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Show A Slranje Theory. 'Traces of arsenic in the stomach after death are by no means certain indications of murder or suicide," Mid a prominent St. Paul attorney. "Do you believo innocent pirtlcs have been convicted un such evl-denee?" evl-denee?" inquired a reporter. "I do. most assuredly. I am by no mean? posing as a medical ex-lrt, ex-lrt, lut I have a theory, founded more upon many practical illustrations illustra-tions than upon science, that every human body contains a certain amount of arsenic, which immediately immedi-ately after death concentrates or crystallzes iu tho stomach. This theory is buttressed by the fact that, so far, I have nover known a body exhumed and dL-sected for the pur-josc pur-josc of satisfying Inquiry Into the question of the cause of death in which a certain amount of arsenic was col found. "I remember a case in which a man was arrested and accused of having poisoned another man with strychnine, in which all the evl-dencw evl-dencw upon whicii the prisoner was held to trial was based on the purchase pur-chase by him 'of strychnine, and results of n post mcrttm examina lion revealed onlytraces of arsenical poisoning. y.ere I a Juryman in a murder trial oftliis kind I would attach at-tach but little weight lo the fact of arsenic being found in the victim's stomach. I believe it exists in certain cer-tain varying quantities In the stomach of every adult corpse." 5. Paul Itmcer 1 Ytu. |
