The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-24

John c. Milburn, the host of MT. Mo- klnley, came into the court
 nad come in and ct l1:so o'clock there were present: Assistant Superintendent F B: Gnsick, of the police: Dr. Hermann Mynter and pr. M. D. Mann, who attend- ca the President. Dr. James W. Putnam, prs. Joseph Fowler and F. 8. Crego. local
 Judge sherman of the Superior Court and Judge Hammond of the Supreme Court Court of Massachusetts. came into the e%onrt % room. just as Benjamin Lang, a introduced to Justice White and were giyen seats ats at & the clerks desk. music dealer. were excused. Walter E Everett, blacksmith, was then accepted as the seventh juror. just as the bell struck for noon.
 | Desires Short Session.
 After the acceptance of this juror, Judge Lewis addressed the court, saying that inasmuch as both he and his princi- pal associate were aged men, and owing to the suddenness of their connection with time for preparation. he desired % the sse ses- sions Of the court to be as short as pos sible. He suggested that court convene at 10 a- m. and close at p. m.. and there be an intermission from F noon until 3
 Justce White expressed himself as be- ing agreeable to this arrangement, and
 
 Judge Lewiss request.
 Benjamin F. Ralph, q bank cashier, was accepted and took the eighth seat in the ur&y & box. after nwhi,anIS which aSdtournment until
 The spectators were ordered to keep their seats until the Judge. jury and counsel had passed out. At the same deputies and hurried from the court room | back to the jail. For the first time since l he came into the court room today he t8 my sfs Sa o he hs ssid and the placed it upon his head as he walked out.
 The second taiesman called after the sa0 H. of 1.s court cesSts sn gsIsl
 Andrew J; Smith of Buffalo. was chosen as the tenth juror.
 2:4o p. m. He is J. H. Mertens of Buff falo. The twelfth and last juror was accepted at 2:4s p. m. His name Is Robert J. Adams. a contractor of Buffalo. Trial Begins in Afternoon. The. prisoner was brought into court for the afternoon session manacled as before, between two officers, and at 2 o'clock Justice White resumed the ses-
 "Mr. District Attorney" said the court, after the call of the jury had been com | pleted 'I desire to learn how long a | time you anticipate 1t will require for you | to present the evidence of your case?'
 
 noon." was the reply.
 And how long will it require for your defense?'' Justice White said to MT.
 'That depends upon the turn things take. We are not prepared to say" the
 Frederick Haller, Assistant District At- torney, began the case for the prosecution at 2:4& He reviewed the as- sassination of the President. his illness | and death. The prosecution would en- deavor to prove, said he, that the de- fendant had been for several days prior to the shooting informed of President McKinleys movements. that he entered can Exposition grounds with weapon concealed beneath a handkerchief in his hands; that he appeared before the Presi- dent to shake hands with him and fired the shots that resulted in the death of the
 Samuel F. Fields. chief engineer of the Pan-American Exposition, was the ffrst witness. He visited the Temple of Music l on tine day of the crime to take measure ments of the positions of articles at the The map or ground floor plan oF the temple. which he offered in evidence showed the position and direction of the aisle in which the President stood and the place each of the receiving parties oc-
 Dr. Gaylord Examined.
 Dr. Harvey R. Gaylord Of Buffalo tes- tifled that he performed the autopsy upon
 
 scribed the location of the wounds in the stomach and the direction of the bullet. Back of the stomach. he said, was a track into which l could insert the up fluid matter"
 The search for the bullet was not con- tinued after the cause of death had been ascertained. The cause of death was a gun shot wound. The organs of the body other than those affected by the wounds were in normal condition.
 O nv-afw Nk%S. n-rr T..Ar TNa. the witness said the autopsy was per formed nine days after the wound had been caused. The process of healing of the wounds in the stomach had begun. The tissue beyond the stomach had been affected by gangrene. The kidneys show ed changes which could only have been caused by wound during life. Wounds tinuing his testimony, were not neces- sarily the cause of death. The funda- mental cause was the changes back of sorption of the broken down matter of the pancreas There was nothing known to medical science which would have ar rested the progress of the changes caused by the passage of the bullet through the pJ%Sls Jndge Lewis closely cross examined Dr., Gaylord on the question whether an- ton. The doctor explained that infiam- matior resulted from bacteria entering the wound and that antisepicS were used
 
 Judge Lewis tried to get Dr. Gaylord to ssy that antiseptics were used to pre- vent Inflammation. but he declined to admit it.
 pr Herman Mynter, who assisted Dr. Mann in the operation upon the President at the Exposition Hospital. was the next witness.
 Blood Poisoning Caused Death.
 District Attorney Penney questioned him closely regarding the operation per- formed on President Mckinley at the Ex- position Hospital immediately after the shooting. Dr. Mynter said the surgeons per side of the abdominal cavity. The President agreed to an operation at once, which was necessary to save his life. Dr. Mann was selected, with Dr. Mynter to perform the operation. The abdomen was opened. Ths stomach was turned over and a bullet hole was found in the back of that organ. They could not follow the President s temperature was rising 1t was agreed by the physicians present that no further search for it was advisable at that time. The stomach was replaced and tho opening was closed with sutures. On the advice of the physicians the Pres ident was removed to MT. Milburn's house Dr. Mynter then described the the patient, his relapse and death.
 What was the cause of death?" asked ''The cause was blood poisoning from the absorption of poisonous matter caus- ed by the gangrene. Primarily 1t was the gGDshot wound.
 Dr. Matthew D. Mann. another physi- clan who attended President McKinley was the next witness. He went over the grC und covered by Dr. Mynter and de-