The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-10-30
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these witnesses they left the room.
Not having a tull list of the witnesses,
however, he was suspicious that all had
not left, and in spite of the District At
torney's protestati0ns, he pressed the
matter earnestly.
The examination of DR.. Scott was
about to be resumed when the District
Attorney arose and said to the court;
'In view of the circumstances OF the
case aud the evident desire to create
sympathy for the prisoner, | mean as a
matter of grace TO him, because he is
without counsel, to ask all the witnesses
connected with any part of the case to
retire Were he represented by counsel
would fight such proceeding at every
step"
After the witness bad left the room,
Holmes asked if his wife was to be a VIII
ness.
''She is not in the court room," said
the prosecution, "and l decline to say
| whether or not she will be witness.
DR.. Scott was then permitted to tell
| his story, which concerned his having
been called in to examine Pietzel's body,
arter 1t, discovery. He explained the
situation of the room and the arrange
ment of the windows so that the suns
rays would fall upon the corps and hasten
| decomposition, together with the posi-
| ton OF the burns on the body, the broken
| jar. pine, etc The ctor dwelt upon
the discovery of chlorofOrm in the stom
ach, and said large quantities of the
drug had been used, and from the con
gested condition of the lungs and the
empty heart, it was apparent tnat the
man had met sudden and violent death
from chloroform poisoning.
At the end of Dr. ScOtt's examination
the purt took a recess from 11:10 to
$3.50 O'Clock.
When the court reconvened DR.. Scott
was turned over to Holmes for cross-ex
animation.
n 'Are you prepared to say, he asked
that the decomposition of the body
would not have occurred in darkened
foom2
Eyes, sir. Had it been in cool,
darkened room, putrification would not
have come 81 quickly. Here it was in
weather and the body so arranged IN
| relation TO the windows that the rays of
the sun would fall upon it"
"Did you, at that time, express any
opinion as to the length of time the man
| had bee1 deadY'
II said from all appearances he, had
| been dead three or four days"
Holmes then subjected DR.. Scott to a
| lengthy and detailed examination touch
ing the effects of chloroform, but OBJ
tanned few answers that would tend to
| throw the balance in the slightest degree
in his favor.
The calmness with which Holmes vol
ubly exchanged technical terms and dis
cussed chemical and medical possibilities
with the doctor, was admirable.
at the conclusion of DR.. Scott's testi-
mony. Dr. Wm. K Mattern, coroner's
| physician, was called.
DR.. Mattern said he had made the
post N mer.em examination at the Morgue
on September 4, and the conditions were
the same as described by Dr. Scott.
| There had been paralysis Of the heart,
| indicating sudden death, and evidences
| of chloroform in the stomach. The doc
tor uuqualifedly declared that death had
been caused by chloIoforn poisoning.
/ uE CIOSS CAdU4Inhb&O4A CJICA~AuCN
two hours and half, and the great ma
iority of the questions put by Holmes
were entirely irrelevant.
| Or. Henry Lehman, the well known
analytical chemist, was the next witness.
Ia answer to Mr. Graham's questions, he
said it was impossible for man to fix
himself in an attitude as reposeful as
as that in which Pietzel's body was dis
covered, after having administered
| chlorof rm to himself.
| ii 1lmes merely asked a few questions
on cross examination, but reserved the
right to call DR.. Lehman as a witness
for the defeuse after his (HolmesO testi
| mony had been taken.
Before the court took recess until 7
o'clock, Holmes made an appeal TO the
court to hold but two instead of three
sessions day, on the ground that his
| physical condition would not stand the
| strain.
Judge Arnold answered:
"Well, we will hold night session to
night"
The evening session began a few mo-
ments after o'clock.
The taking Of testimony was about to
be resumed when Holmes, who could
probably be more aptly ycalled the "Arch
actor" than anything else, arose in the
dock and addressing the court, said:
"If your honor please, have a re-
quest to make. In consequence of the
severe physical strain to which / have
been subjected and, also because of the
cri icism leveled against my former
counsel, Messrs Shoemaker and Rotan,
l have, within the past half hour, sent
for them and ssked them to again as
sumo charge of my defense. should
like to ask if the court will permit
this4"
Let them come inn, said the judge.
moment later the two counselloIs,
looking pale and worried, entered the
C urt room and Mr.. Rotan going up
to the bar, Was about to enter
with an explanation, when Judge
Ar4oId CURLY inte rupted with: No
apology is necessary. Go on with
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