THE CAIN CASE.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1469, 29 January 1887, Page 3

THE CAIN CASE.

Dunedi!!, January 28

The whole of <o- day's proceedings at the trial of H-»ll for the murder of Oapta'n Cain were taken up with fxpert evidence, and ocly three witnes'es were examined, while Dr Ogßton, who was c*rrisd into Ocurt, having had his'let* b-oken recently, wa3 not cross-examined, but hie croseexamlnation will commence m the morning. Dr Hogg's examination lasted till past the luncheon adjournment;, and Dr Brown was then examined sa to the efftot of tartar emetic an patients su"ering from the same diseases aa Oain. Dr Ogeton then described the whole of the proceedings at the po3t mortem examination, end the condition of the organs. The body waa unusually well preserved. He said that what struck him as a Buspiotoua circutnftinco was that the blood m the heart was fluid, and contained no clot. This was an indication whioh was inconsistent with the other indications of slow death. He detailed the results of the analysis of the parts of Oain taken away, and said that antimony had been found m every portion. Death must have been from exhaustion, and antimony would certainly produce exhaustion. The oonulusion arrived at by him, after hearing the Bymptoras from whioh Oain was suffering, and taking into consideration the result of the post molten* and subsequent analysis, was that antimony had a gieat deal to do with Cain's death.

Dunedin, January 29. Professor Ogßton, m the oourae of his evidence, Raid that he wished publicly to remark on the great Inconvenience he had been put to by the want of a reference library at the University; for the purpose J of this case he had to borrow booka from all his friends. Judge Williams, who la Vice-Chancellor of tho University, Bald it was & question of money, and ho hoped that m time the resources of the institution would enable them to have a proper medical library. Professor Ogßton further said that he found m the body no indications of urlcio poisoning. The oymptoms were inconsistent therewith. Had ha known nothing about tho C9se, apart from the finding of antimony, he shou'd have said that Oain died from heart disease— from valvular diseaße. His croee-examination has juat commenced, and Is likely to last tome hours.