New-York tribune., 1899-12-29

not. -,roo n the same
sor, q, nolson cases." asked Mr. OSBORNE
IT have" - ,u,or.onca
When Dr. Phillips was asked "ha' mp
be attached to the mucous nature u INC
stance obtained from the stcmach' ne a"'"ei'1
that he attached great importance u IT, i'
the reason that it indicated the presenoe
.oroa very severe and powerful irritant. III was
rossible that mucus could be prouU'eN "
Ivavs brt not in such quantities
,.roA ~ he had ever treated a similar case
80. r,,tness replied that he had, but when MI
oshorre instructed him to describe that case
~, 1yoeks objected and was sustained MI.
ohorna areued the matter at some length' anu
,,raed that IL was Of vital interest to snow 'ha'
C,ornlsh was suffering from the same syiiip'oiii'
o."A n" had shown. Mr.. osborne also sprung
q surprise by remarking that he couid p'ouuo7
an ANALYTICAL chemist-not the one VINO n"u %
amined the contents OF Mrs Adams s'oi'lao"
who would show that what killed n b NM
Nrs Adams This would prove TO matheH'"'
chi certainty he said, what poison CORNISH "a'
sufYering from, and hence the relevancy Oh tile
case NJ "a T." to this one. Finally. Dr Phii-
Inns was permitted to say that he had attehoeu
q "natlent" whose symptoms were Ike those OF
Cornish. He found the patient very ILL., follow
ing the taking of substance. lie uio ho''
however. see the patient take the substance
o.-Do you know what the substance was OF your
medical knowledge IL A;bsesr As;,,nstance? Ayes
0-Where? A-On the table by the bed. .,o
0.-WheIe was the patient? AIN pea or !" ''''
pa,hry4hft nWhst was on the table? Alt sample
bottle purportns to be P Of Husno% pq"H his bed
9-nn,d you have any talk of the reception of
mat 30f %So, wes his condition? A-His pulse was
hign. hi9g.wbat was his complexion? A.-sallow and
pale pQ.-Have you ever seen person with ike COM
pIexlcWN peWbo was il? AIR Cornish
Sin order TO treat the patient was ,ftrG65 u n95
necessary for you to know from "na' lie
oIYou were called to treat him? Ayes
pARNEr SUFFERED FROM POISON.
DIR. Phillips then said In answer to questions
that his opinion at the time he attended baine,
vas that he was suffering from some powerful
,rritant poison He based this opinion on 'he
general condition Of fhe patient but formed no
opinion of the nature Of the poison he ulu
,orm an opnion as to the source from which the
3rritant came This opinion. he said came from
the patient himself To all of these questions
,nd answers Mr.. Weeks vigorously objected
tut was overruled.
DR. Phillips said ne formed the opinion tha'
tbe substance taken by the patient was for
.,en substance and that it was what purporteu
% he a medicine Again Mr. Weeks objected
strenuously. but was again overruled he sa'u
the patient mentioned box on the table
what did your patient say with reference 10
that box?"
HE told me he took a dose Of medicine from
that box and was Immediately taken ILL., lie
told me he believed It was that damned hu'-
how Powder" answered the witness
The doctor said he knew the contents OF 'he
box were afterward analyzed by the drug hr'h
NJ Van Horn & Griffith. at Forty-frst-s'' anu
Park-ave He was then asked to state ms
treatment of the case and describe the patient
appearance. He told Of the peculiar oIuish anu
ashen pallor the weak heart action Dr. van
Horn is the chemical expert for the huthow
Powder people. DR.. Phillips went to him ana
talked the matter over with him as TO what ex-
traneous matter might have been in the powder
and learned from him the chemical elements OF
the Kutnow Powder This was necessary In or
der 10 know what treatment TO give his patent
He ordered remedies and continued treating his
patient Barnet gradually improved FOR time'
but died soon afterward. having been suodehiE
taken worse. He called to attend Barnet
by a telephone message. and went TO his room
at the Knickerbocker Club.
The witness then told of the patients appear
ance again, and then said there were on the
table in the room what purported to be saInpie
package Of Kutnow Powders glass and
spoon. Returning 70 the Cornish case Dr'
Phillips said he formed an opinion OF the case
In all its varying phases from knowledge OF
subsequent results Dr. |hilps was asked II
from his knowledge of medicine he had formed
sal Ia
Cornish and Mr. Barnet. and answered in the
Affirmative Asked If he had formed an opinion
ss TO what Cornish was suffering from when
be attended him. he said he had
What was it, asked Mr.. Osborne.
"Cvanide OF mercury poisoning" answered the
witness
Did you form that opinion from your knowl-
edge and treatment OF that other case?" (mean-
Ing the Barnet case) asked Mr.. Osborne.
Very largely" he replied.
SIMILARITY OF SYMPTOMS
In making the comparison between the symp-
toms in the two cases the doctor said the most
marked objective feature was the peculiar asher
pallor on the face OF each patient The mos'
marked subjective symptom was the mucous
substance obtained from the stomach wash
Another objective symptom was the similar con
fition Of the pulse, heart action and the like
n Barnet's throat. he said was in normal con
6ition.
Mr.. Weeks's cross examination was brief. an(
did not touch upon matters which, 1t was ex
pected, counsel would endeavor to bring out. II
his first few questions Mr. Weeks ELECTED tn
statement that Barnets pulse was strong, bu
, Ccrnishs weak and intermittent.
O-Youve spoken OF an ashy pahor. DIG yo
Ever see il in other cases7 A.-Oh, yes.
Q.-Was any chemical analysis made OF MI cor
hish's ejecta? Al don't know. . 49,.
Q-Why weren't these preserved? Alt didn
occur TO me. -
ODD you wash out "A. B.'s' bowels or stom
sch? A.--No
] do not remember exactly. Something TO sooth