The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-25

the defendant. If there Is no doubt in your
minds you are bound to bring in a verdict
of conviction.
81 am very glad that up to the present
stage of this lamentable affair. so far as the
jury and people of this city are concerned.
there has been shown that respect for the
law that is bound to teach q valuable les
son. The defendant has been given every
advantage of experienced counsel. l deplore
any Indictment to violence. and the man
who Is ready to go out and commit crime
because some other man had committed one
is as guilty as the latter, and his act Is
just reprehensible. 1t is proper that l
should define the crime Of murder in the
first and second degrees and manslaughter
in the first and second degree If the de-
fendant. on September s. did wrongfully as
sau1t, shoot or wound William Mckinley.
by means alleged in the Indictment. and II
the act was committed with premeditated
design and ii the act was the sole and
approximate cause of death. and If the de-
fendant knew he was doing wrong at the
time. the defendant was guilty of murder in
the first degree.
II the act was not premeditated he was
guilty OF murder in the second degree II
the shot was fired accidentally and without
premeditation he is guilty of manslaughter
in the first degree. 1t is not necessary for
me to discuss the question of manslaughter
In the second degree in this case"
CASE SUBMITTED TO
THE JURY FOR DECISION.
Justice White then commended the Jurors
for their patience during the trial and Or
dered them to retire and bring in a verdict.
Just before they did so.i however, District
Attorney Penney requested the Judge to
charge the jury that the law presumes every
Individual sane. unless proven otherwise,
and the Court said to them:
The law presumes the defendant in this
case sane"
Lawyer Titus also asked the Court to
charge the jury that II they were satisfied
from the evidence that at the time of the
committal of the assault the defendant was
laboring under such a defect of reason as
not to know the quality of the act or that 1t
was wrong. he was not responsible, and the
jury must acquit."
Il so charge" said the Judge,
Justice White arrived exactly at 10 and
the crter Immediately uttered the formal no.
tice Of the opening of court. The turymen
were poiied. and Samuel J. Fields, chief en-
G1neer OF the Pan-American Exposition, was
recalled to the witness stand. He was asked
by District Attorney Penney the meaning
OF certain figure on the floor plan Of the
Temple OF Music. He said 1t 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
building.
UNEXPECTED RESULTS
OF PRESIDENTS WOUNDS.
Doctor Matthew d. Mann was then called
for cross-examination
was the condition which you found Mt
the autopsy to be expected from the nature
of the wounds which the Pres,dent 70.
ce1ved3' asked Mr. Lewis
was not expected, and was very unu-
sual. l never saw anything Just exactIv
like It. replied Doctor Mann.
10 what, then, do you attribute the
symptoms or indications which you discov-
cred. the gangrenous condi,ion -, Nv.
wound?" VI 4to
1T is very difficult to explain. II may =.
due to one of several things. tbinL =.
"ouio De necessary for further examIna.
tions to be made before any definite 'exnia-
natlons could be made. That wou,d 10 IN,
duty of the pathologists." ZIG
You have no opinion in the matfer,,
nave no positive opinion" answered N.
| doctor. 'ne
II presume. therefore. that the opt,m,s,,c
puiieuns that We're issued from time to time
ny the physicians were without anv tno,,,l
| ledge or suspicion of these symnfo,,s ~" +.
were afterwards discovered,' said M
| Lewis. 'a'u iar.
Inc bulletins wern optimistic In that
they gave no Idea nf what was to come -
was the reply. THE bulletins expressed m
opinion. They merely stated facts but the
opinions which were held by the star,
seemed to be fully warranted by the cond,.
! ton OF the President. We had no reason IN
expect the existence of any such sfata -,
affairs as was found" replied the witness
NOW. doctor. you say it was due to sew.
| era! causes. Can you give either of them ?''
CAUSES THAT MIGHT
| HAVE FASTENED DEATH.
! 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 pancreattc tuice
may have been one: undoubtedly II contr,.
| buted to It."
THE germs which you speak of are pres.
| ent, understand, In all our bodies,
| 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 proper.
ly performed. We can to a certain exten,
| guard against the entrance of these germs
| We cannot do SO entirely
"Howr'
by having everything absolutely clear
\ which is used in the operation-tl1e hand,
1 OF the operators, the Instruments. th,
ligatures and things we use. Nature car
take care of a certain number of germ.
and overcome their bad effects"
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