The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-14
0EDEMA OF THE LUNGS
DIR. AUSTIN FLINT's OPINION OF THE
CAUSE OF RICE's DEATH.
Other Medical Expert Testimony at
the Trial OF Lawyer Albert Il.
Patrick for Murder.

NEW YORK. March 13.-Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Osborne resumed the cross
examination of DR.. John H. Gardner to-
day in the trial Of Albert T. Patrick, ac-
cused of the murder of William NJ. Rice.
Mr.. Osborne described the medical history
of Rice's case from the prosecutions point
of view and asked the witness if. under
the conditions existing at II a. m as told
by the attending physician. something
must not have interviewed to cause Rice's
death at O'Clock in the evening.
There was quite sufficient evidence of
oedema Of the lungs at that time" Dr.
Gardner replied, Ito account for the death
without anything intervening"
DR.. Alexander G. Leuf, of Philadelphia
an expert IN diseases Of the lungs, was
then called. Mr.. Moore described the chic
reforming of Rice as recounted by Jones,
and asked DIR. Leuf if it could have been
accomplished without waking the patient
DR.. Leuf said he thought not. He had never
been able to administer chlorOsOrm to a
sleeping patient. Mr. Moore produced
Ife-sized colored figure of the human body,
showing the action of the blood, and Dr.
Leuf described the circulation Of the blood
and the manner in which it is forced into
jury how chloroform kills by paralyzing the
centers of respiration and by paralyzing the
actions OF the heart. Dr. Leuf said il was
his opinion that Rice died because of bad
conditions of his kidneys. and, secondarily
because OF the lung condition. He did not
believe death was due 20 chloroform
poisoning.
In answer TO Mr. Osborne DR.. Leuf said
acute coextensive congestion of the lungs
was disease by itself. The witness pub
Iished a book about il I'm 1885. Mr.. Osborne
read from this book which described as
invariable symptoms Of the disease in ques-
ton symptoms which the prosecuting at
torney said were not disclosed in the au-
tOpSy CT Mr.. Rice's body. DR.. Leuf said
the statements were true when he made
them, bu1 experience had taught him that
some OF those statements must be modified.
The recorder asked IL, I'm view of his laer
experience. he had made any publication
or modification Of the articles he wrote on
acute pulmonary congestion. DR.. Leuf said
he had not. except talking about what he
had learned with his associates.
Mr.. Osborne wanted 10 make test with
a towel and chloroform to determine how
long the odor of the drug would continue
perceptible, but the recorder overruled the
request.
In the afternoon DR.. Kenneth w MILL
ken testified that the Odor of chloroform
might be detected any time within three
four hours after its use Re thought Rices
Death was due TO oedema of the lungs In
reply to Mr.. Osborne the witness said that
four years ago he was In the employ OF j.
l.. j. L.
Zen is Patricks brother-in-law. lie is no
relation OF the witness. DR.. Mlliken said
he had no license 20 pratice medicine in the
State of New York. but did have in Mis-
souri, and i'm California
DIR. Austin Flint. who was surgeon gen.
eral in the army in the civil war and who is
professor of physiology at Cornell Uni
versIty Medical School, testified that there
were cases on record where mercury had
been found I'm the body year after IL had
been administered.
Mr. Moore asked the witness to assume
the conditions described by Jones in the
killing of Mr.. Rice and TO say what would
be the effect on the patient
y eff the patient was In a natural sleep he
would awaken and throw off the cone" re-
piled DR.. Flint
In reply 10 a hypothecal question as 10
the cause of Rices death Dr. Flint replied:
"Oedema OF the lungs"
To Mr.. Osborne DR.. Flint said that the
congestion OF the lungs caused by chloro-
form would not lastlong enough 10 produce
oedema. Court was adjourned.