The sun., 1893-04-11
SNARES FOR EXPERT NJ. DIS.
PLAYING THE FLIM-EJAM GAME
WITH A BRAIN AND A MODEL.

PLATING THE FLIM-EJAM GAME
WITH A BRAIN AND A MODEL
Dr. Prudaen was Taken I.-so was Re-
cordcr ssmyth-Medicsi Testimony stu
Occupies TIE Attention OF the Jury In the
Trial or Dr. Buchnnan for WIFE Murder.
The third week OF the actual trial OF DR.. Bu-
chanan for poisoning his wife with morphine
began yesterday. The day was devoted to ex-
Port medical testimony. and from indications
observed on the side OF the defence medical
testimony will continue to be the nature OF
tho dose administered to the jury all o! this
week. and possibly longer. Mr.. Wellman OF
tho District Attorneys office is confined to his
homo by grip. and the examination OF DIR.
Prudden. which It was intended shoull be
conducted by him, was undertaken By Mr..
Ncoll.
A peculiar incident OF tho day revealed what
the counsel for the defence consider huge
joke on the expert witnesses for the prosecu-
tion. and which they also ex poet to help them In
discrediting tho testimony OF those witnesses.
On Friday last. when DR. Loomis was on the
stand. he was asked to illustrate to the jury
some evidence he was giving about the con-
dition OF tho brain OF Mrs. Buchanan. and Mr.
Osulllvan handed to court officer what MP
peared to be q wcll-worn wax model OF brain.
requesting the witness to use It In his explana-
tion. The object was handed to Recorder
Smyth. who said 1T is . wax model OF
human brain. Mark 1t 80 for identifca-
tion." This remark OF the Recorder
caused q commotion among tho group
OF defendants counsel and experts. which.
however. was suppressed by Mr.. O'Sullivan.
Yesterday when DR.. Prudden was testifyine
ns an expert for tho prosecution he held
wax model OF a brain. correctly colored. In his
hand. and used 1t in his explanations to the
jury Again Mr.. O'Sullivan brought out tho
brown object and handed II to the witness.
asking II he would not make his explanation
by the use OF that" without specifying what
that" was. The witness took the object In
his hand. but held 1t scarcely second. when
he banded IL back, saying:
consider 1t a very bad model"
lawyers aud doctors around the table reserved
for the defence. Mr.. Brooke arose and said;
please" and an ef the brown oTiest was Ia ken BACK
i s. III Tssrd hf rssf Ss
was to be and nrOs tS
hsd died Il Bbsisht's disease. ,s ara IG1rs GIs-
Teins saisd as an fxpSyt ,%itnsss i9r the 6:
pared brain with him. as 1t shows some !esons
which Mr.. osullivan desires to have demon
sS b a sad o sTs
which was handed to Or. ioomis. who ao-
ceptsd It as n wax model. and to pr. rrIdden.
WWolff said the brain had shrunk somewhat in
tho process OF preparation.
saa ss 9, tss
morning p aGs tSck the
Examination. to give the witness an oppor-
tunity to explain what he wished M TO- about the
rSs. fEe wtness hs
varying colors OF the organs Of the dead wo.
man were Of no Importance in thsmselves; ae
Importance Of the work. and had put down in
his notes every, trIfipg change from normal
record @ in an a1toptical report: These chances
Sim in descrnas Sc the othor
wise than normal. Theoretically. normal
ssdG% tGSaa IL prss St
described as normal " the surgeon making
when the witness had NJ ade this explanation
Mr.. Nieoii said: Your attention was called by
M; o'suIlivHn tS 9. changes produced by NOR
voted several hours to Questions and talks Of
" Mr. ee'suiiivsn n Jumped to his feet, but any
obecton ae may have ba s3 make arstss wa
THAT is ali" said Nj Nlsoll;;
know dss 4Sds. ts ssss Ssu Ss Sa
on Thursday or FridayT,
So 1eI s,s a. t6s 6sSI|ir.n wIfnsss
:, Dr.. i. Mitchell P1udden was next called By
TIE he is e. ts Yale
Vienna. es and sadG london % In 1855 he was Called
as teacher to tho New York College OF Ply
q spd paSoCsg n nc so.rs
Ssr eottf q The q Fath%ios!ca soeiety Slns suthor
has or
autopsies. He was an expert witness for the
Hayden murder cases in .Connecticut He was
subjected to comparatively shErt = er9ss.ex.
was So corroborative S M Of tie former witpess. he
having also made mIeroscopiGHl examihations
e al the organs Of the body Of Mrs
and an then. % In answer to Mr. SicolI's question.
testified that he had not been able to lind any
eondtion con IN IN ANY organ which indicated to him
He was taken in hand by Mr.. osullivan. who
eafss auestiens' but hs was too cool. and the
medico-legal heavy weight Of the defence WAS
content to drop tho witness after getting him
The next witness was Prof Rudolph A.
New New YorE. AH He - said that 10 and pr. bore.
tie s' sto@aeh tom " and It's Contents and the Or.
$G sSss IS. s.ss "a
OF m morphine and q small quantity OF another
poison. which showed some Of the character
istics OF ntropine. but which tho witness wonld
said that he had concluded. taking into con-
Alteration the fnct that Mrs. buchanan had
been buried forty two days before the autopsy.
that ahe had taken four or five grains Of NOR
contents OF the stomach were reduced. was
injected into u frog. which died IN thirty SIX
hours The direct examination OF this witness
was concluded at o'clock.
Il presume you wish to cross-exarnins this
witness Y' said the Recorder.
I'VE do" said Mr.. O'Sullivan.
He will do SO to-day.
A. a DlaOrderly Saloons.