The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-09-24
A St Louis Man Confesses That He, Emma
Goldman and Others Planned the
Murder of President Mckinley.
Animated Testimony To-day at the Trial Of
Czolgosz, Which May Be Finished
Late This Afternoon.

resentatives Of several anarchist papers,
but they have been refused.
Justice White arrived at 10 and the
crier Immediately uttered the formal mo-
tice Of the opening Of the court
Then the jurymen were polled and Sam
uel ]. Fields, chief engineer of the Pam
American exposition was recalled to the
witness stand. He was asked by District
Attorney Penny the meaning of certain
figures on the floor plan OF the Temple Of
Music. He said it was intended to show
the direction which the file of people took
in entering the building passing in 'front.'
of the president and then out.of the build
ing.
DR.. Mann Cross-Examined.
DIR. Matthew D. Mann was then called
for cross examination.
WAS the condition which you found al
the autopsy to be expected from the ma
ture of the wounds which the president
received?" asked Mr.. Lewis.
1T was not expected and was very un-
usual. I never saw anything just exact
ly like it, replied DR.. Mann.
'To what, then, do you attribute the
symptoms or indications which you dis
covered. the gangrenous condition OF the
wound?'
1T is very difficult to explain it. III
may be due to one of several things. 7
think it would be necessary for further
examinations to be made before any def
ini4
would be the duty of the pathologists''
You have no opinion in the matter?"
''I have no positive opinion in the mat
ter"
Il presume, therefore, that the optimis-
tic bulletins that were issued from time
to time by the physicians were without
any knowledge or suspicion of these symp-
asked Mr.. Lewis.
''The bulletins were optimistic in that
they gave no idea of what was to come
was the reply THE bulletins expressed
no opinion. They merely stated facts, but
the opinions which were held by the staff
seemed to be fully warranted by the con-
dition of the president. We had no rea-
son to suspect the existence of any such
state of affairs as was found
Causes OF Death.
''Now, doctor, you say it was due ia
several causes, Can you give each Of
them?"
1.-The entrance Of germs into the parts
may have been one of the causes. The
very low state of vitality may have been
one cause. The action of the pancreatic
contributed to it,.
The germs which you speak of are
present, understand, in all our bodies?''
Yes
''And make their work prominent when
the body is in anyway injured?"
THAT is true"
THAT you expected, of course, in this
case?"
IF the operation is carefully and prop
erly performed we can to a certain ex-
tent guard against the entrance of these
germs. We cannot do so entirely"
How"
by having everything absolutely clean
Wnlcn Is uSeQ IN the operatlOn-Cne nanuS
Of the operators. the instruments, the
ligatures and things we use. Nature can
take care of a certain number of germs
and overcome their bad effect"
Are there any remedies known to the
profession to prevent the action of these
germs?"
There are remedies which will kill
the germs, but it is very difficult to apply
them deep down in the tissues of the
body. After they have got lodgment' in
the tissues it is impossible to kill them
"The president was not in very good
physical condition. was he?" asked the
attorney.
He was somewhat weakened by hard
work, want of air and conditions Of that
kind" replied the doctor.
You think that had something to do
with the result?"
Undoubtedly" was the answer.
you agree with the other physicians
that the pancreas was not injured by the
ball?"
''As near as could be determined that