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| MORE MEDICAL TESTIMONY.
Afternoon Session Of the Trial Of Frank Ward
for Adler's Killing.
DIR. BAYNE's cRoss-ExAMISAT1oS CONTINUED ~
MIR. CoLEMAN-DR. J. FORD THOMPSON rs PUT
ON THE STAND AND DESCRIBES THE OPERA
TON HE MADE UPON MAURICE ADLER.
DIR. Bayne's cross-examination was contin-
ued by Mr.. Coleman after recess. The witness
was about fifteen minutes late and kept the
tcourt waiting. Mr.. Coleman asked him how
| lately he had seen any authorities justifying
the operation performed ON Adler. He said he
had seen authorities as late rs yesterday.
Have you seen any since recess?" asked Mr..
Coleman
mo; SIR responded the witness, smiling.
DIR. Bayne said the operation by DR.. Thomp-
son was performed August Q. He thought
the bed sores appeared week or ten days be-
| fore that time. He thought there were three
bed sores before the operation. One on the
back he was sure was there before the operation.
Bed sores, he said, were caused by long con-
tinued pressure and want of nutrition.
The want OF nutrition was due to the injury to
the nervous system. He had never known the
long-cortinued use of morphine to aid in the
production of bed sores. Adler, he said, was
much emaciated. He exhibited some thirst
and some nausea. but not much. His stomach
showed remarkable tolerance and he took con-
siderable nourishment.
NEVER ABLE TO MOVE HIS LIMBS.
He was never able to move his limbs to any
extent. There was at one time q slight witch
ing of the muscles of his leg, and there was a
slight movement of the leg. There was from
the first an almost complete paralysis of both
motion and sensation.
He noticed no difference before and after the
operation. At the time of the operation they
saw that the duramater or covering of the
spinal cord was lacerated. At the autopsy the
cord when removed appeared to have under
gone softening.
The witness said he did not think there was
any septicGmia. He did not think the pus
from the bed sores was of character to pro-
ducc septic@mia. He saw no symptoms Of
blood poisoning.
Both the gunshOt wound and the incision had
healed at the time of death.
On redirect examination Mr.. Clagett asked:
lis there any medicine that you know of that
could have been administered to cure a gun
shot wound OF the spine OF this character?''
Not that am aware OF" said DR.. Bayne.
DIR. J. FORD THOMPSON WITNESS.
DIR. J: Ford Thompson, the surgeon, was
next called and examined by Mr. Clagett He
was called first to see Adler. he said on the
18th OF June, whom he found in state Of
complete paralysis suffering considerable pain
about the neck from n gunshOt wound. This
wound, he said. was little to the right of the
median line of the spine.
lie continued his visits for q week or ten
days. The immediate cause of death was ex-
hnustion produced by the gunshot wound he
had received When he made the operation he
removed the arch Of the vertebra; ne exposed
the dina mater for about thrce-quarters of an
inch and seeing no evidence of penetration he
decided to go no further with the operation.
he INsTRUcrs MIR. COLEMAN.
Mr.. Coleman cross-examined DR.. Thompson.
He described the bone plvers or forceps with
which he removed the bone. He said he had
been familiar with gunshOt wounds and also
with gunshot wounds of the spine. During the
war he met Il number of such cases. As to the
statistics concerning the proportion Of cases of
gunshot wounds he said that the proportion Of
cases that recovered was about one-hnlf.
Mr.. Coleman remarked that "Adler's chances
then were about even
DIR. Thompson said that was not the CASE as
the statistics included all kinds of cases--sim-
pie and severe. All the simple cases recovered.
The doctor said he had q case where a boys
spinal cord was shot right through, five years
ago. The boy was still living.
1t was a small shot from parlor rifle. In
Adler's case. he said. the spinal cord was not
injured directly by the ball, but by the bone
that was pressed against it, The witness said
he had given it as an opinion when Adler
first shot that Inc was shot through the spinal
cord.
Mr.. Coleman questioned the witness as to
likelihood of ball being DETECTED by SUBJ
stance such as bone. DIR. Thompson said that
was the common experience. He said he had
known men and women to hold pistol to their
heart SO close that the powder burned them
distance on the other side Of the body.
NOT AUTHORITIES ON MODERN SURGERY.
Mr.. Coleman picked up medical work,
looked at the title page and said
DO you consider DIR. Hamilton an au-
thority?''
Frank Hamilton?" said the witness.
YES" said Mr.. Coleman.
''He was twenty-five years ago." said the Wit
ness. ''bnt he isn't now. l shouldn't consider
him at all authority OH modern surgery of the
brain and spine."
Mr.. Coleman gave the names of Brodie, Lis
ton, Alexander Shaw and others, but DR..
Thompson said none of them would be con-
sidered authority.
WHO ARE AUTHORITIES.
The witness recognized DIR. Holmes as au-
thOrity and also DR.. Agnew. Mr.. Coleman
read from works of these surgeons relat-
ing to trephining or resection of the
spine, and the witness said they were
authority in cases Of circumstances similar to
those related by the writer's. Mr.. Coleman
produced book by DIR. Ashhurst which the
witness said was not authority.
MIR. Clagett remarked. Mr.. Coleman must
have got hold of some back numbers"
The witness said he would produce some
modern authorities if the counsel desired.
On redirect examination in response to a
question by Mr.. Clagett whether the operation
had the effect of Fastening causing death.
DR.. Thompson said: Il am positive it did not
hasten his death. My opinion is it probably
prolonged his life.
DEPUTYsCORONER sCHAEFFER.
n DR.. Edward NJ. Schaef-
~E@ fer, the deputy coroner
who made the autopsy
~ was next called to the
ga ~N stand and examined by
W. ~ the district attorney.
! J
kS III j He said he was e physi-
wv LAh3 clan. but devoted him.
MM>> SMkN self to analytical work
MzIZX&9XNHSNN microscopy rather than
~ to general practice. He
NS&M described the autopsy
HM made in Adler's case.
VI NV VS. >WThe body, he said. was
IA ~ more emaciated than he
- ~ had ever seen a CORPSE
n ~ and the back was COW
O' cred with bed sores
The bone protruded through the skin ut the
left shoulder blade. 81.
He said after examining the injury and then