Evening star., 1901-09-24
TEST|MONYOF THEDOCTORS
THEY EXPLAIN CAUSES OF PRESI-
DENT McKINLEY's DEATH.
All Who Attended the President Say
the Bullet Was the Original
Cause.

The presentation of the government 9
case against the assassin Czolgosz at Buff
falo began shortly before 8 o'clock yester-
day afternoon, and after The Stars report
had closed. Assistant District Attorney Hal
Ter began, with much deliberation, to ad-
dress the jury. He spoke very briefly. I'VE
shall show" said he, that, for some days
prior to the shooting this defendant had
premeditated the shooting of the President.
He knew that on the 9th of September the
President would receive the populace in the
Temple of Music; that on that day he went
to the exposition, got into line with the peo-
pie and approached the President; that he
had weapon concealed in his hand, and
as the President extended his hand in kind
ly greeting he fired the fatal shot. He
fred twice, in fact. One of them took effect
in the abdomen and caused that mortal
| wound which resulted in the President s
death.
THAT, in brief, Is the story we shall show
YOU Witnesses will tell you this story and
l am sure that when you have heard the
evidence you will have no difficulty in
| reaching verdict of murder in the first
degree"
The first witness. Samuel ]. Fields chief
| engineer Of the Pan-American exposition,
described the ground floor plan Of the Tenn
| pie Of Music, and was followed by Perry A.
Bliss q photographer who presented views
! of the interior Of the building The re-
| mainder of the afternoon was taken up
| with the testimony of three physicians, two
| of whom had attended the President during
his last days. while the other performed
| the autopsy.
DR.. Gaylord Performed Autopsy.
Dr. Harvey B. Gaylord of Buffalo, the
| first member Of the medical staff called to
! the stand, testified that he performed the
| autopsy upon the body Of President Nc.
Kinley. He described the location Of the
wounds In the stomach and the direction Of
| the bullet Back of the stomach he said,
| was track into which l could insert the
| tip Of my fingers. 1t was filled with dark
! fluid matter" The search for the bullet
was not continued after the cause Of death
| had been ascertained. The pancreas was
| a gunshot wound. The organs of the body
| other than those affected by the wounds
were in q normal condition.
On cross examination by Judge Lewis
witness said the autopsy was performed
nine days after the wound had been caused.
The process Qf healing Of the wounds in
the stomach had begun. The tissues be- be-
gangrene The kidneys showed changes
| which could qnly have been caused by a
wound during life.
The wounds In the stomach, said Dr. Cay
| lord, continuing HIS testimony, were not
necessarily the cause of death. The funda-
mental cause -Yas the changes back Of the
| stomach. The, actual cause was absorption
of the DrOken-QOWH Ldtl6T OF the panCTSaS.
| There was nothing known to medical
| science which would have arrested the
progress Of the changes caused by the pas
sage Of the billet Through the pancreas.-
rs it or is itshot true that antiseptics are
used to prevent Inflammation" was asked
| by the counsel for The defense.
"It is not" Was the answer
"Then the popular idea is not correct:'
mot exactlys no.
Judge Lewi5 fclofely cross-examined Dr.
| Gaylord on TIE question whether antisep-
tics were used t0e prevent Inflammation
| The doctor explained that Inflammation re-
suited from bacteria entering the wound
| and that antiseptics were used to kill these
germs. Judge Lewis tried to get Dr. Cay
| lord to say that antiseptics were used TO
prevent Inflammation. but he declined to
| admit 1t.
| On redirect examination DIR. Gaylord ex-
planned that Inflammation is a popular
| term which Is applied to changes in the
| tissues Antiseptics are applied to prevent
| these changes In the tissues which are
broken by the entrance Of organisms. The
| cause of the breaking down Of the mats OF
| the pancreas, in the first place, was the In
| iuries produced, and. secondly, the escape
| OF the secretion IN, the pancreas. The func-
which passes out into the stomach and In
testines for aid In digestion.
| Dr. Mynter's Testimony.
DR. Herman Myntsr was the next Wit