.. Brooke h ~
right on however, and finally learned Una, ~;
Pullman had kept a record OF the case anu . i.au
hrnncb, conv of II TO court. Il was from thal
record that he had recently refreshed ms iheIn-
ory he said. Mr.. Brooke asked TO see VI. ~. 49,
ma after porusing ii he discovered lnat thelc
NO, no mention of temperature upon the phpei'
DR. pullman looked uncomfortaDle; anu aio, nnd
."snat" took place between Dr. OSuIhVah anu
his opponent The Recorder was appedieu o W
- hon orce hut he looked and spoke as
though he thought the matter OF little moment
either way. - ru,,,r,e treat
-, NJ Iroole asked him why. if he thought
Mrs Miss was suffering from an irritant pos,Dm.
he ordered a mustard plaster 10 DE aPp,ie ,,rso
stomach. Witness malntalIcu 'i'''' at.o,,,,
% norfectlv appropriate under the circum-
stances In which he USED IT, al.'o.eh 10 ti,nn
pressed further he admit ID that II AT tie t' 20
he had been certain that the case Was o" 1o
poisoning he would nave io'o'''
Quate measures.
RIsMUTH IN 4 RECENT CASE.
oNow I ask YOU again. in what state OF 'o''u'
ton Is bismuth an antidote 10 an irriian' poiSo''
Ain any state provided the stomach Is e''P'S
O-How often have you in your practice admin
istered bsmuh in any form as an antidoe doI case
ritant poisoning? Al can only hale T., Vi" ~ in
which occurred recently. but the mater Is 10"
the Coroner's hands and must decline 10 ''e'''o''
Mr. Brooke pointed out that the witness u l.i
not have to keep the matter secret. as 80
newspaper in the city wouid De III pon1ained Oh
durate he insisted that the name shouid pe
stated in court. Mr.. Mcintyre interposeo' T Tnu
said the matter was OF little qSatarce in
Recorder at the request Of the deieIce' IN, ~,
structed DR. pullman TO answer the question: oul
he got his own way after all by pleading 'i,a hr,
had forgotten the name OF the person u ""'''
he referred. . -, - h,ch
Interrogated as to the authority upon whIch
H., based the desirability Of giving oismuth. ~
pullman said Osler and HOOD reco,nnen"hu o IL,
Then Mr. Brooke produced poEderous DOOR.
IVA bv Blvth, and was proceeding to quote
remedies given therein which were opposed 10
Dr. Bullman's treatment
COUNSEL AT WAR AGAIN
81 object. Blyth was who never treated
a case OF arsenical poisoning in his me- nor uli
he ever treat gastritis. The work Mr. Brooke Is
intending TO quote is simply chemicdl "o'N
and can have competency so FAR as the eN'
dence of this witness is concerned. eXcia''"eu
Dr. OSullvan. ,or,,s
well. well: a little learning is dangerous
thing" said Mr.. BROOKE. What want TO Sn ,,o
Is that this witness in his treatment OF Mrs. biss
gave her such remedies that ne va" a., no' ri,ant
that the woman was suffering from rri'an'
poisoning. . a., a,,r. h..
nointing out that the witnesses own authorlty;
6slor advised that in such cases vomiting should
be brought on, and then drew from i1r huI t
that when called In 10 see Mrs Bliss ne hau
found her vomiting and had stopped H. mr.
fore if this was case Of irritant poisoning re-
marked counsel to the witness, II Woulu s.'''
that you had left undone those things whicn you
should have done" Quoting again from hIy'n
counsel asked the physician If he had found IN
Mrs Bliss signs Of hysteria, vomiting IH'n'
CLEANLINESS Of the skin, dilation OF the eye hdu
sea and an accelerated pulse. all OF Whlch nv
said should have been apparent IN ca9e ,ho,
arsenical poisoning. The witness repHeu Una.
some Of those symptoms were present pu' ~.
all Then by series Of questions cochst so nn
70 Obtain an expression Of opinion from Dr Bun
man that the symptoms nc observed II. the DE,
ces sed were those OF bacterial ana not arsehic"'
poisoning but without success
THE EXAMINATION BEFORE THE CORONER.
O-When you were examined by Mr. Mcintyre pc
fore the Coroner do you remember saying tnat the
tant polsoning? Al do not remember saying mat
O-Do YOU know Mrs. Van Norden? A-les'
do you remember saving TO ncr. wren 49,. yoS haH
her in Mrs. Blisss apartments after the deatn hau
occurred, thai death was due 10 hear' iai'u'e' -
ooAre Won positive? A-wer. I don't see how
that Il H0"'' &c '''''' 49, w.. xor,on
and Mrs Leonard and telling them that me cause
say ga nothing about poison or they might get them
selves into trouble? A.-No. $500 49,. ,o,, ,an
sO3nei hhEu in IN the pitcher 10 which has
been made. that looked like sugar? A'-1es oor.,
think soe the crystals r;g we're not small enough
Odd you examine the crystals 50 c%sey Dn ,nat
you were able 10 detect their size! Any impress
sion that they were not salt GTysia on the body
of Mrs Bliss? A-Dr. O'Hanlon. myself. and some
'oIWere any of the organs removed? Ayes; the
stomach. liver. kidneys and other parts
Odd DR.. OIianlon take any OF the organs
away with him? Ayes. he took the stomach lot
Odd YOU examine me kidneys or any any,. Of III. the
Q.-Dd you find any symptoms in the kidneys OF
chronic nephrltis? A-That: think is somewhat
junction with many diseases.
After brief examination by DR.. OSuivan
the witness was dismissed.
DIR. oHANLON EXAMINED.
DR.. Philip F. O'Hanlon who conducted the
autopsy was then called. and testified that he
was graduate Of New-York University in 1856
and that he at time connected with
Gouverneur Hospital Examined by DR.. O'Sul-
Ivan, he said he found as the result OF his
topsy on Mrs. Blisss body intense congestion
and Inflammation Of the stomach. and formed
the opinion that the effect was caused by some
acute irritant.
At this stage the time for adjournment was
approaching and Mr. Mcintyre. who said that
he was not feeling we'll asked that the further
examination Of the witness should be postponed
This request wac granted by the Recorder, and
the trial will be resumed this morning at 1920
o'clock.
JUDGE TRUAX'S REPORT AS A REFEREE
The report OF Charles II. Truax. who referee
in the suit OF DR.. Charles p. Krezer against his
wife Letita Krezer for separation was filed
yesterday with the County Clerk. Mrs. Kre.zer
brought counter suit charging cruelty, and the