Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-09-27
AN EXCITING DAY

AN EXCITING DAY
In the Trial Of Drs. Lee and Written
for the Murder OF Maggie Schloss-l
DIR. Written Testifies-Dr. Wolff Ar
raigns the Autopsy Made by Medical
Examiner White - Attorney Fox
Closes the Cross-Examinat1ono Of Dr.
WolG-The Medical Experts Testi-
mOny. "a
Yesterday proved to be rather an ex-
citing day in the trial of Drs. Lee and
Written for the murder of Maggie Schloss.
The case was resumed at 1890 O'Clock In |
the morning. Just before court opened
DR.. Wolff handed DR.. White the slides over
which there was quite wrangle last Fri
day.
DR.. Written was the first to take the
stand, and resumed his testimony where 1t
was broken off last Friday.
In answer to kr. Cases request to tell
all that happened from the time he left his
Office at $50 on the night of August 16, DR..
Written said:
81 had three professional calls to make
on that evening, one on Asylum street, one
on Winthrop avenue and one on hudson
street. When I came out of the house on
Hudson street I found my horse had gone.
l Immediately jumped on horse car and
went to Sawyer's livery stable, got team
and started to find my horse. found the
team on Sherman avenue, between Chapel
street and Edgewood avenue.
ssThe horse was out of the shafts, lying
upon the ground, and soon after died from
collie. arrived at my Office about lilo,
went in and found my wife and DR.. Lee In
the back parlor. My wife said to me:
Doctor, there are some people waiting for
you I replied that did not care to see
any more people that evening as l was
tired out But added, 4 will 90 in and
see what they want
81 stepped into the front parlor and a
young man whom I know now to have
| about young girl who was In trouble.
| Not knowing that all those who were in
| the parlor at the time were together, sug-
| gested that Cash step into the back parlor
| with me- He did SO, and then he told me
that he had a young girl in trouble and
wanted to know If I would not do
something for her, in order that she
might get rid of her trouble. told him
| that that was entirely out of my line. I
would not do it for the world. Cash
| sighed and said that something ought to
be done for the girl. I asked him why he
did not marry the girl, and he answered
| that that was out of the question. He
would not marry her under any ci1cum-
stances. Then I repeated that couldn't
| help him in the matter.
| "'Well, DOCTOR replied Cash, the girl
is very Ill now, and she must see doctor
| tonight
"'What do you mean by her being ills'
| I asked.
| "'Why, she has nausea and violent
pains in the abdominal region
81 then asked him If the girl had been
taking anything to rid herself of this
trouble, and he hesitated and finally said
that she had been taking pills, also that
she had been bathing her feet in hot water
and been jumping about and doing every
thing in her power to GAUGE an abortion"
ri again repeated that I could have
nothing to do with the case, and Cash
asked me If there was not another doctor
in the Office, and told him that there was
one who recently came from New York and
told him that If the case was really serious
| he might see what the trouble was. I then
| went into the back Office and told DR.. Lee
that there was girl outside that was very
Ill, and I think said something about
her having aborted. DR.. Lee then went
into the room where Cash was and went
to the telephone to notify DR.. Whitney,
who was the veterinary surgeon for the
Rhode Island Live Stock company, in
which I had insured my horse, that the
animal was dead. was unable to get the
doctor by telephone and I busted myself
in my Office for ten or fifteen minutes wher
I again used the telephone to notify Dr.
Whitney"
'Is all this relevants" asked the cit,
attorney.
81 simply wish to show how the docto,
spent the time that evening"" replied Mr.
Case. We are not trying the case before
jury but lawyer, who will apply the
rules of evidence when necessary"
"Don't the rules of evidence apply to all
cases, Brother Case!" asked Mr.. Fox.
"Well, think that there have beer
cases tried before juries in which yor
and were on either side and remember
that you complained because they did MOI
apply those rules"
DR.. Written then continued and sait
that while he was using the telephone DR.
: Lee came into the room and asked witness
for some port wine and sound aud
| speculum. ~ asked him what the result
| the girl had undoubtedly been tempered
with and that whatever had been done hae
accomplished the purpose for which Ii hae
been designed. Soon after DR.. Lee agair
came into the rear parlor and asked me tt
come in and see if his diagnosis was correct
He thought the girl mad blood poisoning
followed him into the room and after US
ing the sound and assisting DR.. Lee In an
other and more thorough examination
cane to the conclusion that he had beer
correct. I also realized that the girl wal
very i'll and that something heroic must b.
done for her. We gave her a bichlorid,
douche and later In the evening whom sh,
vas attacked with nausea got some 10,
for her,"
In reference to the statement which b,
made before Coroner Mix, the witness de
nied tnat he had been sworn upon tina
occasion. Also no did not remember say
ing to the coroner that Sin some way DR.
Lee got into conversation with Cash.
In fact he was certain that he did not ga,
SO, but he might have said that he did no
know how DR.. Lee had got into converse
ton with Wolf
At 1880 Attorney Case concluded tn,
examination Of DR.. Written and Senator
Fox commenced the cross-examination
In the afternoon Senator Fox kept up tn,
cross fire of questions as to how DR.. Let
had come to get acquainted with Cash and
the girl. Doctor" he asked the witness
ibid you not know that Cash's business
there was to have al operation performed
on the g1rl!"
II did not until the time Cash told mt
that she was very sick"
''Do you not know, doctor, that you
sent DR.. Lse into that room to perform 9
criminal operationW
81 did nothing of the kind. sent him
simply to examine her and If he cared tc
take the case he might" was the witness
answer.
Attorney Fox then examined the wit
ness in regard to the statement he made
to Coroner Mix and asked him If he had
any fear at that time of becoming impli
Gated.
DR.. Written answered: "Why, DOM
know as had any particular fear. I wa:
uncertain about it''
DR.. WOLFE AGAIN.
DR.. Wolff of Hartford, the medical ex
pert, was then placed upon the stand.
Mr.. Case-Is this your book of plates,
doctors"
DR.. Wolf-Yes, sir.
Mr.. Csse-I want you to supplement
your testimony of the other day by explain
ing to the court your photographs Of the
placentsl tufts.
DR.. Wolff then proceeded to explain the
| photographs to the court In speskfno oi