The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-04-01


tell Budd several things that would aid him
| bill was, ana cOntradicted himself frequently
| DR.. William ;. Wordsworth. chemist IRON
Philadelphia, was the first EXPERT for the de
/ fence. He had examined many bodies, being
| the cOroner's physician. He said il was moi
! easy to determine canse Of death by postmor
tenn examinations. The symptoms of menIn
gifts often appeared after DEATH "Suppose
| that an examination was made of female In
fant, and disclosed that certain con ditiOns ex
listed (as described in this CASEY could such a
, condition have arisen after death ~ eyes u
The condition as described was not sufficien;
to show meningitis. He thought dascrip.
ton of the membranes instead of the tissues
necessary to indicate meningitis. The de-
scription as given him of this case would not
indicate meningitis. Witness had seen cases
OF ARISEN ical poisoning and he most striking
changes were in the stomach. and the irrita-
ton and Inflammation which almost ALWAYS
follows is seen when arsenic is taken before
death, but the symptoms are absent when the
poison is introduced after death. The point
where the largest Quantity of arsenic would
be found would depend upon the condition OF
the organs. The tact that most of the poison
was found in the liver of d child would be
consistent with the theory that it was inject
ed after death. II given during life it would
aoh was normal it would indicate that arsenic
was inserted after death, possibly by embalm-
ing hu1d. The absence OF crystals would be
life.
On cross examination witness said he would
expect to find the most arsenic in the liver
and the least in the brain. II Inserted during
life. POstmortem appearances of arsenjcal
poison are not uniform. Personal experience
led witness to say there is never an absence OF
Inflammation. He thought the statement OF
the authorities that infiammatio is absent in
at leRstl6 per cent of cases was very excessive
Inflammation has always been present in
cases of his observation. Arsenic could very
readily get into the stomach If int oduced
upon the condition of the organ Ali the
answ ers he gave, he said, were to hypOtheti-
cal questions and he would be better able to
a he
TEN examination.
DIR. W Wayne Babcock was called as an ex-
pert on causes OF disease after death His
speciality is the examination OF bodies to dis
cover what changes have taken place after
death from various causes. He Thought il
quite difficult TO discover the cause OF death
by postmOrtem. 1t is true that opinions
given by experts ten or twelve years ago, are
found to be totally valueless now, owing TO
the advance of science. tuberculosis is only
discernIble by microscopicaI examination
Children may die OF convulsions withont ieav
ing any po5tmortem Indications Spots re-
sembltng bruises, freq uently appear on BODY
after death, and are called postmo. tenn discoi-
spot where found (The object OF this evil
dence was to show that some of the spOts on
Gwendoline Haines' body could not be distin-
guished from those inflicted during life
Meningitis may be due TO a blow or from the
Introduction of disease germs. In the absence
of discovery of these germs 1t would be i'm
possible to decide the use of msninoitis
The witness showed several exhibits OF ex-
periments he mad made on alive and dead ami
son, to prove that Inflammation ALWAYS fol
lows the administration of the poison during
life.
Ricketts,, anemia and tuberculosis are similar
A characteristic of the disease of ricketts, is
weakness OF the bones. The quantity OF
poison found in a body does not give anv in
dfcation of when it was intr0d nced The
stomach would not have to be punctured in
order tor arsenic to get into it. If a great
hood of an embaImer's puncture 1T would sn0
gest that the poison was inserted after death
mr.. Henor1ckson cross-examined this wit
ness. Ii arsenic were introduced at intervals
in food. the aggravation would be chronic and
slower in development The guinea pig oper-
ated on weighed about 20 ounces was given TX
grains of arsenic, and the same result and
conditions would come to a child weighing 30
pounds as seen on the animal. His Lesti-
mony was based mainly on experiments on
small animals. He did not think Conclusion
could be reached on any postmortem examin-
aslo 11 on nearing tne story repeated; there
Illumination of brain with evidence OF bruises
and absence OF symptoms OF tuberculosis ex-
cept by microscopical tests, be would saw thar
death resulted from the bruise. Arsenic will
produce pallor, meningitis and cOnyuIsions
Or. ID. z, Wood was another expert on the
effects of drugs on the human BODY ana he
knew the effects of arsenic and aconite Tina
Characteristic changes in the body are Imam
nation and irritation. This witness had aIso
made experiments with arsenic on a rabbit
and produced the result to show that imam
nation was necessary in that method of
poisoning. The effects OF drugs are studied
on the lower animals and the results are very
similar to those in human beings
Bayard d Morrison never graduated any
where, but took special course in chemfstrv
at Hazard. He examined fluids secured from
undertaken Bolton. at Moorestown. The
fluids were Hexazone and ESQ., Both con
tanned arsenic and the test showed 24O grains
to the piRt 10 test the question whether ar
sen1c would remain in the syringe he took a
small rubber tube, through which he ran
Esco, and then tested it to see If any poison
remained. He found some did STAY In The
tube. None of the Primero fluid was cyan
m "A Koo
chemical analysis of the fluids, was only
looking 10 III arsenic.
good reputation" evidence was resumed and
several witnesses were called on thi point.
SATURDAY.
The case opened with Walter 1. Dill ON the
stand. He identified certain packages offered
DR.. W. P. Me1cher was called to testify to
the birth of the child in jail. Mr. Budd was
terrupted by Judge Garrison who asked what
bearing this inquiry had on the guilt or in
nocence of the accused. Mr.. Budd said he
wished to show that the defendant had been
nervous and irritable for some months A
portion of the evidence was admitted.
Cooper Woodlngton and John b knight Sr
were called to continue the good character
evidence.
Albert Fenton, brother OF the defendant.
said he lived with his sister in Delanco and
was there when Gwendoline came to the
house, being brought there by the wit
weak, and he had seen her fail trennentiv
He had been n the house on Sundays when
Nellie Richards was living there. but he never
saw any bruises on the child's body The ell
atoms between Mrs. Haines and GwendoIine
were as mother and child. Witness was cross
examined by Mr.. Hendrickson. He said the
last time he was at his sisters was two weeks
before the death. His sister never said any-
thing to him about the child being Injured
On the last few visits the child WAS always up
stairs and he did not see her.
Nettie Fenton and Georgine Fenton, sisters
william Fenton, brother, OF defendant, gave
testimony similar to that OF the former wit
ness
Horace Fenton. another brother. was called.
put did not answer. John B. Knight, Sr
lcalled for about the fifth tIme) and Laura
klogway, also failed TO respond
A. Z. Ridgway recognized the shoe with
special stihenings as one similar to those
made at his factory. He said this pqir was
not an especial order for one pair but that
such shoes were made in small numbers on
special orders.
e: IL. Lytle store keeper at Delanco, added
10 Inc testimony of kind treatment, character
and SO forth. On cross-examination, witness
sa11 the Prosecutor with stenographer WIS.,
TIED his store and he refused to give any in
formation because Mr.. Budd had Told him not
TO talk. Mr.. Atkinson asked: DID you not
tell me. ON the occasion of that visit, that all