Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-07-26

be near so dark, this would depend
great deal on circumstances
! also injected atrophine as a
physiological antidote to narcotic
poisoning" DIR. Kaulbacil dwelt at
length on the causes which might pro-
duce death under alcoholic poisoning and
morphine poisoning. After which he
was excused and DR.. Poynter placed on
the stand by the state.
He stated that he arrived at the hotel
at ais a. M. in response to call from
the night clerk and found Anderson in
inoribund condition, and after making a
thorough examination concluded that the
subject was too far gone and administered
a physiological antidote to narcotic poi
soning, of $50 of a grain of atropine and
lao of grain of strychnine sulphate,
after which he left for an interval of 10 or
rs minutes to secure more medicine. The
witness went into detail and gave semi
expert testimony on the general causes
of the death. He also stated that he had
performed an autopsy on the remains.
The parts taken from the body were sent
to Spokane for analysis together with
half bottle of beer found III the room Of
the deceased.
At this point Attorney Greene for the
defense, cross-examined the witness in
regard to the effect that different anti
dotes would have on person dying from
either alcoholic or narcotic poison. Con-
siderable evidence was given on these
points, which did not tend to bring out
anything new in the case. Attorney
Danford asked a few questions, after
which witness was excused.
The state next introduced new wit
ness in the person of DR.. J. VIVIAN Zandt,
who, in answer to the prosecution as to
where he was on the morning of last Sun
day. stated: ~ was in my room looking
out of the window on Main street over
looking the Grand Central lodging house
north Of me. was reading and
1t was about 1890 a. m, when
noticed woman walking very fast,
coming from the direction of the Hotel
De France, and she seemed to be very
close to the building. watched her UNI
til she went to the entrance of the lodg-
ing house."
Judge Anderson took the witness for
cross examination and asked him if it
was light enough for him to see who it
was, to which he stated, he did not know
who it was, as he was only looking Out
Of his window with no particular thought
Of seing any one. The doctor said he was
not in the "habit of looking after women
generally" The witness was excused.
The state next called ]. NJ. White, a
farmer of Alpowa, who stated he was in
town Saturday night and occupied room
No. ~ at the Hotel De France; that about
IS minutes before going to bed, which
time was somewhere between IL and
O'Clock, and met small sized woman be-
tween the N. p. saloon and the China
house, the woman was coming from the
direction of the Hotel De France, while
he was on his way there. He states he
did not speak to her nor see whether she
came from the Hotel De France. The
cross examination by Attorney Anderson
brought out no further facts and the wit
ness was excused.
The court, defendants and attorneys
went to the room of G. w. Morrison at
the Hotel DeFrance, where he is confined
with broken leg and state opened the
examination. Mr.. Morrison related in
detail the proceedings, practically giving
the same testimony as introduced at
the coroner's inquest. Attorney Anderson
made the usual cross examination bring
ing out nothing new. Witness was ex-
cused and the court proceeded back to
the city hall at IL go a. m. and took an
adjournment until ago this afternoon.
Justice Sweet recommended the hear
ing at 3 o'clock this afternoon, the state
placing Geo. ID, Dring, bartender at
the Star Saloon, on the stand, who testi-
fed in relation to facts concerning De-
PENDANT Beck and Deceased Henderson's
presence in the saloon between the hours
OF 7 and 1880 Saturday night He was
cross-examined bf the attorneys for de-
PENDANT and excused. The state intro
duced John Merrick, one of the pro-
prietors of the Grand Central lodging
house, who gave some interesting and
spicy evidence in regard to the defend
ant Kitty Ross presence at the hotel
He stated that the deceased had been to