The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-05
GUILTY OR NOT GUILTY.!
The Robertson Murder Case.
The Testimony all in.-.Arguments Be-
ing Made this Afternoon
will the Verdict be!

the defendant at o'clock yesterday after
noon, the defense introduced MIR. Werlich,
chairman of the poor farm committee of
the board OF supervisors. He swore that
Tina Blomquist, Martha Shanks and Lu,
cinda Evans had told him what they in
tended teslfying in the case. and that he
afterwards told Robertson what they had
said, and that he said that their state
ments were not correct-wherenpon he
(vierech) advised him (Robertson) to
see the girls and put them right by at
tempting to refresh their memories.
Mr.. ]. s. Robertson, steward at the
poor farm. testified as to Timmerman's
general condition and actions. Deceased
was never considered healthy man; he
complained frequently Of kidney afiec-
tions and was treated for this ailment |
He was unruly at times in his conduct, |
and his actions, were such as to cause
great provocaton. Witness swore as to
getting burial permit ut the suggestion
Of DR.. Huyett and signed that physician
name to it at his own request. He also
put in general debility" as the cause
of death in compliance as he tionght
with The physicians desire.
Dr. Joseph luyett, forty years prAc
titioner in this county aud physician at
the poor farm, testified that ne had mall.
d post norton examination, and that
Zimmerman, in his opinion, had chronic
BrIghts disease of the kidneys, but that
the immediate cause of death was
ureamis and that the wounds on the
skull did not in the least hasten death;
that the wounds were merely scalp
wounds
DR.. c. c. Truesdale, for thirty one
years physician in the city, testified
from the hypothetical case put TO him
that the deceased died Of ureamia, caused
by the diseased condition of the bladder
and kidneys, and that the wounds did not
in the least hasten his death. This was
the first witness on the
EXPEPT TESTIMONY,
and an evening session was held to take
testimony. Important expert testimony
was also given this morning.
Dr. G. b Kinyon, Of this city, WAS
sworn this morning. He had been a
physician and surgeon Of ten years stand
ing Been in Rock Island eight years
pracucing as homGpathist. In reply
to hypothetical question, setting forth
the various phases of Timmerman's cons
dition-the doctor gave it as his opinion
as . medical and scientific man. that the
principal:factor in causing death was the
bladder and kidneys, or more definitely,
Brights disease of the kidneys. This
might also cause the congested condition
of the brain. Scalp wounds were not, in
his opinion, dangerous.
Dr. G. L. Eyster, for ten years prac>
ticing physician in Rock Island, and for
twelve years in active practice, and a
graduate of the University of Pennsyl-
vania, in reply to the same Hypothetical
question which had been propounded to
Drs. Truesdale and Kinyon, thought
death was the result of ureamiac poison
growing out of Brights disease. The
wounds upon the head
DID NOT HASTEN DEATH
Taking the entire facts in the supposed
case into consideration, Dr. Eyster said
he would undoubtedly attribute death to
ureamiac poisoning. A kick received in
the region Of the bladder few days be-
fore death would likely be shown in the
post norton.
DIR. E. II. Bowman, sixty-nine years 81
age, resident OF Andalusia since 1915
and a physician and surgeon of nearly
forty-five years standing and a graauaet
of the medical department of the Penn
sylvania university, and for three Years
surgeon in the army, was called. Now 1
county supervisor from Andalusia town
ship, Had made official visits to tn
poor farm and was acquainted with tn
arrangement of the crazy house at tn
poor farm, He thought Zimmerman
might have received his scalp wounds b.
falling against the bars in the cells at tn
crazy house, as testified by the defendant
In reply tothe hypothetical case. he con
sldered
UREAMIAC POISONING
the cause of Timmerman's death.
DR.. James COzad said he was a physi
clan and surgeon for twenty-five year
in the active practice of his profession. 4
graduate in medicine and practiced in tn
army nearly three years. Supervisor o
Edginglon township and was formerl
supervisor of Andalusia township. Mad
au official visit TO the poor farm With
the past year. Knows the general appear
ances OF the cells at the crazy house O
the poor farm. Thought the wounds de
scribed in the testimony might have bee
caused by falling against the bolts an
bars of the cells IN the crazy house. Il
response TO the hypothetical question. h
thought the patient must have died @
.ureamia poisoning. The scalp wound
did not contribute in material degre
towards Fastening death.
DR.. s. g. Plummer, who was also in
troduced by the prosecution, was put I'D