Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-04-16
THE COURT RECORD.
Superior Court-Crim1nal Side-Judee
Sanford.

Superior Court-Crimfnal Side-Ju Judge
Sanford.
The second day of the trial of the Woodbury.
selectmen and others who are charged with man
slaughter in causing the death of Caroline Mer-
amble occupied the attention of the court yester-
day. Court opened shortly after 10 o'clock, Coro-
ner Mix being the first witness for the state. He
stated that he had made an examination into
the cause causes of Mrs. Meramble's death
and introduced the testimony given at the time
of the examination by Roderck Atwood, Mrs.
Warner, Selectmen Trowbridge, Minor and
Strong, all which has been published heretofore
DR.. Carmen, who had attended Mrs. Meramble
from last October up to the time of her removal
to the hospital, was then called, and testified
that Mrs. Meramble had Bright's disease of the
kidneys. Upon cross-examination by State At
torney Doo1ittle the witness said he Judged
merely by the symptoms and did not apply any
The court then at 11:3o o'clock took short
recess.
the afternoon, and by o'clock had finished. AS
Attorney Williams put it, the state had done
most of the work for them. One of the witnesses
subponaed by the state, Or. Tuttle Of the hos
pital staff, proved a valuable one for the other
side He testified to the nature of Mrs. Meram-
ble's ailments and said he did not discover the
fracture of the femur, which DR.. white did at
the post mortem. DR. Carmalt testified to the
same, and was called upon for expert testimony
testified in the trial that in his opinion an i'm
pacted fracture of the neck at the femur, within
the capsule, was unheard Of
The counsel for the defendants have tried to
prove that this fracture, which DR.. White dis
covered, was an old one broken afresh by the
doctors manipulation.
Harvey Warner, at whose house Mrs. Meram-
BILE boarded, testified that she had the use of the
best room in the house, situated on the south
west corner, where it was bright and sunny
good portion of the day, and that in the adjoin-
ing room, which the old lady also had access to
whenever she desired, there fire kept 60
ing night and day when it was cold.
number of tho substantial citizens and the
wives of Mr.. and Mrs Warmers neighborhood
were called upon to testify to the reputation for
kindness and humanity borne by Mr. and Mrs.
Warner. In this number were selectmen repre-
sentatives to the legislature and holders of minor
town offices.
Among these was a lady from Middlebury, who
had known Mrs Warner and her mother before
her. She proved a witness who was found to do
all in her power in support of the innocent When
questioned by the states attorney whether she
toned discussed, after some reluctance admit
ted that she had at the sewing circles. She de-
MED that her interest in the Warmers arose from
the fact Of relationship or NJ, attending
~as Metnods her s
while she was Congregationalist. When the
question of discussing character arose again the
witness said why, the character of our minis
Mr.; Doolittle's quick rejoinder, Chow long has
he been there. The answer was lost in the laugh
| ter which went up and which took several sher-
ifs to quiet.
called upon the stand to testify to the distance
between Seymour and New Haven by several
routes. With this the defense rested their case
and the state called DR.. White in rebuttal Of Dr..
Carmalt.
The evidence was all in by d o'clock andI the
arguments will begin this morning at 10 o'clock.