The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-10
M'MiLLAN MURDER TRIAL.
Question Whether frankie Daveu-
port Died From Morphine.

The trial Of Dan Mcmillan for tho moi
soning OF Frankie Davenport Jagged
through al Of yesterday in Judge Jacobs
court without developing anything In the
way OF evidence that could lay claim to a
shadow OF the sensational. The whole fav
was taken up with the introduction of ex-
pert medical testimony yor the state 10
prove that death resulted from morphjue
poisoning, and handled rather hrlisouely
by the defense in cross-examination. 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 coun-
sci for the defense. the rurter displaying
a knowledge OF toxicology that more than
once threatened a disastrous undo;ng TO
the victim OF his s-exsmination.
The first witness called by the state was
DR.. David A Mitchell. one Of the physl-
clans called 10 the dying woman's side.
He testified as 10 her condition when he
found her. On his opinion as a medical
man be would say tina. death resulted
from an overdose % morphine hypoder-
mlcally injected into the arm. On cross
examination he explained as nearly as he
could the nature OF rnorphfa and It's sew.
eraI preparations. Said a. an antIdote he
had given the deceased atrophia to coun-
teract the morphia and strychnIa 10
strengthen the hearts action. Admitted
symptoms as he discovered in the de-
ceased when he was called ia. excepting
the contraction Of the pupils. Said that a
post-mortem examination IN cases OF NOR
phla poisoning will develop little or no
trace by which death by tie introduction
OF the drug can be established certainly.
At the opening OF the afternoon session
the eross-examinatlon was continued
Counsel tried to make the witness admit
that any and all % the symptoms de-
scribed by him a. present IN the deceased
Immediately before her death could have
been caused by alcoholism Witness ad-
nif,ed all bGt the contraction OF the pu-
pills a symptom which he lid net believe
could have been caused Il so great an ex-
tent by alcoholism.
TIE state then called Or. Emil Borles.
IN the examinatton-.u-ch'ef he said ne
coEid not state positively the cause Of
frankie DavsnpoTf's death beyond the fact
that & vas narcotic poisoning. because no
poSt-rnortem examination had been made
lie believed. however. thai death had been
caused by ar overdose or norphia In
cross-exar n'uatton he admitted that he
could rot say Geata had rot resulted from
alcoholism. Asked II ne had 70: treated
the woman for alcoholism. &c replied thar
she had consulted him vita regard 20 that
disease. but had not followed his advice
Sad he knew she was troubled with also
ho!ism.
Coroner Yau1eIl was Esxt called by the
state- The first question put was:
DE you know whether Mcmillan used
morphine by III lection spoa hirsseltg-' Oh
jec;ed 70. objection sustained.
The state Their asked iu substitution
whether tne Witness knew thai me defend
am bad morphine 81 Ills possession. Dr.
Tanas.l replied that ne supposed not. b.
q use McAi.ian bad demanded dsse from
him a: the n7Sygua du-lax ;hs inquest. ard
re BAD refused Il Witness wzs questioned
at some icngta as 20 deEea1ant's testimony
a; the inquest
Defense objected - che Introduction OF
he testimony given ~ 81 MILAN a tne
inquest. cEtiEg The famous Borden murder
case. vsea ex-CToT. Robinson -. the de-
fszse made tfss SANE ebtecTioB and sas
sustained.
Tee coroner was tbez allowed 10 go and
tie state called pr. james Shannon 70 tie