Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-17

ssemens maoe an newspapers respecting the
case, but denied having given them 20 re-
porters- The wound. the witness said. re-
NAMED in a healthy condition. Al the first the
wound discharged blood. but he did not re-
member any other discharge.
WHEN THEY GAVE noRrHIA.
"when did they FIRST begin giving Adler
morphine?" asked Mr.. Coleman.
II don't remember" said the witness.
Il am getting pretty near the end OF this ex-
animation. )" said Mr.. Coleman. and would be
much obliged Won wonld remember some
thing. How long was il before Adler died?"
1T was about month"
'Did they stop?"
Yes, SIR said the witness
died?'
YES, sir" said the witness.
How long before?"
II don't remember"
The witness said DIR. Bayue prescribed the
morphia; 1t was given hypodermically. He
did not remember the specific amounts given.
About an eighth OF grain would be about the
proper amount To give a man in that condition.
he ana not know whether the amount was in
creased afterward
n, Now, doctor" said Mr.. Coleman, did not
Maurice Adler die from septicemia2"
NO, sir" said the witness.
What Is septicRmia?' q
Poisoning of the blood" said the witness
The witness said DIR. Bayne administered the
morphia. He never knew Of its being admin
isfered by DIR. Wagner. Dr. Wagner would
not, he said, administer il, ~ he was not in
charge of the case.
The witness was asked what authorities theve
were for cutting the bone for a gunshot wound
OF the spine. The witness said there were au-
thorities. He could not remember them then
but mentioned Ericsson one. He did not
| remember what Ericsson said about il. The
witness did not know what the statistics showed
as to the average Of cases Of gunshot wounds
OF the spine that proved fatal. He had never
| given any attention IN surgery. On redirect
examination he repeated that death was caused
by the gunshot wound.
| DIR. BAYNE CALLED.
DR.. John W. Bayne physician and surgeon.
was the next witness. He said he had prac-
| ticed twenty-five years. was a surgeon OF Provi-
dence Hospital andprofessor of clinical surgery
Of Georgetown Medical College. He said he
WAS called to attend Adler at his fathers house
| between IL and IL o'clock on the night of June
Is, 1889. Adler was paralyzed from head to
foot He WAS suffering from gunshot wound
in the back Of the neck The witness attended
him up to the time Of his death and was present
at the autopsy.
Adler. he said. died from exhaustion. the result
of the wound received in the back of the neck.
The witness produced a section OF vertebra.
and with this explained that the bullet frac-
tured the spinous process of the fourth cervical
| verbetra and passing around lodged in front
Of the body of the vertebra and was there
found.
HIS CRoss-ExAMrNATIoN.
On cross-examination by Mr.. Coleman the
witness said he did not remember having be-
fore seen gunshot wound of the spine like
this. He had come into contact with many
gunshot wounds in his practice in the hospital.
He said when he WAS called he examined the
wound and inserted a blunt-pointed silver
probe into the wound to the depth of about an
inch. At that depth he could tell by the sensa-
| ton that he struck the muscular tissue. The
ball was in such a position was afterward
shown to have made it impossible to reach i,
| with probe.
The witness said Drs. Mcwilliams and Beh-
rend were present that night, but they retired.
| They did not retire on account Of any differ
ence Of opinion as to the treatment of the case.
WHAT WAS DONE TO TIE PATIENT.
| The witness was questioned closely then, az
DR.. McBlair had been, as to exactly what he had
done to the patient. He did not write a pre-.
scription that night. The next day he pre-.
seribed q solution Of bichloride of mercury Ia
be applied to the wound. On the first night
chloride The next day they applied the dress
ing known as the antiseptic dressing. and also
introduced drainage tube into the wound.
The doctor explained other things done in the
| way of healing the wound and making the pa
tent comfortable. They had given him little
medicine. He was directed to have nourish.
ing liquid diet. That was considered more es-
sential than medicine. During the first week
he was given bromide Of potassium to quie,
nervous symptoms. He was given later elixir
of iron, quinine and strychnine, and later on
given morphia when there were indications OF
tetanus This was about ten DAYS before the
operation. The administering of morphia was
continued of and on up to the time OF Adler
| death.
| DIR. AGNEws CONSULTATION.
l NJ a ha~a -
the 2sth of juno. At the time Of the operation
the wound was entirely healed. To the best OF
witness recollection they begun the morphis
with fourth Of grain and this dose was re-
peated every four or five hours until the symp.
toms Of tetanus or lock-jaw were relieved.
Afterward it was found necessary to increase
the dose up to half grain in order to produce
any effect. Sometimes 1t was found necessary
to give 1t at more frequent intervals. At night
or at other times when the symptoms seemed
| to demand it, DIR. Wagner would administer
it and in that he had the sanction Of the other
physicians. This was continued. he thought,
up to the time of the death. DIR. Wagner may
have given as much as three-quarters of a
grain.
THE LOCATION OF THE WOUND.
pr. Bayne, when asked to describe the loca.
ton Of the wound, put his finger on the back
Of his own neck and said the ball struck i'm
mediately in the median line. right in the
center of the spinal column. 1t did no. pass
through the spinal cord. The ball struck the
spinous process and was detected around. az
well as he could recollect, to the right and
lodged in front Of the spinal column.
DIR. Ford Thompson performed the operation
early in July. Adler was placed under the in
| fuence Of ether. An incision was made to the
bone, the parts were divided and the bone was
cut and pieces removed with pair of bone for
ceps.
| Mr.. Coleman asked what authority there was
for removing piece Of a mans backbone.
The witness said there was abundance Of au-
thority in modern surgery.
At this point in the examination q recess was
taken until o'clock.
The Testimony Yesterday Afternoon.
After The STAR's report Of the Ward trial
closed yesterday George Draeger, bar tender
at Hurdles saloon at the time of the alteration
described by Mamie Carroll, was called to the
stand. He said that Ward was in the saloon
when Adler and Mamie Carroll entered. A dis
pute arose between the two men, each claiming
that the other owed him $l0. The girls said
that Adler's word was good as Wards, and
one of them called the latter an "Irish liar -
The girl who was with Mamie Carroll struck
Ward with beer glass, and general scunie
ensued. Later in the night Ward returned TO
the saloon and complained that he had lost a
diamond pin. though he did not say when the
loss occurred.
In answer to the questions Of Judge Wilson