The evening world., 1902-03-13
DR.. AUSTIN FLINT
ON PATR|CK'S SIDE
NEW YORKER SAYS DISEASE
CAUSED RlCE'S DEATH.
Agrees with other Experts Who
Seek to Overturn state.
Theory of Murder.

lawyers for Albert T Patrick wound
up the day by calling DR.. Austin Flint
us a w!tnes@ As the other experts Cor
tho defense had done. the famous New
York physician declared that in his
o7i7ion am NJ Rice mad died from
patural causes. w1cn cDur- adjourned
tor the day Dr Film; was still on the
stand.
Proceedings opened to-day with Or.
Girdner on the stand for cross-exam-
tnatlon.
Mr. Osborne put a long hypothetical
question to the witness detailing MIR
Rice's physical condition as viewed by
the prosecution down To The day OF NJ.
Rlce's death ana asked
In your opinion VAS there an inter
vening cause II death between n
O'Clock that morning and O'Clock that
evening""
That ociemi of the lungs said Dr
Girdner. caused the death without any
'trteryening cause. In my opinion the
question details an abnorma! condition
jn the patient"
This answer caused a wrangl, between
Mr.. Osborne and Mr. Moore and the
Recorder again found occasion to rchuke
them.
Recorder scoIds Lawyers.
"You are acting like a pair OF over.
grown schoolboys." said the Recorder,
"and forget the obligation of your pro-
fessLon. I demand that you respect. the
Court"
Mr. Osborne became 80 nct.led At be-
Ing barred from quitting a motion to
have the jury instructed to disregard
Dr. Girdner's answer that he exclaimed: /:
81 refuse to put another question to this
witnsssr'
Dr. Alexander a. O. Luef. OF PhlIa-
deiphia, was the next witness called TO
she stand. He is the author OF a booA
on pneumonia and has performed $500
autolsles and was called as an expert
Dr. Luef was another strong wttnes.
Tor the defense. He directly contra
iams s and td bon!n f f''sm te oE prs MIL
who said that the autopsy showed co.
extensive conges;ion OF Rices lungs.
Old Millionaire died ot chloroform nse @
phyxiation.
Osbornr'- New Move.
Under examination by Recorder Con
questioning. DR. Luef said The odpr of
chloroform was perc-ptible for hours
unless the sense OF smell was utterly
lost. That the Recorder regard. this
- an Important point was shown BY
his questions.
Mr. Osborne asked: can the otor NJ
choroform be detected In room one
hour after being used9'
Yes" said DR. Luef
Therenpan the iruwsy proceedings
We're stirred dramatically as Mr. Os.
borne sprsng forward with a bottle OF
chloroform In one hand and a towel In
the other and attempted TO make an
other test
The defense objected, and the Re-.
corier finally ruled that the test sns
DR.. Kennel william MiIiikcn. asSo.
c!ste editor ~ the New York Medical
Journal. gave testimony for the do
fense following the line of the other
witnesses.
ken MIR Osborne brought out and mad.
much ~ IN. fact that "A brother OF the
witn,ts j. brother-ln-law of Albert
T Patrick
Woman Witness for Patrick.
Accompanying Miss Emma Patrick At
the afternoon session was n young WON
an who displayed the ke"ncst OF interest
IN the proceedings
She was a pronounced brunette and
was clothed In deepest black. which
was only relieved By n large red rose
In her corsagc All Inquiries as to her
Identity me- with evasive replies, but
she is believed TO be q witness to be
called later In the trial to testify to
Patrick's movements on the day OF the
alleged murder.