The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-06-19
PRISONER TELLS HIS STORY


close to the spinal column, the wound being
inward and to the left of the column and the
course inward and to the right and you
would find the pulse normal, the respiration
normal. the heart in good condition, the
patient conscious and part of the body, from
the waste down, paralyzed-under these
coalitions, doctor, what is the proper thing
! for an experienced medical man to do first p
This question had its effect upon the
spectators and they leaned forward anxiously
| to catch the answer the witness should give
but they were disappointed, as Mr. Whalen
objected and the court sustained him.
| Mr.. Brumm: Under the statement made,
doctor, would it be necessary at once to probe
for that ball ?
! Mr. Whalens objection to this question
was overruled and the doctor answered that
it was not necessary but the physician could
do so, exercising great care.
Mr.. Brumm: If, upon an attempt to probe,
you were to discover that you could not
probe, would it be proper, under the condition
Of the patient as stated, to proceed with any
operation until nature had taken its course
sufficiently to develop a change or other
facts?
| To this the Commonwealth also objected
but was overruled and the witness answered,
IF the patient was in that condition and
they were not able to follow with the probe,
the proper thing to do would be to wait un-
til further developments.
One or two questions followed and it be-
came evident from the answers made by DIR.
| Halberstadt that he should be better en-
| lightened as to the actual condition of the
patient and other circumstances and the
court stenOgrapher was requested to read
over the testimony given by DIR. Biddle.
This CONSUMED some time and the Common
wealth was then inclined to have DIR.
Church's evidence read, but the idea was
abandoned when Judge Savidge said with
some impatience that if that was to be in
sisted upon he would adjourn court and
have the stenographer read the testimony
to the witness privately, as he would not sit
ON the bench and listen to the long recital,
nor compel the jury to do so.
After DIR. Biddle's testimony was read DR..
Halberstadt answered, II should have
awaited further developments-worse
symptoms.
Mr.. Brumm: An incision having been
made large enough to get to the bone and
finding, after you got there, that the bullet
had passed through the canal of the vertebra,
and got beyond that and was imbedded in
the vertebra, under the condition that patient
was in as described, was it proper to proceed
further at that timer
DR.. Halberstadt l should not, as the
bullet then could not do any more harm.
@. Is there anyway of steadying trephin-
ing machine on the spinal column, without a
center point, without hard pressure?
A. Not but what you can exercise with
your hands.
Q. Won't the trephining instrument
wobble?
A. 1t depends on who is holding it. II
takes considerable strength to steady it,
After being handled a string of veTtebra
that ratified as they were passed over and
answering question or two concerning the
probable result Of certain wounds to vertebra
DR.. Halberstadt replied that an operation
performed as described under the circum
stances would have tended to increase
inflammation.
O. After an operation of that kind being
performed, would you be willing to say what
the immediate cause Of death was?
A. In the efforts to relieve this paralysis
the operation was done, but as the result
shows, it was unfortunate.
@. Do you maintain that under the condi
tions as read to you that no one could tel
what was the immediate cause of death, OF
whether it was entirely due to one, Oranothel
cause?
A. don't know how it was DONE or wha
the symptoms were that followed
q. In case the doctor had caught hold o
the bullet to pull it out and the instrumen
had slipped and he had to catch it the seconC
time to pull it out, would that increase tn,
Inflammation
A. l think it would.
On cross examination by Mr.. Whalen tn,
witness stated that he knew Of DIR. Biddl
as man of high standing in his profession
; and having seen the patient, having 9
: knowledge of his condition, to know as
, professional man what was best to be don,
under the circumstances than one who wa
, not there, but it was unusual to 60 into tina
| mans vertebra at that time.
O. You are not able to say it aggTavate,
z his case any?
A. Unfortunately l know the result.
? When the jury entered the box this morn
ing Judge Savidge became apprehensive o
the condition of Juror Levi Kissinger, o
Schuylllill Haven. He asked the juror sew
eral questions as to his condition and finally
concluded to send for physician and cour
: attendant was sent for DR.. Bland, who made
an examination in the courts private cham
ber and pronounced the juror able to proceed
in the case.
The first witness put on the stand thi
morning was Richard Warren, of Shenan
doah, who testified that the reputation of tn,
prisoner for peace and good order was good
Upon cross-examination Warren admitted
that he spent three years in the POttsyill'
Jail.
Q. What were you in Jail for?
/ A. For nothing.
The witness subsequently admitted that h
served the time for attempted rape ON
child.
EISENHOWER on THE STAND.
Theodore Eisenhower, the prisoner, wa
called in his own behalf at $3.50 o'clock an,
testified 81 live in Shenandoah and hav
lived there about 10 years. l am laborel
drove teams for Charley Tftman and tn
Reading Company. | was teamster at tn
- Turkey Run colliery at the time l had tn
trouble with William Schwindt
O. Do you remember the night of the 3r
of August of last yearY
A. 1t was the night of the last pay day
August, as far as | can remember, ON I'll
29th or 3Oth of August. 1t was on Saturda
|. night l took the paymasters from the co