New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-03
Mr. Brooke-Yes. Your Honor. on that Yer,
lay. >,
MR. BROOKE WINS

MR. BROOKE WINS.
The Reoorder-Then the objection is over
ruled
ODD you see Mrs. Bliss shortly before her
,o-HoS many days prior to her DEATH A.-TEo
&-wh hi 81. go. the % cents from you. did che
and talk to anybody? Al did not. 49, ate, .,r.
boy oaisiias the ho'ei. 80 siT r.,, estate
dS Gb IL ' yoa 9se Ars Hs with
Odd you ever see i'm In conversation Win
o-Whcn Mrs Bllss asked you for the 80 cents
Mrs Fleming he hotel? al s s don't v HnG wv
- mere Was Mrs bs n soel parIor on thu main
floor.
Mr. Brooke then endeavored to obtain from
the witness the substance OF the conversation
he had with Mrs. Bliss when she borrowed inc
80 cents but Mr. Mcintyre interpcsed with an
objection that was sustained by the Keco'ue''
Then Mr. Brooke launched out into another inc
~ examination. which, had It succeeded. would
have been attended with some important teSU-
monv on behalf OF the defence. ana ""uld nav
supported the suggestion that Mrs BLISS was "N-
"iIave YOU ever" asked Mr. Brooke, been an
inhabitant Of "a community wherein have nNcn
habitual arsenic EATERS Before me witness
could reply Mr.. Mcintyre objected on the si'"hl
Of the irrelevancy Of the question, whereuP'h
Mr. Brooke went on TO justify his inquiry by
statement to the effect that the witness "as
Thoroughly conversant with the appearance or
arsenic eaters and that he desired 10 rhp" ny
means OF Mr. Anderson that characterist r, 81
arsenic eating were present IN MIS- "'''
features.
MRS. BLISS HABITS.
81 also propose to follow this up" continued
Mr. Brooke "by showing that Mrs Bliss was
habitually arsenic eater"
he objection
ward BY Mr. Mcintyre. to which defendant 8
counsel took exception. In the Meyer poisoning
case" said Mr.. Brooke Or O'Sullivan. who was
/ then my associate In the defence was allowed 10
go into this question OF the appearance OF airrnc
eaters for a whole hour for the purpose 81 Illus
trating a material fact to the jury-to snow that
there might nave been some other aus 10,
death side Of that charged In the Indictment
against Dr. Meyer ] submit that TINS evidence
IL similarly competent. and your Honor VIII ma
that in the Meyer case counsel was prrh'i. ,,,
! 10 rut questions Of this kind in every shaie ana
every conceivable form that the ingenuity OF
counsel could devise .
| Mr. Mcintyre pointed out that the witness on the
stand In the Meyer case was Professor Chitienden.
who was a qualified expert. and that Mr.. Ander-
son could not be looked upon In any way as an
| expert Mr. Brooke contcndef that II was not
obligatory that the witness should be an expert
Mr. Anderson had lived In Central America
| where arsenic eaters lived and he argued that he
was perfectly capable OF noting and speaking OF
/ the appearance OF this class Of people. The Re-
! corder eventually declined TO allow Mr. brooke
| to question the witness on any OPINION ne Au
duced from Mrs. Bliss's appearance me counsei
| took an exception to the Recorders ruling. but
did not attempt to press the matter further.
MRS. FLEMINGs HOTEL BILL
| O-you testified yesterday that the bill owing by
Mrs Fleming when she left the hotel amounted 10
BIO, and that 1t had been paid last Friday! A
Yes. sir. - -.
| hoo, for Mrs Flemings apartments and main
! tcnance considerably more than that sum- A
i o "Mnierrupting)-Had you any, charges for the
maintenance of Mrs Fleming and her children t be-,
was the rent OF the apartments, but there was
bill for meals amounting 10 o., -" cparge made? A.
r. II. Hh' vou received last Saturday check for
.,9 In nnvment for the apartments to whom dd YOU
consider entitled TO LOOK or n lhe Vi
O-Then to him and TO him only you look TOT pay
ment? Ayes. sir.
William Moore patrolman connected WIN
the Thirtieth Precinct. gave evidence fesa'u''e
his investigation at the Colonial Hotter on "eP
tember and T. Mr.. Miller produced an Ordinary
market basket. which the witness identheu "S
I ha wing been found In Mrs Flemings apartment.
In that basket were two small cans, TWO sinai
brushes, two or three saucers and an alarm
clock There was also a suiall black tray In the
basket. He also found wooden box In wh''n
there were a cigar-box and number OF chII-
dren's toys.
MR. BROOKE OBJECTS AGAIN.
Mr. Brooke objected TO the contents OF the box
! and OF the basket. for the reason that when the
witness testified to seeing those exhibits In Mrs
Femings rooms the defendant had vacated the
apartment. and that there was consequently no
evidence to show them as her property The
obtection was overruled. and Moore allowed
| IN identify the exhibits He identified also the
| cover of a moderate-sized tin pail.
Detective Joseph Sawyer Of the Thirtieth Pre-
o,uet also Identified the cover Of the tin pail