St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-01

Clara arrived she looked very sick. In
spite of wearing a large rain coat, her
physical condition was apparent. The
witness had seen Mr.. Lowe constantly
from June Is to July 3, when she left
the hotel and went out of the city.
She had been in the room but once
on one afternoon when she was asked
to go in by Lowe that she might give
the sick woman some whisky and
other medicine. The witness had been
the room five times on that day, but
at all other times Lowe would simply
open the door about a foot and in
Variably refuse to allow her to enter
Lowe had changed the linen in the
room, taken up hot and cold water,
and done everything that was to be
done about the room.
THAT isl Interrupted Attorney
Gard, 'Mr. Lowe did all that any man
could have done in taking care of a
sick woman?"
But the question was not allowed,
the witness being considered incompe-
tent to answer. The latter at once adj
m1tted that she, of course, could not
tell what was being done inside of a
room that she never entered.
PLENTY TO EAT.
What meals were brought UP to
the sick room?" asked Mr.. Butter.
Three meals a day. Mr. Lowe al
ways brought up the meals himself
What kind of food was it?''
Meat, and potatoes, and cabbage.
and everything there was"
Was any Of the food eaten towards
the last of Miss Bergh's illness?''
Yes, yes, it was all eaten. There
was never anything hardly on the
plates when they were handed out by
Mr.. Love-
WHO ate the meals? Do you think
that the sick girl could eat such meals.
Or do you know whether Lowe used
to eat them himself?''
NO, of course 1 couldn't tell that"
DID Mr.. Lowe take all his meals in
the dining room?'
No; only when he was first at the
hotel" ~ '-io
We're there a good many flies in the
room when you were in there?"
Yes, there were lots of 'em: but
they put in screen after a while"
DID the room seem clean and in good
condition.
well, it might have been cleaner.
cieaned 1t out then as we'll as 1 could
myself
do you think Lowe was a good
nurse for a very sick woman?"
''Well-''
COR don't - you think he might
have been a better attendant in a Iiv-
cry stable?''
MISS Elsa, who had been giggling for
some time. did not say what She
thought, but ended her testimony with
an animated smile.
QUESTIONING AN EXPERT.
DR.. Finnell, a graduate of the Uni
Verslty of New York, and physician
OF some years standing, was then
asked:
Would the neglect of Lowe to call
physician to attend to Miss Berg dur
ing the four days following June %,
accelerated her death?"
Objected to, and objection oyerruled
Undoubtedly it would
What was the probable condition of
woman suffering from Miss Bergh's
trouble at the stage in which she must
nave found herself after June 2S?''
Another objection from Mr.. Card,
which was again overruled.
Il should say that she must have ex-
hlbited, at that stage, chills, a high
1eVer, dry skin, a swollen abdomen,
much pain, restlesSneSs, and great men
tai detection
MIR. Card then made brief argument
to show that the testimony indicated
that, as far back as the 9th, when DR..
R1cheson called, there was every indi-
cation that Miss Bergh would die any,
way; that after the 2Sth her condition
must have been more hopeless still:
and that neglect, or the absence of med
ical care, would not have saved her
life.
The witness agreed with Mr. Card in
so far as admitting that Miss Bergh
would have exhibited the conditions al
ready mentioned even as far back as
the 4th, and that after the 18th the
same conditions must have prevailed
in an aggravated form.
Then inquired Mr.. Card, twas
there, on the 2Sth, any chance for her
life? In other words, would she or
would She have not recovered, in your
opinion?'
well, she would have a chance to
recover, providing she had the best Of
care and treatment
Mr.. Card was not satisfied with this
answer, and exhausted himself trying.
in vain, to get the witness to frame a
different reply. The latter insisted that
the patient would have had chance
cor, at least" said he, "a good ply
s.cian would have given her a chance"
Adjournment was here taken until
2 p. m. today.
In order to prove murder in any de-
gree 1t is only sufficient to prove that
death has been accelerated. It is no
defense that death would have taken
place sooner or later in any event. The
penalty in this state for murder in the
third degree is not less than seven nor
more than thirty years in the peniten-
tiary.