The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-24
END Is NEAR.
Fate Of CzOIgOsz Is About to Be
Determined.
Testimony Is All In and the Ar
gument Begins.
PHYSICIANS TESTIFY.
State Presents a Complete Line
of Evidence.
Anarchists EndeaYOr to Get
Seats at the Trial.
Relatives of Assassin on Their
Way to Buffalo.

pies case ended with superintendent
Balls testimony
Counsel for defense arose and stated
that they had no testimony to present.
Judge Lewis asked that they be allow
ed TO address the jury. which was
granted.
Judge Lewis began his address at
2,45-
Buffalo, n. Y. Sept. 24-The trial Of
Leon F. Czolgosz for the murder of
President Mckinley was resumed today
with every prospect that it would be
concluded with adjournment of the
court at 4 o'clock. It was the opinion
Of those connected with the case that
it would not at the furthest be pro
longed beyond a few hours session to-
morrow. The crowd about the court
room today was slightly larger than
yesterday. The vigilance of the police
was ia no way relaxed The same care
or the scrutiny or each person entering
the court was observed The court
room. owing TO the care exercised by
the sheriff and police as to who was
admitted, was nearly empty Is minutes
before the time Of opening, but it filed
quite rapidly after that
There were many more ladies in the
audience today than yesterday. The
prisoner was brought over from the
jail at s:45 and placed in the same
chair as he occupied yesterday The
members of the grand jury by which he
was indicted We're present as guests OF
the assistant district attorney and occu-
pied seats back Of the clerks desk
Doctors Mynter. Mann and Fowler,
came in early and Dr. Mann was ready
to take the stand at once for cross
examination At $3.50 the members of
the jury filed in and took their seats.
1t became known this morning that ap-
pication for seats had been made by
representatives Of several anarchists
but they have been refused.
Justice White arrived exactly at 10
o'clock and the crier immedia tely utter
cd the formal notice Of the opening Of
court The jurymen were pOIed and
Samuel J. Fields. chief engineer of the
Pan-Afn erican exposition was called TO
the witness stand He was asked by
District Attorney Penny the meaning
of a certain figure on the floor plan of
the Temple OF Music He said it was in
tended to show the direction which the
file Of people took in entering the build
ing passing in front of the president
and then out of the building.
Dr. Matthew d. Mann was then called
for -examinatiO
Was the condition which you found
at the autopsy to be expected from the
nature of the wounds which the pref
dent received2" asked Mr.. Lewis.
1T was not expected and was very
unusual. i never saw anything lust
To what, then, do you attribute the
symptoms or indications which yoI
discovered. the gangrenous condition
of the wound ?"
1T is very difficult to explain it 1t
may be due to one of several things
think it would be necessary f0r further
examinations to be made before any
definite explanations could be made.
That would be the duty of the patho-
logists"
You have no opinion in the mat
4 have no positive opinion answer
ed the doctor Il presume therefore.
that the optimistic bulletins that
were issued from time to time by the
physicians were without any knowl-
edge, or suspicion Of these symptoms
that were afterwards discovered - said
A1r 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 sta
ted facts, but the opinions which We're
held by the staff seemed to be fully
warranted by the condition of the presi- I
dent We had no reason to suspect the |
existence OF any such state of affairs
as was found" replied the witness
Now. doctor, you say it was due to
several causes Can you give either of
them2"
The entrance Of germs into the parts
n ay have been one of the causes. The 4
very low state Of vitality may have 1
been one cause The action of the pam /
creatic juice may have been one: un- /
doubtedly 1t contributed to it,"
The germs which you speak of are 4
present understand, in all our bod 1
ies2"
Yes"
And make their work prominent /
when the body is in any way injured?''
That is true"
That you expected, OF course. in this
case?"
If the operation is carefully and /
properly performed we can to a certain
extent guard against the entrance of 4
these germs. We can not do so entire
'.How2''
by having everything absolutely
clean which is used in the operation
the hands of the operators. the instru-
inents. the Igatures and things we use
Nature can take care of certain num-
Der Of germs and overcome their bad
effect"
Are there any remedies known to the
professions to prevent the action OF
these germs -
There are remedies which viii kill (
the germs. but it is very difficult to ap-
ply them deep down in the tissues Of
he body. After they get Judgement in
The tissues it IS impossible to kill
hem"
The president was not in a very
good physical condition. was hep ask
ID the attorney
He was somewhat weakened by hard
work and want OF air and conditions Of