The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-03-26
THE TRIAL AT MEDIA
Third Days Proceedings in Mrs,
Sohmidt's Struggle for Life.
A DIsGRAoEFUL RUSH FOR SEATS.

Professor Formal, tho Well Known
Expert, Test!lcs That 1t Would
Have Boon Impossible for Emma
Herself 10 Infiict the Wounds
Which Caused Her Death.
MEDIA, Pa, March 26.-When, at 10
( 70 o'clock yesterday morning, the doors
of the court house were thrown open
preparatory to the renewal of the strug-
gle for the life of Mrs. Caroline Schmidt.
charged with the murder of her sister,
Emma Pfitzenmeyer, the scone was
really disgraceful. There was an i'm
monse crowd without the court house
clainoring for admission, and when at
last the doors were opened the people
rushed pell moll into the court room.
Man and wife entered the place to.
gether, and, as usual, they were accom-
panied by Mrs. Walthers, Mrs Schmidt's
sister.
Or. j. L. Forwood was first called,
and was cross examined at length by
Judge Broomall for the defense. The
L-oss examination revealed the fact that
h. the opinion of the witness the wounds
I'm Miss Pfitzenmeyer's neck might have
necn self inflicted, though the indica-
lions pointed strongly to the belief that
ihey were not.
DIR. Jeffries and Coroner Bullock were
recalled. The latter testified regarding
the photographing OF the dead body.
Professor Formad Tcstifics.
The next witness called was Professor
Henry 4. Formad, of Philadelphia,
npon whose evidence the stats relies
Tor conviction of Mrs. Schmidt.
As the well known physician walked
10 the stand there was craning of
necks in the vast audience. and the
court crier was compelled to suppress
The whisperings
The doctor, ii answer to questions,
raid that since his graduation in 1877
ke had made between $4,000 and IA, 900
post norton examinations. He then
testified regarding his post mortem on
HE body of Emma PfitZenmeyer. He
described the wounds found in the
ti.roat and on the neck of the dead girl,
and said they were not regular, and a
close examination showed that they
were made by several incisions. One of
lnem, he said, that in the back of the
reck, showed the vertebr;e; the second,
On the right side Of the neck, severed
tie right carotid artery; the third was
!. deep stab wound, running across the
which severed all parts between the
skin and the vertebrfe, just bslow the
Tocal chords, One cut on the left was
stab wound, very deep, running down
TO the vertebr;e, nicl1ing the bones and
cutting all soft parts. The left carotid
was cut in two places, and the muscles
were all severed.
ConId Not Have Been Self Inflieted.
Sin your opinion" asked the district
attorney, could those wounds have
been inflicted by the girl herself with
hat knife" pointing to the big butcher
knife.
81 believe notn
.iCould they have been inflicted with
Ihat knife in the hands of some other
person.
II think so"
Suppose the left carotid or iugular
Tad been cut first by the person herself,
.sonld it haYe been possible for her to
G.fict the other cuts vita that knife2'
Il think not. 1t may have been pos
sible for her to infiict other injuries
with very sharp knife"
Then Judge Waddell asked whether
~ Of the eight cuts which Dr. Formad
Ilund could have been inflicted by her.
ser with any knife.
His answer was: "They could not; it
Wen!u De utterly lmpoSSlnle.
DIR. Formal was cross examined at
!9bgth, but his testimony was I'M
Li&ken.
An Objection Sustained.
District Attorney Hannum then
S>sed Dir. John J. Reese, of Lansdowne,
~. ,uthor of the well known work sn
.ielical jurisprudence. He was asked
by the district attorney whether, on
she medical evidence he had heard, he
would consider the case one of homi-
eide or suicide. Lawyer Broomall OBJ
sected to the question and the objec-
tion was sustained.
Policeman O'Toole. of Chester, testi-
fiod that Mrs. Schmidt had explained
10 him the presence of blood on her own
sress by saying she had raised the dead
Lody of her sister. Rachel Robinson
and Emma Carter, colored wash women
testified regarding the cleaning of the
room.
IN the afternoon David L. Rang, of
Chester, was examined regarding Em-
mas manner on the night of the ball,
and Detective Nevins. of Philadelphia,
gave evidence as to his unsuccessful
sfftrt to secure a confession from Mrs.
Ecn.pidt.
Ghe state rested shortly before 4
O'clock, District Attorney Hannum Of
aer.ng the clothing of the girl and the
R1hriidts in evidence, Then w. b.
EFoomal opened for the defense.
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