The Washington herald., 1906-10-13
CHEMIST A WITNESS
Philadelphia Specialist TeS-
titles for DR.. BrOuWeP.
He ACCOUNTS FOR THE POISON
DIR. MARSHALL COncOcts ArzenicaI
Eggnog that Does Not CurdIe.
Evidence So CeHsszs- esreaad Glass
TheOry-Says He Believes Arsenic
Killed Mrs. BrOuwer.

Toms River, y. J.. Oct. 12.-The weight
Of a microscopic silver of glass and the
bulk Of q pinch OF poison dust, the law
yers to-day piled on the beam that must
outweigh the heft OF human life in
the opposition pan OF the scalfs.
BY evidence that can only be seen un-
der strong lenses, and by proof that lies
in the division of atoms did the coun-
sci defending DR.. Frank Brouwer's life
build up at to-day's session Of the court
the first wall of defense.
y crowded courtroom, the lawyers. re-
porters. and jury sat in tense attention
while the undertaking laws or chemistry
worked out, in a mixture made in q fish
globe continuation Of the accused doc
tors ignorance. Again it was only the
triple lens of a powerful microscope that
might bring to the eye of justice proof
that what the accusation against the
prisoner alleges cannot be.
The defense, which opened with Attor-
ney Carmichaers address to the jury
shortly before noon. put DR.. John Mar
shall, of Philadelphia on the stand al
ter the noon recess. II is upon the testi-
mony OF this witness, more than Of any
other. even Of the defendant himself,
that the lawyers of the defense depend
for the clearing Of their client on the
charge Of murder
The defense went further and ndicat-
cd the line it will follow. claiming that
airs. BrOuWer was the ViCtOm Of pt0-
maines. Mr. Carmichael, OF Brouwer's
counsel. made the opening address to the
jury. in which he made this declaration.
The States entire case. nc said. is mere
suspicion. Gossip and spite, ne said are
responsible fer bringing BToUwer to trial
Arsenic in EmbaIminE Fluid.
DR.. Marshall, the Philadelphia special
ist, thin, dried little man with the
mark of the ex2ctness Of science between
his br0Ws, carried to the witness chair
before him a heavy paunched yellow
bag. From this he took a collection of
tin boxes, phials and powder papers.
which he ranged on the corner OF the
judges desk beside him. Then he sat
with hands folded. to be interrOgated.
In answer to questions by Lawyer VIII
son. for the defense, the witness said he
had examined samples Of the embalming
fluid used by the undertaken who en-
balmed the body of Mrs. BrOuwer. and
had found that two Of them contained
arsenic. He admitted that if the pump.
Or special instrument used TO inject a
nOnarsenical nuiu into the body of Mrs.
Brouwer, had previously often been used
to inject the arsenical varieties of en-
balming fluid into other bodies. and that
il the tubes through which this arseni-
cal fluid had been passed had not been
cleaned between times. il was possible
that the residue Of arsenic remaining in
the tubes might be injected into the
body of Mrs Brouwer. along with the
nonarsenica1 fluid. He further admitted
that this would probably account for the
arsenic found in Mrs Brouwer's BODY
after death.
Accounted for Glass SpIinters.
The defense, after a few more ques-
ti0ns, took I'd the accusation that DR..
RrouwoT had put ground glass in his
wifes food, which accusation was sup
ported by the tangible evidence of a
y,e