The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-10-12
EXPERTS .s
TESTIFY

TomS H1ver, N. j., Oct. 9.-SenSa-
tional testimony marked the first day
Of the presentation ofreyidences to The |
jury in the trial for murder in theI
first degree of Dr.. Frank Brouwer,
who is accused of having poisoned his
wife year ago last September.
The most important testimony was
that of DR.. Fred A. Genth, an analy-
tical chemist of Philadelphia, who ex-
amined the organs and viscera of Mrs.
Brouwer, when her remains were dis
inferred three months following her
death. After testifying to the discov-
cry of arsenic in the brain. liver,
stomach and other vital organs. the
witness stated that he had found
ground glass in the intestines and
produced from his waistcoat small
test tube containing particles of glass
which he alleged he had collected in
the viscera. Three particles, of glass
had also been found in the stomach,
according to Genth.
The crowded court room evinced in
tense interest when the defendant,
who had listened to Dr. Genth's testi-
mony in disinterested way, tapped
his counsel on the shoulder and asked
that he be permitted to look at the
glass. The test tube was handed to
him and for nearly minute the ac
cused physician twisted the vial be-
2 tween his thumb and finger and ex-
amined it's contents minutely with the
aid of a microscope.
WHITE ARSENIC FOUND.
When finally he ceased his inspec-
ton and returned the tube to the
witness the audience breathed an au-
dible sigh of relief DR.. Genth stated
that in his first examination and test
he had found .03319 grains of white
arsenic, and that in other tests he
had found additional arsenic which he
had not weighed. Told to add up the
several quantities of arsenic which he
had found in the various organs the
witness found that the total quantity
which the tests had revealed was
,05192 grains. DR.. Marshall, according
to the witness, had been present by
of the defense. Cross examination of
DR.. Genth was aimed to show that
the presence of glass in the viscera
might have resulted from the storage
of the viseera in glass jar following
the disinterment. 8
What did Prof. Marshall say about
the presence of the glass in the or
gans?" was asked. "He suggested that
the glass might have fallen in when
The metal caps were screwed on the
jars, ana particles were ground off by
the metal caps" was the answer 81
think that very improbable"
Were the pieces of glass inside the
stomach?"
"Tl.ey were inside the stomach and
| don't think they could have reached
the inside of the stomach if they
had been ground from the inside of
the jars as suggested by DR.. Mar
SHALL"
In further testimony the expert
stated that no arsenic had been found
about the metal caps of the jars, nor
in the embalming fluid with which
the remains had been treated, sample
Of which had been analysed
THE NURSES TESTIMONY.
Miss Emma Dudley, trained nurse
in the Longbranch Memorial hospital,
testified that DR.. Brouwer had put
something in a glass of milk Mrs.
Brouwer had taken, and that it had
been followed by convulsions. Miss
Dudley attended the Doctors wife. 1t
was not brought out whether the
nurse knew what DR.. Brouwer is al
legged to have put in the milk.
Did you continue to give Mrs. Brou-
wer the medicine prescribed by him?'
mo, / only pretended to-"
Ibid Dr. Brouwer give her hypoder-
mic injections?"
"He gave me a fluid to inject
"And did you use it?"'
mo, / threw it away and gave her
my own preparation
What did that do?"
ut brought her back to conscious
ness"
Miss Dudley said further that on
September 10, 1905, six days before
her death, Mrs. Brouwer was seized
with several conyulslons. When DR.
Brouwer learned of her condition, she
asserted, he went to her bedside and
administered hypodermic injection
Of morphine, and on leaving the room
called the witness into the hallway
"Dr. Brouwer." she testified, said to
me that it was hard for him to be left
alone with two boys. Do all you can
for her. he said, referring to his wife;
give her all the morphine she wants;
give it to her every twenty minutes
would rather see her die under an
Opiate than to be in the condition