Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-05-05

Q.-Have you ever read Prof. Tsylor'l
work on the subject?
Ayes.
Ole is a recognized authority upon
poisons?
Ayes.
Q.-Dossn't he say that the fatal dose ran
ges from l-2 to 2 grains of sulphate OF
strichnia depending upon temperament, age
of person, etc?
Al think be does.
Q.-Doesnt he say that the average
time without treatment within which
death would take place would be two hours ?
A.-Couldn't say that he remembered
that Tay lor said SO. Guessed authorities
would all agree that death would take place
within two hours.
Q-Rapi'i,y of death depends entirely
other things being equal, upon rapidity OF
absorption, does it not?
A--Yes.
O.-Isnt it true that strychnine is only in
furious when il is in the arteries and capil-
laries?
A-Shoud say no. Couldn't state e1-
acily and didn't think anybody else knows.
Thought when it was in the veins it would
have an effect.
The contention of the defense was that
the venous blood does not act upon the
muscles. Witness thought however, strych-
nine in the venous blood would have an eff
feet upon the patient.
O-Do you contend doctor that strych-
MIA is absorbed at the stOm ,ch?
A.-No sir. Absorbed in the bowels.
OFF masicated food is found in the
stomach of the person who. lived six hours
after eating it isn't that proof that the
processes of digestion have been seriously
arrested?
A.-No doubt but what they were.
O-Whether il solution of gin and
strychnne be taken into an empty stomach
| wouldn't he be in condition to be quickly
affected2
A-Thought the stomach would act very
quickly.
DR.. Giddings was recalled and asked how
long a strong, healthy man taking grair
of strvchnine on an empty stomrch would
live. lie thought from minutes to ar
hour. If a man took another grain with
| in ten minutes he should expect him to
live a very few minutes.
Cross examined The average time o.
absorption of strychnia on an empty stom'
|
Taking food would retard the action.
| Confined his answers to the Hypothetical
questions.
In case where two grsins were found il
the stomach with undigested food that wa
taken at the time of the strychnine he sal,
it would depend entirely upon the process
of absorption. All the patients condition.
must be taken into consideration.
ON answering hypothetical questions
do YOU say that the answer given can appi,
to case you do not see?
ALI the conditions should be con
sidered.
Redirect.-You don't know of any human
mechanism that can Withstand the effect
of strychnine.
A.-No. 1t gets in its work in the end.
This closed the prosecution.
Counsel for the defense recalled Ambrose
Getchell.
Q-Mr. Getchell, 1 recall your attention
to the time Mrs. Getchell gave you tn
watcl,, didn't you make some request?
A-No sir.
| Odd Mrs. Getchell shed any tears?
A.-No.
| Odd you?
A.-No.
Q.-what did you say to your brother
Henry about Trask coming there so often
A.-wituess spoke to Henry about it.
What was said by Ambrose at that tim
court didn't think admissible. IT counse
for defense pressed it he would admit it.
Counsel said he wouldn't press it.
Counsel for defence wanted DR.. Driscol
recalled. He took the stsnd.
Q.-You stated when Mrs. Getchel
handed the bottle to You she made som
statement?
A.-She did. Didn't remember wha
she said exactly.
Would not deny Mrs. Getchell sale
"would this do?"
Mr.. Southland opened for the defence
, He said:
The defence will be confined to . NOR