The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-24

geons found the bullet wound in tn left upper side of the abdominal cavity
 The president agreed to an operation lat once, which was absolutely neces sary to save his life. Dr. Mann wa
 selected with Dr. Mynter to perform
 the operation. The abdomen was open
 ed. Dr. Mynter said it was difficult t get at the wound in the back of tn
 stomach. The stomach was turned ove and a bullet hole was found in the bacl
 of that organ. They could not follow the further course of the bullet ant
 as the presidents temperature was ris ing 1t was agreed by the physicians present that no further search for i was advisa ble at that time. The stom
 ach was replaced and the opening wa! | closed with sutures. On the advice o1 | the physicians he was removed to MT Milburn's house. l Dr. Mynter then described the period 1 of favorable symptoms shown by the 1 patient, his relapse and death. Dr. Mynter gave the names of all the doctors who were associated with him 1 in the case and described the result of the autopsy, saying that it proved, 1 first, that there was no Inflammation, of the bowels: second there was no injury to the heart: third that there was a gunshot wound in the stomach and there was a gangrenous spot back of the stomach as large as a silver dol lar
 What was the cause of death?" ask ed MT. Penney.
 "The cause was blood poisoning from the absorption of poisonous matter caused by the gangrene. Primarily 1t was the gunshot wound"
 Cross examination by MT. Titus was directed to the possible presence of mi crobes iri the intestines.
 "Have you any idea that there may have been microbes in the intestines of the president?"
 "Oh, yes," was the reply, you have them, and so have l."
 Was the pancreas broken?" asked Judge Titus.
 No"
 How could the fluid escape from the organ if 1t was not punctured?"
 By deterioration of the tissues sur rounding it."
 What caused the infection of the wound?"
 q wish you could tell me-" the doc tor replied.
 MT. Titus explained that he was not criticising the witness but was ques- tioning him as an expert. Dr. Mynter explained that this was question that could not be determined until the results of the meteorological examina- ton now in progress were made known.
 How far, as you traced the line of this bullet, did the gangrenous sub stance exist?' was asked by MT. Titus.
 Tt existed along the, whole track as well as I could find out"
 ''Why did you not continue and To- cate the bullet when you made the au- topsy?"
 q did not make the autopsy"
 You were present and were consult ed?
 "Yes, Dr. Gaylord performed it. They tried for four hours to locate the bull let.''
 "Why did they stop then?"
 "The family of the president would not allow them to continue any longer pr to injure the corpse any more. They would not permit anything to be re- moved from the body for bacteriologi ,al examination"
 Would the X-ray have shown you the | injuries of the path of the wound?"
 Mot at all It would simply have shown where the bullet was It l would not have shown the position of l he injured tissues in the slightest"
 What was the cause of death?"
 ot nd through both walls of the stomach and l edged in the muscles of the back"
 District Attorney Penney asked in | e. direct examination:
 "The X-ray would have disclosed the ocation of the bullet if 1t had been lear the surface?"
 "Yes, or deeper, for that matter" the witness replied.
 Dr. Matthew D. Mann, another of the ttending physicians at the presidents eath bed. was called. He went over he ground covered by Dr. Mynter and escribed the operation performed at he exposition hospital.
 ITO find the track of the bullet back f the stomach,' pr. Mann explained. would have necessitated the removal f the bowels rom the abdominal cavi- les. The performance of that opera lon would probably have resulted fa- ally, as the president already had rown very weak as result of the rst operation"
 Were you present at the autopsy" sked District Attorney Penney. "Yes."
 '0rel1 ,,s what VOL found?" Raising the stomach we found a lrge cavity, the walls of which showed vidence of gangrene. In the cavity as quantity of pancreatic fluid. The ssues surrounding 1t covered space s large as silver dollar"
 What caused MT. McKinley's Is eath?" asked District Attorney Pen- { ey. "The gunshot wound in the stomach ,sulting from the bullet that passed trough both walls of that organ and dged in the muscles of the back" t Dr. Mann's testimony was not con- uded at the hour set for adjourn ent. Justice White addressed the ( Irors, giving them the usual formal structions as to talking about the .se among themselves or allowing C hers to talk to them about it. Juror | ichard J. Garwood asked the court to ermit an officer to go with him to his r ace of business so as to prevent per ms from talking about the matter in :. .