The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-06
DR.HALE'STRIAL
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When he arrived at the Office Dr. Hale
the only ones present. When he reached
the DOCTORS office DR. Hale spoke first. The
latter had two rooms and witness went
into the front room, end after the ordi-
nary talutations DIR. Hale said there was
dead tody there. Asked whose body II
was the defendant said he did not know.
She had woke him up, and claiming
she was almost stuffed up and wanted an
examination. The defendant said he had
assisted deceased to the operating table
and then as soon as she reached IL she
gave a groan and died.
Witness then described his examination
OF ths body and said re told the defend
ant 1t looked as II an operation had been
performed. The body was lying on a
lounge, and there was a gold watch and
about $40 I'm money in the woman's
pocket. The operating table was de-
scrited to the jury and the general APP
pearance of the defendants office. When
witness made the remark an operation
had been made the defendant said: II
recollect whether the defendant said he
had made any examination or not. The
body was removed about 10 minutes alter
the witness had viewed 1t.
The autopsy was held on February
20. at s o'clock in the evening. In the
presence of DIR. Wilcox, DR.. Perkins. DIR.
Hale, the defendant, DIR. Ecclcston and
others, and defendant remained until the
autopsy was finished and DIR. Palmer
wished to consult the medical witnesses.
when he was excused. The defendant
made no criticism of the way the autopsy
was conducted, but seemed TO be on the
contrary pleased with it.
DIR. Palmer then described the examina-
tion OF the body. and of the organs, and
u.f. "A ll.e L.. -
showed that air had entered the heart,
and the conclusion reached as the result
of the autopsy was that death was caused
by air in the heart which entered by a
puncture of "A vein by an instrument.
and that the condition of the mouth of
the uterus showed the instrument ha
Deen inserted by persons skilled in the
use OF surgical instruments.
On Sunday witness went to a room
formerly occupied by the deceased, found
wearing apparel, pair OF hair crimpers
and bottle containing dark liquid The
instrument used in erlorming the opera
tion must have been curved one, as a
straight instrument would not have made
the puncture found. Death Immediately
followed the puncture and there was no
wa- by which air could reach the heart
so quickly as through puncture OF a
uterine cavity. The puncture must have
been made in the Office. where the body
was found, as 1t would have been impos-
sible for the woman to have walked after
ii occurred. The movement of the in
strument showed that the person using 1t
knew their business, Dr. Palmer stated.
and also that the construction of the
uterus was,j in the body examined, such
as to most strongly prove this.
Ii was just high noon when Mr.. West
began his cross examination, and the first
question the latter asked was when the
autopsy was conducted, and then asked
DIR. Palmer when ne filed the report Of
the autopsy with the coroner. To this
latter question Attorney General Dubois
objected, and the court asked how 1t was
materinl.s
To this Mr.. West replied he wanted to
show that the coroner was unable to file
his report on the case until April "a and
said he ished TO show that the medic al
examiner had an interest in keeping the
evidence from be.defence.
Judge Wilbur permitted the questions
and then the Attorney General said no
request had been made to him TO postpone
the case and Mr.. West agreed with him.
The Attorney General then said the OBJ
ject ofsthe.question wa 10 influence the
jury, but the court thought not.
DIR. Palmer replied that he handed his
report on the autopsy to the coroner a
short time ago, and later he stated ii was
given by him to the coroner on April 26
and said there was no time required by
law FOR tho filing such papers and said
when he was coroner he used to ile his
report after the trial. This led Mr.. West
to remark that was good way to keep
the defendant from knowing the facts
that might help him.
Mr.. West asked witness why he had no:
tetitied concerning stain on the sheet
in the room occupied by the deceased,
snd he replied he did not consider it i'm
poriant as II had nothing to do with the
death of the Feeney woman. The liquid
in the bottle was ergot, and might have
been used in trying to procure an abor-
ton. In answer 20 further questions by
Mr.. West witness denied that he had any
theory, but he had a conclusion that deaf n
resulted from the entrance of air into the
vein. Every puncture or a vein might re-
suit in ceath If air entered il and reache
the heart.
Mr.. West very particularly examined
the witness on the entrance of air
through the veins and wanted to know
how much air would have to get into the
uein, but DR.. Palrper SAID ne did not
know, nor did he know that DIR. Warren
of Harvard quoted Hare TO show that il
was necessary for pint of air to enter
the heart by the vein.
DR.. Palmer said he had not weighed
the air in the heart, nor did he know
WnetEer WuuL DS COnslucItu alr WAS gas
or not.
He denied Mr.. Vests sts.ement that
this examination might conflict with his
theory again denying that he Iac any
theories, only conclusions.
The witness stated that he did not be-
lieve there was gas in the heart at first,
but in answer to the sharp cross exami-
nation of Mr.. West he admitted there
might have been and counsel used consid
erable time in his attack on what he call
ed the theories of DR. Palmer, but which
the latter called conclusions. Mr.. West
frequently asked DR.. Palmer IL he was
not bound TO examine sll the circum-
stances about the case before resching a
conclusion, but the later gave non-com-
initial answers.
Judge Wilbur announced to the men,
bors of the jury that they would be kept
together until the trial was ended before
he permitted them TO retire for dinner.
TUE AFTERNOON SESSION.
After the noon recess DIR. Palmer again
took the witness stand and sald he dit
not accept the theory that the entrance OF