Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-10-13
ARSENIC KILLED
MRS. BR0UWER
Experts Testify to Finding Poison
and Glass in Her Body.
EVIDENCE IN MURDER TRIAL

Toms River. n. J.. Oct 10. - The
principal features OF the testimony at
the trial OF DR.. Frank Brouwer. accus-
ed OF the murder Of his wife by the ad-
ministration OF poison and ground
glass was the testimony OF Prof.
Frederick Genth, OF Philadelphia. the
expert chemist. who analysed the con-
tents OF alimentary canal taken from
Mrs. Brouwer's body. In his testimony
however. DIR. Genth with reference 10
the jars In which the organs were
placed admitted that PARTICLES of glass
found by him on the outside OF the
stomach had undoubtedly been broken
on the jar in putting on or taking on
the cover. He had previously tssti-
fed to the finding Of a number OF par
ucles Of glass in the intestines, but
under REORGANIZATION the fact that
in one instance at least pieces OF glass
found had come from the jar contain
ing the organ was brought out.
Professor Genth's testimony was
that he found arsenic In the brain. kid
ney. intestines. liver and muscular
was 0.o52S grains OF white arsenic.
The pieces OF ground glass varied
in size from a pin point to a little
larger than a pinhead. At this point
the witness produced a small tube in
which were the pieces OF glass he said
he had discovered in the intestines.
Il was handed around 10 the lawyers
and then TO DIR. Brouwsr, who asked
for a microscope. with this he care
fully examined the tube and spent
about Eve minutes looking Il over. He
was perfectly cool and composed.
DR.. Cattell. who made the autopsy,
testified that Mrs. Brouwer's death
might have resulted from arsenical
poisoning. He said he had failed to
find indications that death had result.
ed from natural causes.
Miss Una Dudley. one OF the nurses
who attended Mrs. Brouwer during
her fatal illness. testified that she had
not administered to the sick woman
hypodermic injections prepared by Dr.
Brouwer for that purpose. but she waa
not allowed TO tell why.
Theodore J. r. Brown. the county
prosecutor. in opening the case against
DR.. Brouwer. said that Mrs. Brouwer
was first taken III on the night OF
September 10 with violent pains and
vomiting which he said were symp
toms OF poisoning. She was then
treated by her husband. In a subso
Quent attack a nurse was called in TO
attend Mrs. Brouwer and DIT. Brouwer.
the prosecutor said, gave the nurse
something which he said was medicins
with instructions 10 administer it. He
then went 10 Lakehurst Mrs. Brou-
wer became worse and another physi.
clan was called in under whose care
she partly recovered.
On the Sunday before she died Mrs.
Brouwer was again taken I'll. said Mr..
Brown. and showed symptoms OF poi.
soning At that time a nurse was at.
tending the patient in the day and DIR.
Brouwer in the night The doctor re
neved the nurse at 9 p. m Sunday and
Mrs. Brouwer died in great agony at
4 o'clock the next morning.
"As Mrs. Brouwer lay there In bed
| the victim OF her husbands murderous
designs" said Mr. Brown. two nurses
alone suspected what he was doing.
They saw that the hypodermIc injec.
tons which caused her untold agony
and commissions instead OF giving her
relief The prescriptions for the in.
jections were made by another physi.
sian who was attending the case and
were made by DR.. Brouwer."