The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-18
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and eyes gouged out?
Alt is not.
Q-What IS the custom at the Kan
sas Medical college?
Al don't know.
Q.-Is the face usually dissected the
same as the rest of the body?
0.-Were you ever in the room when
dissecting was going on!
A.-Yes.
Q-How many times?
A.-Only once or twice.
Q.-Suppose a body were brought to
you for dissection with the face skinned,
ears cut off. eyes gouged, what would
1T indicate to you as regards the subject
being legitimate or illegitimate?
Objected to and objection sustained on
ground that no foundation had been
H. L. Alkire was called. He stated
that he was connected with the Kansas
medical college prior to 1895; was pro-
lessor of chemistry and anatomy.
anatomy?
A-To give lectures on anatomy.
Q-Who did the dissecting?
A-The demonstration.
G-What were the duties of the dem
Onstrator?
Alto quiz the students while they
were dissecting and show them the
points they were dissecting.
Q-WhO looked after the procuring
the subjects for dissection?
Al do not know.
Q-Do you know who had charge of
the dissecting room?
A-Only when the classes were there
the demOnStratOr had.
OFF you had wanted to get in when
a class was not there who would you
go to for a key?
Al carried a key myself
Q-Who would inform the class that
there was material for dissection?
A-Sometimes I'would.
Q-How did you know that there was
material for dissecting in the dissecting
room?
A-Wen, don't know; sometimes
some one would come and tell me.
Q-Who ever told you?
A-Well, L don't know.
L. c. Duncan was called. He said he
was a student at the Kansas medical
college in 1895
Q-Did- you occupy room in Decem-
Der. 1895?
Ayes. sir; part of the month.
Q-What part?
A-The fore part.
Q-You wasn't there after the eth,
was you?
A-Weu Qaughing) not very much of
the time.
Q-Were you present the night of
December 8th?
Ayes; the after part of the night.
Q-Who was you with?
A-Mr. Amis and some young ladies.
Odd you have anything with you
when you came back?
A-What do you mean?
Odd you have any body with you?
A-None but my own.
Q-Had you been working on a sub
ject prior to this time?
Al was directing some work,
Q-What kind of a subject?
"A female subject
Q-When did the work begin?
About the middle of the week.
Q-What parts of the body had you
been working on?
Al don't remember
}; e McClintock was called and testi-
ned that he was one of the trustees of
the Kansas medical college and had
given a lecture over a male BODY in the
dissecting room in November, 1895.
Q-W hose duty was it to- procure ma
terial for dissection?
Al think it was the professor of
anatomy, or he made some arrange
ments for it. I don't know in fact, who
did it,
Q--Did the faculty APPOINT a commit
tee to do this?
Ayes, I think so; that was the year
before.
Q-Were you member OF this COM
mitee?
Ayes.
Q-What did this committee do?
that 1 know of
Q-Who was in charge of the colle9e
In 1895?
As A. johnson.
Gle had charge of the entire build
Ing, did he not?
the building. Al
Q-If you were to receive body for
dissection with it's face mutilated, its
ears cut off, its eyes gouged out. would.
that indicate anything to YOU?
that shape . "'O' AL
Al would think it was an il1eeiti-
mate body. I have received a body
with the entire face cut off, but it was
done in railroad accident
mir
Odd you ever know of a mutilated
BODY to be received at the college?
A.-You stated that you were one of
q committee to procure bodies. Was
the janitor on that committee?
Ale was not
DID you ever know if any other
committees of this kind were ever APP
Ayes. I think there was one he
fore. Judge Horton was on it.
Tne doctor explained that Judge Hor-
tons name was put on this committee
as a joke.
Q;,-Whose duty was it to receive
Al don't know.
Q--!t you We're there and BODY was
TO be wrong would you receive it3
Al think 1 would.
Wa 1t not the custom to let
anyone connected with the college
- cNNASS 4OE O1SSeCt1OnI
Al think So
Q-Was any action ever taken by the
faculty instructing johnson what bjs
duties were in regard to rec1aivi ne
bodies? ms
Al do not know
The defense then sought to prove
Johnson's good character The state
offered to admit the good character of
the defendant. The court said such
evidence was out of the usual order
at this time.
DR.. w. z. Mcvey was called by the
state and said that he was a doctor
and was secretary of the medical col
lege.
Q--Who procures the material for
the college?
Al don't know.
Q.-Whose duty is it to procure it?
Al don't know; it is anybody S
OFT is the colleges. isn't it?