Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-24

CZOLGOSZ'S TRIAL
OPENS AT BUFFALO.
INSANITY PLEA APPARENTLY
NOT TO BE ATTEMP PIED.

He Still RsSuses to Aid His Counsel-In.
tsresi" z Testimony From the Doctors
Explains Several ThinRs That Have Puz
Fled the Public-Why Both Origina
Operation and Autopsy Were Incom.
pIste.
Before the day was overthe entire panel
OF Jurors had been sworn and listened to,
description OF the temple of music
where the crime occurred, had seen
photographs Of the interior of that
structure and had been told by three
surgeons what had caused the sdeath Of
the president and the result of the bull
let holes on the various organs Of the
body.
| Czolgosz, during the morning, evil
denced no interest whatever in the pro-
ceedlngs, but as the testimony was INTRO
duced hs paid more attention to what
was said and looked at the star wit
| nesses closely. The probable duration
OF the trial, II is believed, can be placed
at two days. The District Attorney
said he would have his evidence in by
Tuesday noon.
1t is not probable that any defense
will he put in. owing to the character of
the prisoner and his refusal to aid his
attorneys in any way to procure evil
dence which they could use in his favor.
The idea OF an attempt to enter into the
question OF his sanity is not thought OF
in view OF the reports of two alenists
who have recently examined him.
One of these physicians, DR. Allan |
McLane Hamilton OF New York city,
who examined Czolgusz because be |
happened to be in Buffalo, was one of
the first Of those connected with the |
case to take position inside the
inclosure. Dr. Hamilton who was the
chief sanitary expert at the trial Of
Garfeld's assassin. Guiteau, occupied
seat at the table reserved for the
prosecution and this indicated that
he might be called by the government
to prove the sanity of the prisoner.
The presentation OF the govern.
ment's case was begun shortly be 'ore
3 O'Clock when Assistant District
Attorney Haler began with much
elaboration to address the jury. His
talk was very brief
After introducing the plans and
the balance Of the after
noon was taken up with the testimony
)f three physicians. DR. Harvey S
jaylord described the location Of the {
Touois in the stomach and the direc.
ion OF the bullet. The cause of death G
10 attributed to the gunshot wound but I
fundamentally he said it was due to q
he change back of the stomach in Z
he pancreas caused by the wound c
breaking down" from the bullet. e
DR. Mynter described the operation y
ust after the shooting and said they @
ould not follow the further course of 7,
he bullet then as the president L
was rising and it WAS a
greed by the physicians present that it
o further search was advisable at c.
hat time. The stomach was replaced o
nd the opening closed With sutures. p
What vas the cause of death" a
sked Mr. Penney. el
The cause was blood poisoning al
'om the absorption Of poisoning pl
after caused by the gangrene. a.
it was the gunshot wound. +" y
The cross examination by Mr. Titus lr
as directed to the possible microbes "a
the intestines. tn
Was the pancreas broken?" asked th
Idge Titus. sa
NO ~ a
How could the fluid escape from ad
g organ if it was 1ot puncturedfn OF
by deterioration of the TISSUES tf
grounding it."
What caused the infection of the co
,undf" Nj
Il wish you could tell me" replied ha
e doctor and later explained that OF
is was a question that could not WI
determined until the results of
Q meteorological examination row col
progress were made known. POI
How far as you traced the line of nal
Q bullet did this gsngrenous sub. 4
'nce existY' was asked by Mr. Titus. reg
1t existed along the whole track on
we'll as could find out. bat
The autopsy was not continued to
'ther because the family would not anc
ow the corpse to be injured any be
re. The X.rsy would not have Sci
,wn the course of the bullet but eau
rely where it lodged. Sch
)r Mann testified about the opera. son
D and explained that to find the Die.
elk of the bullet back Of the stom- sho
it wolld have besn necessary to rep'
love the bowels from the abdominal the
ity. The performance of that out
ration would probsbly have re. said
ed fatally as the president had eigt
ady grown very weak as result u
he first operation. Tue rest of his ;.II,
inony was like that of the ~: .nu
using the stomach. we found a ui oioo
we'd evidence of gangrene In the ~ ~ L
ty was quantity of paucreatic hao. no,
|. The tissues surrounding 1t .So Jeo'
red space as large as silver hou, uu
ar and were affected. hou
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