The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-10
MfMILLAN MURDER TRIAL.
Question Whether Frankie Dayen.
port Died From Morphine.

The trial of Dan Mcmillan for the poi-
soning OF frankie Davenport Jagged
through all of yesterday In Judge Jacobs
court without developing anything in the
way of evidence that could lay claim 10 a
shadow OF the sensational. The whole day
was taken up with the introduction Of ex-
pert medical testimony por the state TO
prove that death resulted from mornhjna
poisoning, and handled rather brusouely
by the defense in crosS-examinatiou. 10
show that death was not caused by NOR
phine, but by confirmed alcoholism. Many
and sometimes quietly amusing were the
bouts between the witnesses and the eoun-
Sci for the defense. the latter displaying
q knowledge of toxicoIogy that more than
once threatened a disastrous undosng to
the victim OF his cross-examination.
The first witness called by the state was
DR. David A. Mitchell, one of the phvsl-
clans called to the dying woman'= side
He testified as TO her condition when he
found her. On his opinion as A medical
man he would say that death resulted
from ar overdose OF morphine hypoder-
mieally injected into the arm on cross
examination he explained as nearly as he
could the nature OF morph!a and Its sew.
erai preparations. Said as an antidote he
had given the deceased atrophia to coun-
teract the morpAia and stryehniA 10
strengthen the hearts action Admitted
that alcoholism would produce the same
symptoms as he discovered ia the de-
ceased when he was cansd In. excepting
the contraction Of the pupils Said that a
post-moriem examination in cases OF NOR
phla poisoning will develop little or no
trace by which death by the Introduction
Of the drug can be established certainly
At the opening Of the afternoon session
the croSs-examination was continued
Counsel tried 70 make the witness admit
that any and all OF the symptoms de-
scribed by him as present ia the deceased
Immediately before her death could have
been caused by alcoholism. Witness ad-
United all bat the contraction OF the pu-
pills. a symptom which he did not believe
could have been caused to so great an ex-
tent by alcoholism.
The state then called DR. Emil Bories
In the exarnination-ln-chtef he said he
could not state positively the cause OF
frankie Dayenport's death peyond the fact
that s. was narcotic poisoning because no
post-moriem examination had been made
He believed. however. that death had been
caused By an overdose or morphfa In
crcsS-examnatson he admitted thar he
could not say death had not resulted from
alcoholism Asked IL ha mad rot treated
the woman for alcoholism. be replied that
she had consulted him vita regard 10 that
disease, but had not followed his advice
hoi!sm.
Coroner Yantell was next called BY the
state. The first question pat was:
10 you know whether MCMILLAN used
morphine by Injection apoo h3u4se.f2'' Or
jecsed to: objection sustained
The state then asked in substitute
whether the witoeSs knew that fhe defend
ant rad morphine IN ais possession. Dr
Yands.i Tspl.e1 that he supposed rot. be
eagtSe MACMILLAN had Gsfua nded dose from
him ~ Ire uoTEae during she inquest and
ae hsd refused Is Witness x8s questioned
al some lengta ~ 20 defeucant's Testimony
a TIE inquest.
Defense objected 20 TIE Introduction ot
tae testimony given by 3aAfiiaau al sns
i1GgesE. citing fbe famous Borden murder
case. when sx~tsov Robinson. for the de-
fersse, made Ire saa NE obJectlSn and was
sustained.
The coroner was Then allowed 20 go and
TIE state called DR.. James Shannon "a. -as~