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- . f . - -i "l.Ja.. u HI No. 54- NEW. BERN, CRAVEN COUNTY. N C. TUESDAY OCTOBER. 10. 1911 FIRST SECTION 34th. YEAR la. - kldV ' : V i " .-. V . . - .- 5 1 ft -0' 0ttfWt 1 Mil Ji A (I .ft 1 A. , is.; Trig Sensational casey TRIAL NOW First Witnesses Placed po The.Stand Yesterday Morning. Court i . . RooW Packed With Spectators Dunne The -. Entire DayJ Each Onelntent Upon TheTfoceedings. Some Startling Di ' velopraents Are Brought Out f ; THE PRISOHERS CAtr.1 AND UNAFFECTED Attorneys On Both Sides Are Making a Strenuous Fight For Their Interests, There Is Much Speculation As" To What The Verdict Will Be. v Trial Will Consume With t practically every teat in the court room occupied and a large num ber of spectators standing, the sensat ional rate of the State vs Burrill Casey and hist wife. Leoi a Casey, charged with poisoning Mr, Joseph Whitty, Mrs. Car ey 'a former husband, was ie i eumed at. the opening of snperioi ciurt - yesterday morning. ' ' l "tv . Mr, John ; Whit' y was the first wit ress placed on tie f tsnd by the State. He said he was a brother of the deceas ed, Joseph Whitty, ' that the deceased resided at Lanes' Chapel, this count y. That he diedon 'Miy 22 1910 That prior to, his last sickness he was a very healthy man. " He went to the home after the death arid carried the body to Pollocksville and interred it in the fam ily burying pot. D-d not' know his brother, was sick unt'l he heard of bis ,, hit death.; . -His brother was buried on MonJy, a real warm day. Body 4 was not em balmed, "deceased owned a farm valued at about 3,000, also a store. Had rever been to bis brother's home " at Lanes' Chapel until he went after h s bidy. Was about 4 months after his brothVr's death before he made application to the coroner for an inquest , Had a confer ence with Dr. Pollock in regsr Is to his brother's death.! Had never attempted to secure several lawyers in this city ' and they refused to take his case. Went to Meesrr. Moore & Dunn and they had charge of the case and took it up with th solicitor and had the body exhmued Clifton Avery raid he was acquainted with Leona Casey also knew Burrill Casey. T1 Know Leona when she was Mr. Whitty's wife. Had a conversa tion with. her' before Mr. Whitty's diAth and she asked him to kill her husbani and offered to furnish a gun, A few days later, Leona tried to get him to run away with her. Said she did not love -her husband. Visited at the home just before Mr. Wititty die J, his " wife was the only person in the bouse at that time. : - Mrs. Mollie Rodgers said the wai ac quainted with Catey and his wife. When Mr, Whitty di.d her home wis near the Whiity's home. A short while before Whitty died bis wife went to Kiaston with her and that wh le th ire Whitty's wife said she was going to buy a p atol and have someone waylay her husband and kill him. A few days later she heard Mrs. Whitty sar that the intended giving her hmii. nl poison At this time B irrill Cisey was very at tentive to Whitty's wifo a id that they wrote a number of notes to each other when there were not together. Witness said that on thd morning Mr. Whitty died she went over 1 1 his horns and saw a glass containing pari g em sitting ' on the mantel and that Leona asked her to take it out in the kitchen and pour it out. After Mr. Whitty's death she did not know where his wife live! ' Mrj. Lydia Hotten said she lived in C aven county i netr Port Birnwell. Said she was Rrqaainted a i'h Mr. Jo seph Whitty, tl.at he owned a, farm near her borne and at one time he board ed with her and that he was a very healthy. nan. When she first heard of a IB. i -t .a. - L ' fT bis Illness She went to see him. He waa lying on the bed fully dressed and Seemed ta be in great agony, frequent ly called for water. That his symptoms were unusually strange to her. , ' Archie Westbrook waa next placed on the stand. " Said he lived at Dover. Knew Burrill and Looa Caiy. Burrill Casey worked for Mr. Gnffla aid that he and Burrill atayed in the same room. - On Friday before Mr. Whitty died he saw Burrill, Casey read a letter after which he said "the next one will do." On that n'ght Casey atayed away all night. Had seen Burr II and Leona to gether Several times before Mr. Whitty died. H.d nt know wheie Burrill Csaey wnt on the niht be stayed aay from home. Mrs. James Newsome stated thst sliekne Mr. Whi't? and visited at his home, w.ih there the day before he di.-i. Mr. Whitty and Burrill Casey Were in the x'ore at the time of this V'i.iit ai d tint th.'V were passing notes to eaih otln r. Mr. Whit y was I, log on the I el and sei-med to he vi ry ill. ,'rj. (' " y rvi h nit nip i.f l.lm ktuT- ry j i th.r. IN PROGRESS y.j- f K . . . Several Days. ti'i death she saw Burrill Casey and Leona pass ber borne enroute to Kin ston. ... ' . - Mrs, Wo. Whitty slated that she was ths wife of Charles Whitty a brother of the deceased and that she lived at Pol-looksville.- After Mr. Whitty's death she had a conversation with Leina. Said- she put medicine in the water every time she gave it to him, and that he could not sesra to get enough wa ter. ' ' ' '. " '.' ' James Newsome, Jr. : was placed on the stand. ' -Said that be was working at Mr. Nathan Griffin's .during Mr. Casey's last illness. Went to his fath er's home, two miles away, every night During the time Burrill Cssey went to Mr. Whitty's home a number of times. That he had conversation with Leona on the day Mr. Whitty died and she wanted him to take her to Pollockaville told her he couldn't go. , Said she was single now and she cou'd go where she pleased. On Thursday prior to Mr. Whitty's death he heard Leon i say thit she hoped that he would either be we 1 or dead by Sunday as she wanted to go bestriding. About three weeks after Mr. Whitty's death Burrill Casey and Leona'1 Whitty were married.. That prior to this he met them on the road to Dover and they to'd him that some- one bad tried to break in their house on the previous nig it and that fiey were going after gun shells and were going ta guard the house, that night. : At this juncture the court took a re cess until 2:30 o'clock. " : Mr. N. H. Tripp was the first witness calls 1 to the jtand after the recess. He staled that he lived at Kinston, waa an undsi taker, burred Jjseph -Whitty, B )dy was not embalmed. ' Placed some plain cotton on his face. - v .Prof. A. E. White, of Pollockaville, said be was principal of the public school at thit place, knew the deceas ed, was at the grave during the .month of may, 1911 ,whan the body was ex hume i. Was well acquainted with Mr. Whitty. - Grave had been opened down to the bos when he reached the g ave. saw ths body when it was taken out f ths caxket and he was sure it was the body of of Mr. Whitty on account of I. a teeth and muatachs and of the general correspondence in the height of ths de ceased. - Dr. Pollock, : Dr. Gibbs and Dr. Hugies were present, they elevat ed the bodv in the casket did cot take completely out. Boly we in a good state of preservation. . The grave was on the Whitty lot In the general bury ing ground. ', - ' Dr, Geo. Hughes, of Pollockaville, eald he had known the deceased for a number of years, wss at tb grtve when Mr. Whitty's body waa exhumed saw the body, that the casket was in a bad state of decay but the body wss in almost a perfect State , of preservation. Was certain that the body in the casket was that of Mr. Whitty, noticed parti cularly bis teeth and peculiarly colored mustache and the general cast of the eouutensnca was the same as that of Mr. Whitty, Body was tsken oyer to a Shaft v anit and hi ahdnmen was opened and several parte of his organic ' SWifl 11 UlalS, t St L An Stilt DA 1 W lltli 111 tyibm were taken out an J placed in a glass Jav William Hall said that he lived at Pollockaville, was one of the grave dig- gars that exun.ed the body of Mr. Whit ty. Was employed to 1o this work by Mr. John Whitty. Alter body had been taken out it was curried over to a shsdy spot and the abdomen cut open. Then ths boly wai replaced in the cof fin and wss again burled. . - Sanders Fields said he lived at Pol lockaville and was one of the men who exumed Mr. Whitty's bodyi When re moved from the grave the box was do cayed but the casket was in a fair state of preservation, bodv was carried short distance away and tha doctors worked on it for a short while then the body was placed in the ground again. At this juncture the Stats wat grant ed permission by the Judge to takes recess in their cits until Monday morn ing at 9:30 o'clock. Tha following other cases were dis posed of during the day: State vs. Cossie Hudson, colored, found guilty of retiiUng, 6 months on 1 COTTON SHOWING THE PAST WEEK Favorable Crop Bepoitav Fill , Ee . ceipts' Expectation .Lat-"' : - gest Ci opo'n Bfcortl. ; ths past Week has declined owing t fa vorable crop, weather and ginning re ports, together with heavy ': receipts and large aelling Ths Sou' h has heen a persiste t and liberal .seller on h dges. This explained by ths dullness of the markets for actual cotton at the S utK. Oq the basis of the crop report of Just Monday, many estimate the crop at from 14,000,000 to 16.000.W0 bale, th i' others put it under 14,000,000. There is a very prevalent belief here that tha crop is one of the largest if not the lar gest, ever raised. It is also, considered one of the earliest in point of develop ment. With the ginning up to S -p'em ber 25th reaching theunpreced nted lo tal 8,663,000 bales as against the previ ous high record in 1933 of 2,690,333 bales. !i- Bears have been greatly encoua;ed. They have also been inspired by the fact that the condition of 71. 1 on Sept., 25th was the highest at that since 1906 and was about 4 per cent, better than the ten year average. The operations on the short side by Wall street, Wal dorf Astoria and some Southern opera tors for. the decline have been on -a large scale. ' Although within th3 week the Wall street and Waldorf int ireata, have ac cording to Ihe common understanding, covered some 300.000 bales and were at one time holding aloof a wai' infr a rally in order to sell again, they seemed to have become impatient-on Tnursday and the failure of the market to move up on frost pred ctions and they were understood to have then sotd about 100, 000 bales short. Yarns in Philadelphia have been weaker and although other cotton goods have been in ratter better demand, the condition of the textile trades in this country is' still said to have more or less satisfactory. India snd the continent have been large buy ers of future In Liverpool and Lanca shire's trade has been so brisk that some are predicting a boom in the near future. Jobbers stocks 'of goods in this country are believed to be very light. One of the largest manufacturing cor porations at Fall River, comprising sev en mills, will resume work on the nin h instant. Not a few believe that if pri- ces'decline much furlhr the spinners of the world will purchase far beyond the requirements for actual consump tion.- Meanwhile, prices foe raw cotton are about 4 per cent, a point of $20 a bale lower than at this time last year, a fact which not a few contend very lar gely discounts whatever bearish fac tors there may be in the situation, Of late, too, the spot markets of the South have shown some strength and the exports have been large. Prices here, however, recently hove shown still further declines on h?avy hedge selling by the South and selling by prominent Wall street and Waldorf op erators. , ". ', . New Bern, Take Notice. Mr. Editor Please stop my ad at once, Since my last ad was placed in your paper my business has increased so I cannot hardly wait on my custo mers. Please atop until further not'ee. One fine mule for sale. "Big Hill," the Shingle and Paper Roofing Man, Quiet Home Marriage La st Evening. List evening at 8 o'clock at the home of Mr. F. J. French, on Burn ft, Mr. Louis H. French and Miss Ida Msy Lewis were united in ths holy bonds of matrimony, ' Rev. J. B. Hurley per forming the ceremony in the presence of a few invited friends and relatives. The groom is the son of Mr. F. J, French snd is a Very industrious and highly esteemed young man, while the bride is a daughter of Mr. James T. Lewis, who resides on East Front St and Is a highly respected young lady. Mr. and Mrs. French will miike their home in this city. 1 Bedroom Suits; in cheep plain oak just received a car, they are well made and look good, price $18.00, $20 00, $22.60 and. ti6 00, extra dre ser at 1 6. 50, $7.60 and $9.00. Beds $2.60, $3.60, $4.60, $5.50 and $6.50, for good service to the parti, s that don't fee) like investing much in furniture. J. 8. MILLER. guilty of larceny, 4 months on the coun ty roads. All of the criminal esses now rem iin ing onthe docket have boun continued until the next lerm. Thera are thirty nine case on the civil docket, live of h ch are divjree chum, and twenty i "lions. V,'l-t!.-r or t-i.t tl.i'-e c'- M ! 1 t V '. I ; l t CASEYS Oil TRIAL .FOR TB LIS Jury Selected Testeruooti. . W it i njpsses Will lie. Examined" " Today! ' .At the opening of yesterday's ses a n of Superior Court, which is now in session here for the . trial of criminal caes, Gi orge Crockerhanj, colored was placed on trial for hs life, charged with burglarizing the home of Granville Williams on. End street , about two weeks sgo and stealing therefrom the sum of $6.25 ' Granville Williams, the man who claim ed that his he me had been entered by the defendant was the first witness placed n the stand, t He said that he lived on. End Blreet, that he knew Geo. Crockerham. Said that on the night of September 17th, he heard some one en ter his hous and pull open a draw in his bureau. That he jumped from his bed and rushed into the room and that a man whom he recognized as George Crockerham jumped from the window and ran around the house.; That he in vestiga'ed and found that, the burglar had s'cln the sum of $6,25. That he than got his gun and went down as far as Crockerham's home in Search of him but di i not see him And he then return ed home and oat up until morning. That he sent word to the defendant to settle the matter with him and that he would drop it, that the defendant refused to do this and that be reported the matter to the police. , ; L'za Williams, said she wss Granville William's wife, heard some one in the room on the n;ght in question and jumped up and ran into the room with her husbaid, saw George Crocker- ham's face plainly when .he made a dash for the window, had 75 cents of her own money in this drawer and that this was stolen. ' ; Mr.C. Lupton stated (hit, WuTems came to him find afttr telling him of the robbery, asked for a warrant for George Crockerham., Thaf. he wss at the prelimary h aring and that his evi dence then wai exactly as his evidence offered lie fore the j try. Had been ti Williams house and examined the win dow ar d was satisfied that Crockerham could hive easily jumped through it Hal kr.own Granville Williams for some time and knew him as r.egro of go id character. " Mr. W. B. Parker lau) that he ar rested Crockerham about 3 o'clock one morning, that he knew what was want ed and already had his witnesses) At this juncture the State rested its case. ; - ,: Lucy Crockerham was the first wit- noes placed on the stand ly lie defense stated that on the night in question she wa? visiting' in the country, had left Hattie Smith at home lo take care of her children.. : -- i. - , . Hattie Smith, stated that sne was living at the home of George Crocker ham on the night in queUion, waa sleep ing in the room with his children, saw him between 2 and 3 o'clock that morn ing and he was lying on his bed asleep, had heard him say be was sick before he went to bed. .r . At this juncture the Judge, after con ferring with the couneel on both sides announo d that he did not think the evi dence offer d si such that would con vict and ordered the clerk to enter a verdict of nctquil y and the prisoner be released from custody. This action on the part of Judge did not gnat'y surprise the public; From the first hearing before Mayor'.Mc- Carthy several days f ago,' those who were familiar with the circumstanc openly voiced their opin'oa that if the case, was ever brought lo a juiy, th i verdict could not.be oiherwke than "not guilty." AI hou:h . Williams is doubtless a truthful old man! it wa quite evident to the Judge and all oth ers interested that In the stress of ex Citeinent upnn hearing someone in his house that he made a mistake in iden tifying the marauder, If the prisoner's caaa had guns to the jury and they had returuel a verdict of yullty It would have nteant either a long terra i i pris on or death in the electric chair. Under these circumstances 'the Judge's 'ac tion In the matter has been commended by all. ' ,-- . . :''; ' . i After this case hid been disposed of the cane of the State vs. Burrill Casey and his wife, Leona Caiey, waa called. In this case the de'endants are charged wth poisoning Mr. Joseph Whitty, 1 n, I Mrs.- Casey's foritier husband. 1 wo. hundred special venire men had been! summoned on this case and the work selecting a jury was begun at r nee. no The defendants are being ably repre entod by Mr. W. 0. Mclver while Mf. D L. Ward is assisting the State in its prosecution. Ab-ujt fifty witnesses have be. h summoned to give their evi- d n: in tins case n"1 the tnul promises to be I mg diiiK'tt (nil and to consume t. h nit live (lav Interest all over i .niy in it i. -'(m is vey in- MET WITH TERROR Her Fieat Siid to Be Deitroved. Foreign Iteprcscutatives Urg ing Submission To Italy. Constantinople, Oct. E. This city his been thrown into a tremendous state of excitement by the report fiat the Tur kish fleet has been destroyed in a great naval engagement off Mitylene. After having sunk or captured the Turkish ships the Italians are said to have landed and seized the island. An even greater sensation was caused by a report that heavy firing had been heard yesterday north of the Dard inci tes. The Ministry remains absolutely silent, but the persietent rumors o' Turkish reverses ara having a very bad effect upon ths people., The British, Ger.nen and RuBian Ambassadors have been in constant conferences ; with the Grand Vizi er, and are said to be urging the Porte to submit to Italy, In the meantime the Viz er appears utterly helpless. His efforts to form a Cabinet have thus far completely failed ahd there is grave reason to fear that if the political situ ation is not promptly fettled, serious international trouble may result. The committee of union and progress the Young Turks! ornanization, is mak ing a bitter tight for control and is do ing all in its power to fan the war spirit among the people. Nothing is known here of what has taken place at Tripoli. It was reported yesterday from London that the town had fallen and that the Italians had landel, but another , report this morn ing deniel this. NOTICE. The School Committee of No. I Town ship will hold their regular meeting at Vance Wh High School Building Wed nesday October 11th. 2 o'clock. All teachers desising schools in said Town ship will plerso be present. C, J. Hiath Chairman. The Simmons Men. trvji ', Says tha Greensboro Record: ''The man who thinks Senator Simmons has no friends in Guilford Bhould revise hie opinion. He was in the city yesterday and numbers of his friends called on him -more than some people thought he had in the entire county." The quiet laugh is the main characteristic of the Simmons men. They never make a pa rade and their rial strength is never shown until there is a nec ssity. And therein is ono of the ways Simmons is able to keep his political opponents guessing. Chirlotte Chronic! . Don't say "they haven't got it" till you've tried us J: S. Basni:ht Hdw. Co. Death of Mrs. Kate O. Street. M s. Kate D. wife of Mr. Samuel R. Street passed away at the home on Q teen street, yesterday morning Oct. 5th- after a lingering illness from a com plication of diseases. Mrs. Street was 54 years of age and is survived by her hushsnd and son. " The funeral will be from Christ Church this morning 10 i.Mock conduct ed by Rev. B. F. Huske. and the body will be laid to rest in Cedar Grove c?me tery, . - ;;V;:;t ' Paint your housj with B P. S. ma'chinery mixed paint. J. S. , Basnight Hdw. Co., Phone 99 for color cards. ; The .dofendnnts wers brought into court at the afternoon session ard n ad.'d t a table with (their attorney. Neii her of them s-emaoy the worse for their inc.trceiation in the Craven county jtil,. Ln Casey wai attired in blue checked gingham dress and c irried her baby, which has been born since her impriionnient, in her arms. Burrill Casey was dressed in a plain' black suit and although hs was visibly agitate I, ha seemed to be pleased with the fa!t that be was again out in public. While Ihe jury was being drawn both of them frequently conferred with their atio'ney in regards lo some particular juryman, Entirely different now is their demeanor J.I I .1 a .... i " J , . man wnen tney ware iimi prreti'u- ai that lime thev seemed not ti have tht of lesnt interest in tha case, but now the) ara alert tn avnrv action lit thnno Intnr. - - - - j -- - - ------ ested. It is a esse of life or death with them and tiey are awaie that the least little slid at this time may result seri ously for them. i One hour and forty minutes was con suiued In selectii g a jurv. Inn was un u ually quick time fur selecting a jmy for the trial of this clssi of case. At this juncture Jude Cm ter ordered QUANTITY OF ARSENIC FOUND IN STOMACH An Expert Chemist testifies That He Analyzed the Stomach of Mr. Joseph Whitty And Found A Qaanticy uf A amic. Test Tubes And Other Paraphernalia Used In the Test And Still Containing the Deposits of Arsenic Are Piaced On Exhibit. THE PROSECUTION SCORES BIG POIHT Places a Number of Expert Witnesses On the Stand'And They Tell Of Exhuming the Body And What They Discovered. Both Sides Strenuously And Ably Conducting Their Oases. The third day of the sensational trial of the State vs Burrill C'ssty and bis wife, Leona Casey, who are being tried for their lives, charged with causing the death of Mr. Joseph Whitty, Leona Casey's former husband; by adminis tering paris green or some other poison, began yesterday morning at 9;30 o'clock Although not as crowded as during the first two days of the trial, there were quite a number of 'spectators pieient. Casey and his wife were brought in and seated at a table with their attor ney. Although they do not seem to be visib'y affected by the damaging testi mony that is being piled up against them, it is noticeable that their demean or ii not as aggressive now as on the first day of the trial. - Mr. John Whitty brother of the de ceased, was the first witness placed on the stand by the State. Said he car ried .heboly of the deceased to Pol lockaville and buried it. that it was not embalmed. That he hired two men to exhume the gi aye, did not see the body after it was taken out of the grave. When he reached his brother's h ma on the night he died, the body bad been prepared for but ial and placed in the coffin. Got a death certificate before he took the body on ihe train, this staled that the deceased had died of a . non-contagious disease, ' ? Dr. Raymond Pollock, the phyuician who attended Mr. Joseph Whitty in bis last illness was next placed on the: wit ness stand. He stated that he was a regular physician and hid been practis ing for several years, knew Mr. Whit ty and was called to attend him a few days before bis demise, waa ly'ng on ihe bed fully dressed and seemed to be very sic', prescribed a dose of lactated pepsin. ' That this medicine contained no arsenic. On the following Saturday afternoon he again visited Mt. Whitty. noticed something red all . over his face and neck, deceased toll him that bi had b en vomiting, examination showed th it the patient had a very hih fever and bis stoma h was badly swollen. That Mr. Whit y called for water a number of times and that he wanted to go to the hospital at New Bern. Told hia wife that her husband was critical ly ill and needed daily attention, ' she told him to call again on the following day, but that morning be received a message stating that Mr. Whitty was dead and he did not go. in making his diagnosis of the case be pronounced it an unusual case of typhoid fever. . The next time that he had a' y thing to do with this cate be was ordered a few seeks later by Judge Ferguson to ex hume Mr. Whiity's body . On May 29 1911, he aid Dr. Gibbs went to Pol lockaville ar.d took the body tut of tb grave. The coffin was In a fairly goo state of preservation, On opening lh coffin they found a man whom he recog nized as Mr, Joseph Whitty,-. removed the cotton from ariund the face and found that the body was in a good state of preservation, Took the body over to a shady spot and removed several part" of bis organie system, after this the body was again placed In this grave, Found a number of reculiar spots on the lining tf the stomach which were unusual to the normal stomach.: Placed the parta taken from the body in three jtrs, Tested the preservative plactd in the jars and found that ic contained no arsenic, then staled the jars up at d carried them to Prof.W. A. Withers at Raleight, seals were iotsct when he de liverel them. Stated that about one month is usually required for a body to de.'ompussaltsr burial. This body was buried in a dry spot, a hill. ' But om of the grave was 8 or 10 feet above the level of the river. II td assisted in,exhum:ni two bodies previous to th s. Upon examination found th it the parts taken out were .in an excellent state of pr. servation. On his last viiit to the deceased he prescribed a dose of tur pentine at intervals and that he had given a very light diet such as soup and Oi her liquid foods, done this in order that he could retain it on his stomach, patient had frequent spells of vomitin. Did not examine any ejections from tl e patient's stomach at that time. Upon cross examination be stuted tl.at t; i.y things con' u ;r.ed an-enic, s u b j. i v li pnn-r, d (T nut k n'a if v it . I I i , I I I i r go to the hospital. Or, Gibbs was the next witness put . on the stand. 'Stated that he bad been practicing physician fur seventeen years, was a graduate of a medical col lege of repute. That he received an order, from the court to exhume Mr. Whitty's body, and that on the 29th day of May be and Dr. Pollock went down to the drug store and secured three chewing gum jars and these were tiken to Dr. Pollock's home and thoroughly cleansed. They then went over to Pol- locksville for the purpose of exhuming the body.' Upon their arrival at the grave the jars, were again tested and found to contain no trace of arsenic. The grave was then opened up. The c ffin seemed to be undisturbed and the lining waa intact, They then carried the coffin and ita contents over to a shady spot a short distance away and the pans which they desired were re-, moved from the body and placed in the jars. The body was in a gooi state of preservation and the parts which weie taken from the body were in an excel- lent state of preservation for a body that had beei buried for such a length of time , Did, not find that there had been any perforation in, the stomach Prior the deceased's death or that tntre had been any internal hemorrhage. Carried the body back to the grave and it was again buried.. Upon crois examination he stated that the right lung was completely de stroyed and the left one drawn up into a small piece, the heirt was also drawn up considerably Prof. W. A. Withers stated that he lived in Raleigh and was the professor of chemistry in the State Agricultural College, bad been a chemist since the year 1884, graduated in chemistry from Cornell University, had ha 1 consider able experience in chemistry, had some experience in analyzing the human bo dy. On May 80, 1911, Dr. . Pollock de-, livered to him a glass jar containing parts of Mr. Joieph Whitty's body, the jar waa securely sealed, and it was im possible for any chemical agent to get io the jar. After receiving this jar weighed the contents and found that they weighed 1,295 grains. Rem wed several portions and then separated the . solid and liquid portions. Ground up - the solid portions in a meat cutter, then addei the solids and the liquids togeth er and bef an his analysis. The result of tnis was that he found that the tomach contained arsenic ( The Uubes nd other paraphenalia, used in the test were then shown to the jury, these contained specimens of tha arsenic) Six testa were male and each one show id deposits of arsenic. At this j incture court took a recess until 2:30 o'clock. , '. Upon reconvening Prof. Wi hers waa recalled to the stand and continue! his evidence.' He further explained the methods used in securing deposits of poisons from human bodies and stated hat he had found 4 6th of a grain of ' arsenic in the parts of the system which he examined. Said that arsenic was the principal constituent in piris green and "rough on rats" contained about 98 per cent, of arsenic. Said that a per son taking a dose of "paris green" or "rouah on rats" wauld barely be able to taste the ar. enlc in it, and that after death the arsenic would tend to pre serve the body. For several hours Pio'. Withers was kept un tne stand and explained fully the effjet of differ ent quantities of arsenic upon the hu man system and analyze 1 the ingredi ents of va? oat grades of arsenic.' Tne eoi t n loi of the State and their ' nl j ict In placing exjert witnesies on tl e stand, s to prove conclusively that araenic was fuu id in the b dy of the deceased, and that there was a sulli d. lit quantitv there to eue death; thit this arter.ic dilnot find lis way liio ths boly accilnt'v, but was in tentionally given to ma a 'ceunoii i r the purpose oi tsujirg h'i ds it b. Ti y have already placed wit no h on t! e stand who t h t Itren aroun I d thtit thi y h i v j t ti V. i . v I . . .. . ! ih it L una (' -y ; r .1 of tioii of ;! t ! . f 1 r. c. t ni f. r f i ! f ri ii t I i t i in t I H :'',() oY in k 1D)1D) TfcJTP' 1 rt
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