The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-10-01


yna didn't have any rocks around
ypur house = demanded Mr. Faisea.
Not that know %. answered the
witness.
Were there no rocks Just IKE shla
around your hotse
Not that I know Of
As n matter Of fact. aren't there
plenty of rocks like this around that
house -
Not tina, know OF answered the
witness.
That's ALL remarked Mr. Fulton.
eurtiy.
FERNS ne Opinion
The FIRST witness called yesterday
Afternoon after the star weut t1
press. was Dr. william sc John
Downsy. He said ne had pfacticed
medicine for eight years In answer
20 Mr.. Shfpisy's long ~ int~d hypoth-
ctixai question. the witness said ne
coffd form no opinion ms 60 the
cause OF death
c-roas- examined By Mr.. Faben. and
asked the states top-hesvy hvpoth-
sueai question. witness again said he
was unable to express an opinion as
10 the cause OF death.
DIR. Emit Bories a rracticiug
physician and surgeon for ~ years.
was called 10 the witness stand. lie
was asked whether hr had ever made
any experiments with the bodies OF
animals with the object of hHrertnin-
Ing whether water could reach the
lungs and stomach of animals kills
81 by chloroforrn and submerged lie
stated that he had made experiments
OF that character upou The bodies of
nvr cntr and three dogs. beginning
last Monday and ending Tuesday.
The Unfortunate Pussy
The fret experiment was made
upon cat. The unfortunate pussy
was placed IN n sack alive and I'm
merxed IN salt water for three hours.
a post norton revealed small
quantity Of water IN the lungs ana
stomach. There Was n little froih In
the lungs. other anfrsals were KILL
ed by chloraform and not immersed
in water. Their lungs presented an
appearance very similar 20 those Of
the drowned animals
The witnesr' most Interesting ex-
pertinent was with two dogs which
were chioroforu1-d 20 Death and sub
merged In salt water for : hourn a
poatmortem examination revealed
small quantity Of water IN the lungs.
none IN the stomach. and n little
froth IN the lungs aud large air pas
SaReH. The lungs we're expanded.
These are the conditions I'm which
the Underwood baby'r lungs are al
legged 20 have been found.
Could Not Say
DIR. Bories WAS then asked the
usual Hypothetical question by Mr..
ShipIey. He said he thought the
lungs snd other organs should In
such case be submitted 20 microa-
copical examination. u would be
very difficult 10 ascertain the pres
cnce or absence Of water In the
lungs The fact that the lungs were |
resilient. would Indicate the presence /
Of air and absence Of water. ffc
would have 20 see the body of the |
child mentioned In the hypothetical /
question. before he would be able 10 /
form an opinion as to the cause OF
death.
Witness made an answer Of the
same character 90 Mfr. Faben'a 1
Hypothetical question in cross
examination.
on redirect examination the wit |
ness stated that water might have l
been forced into the child'H lungs By 1
the force Of It's fail into the water. 1
An important fact brought out was /
that the death Of an infant OF IS days 1
might be caused within few sec
onds by the administration OF chlor- /
oforn The use Of the drug was most /
dangerous I'm infancy.
-. Limerick. president Of the board |
OF health. Was the next witness His /
testimony was rather In favor of the I
drowning theory.
Recalled Underwood
At this point the defense closed it's I
case. and Mr.. Fulton recalled I'm |
derwood 10 the stand for cross-ex- /
In rebuttaI, the first witness call /
ed BY the state was DR.. r. y. NJ. Mil |
Ter. medical expert who testified /
for the state In ita case IN chief. lie /
was asked n few questions touching |
the effects Of chloroforin which The 1
court had held we're proper only In /
rebuttal Several more experts fol- /
lowed him on the stand. and others |
will come up this morning.
The only important Witnesses In /
febuttal were Mrs. Rose Hefzier OF +
Ballard and r. A. Hazeiton. a news 1
paper man of South bend Mra
Hetzler testified that the yard Of the |
house where the Underwooda lived |
NJ Ballard was fun 81 stones like the /
ones in evidence.
Mr.. Hazeiton told Of an interview !
with Underwood soon after his can
ture. In which the latter confessed
the accidental killing Of the child bv
chloroforn. and blamed his wife for I
not loving the child as n mother /
should.