New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-28
To Mr. Brooke. therefore, belonged again the
fruits OF victory.
DIR .OSIILLIVAN UNDAUNTED.

fruits OF victory
DIR .O'sJILLIVAN UNDAUNTED.
But stu undismayed DR. OSulvan returned
TO the fray. In doing so he created the ohiy
sensation Of the day. 1t had been his ann al
along TO bring out before the jury Mis'
El!ss's accusation agains. a relative, prceuhao'y
Mrs. Fleming. At length he succeeded, and in
this way. In an innocent tone OF voice ne saiu
70 the witness: Don't answer this question I'M
I'll YOU have the Courts permission 80 to DO; put
did Mrs Bliss say to you Doctor. know am
going to die: have been poisoned. relative
sent me some clam chowder ana piece OF PIE
today. and within ter minutes after had eaten
them II made me dcathly sick did not nave
ANYBODY TO send for a doctor, and" continued
counsel when you asked her why the reiatNe
she referred TO should want TO do her an INJURY
did she not answer that IL she died that relalNe
would come in for some money"
In this manner the mischief was DONE ana
beedlese OF counsels caution to the witness 10
refrain from answering before he obtained per-
mission, DIT pullman burted out Yes, siI.
For a second or two there was utter silence in
the courtroom. Mr. Brooke seemed TOO ouih-
founded to speak His silence, however, was
nomentary. and rising with obvious and pas
sionate Indignation, and shaking his hnger at
DIR Rulman. he exclaimed You were dis
out the Courts sanction. Your conduct as Wit
ness Is on a par with that Of your qrestioner az
a prosecuting attorney. The counsei al leas'
ought to know better the rules Of legal procedure
This Is the most marvellous exhibition l have
ever seen in my whole life
The Recorder without waiting for Dr. OSuli-
vans reply ordered the question and answer 10
be stricken out.
MRS. BIIss's PREVIOUS HEALTH.
Dr O'Sullivan then questioned the witness re-
gardinp the deceased woman's health previous
10 : o'clock on Friday. August 80 1850 anu
whether her illness was due to eating sohe'nihs'
Again Mr.. Brooke forcbly objected ana nna''y
he succeeded in getting the whole of the evidence
y, tho subjects In question wiped completely OH
the record. 49,, IT,.
Dr. Qsuvanws we Will Pr Gi5 ya warn arrive wa at
from your diagnosis of the cause OF uea'n' 4"
A oHYou treated her for that? Al did
Q-What was the treatment you cav nhi nt. and
gave her hypodermic infections o. WIS., n rake
atropine and also prescribed powuer' " ''"o
Internally. ,.,oo,, ,,,, conal-
~ ala Won fnd Mrs Bliss in? A.-The conditions
liVu ua were Increased | found, since my FIRST
visit at 3 o'clock and found all the evidences OF
o%Were the powders you prescribed , given to
hero A-No they were afterward found intact
he o You saw that your diagnosis led you to the
opinion that the woman was SUFFERING A0hi "
gastritis. A-Ies
DUE TO IRRITANT POISON.
O-To what do you attribute that acute e"'
trtis? A-To irritant poison
o-And what was your treatment for? A.-To
sustain life. ..r..,
o-Tell us what you did on the Saturday follow
ing the death? Al went to the undertaken
thought 1t suspicious case. .
Mr. Brooke object to that statement; . ~
DR.. OSullivanBut physician mas Az, uuy 10 pei
form to the public. If he sees AWNING wronS ~
is his duty to 20 to the proper authorities ana 20
tell the undertaken not 10 emoaim the oou! u"'
due examination has been made
Another long argument between counsel
ensued. and at last the Recorder ruled the evil
dence incompetent.
o-What was done with the body on the night Of
taker who also took the unused medcine W 1 n,
prescribed and the pitcher which was found IN the
apartments.
REVELATIONS OF THE AUTOPSY.
O-Were YOU present at the autopsy? Al was
O.-Who made the autopsy? A.-Dr. OHanlon.
- Odd YOU see anything during that autopsy at
which you present, that attracted your at'en-
% O-What was 1t? A-Tho condition Of the stom-
ach Il looked If It contained an irEant poison on
Q-Then from what you saw, what was the
cause of death, according 10 the conclusion you
arrived at from t the au'spsy ANTI POISON %Ss
CROss-EXAMINED BY MR.. BROOKE.
The direct examination of DR.. pullman was ended
at this point and Mr. Brooke thereupon rose to
cross-examine Seated next to Mrs Flemng's
senior counsel wac Professor Witthaus the we'll
known chemical authority. who has been re-
tanned by the defence for the purpose OF giving
aid in the examination of medical experts After
Mr.. Brooke had learned from the witness that he
was a graduate of the medical school Of the New
York University in 1891. and had been in prac-
tice as physician about five years. the counsel
at once began to test the witnesses knowledge Of
gastric disorders.
Tell the jury" Mr.. Brooke said, how many
cases OF acute gastrits have come under your no.
tce prior to this of Mrs. Bliss" The witness
parried the question, but eventually Dr. pullman
said he had frequently attended autopses on peo-
pie whose deaths had been caused by acute gas
tritis
Mr.. BROOKE QUOTES MEDICAL WORKS
NJ Brooke also quoted from Byth the symp-
toms attending gastric diseases, and particularly
dwelt upon the fact that he affection was often
due to the eating of bad food, to alcoholism and
indigestion. Then he asked DR.. Bullman IL he
recognized those q full explanation OF
the causes Of acute gastritis. The witness hest
tated, and DR.. O'Sullivan jumped into the breach
with an objection, urging that the descriptions
which Mr. Brooke had read were those OF gastric
catarrh The Recorder, when appealed to by
counsel. after further arguments on the merits
Of acute gastritis and gastric catarrh remarked,
with an air of resignation ut is bad enough
when lawyers quarrel but for doctors to quarrel
II is ten times worse" And when II does &C.
cur" chimed in NJ Brooke ut is time for the
Judge to interfere, and set them right"
Whether the implied compliment had its due
effect or not did not appear. but at all events
Mr. Brooke allowed to continue on his line
OF examination.
n
Mr. Brooke elected from DR.. Bullman that
when first called in 10 see Mrs Bliss he did not
think the case so serious to make necessary