Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-10-07

you to say for yourselfy Where do
you stand now, Professor Edward
Warren ?n
1t certainly looked as If / had been
canght and was annihilated, and it
was in vain that the judges raped
and the baiiffs cried Silence, !" for the
audience, transported with delight at
my apparent discontinue, gave ex-
preston toits satisfaction in the most
enthusiastic applause When order
was restored, though the audience
continued to scowl at me as If | were
the murderer, answered in this
wise: 8
Doctor -''I have only thislto say,
sir: stand just where | stoop before
The trap is not strong enough for the
quarry. Turn to page -, paragraph
-, and you will see that Stille states
explicitly that there are two varieties
of cerebo spinal meningitis; viz: The
fulminant and the indamatory, and
that be proposes to discuss only the
latter form of the disease
II stated distinctly on yesterday
that in all probability Ketchum died
of fulminant cerebo spinal meningitis
that variety of disease which does
frequently terminate fatally without
leaving lesion behind it. There is.
then. DO difference between DIR. Stille
and myself, and | am neither caught
nor annihilated,
I'm proof Of the truth of MY posi-.
tion that fulminant cerebo spinal men
ingitis terminates fatally without leav
ing discoverable lesion behind it |,
will thank Mr.. Steele to open the
trunk beneath his desk and to find
and read the authorities.fO for this state
ment as / shall indicate them.
| then drew paper from my pock
ct and called for some twenty live au-
thorities, each stating in the most ex-
plicit terms that the fulminant variety
of cerebro spinal meningitis frequent
ly terminates fatally without leaving
an appreciable lesion either in the
brain or spinal cor0 /"
"The trap" which had been prepar.
ed for my destruction was then con-
verted into "dead-falI" for my ad-
versaries, and my triumph was made
complete, while their defeat was
correspondingly rendered conspicu-
Gus
The disappointed crowd retired in
disgust: my baffled opponents folded
their notebooks and looked as if they
had been convicted of some crime; the
lawyers for the defense beamed with
smiles of delight aid triumph, and in
the sorrowful eyes of the accused
there cleaned the light OF hope aud
thankfulness,
The attorney general then lost his
temper, and the following scenes fol-
lowed each other after few rambling
questions
Lawyer-"Where would this lead
to. DR. Warren, supposing some hypo-
thetical ease ~ r.
Doctor. - caDnot tell, as the
hypothesis itself is absurd"
Lawyer.-"But you midical men
ought to know all about these medical
matters.n 81 hn
Doctor--'I suppose we know as
much about these medical matters as
you lawyers"
Lawyer-"No. sir you doctors
have the advantage Of us, you bury
your mistakes under the earth.n
Doctor. Yes, and you. lawyers
hang your mistakes in the air, point
ing significantly to Mrs. Wharton.
This rejoinder was received with
such applause, despite the prejudice
of the audience, that the judges were
compelled to adjourn the court for a
few moments in order that order
might sufficiently be restored for the
transaction Of its business Upon
reassembling of the court the cross
examination was resumed somewha
in this wise ra
Lawyer.-.'Dr Warren, what is to
be your fee in this case ~
| had understood that this insult
| ing question might be asked, If all
other means failed to break me down,
and though almost consumed with
rage. restrained my feelings and an
swered calmly:
Doctor.-'I have never discussed
the subject Of a fee with any one, but
when the case has tcrminated it Is
my purpose to demald compensation
as an expert, inasmuch as the ex-
ample has been set me 10 that regard,
not alone by some of the best men oi
this country aud Of Europe, bat by .
medical witness for the State "
Lawyer--sDo you mean to say thai
any witness for the State proposes 70
charge for his service as an expert II
this case?D
Doctor-'I meaa to say SO mos
emphatically,D