Norwich bulletin., 1910-06-04
HELD IN S3, 900 BONDSAT WESTERLY Y
John CiFonti John and Caterino Cisco Aojudged Prob ably Guilty of Mansaugh ughter-Railroad Denies Re- sponsibi!ity in kingsand Attachment Case-Susden Death of William McSweeney-To Hustle Work on Watch Till Road.

Judge JHver H. Williams held reg ular session of the Third district court Friday, at. which nearly all the cases on the docket were continued, in order to permit the taking of evidence in the DiFonti and Cisco manslaughter cases, outgrowths of the alleged wood alcohol poisoned whiskey cases. A week ago the states testimony was that of Professor Whitney of Harvard. Who maue the analyses in connection with the cases. but who was unable to be in court at that time.
 Court came in at o'clock and took a recess half an hour afterwards until 11.20, to await the arrival of Attorney General Greenough of Providence and Prof. William F. Whitney of Har- ward.
 In the interim there was a partial hearing on a petition brought by At torney N w. Smith for the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co.,, bility in the attachment case against household effects alleged to be the property of A. A. Kingsland. Some weeks ago these goods were taken from the-+Ningsland place at Weeka- paug on a Sunday and taken to the railway station in Westerly for ship ment to South Norwalk.
 Several creditors, including James A. Welch, George ". Timsoury and F. H. Opie company, served writ of at tachment for the goods upon Station Agent Tanner at Westerly, but the goods were permitted to go forward a few days afterward. As the goods were truSteed into the possession or the railroad company, these creditors seek to recover from that source.
 Attorney Smith makes claim that the writ of attachment was not prop erly served. as service was not made upon the treasurer an officer or di- rector of the railroad company. He therefore asked that the railroad com pany be discharged for responsibility by alleged defective service of the writ.
 The case was continued for one week.
 When court reconvened at 11.2o, the hearing in the case of John Di Font1, charged with manslaughter in selling wood alcohol poisoned whiskey to Mi. chael Riley, continued from Friday of last week, was resumed.
 The only witness to testify was Pro lessor William F. Whitney of the Harvard Medical school, who analysed the stomach and brain of Michael Ri- ley.
 He foun6 wood alcohol in the stom- ach and also found some in the brain as expected. He also analysed the small amount of liquid in the bottle, which also contained wood alcohol. The result of wood alcohol poisoning is feeling of depression and pain in the breast, stomac ch, limbs. sometimes
 
 often death The usual fatal dose is from two to six ounces. As to the percentage of alcohol found the bottle the doctor said it was approximately 15 per cent.
 He made the examination of the stomach April 30 or three days after 1t was received If made immediately after the deceaSe examination would have given stronger results.
 Examination was mauv for the pur- pose of ascertaining whether wood all cohol caused the death of Michael Ri ley, and special search was therefore made for wood alcohol. While he found wood alcohol in the stomach and brain he did not positively deter mine the exact amount A person who had previously taken other liquors would be more susceptible to the ef- fects of wood alcohol than otherwise. The only test made in the Riley case was for wood alcohol and therefore he did not ascertain the other ingredi- ents.
 The first effects of wood alcohol would be manifest within fifteen min utes or half an hour, and be noticed by a feeling of depression rather eSs>n exhilaration from drinking the regular alcohol. Usually fatal doses take eff feet within twenty-four or forty eight hours. It Is possible for some men to take a certain amount of wood alcohol