Mr. J. S. WOOLER, the person who has been in custody upwards of a month on the charge of poisoning his wife, Jane WOOLER, was brought before the county magistrates again this morning for further examination. The prisoner did not appear to be much affected in health by his long confinement, and, as before, watched the proceedings with great interest.

Mr. RYMER, of London, in the absence of Mr. DAVIDSON, conducted the case for the prosecution; Mr. H. MARSHALL, as before, defended the prisoner.

Mr. RYMER said that Professor TAYLOR appeared to-day at the expense of the Government to give evidence of the analyses he had made of the viscera of the deceased.

Dr. HASLEWOOD, of Darlington was first examined. He said that he was present with Dr. ROBINSON, of Newcastle, at the exhumation of the remains of the deceased, and certain organs were taken from the body and sealed up in a jar, and forwarded by Superintendent ROBINSON to Dr. TAYLOR, of Guy’s Hospital, London.

It was proved that the parcel with the viscera was properly and safely delivered to Professor TAYLOR.

Professor TAYLOR, of Guy’s Hospital, was then sworn and examined. He gave the result of his analysis. He said that he received the jar sent by Dr. HASLEWOOD and Dr. ROBINSON, properly sealed up. He analysed the viscera in the presence of Dr. George REES, of St. George’s Hospital. He received the jar on the 9th of August. The seals were unbroken. He had compared them with other seals sent by Dr. ROBINSON and Dr. HASLEWOOD in a letter. He commenced the examination on the 10th.

He first removed the cover off the large jar. There was a small jar inside labelled “the liver, J. R.” there was also inside the large jar four bladders, well secured and labelled, marked “No. 1 intestines,” “No. 2, part of the lungs and heart,” No. 3, liquid from abdomen,” “No. 4 the rectum, or lower bowel,” the lower portion laid open.

He first examined the liver, of which part only had been sent. The quantity sent in the jar weighed 2lb 4oz. The liver was enlarged from disease. It was of a pale greenish-yellow colour. The structure was very soft, and filled with oily matter. It was in a state of disease called by medical men “fatty degeneration.” It had undergone putrefaction when he received it. There was no appearance of abscess about it, or of any disease, except the enlargement and conversion to oil or fat. He then proceeded to make a chemical analysis. He examined the outside closely with a magnifying glass. He saw no powder or other suspicious appearance about it. There was a portion of newspaper adhering to one part, and the paper was removed and first examined for arsenic. There was no arsenic present in the paper. He then weighed out an ounce of the liver entirely cut out from the inside. He separated from it a small quantity of arsenic. He then weighed out four ounces, and from that he obtained a still larger quantity of arsenic.

The next day he examined, with Dr. REES 13 ounces of the liver, and from that they obtained arsenic in still larger proportion. Before he made the analysis he made an examination of every vessel and article to be used by him, and verified their perfect purity. The muriatic acid used by him in the examination did not contain arsenic. He stated this because in the city of Wells, at a trial he was at lately, and he and Dr. BRAND called at all the chemists shops in the town and found that all the muriatic acid procured of them contained arsenic. The muriatic acid that he used he made himself and verified its purity.

He next examined the heart. It had been cut open, so that he could see the whole of the cavities. The muscular substance of the heart was firm, and the valves of the heart were specially examined and found to be free from disease. It weighed six and a half ounces, which is about the average for a female. It was cut into two equal parts; the one was analyzed by himself, the other by Dr. REES. With regard to the results, Dr. REES examined the witness’s part after analysis, and he Dr. REES’s to check each other. Both portions contained arsenic. The next analysis was of part of the lungs that was sent. The lungs were so putrefied that it was impossible to give any opinion with regard to their diseased or healthy condition. About four ounces of the lungs were submitted to the same process of analysis with the same materials, and the result was that arsenic was obtained from them.

He next examined the liquid from the abdomen, It consisted of blood amounting to one fluid ounce by measure. He examined it for any sediment of arsenic, but there was no mineral sediment of any kind.`

The conclusions that he drew from the analysis were, that arsenic was present in small quantities in all parts of the body of the deceased submitted to examination. Secondly, that in the liver, heart and lungs the arsenic was incorporated with the structure of those organs, and that it had been deposited there as a result of previous absorption during life. Thirdly, that the quantities of arsenic yielded varied. Considering the weight of animal matter to be equal in each analysis, the quantity was greatest in the rectum, next in the heart, third in the bloody liquid of the abdomen, fourthly in the liver, fifthly in the small intestines, sixthly, in the lungs.

By the Bench. - Arsenic put into the viscera after death would not produce the appearance shown in analysis. The analysis showed that the arsenic was incorporated in the structure of the body, and must have got into the body during life. From the small quantity found in the body and its diffusion in the organs, he came to the conclusion that it had been taken in small quantities. He inferred that the arsenic had been taken in solution. In whatever form of solution it was taken - whether in water, milk, or in the form of Fowler’s solution, the appearance would be the same. He found no appearance of powdered arsenic. There was no trace of Fowler’s solution. He believed that the poison was in solution, but in what form it was taken, whether in milk, beer, medicine, or any other fluid, it was impossible to ascertain upon his analysis.

By Mr. RYMER: The poison could not be produced by and morbid action of the body. It could not be produced by any change in the system.

By the Court: The examination occupied 48 hours.

By Mr. RYMER: He had not examined any enemas.

By Mr. BACKHOUSE, a magistrate: Arsenic injected by an enema is a liquid state is more likely to be rejected than found in the rectum. In a powder it would adhere to the mucous. The discovery of more arsenic found in the rectum than in other parts did not show whether it was taken by the mouth or by injection. The appearances presented by the rectum would be the same whether injected or taken by the mouth, but he believed what he found in the rectum had been absorbed by the system.

By Mr. RYMER: Whether arsenic were taken in a liquid or solid form the symptoms would be the same.

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