Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-10-07
ON TRIAL FOR HER LIFE:
TheWhartou-K Keichpm Trial At Annapolis.
DR.. Edward Warren tells in his Book on
"a Doctors Experience in three Con-
tinents," how he Saved the Life
of an Innocent Woman.
EXTRACTS from DIR. Warren's Book. ]
THE WHARTON CASE.

THE WHARTON CASE.
After retiring to my chamber | re-
mained until nearly day break por-
ing over my books in search of the
snare which had been set for my feet.
but it was not until | had slept an
hour or two. uneasily and without a
ense of repose, that | suddenly
awoke to q realization of the precise
point at which / had seemingly made
a faur pas, and was to be so merci-
Iessly impaled by my delighted ad
versaries. Dressing hurriedly, has
tened to the court house and deposit
ted under the desk which bad been as
signed to Mr.. Steele the materials
with which / proposed to battle my
overconfdent adversaries and trans
form "the trap" which they had pre-
pared for me into "deal-fall" for
them, as felt assured of my ability
TO do.
When / resumed my place in the
witness-stand / found the room filed
with an audience which bad especial
ly assembled to witness and enjoy my
immolation, | perceived also that
the opposing doctors were present in
full force, occupying contiguous seats,
their countenanccs wreathed with
smiles of anticipated triumph, and
their notebooks spread estentatious-
ly before them, ready to receive the
record of my humiliation and dis
grace. The encouragement was in
the finest of spirits, his gray eyes
twinkling with fun, his rotHnd figure
expanding with jollity, aud bis every
expression taking the form of quirk
or o pleasantly.
The excited crowd seemed in humor
for the sport, and rewarded his points
and bon mots with mods of approval
or roars of laughter. Indeed, it
seemed a veritable "feld day. for
my enemies, and that, like the glad
iator of other days, / was doomed TO
be "butchered to make u Roman
holiday"
Mr.. Syester soon finished with his
playful prelude and settled down to
the serious work of the occe sion
the springing of 1.-The trap" which
had been planned for my destruction.
1t was somewhat In this wise that
the plan was developed and carried
to its conclusion
Lawyer. -"Did / understand you
on yesterday to say that DR.. Stille.
of Philadelphia, is recognized au-
thority 7"
Doctor. Certainly
Lawyer.-"Is be not recognized
especially as an authority in regard
to cerebro spinal meningitis 7"
Doctor. has written an able
work of that subject, and is recog-
nized as an authority by the profess
sionn
Lawyer. AFTER such an admis-
sion what would you If | should
show you that be differs materially
from you on an important point relat'
ing to tnat disease 7"
Doctor" / should be greatly sur
prised, and / should be disposed to
consider myself mistaken"
Lawyer-"That is an honest con
fession, but a fatal one; for with il
ell your grand lecture Of yesterday
and all its magnificent theories and
confident conclusions fall to The ground
mass of ruins-with a professor
and an expert buried beneath them
There is radical difference between
you and DIR. StilIe in regard to one o
the most essential points in youl
hypothesis the cause of General
Ketchum's death What have yor
to say for yourself in view of such ;
contradiction Z"
Doctor. have simply to ioquir,
in what regard be thus contradict
me ?"
Lawyer.-"Oh / will make it plail
enough / will soon show yon th,
grave which you have dug for yonr
self. Don't be the last apprehensiv
on that poiut" Here be was inter
rupted with such a storm of applaus
from the audiepce that be could scarce
" proceed. II hold here in N,
hand" he resumed. "a copy of Etille'
work on cerebro spinal meningitis
the disease from which you allege tha
Gen. Ketchum died. On page = b
states emphatically that this diseas
invariably leaves behind certain def
mite LESSONS in the brain and spina
cord. No such LESSONS were found i
the brain and spinal cord of Genera
Keschum, and in order to recOncil
that fact with your theory, you states
thatcerebo spinal meningitis frequent
II terminates fatally without leaVin
any lesion whatsoever. There !;
therefore, palpable difference be
tween DR.. StiIle and yourself. and b
acknowledging his superior anthorit