The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-12
EXPERT TESTIMONY.
Physicians Still Being Examined as 10
Cause Of Mr.. Rce'S Death.
Or. EWING ON THE STAND
His Testimony Was Not Shaken by
The Hot Cross: Examination.
DEATH CAUSED BY PNEUMONIA
Says II Might Have Been Induced by
Other Organic Diseases.
)EATH CAUSED BY PNEUMONIA
ATTORNEYS REPUIMANDED BY RECORDER
Patrick Is in Better Spirits, but Shows
Annoyance Over Fact that He Had
to Submit to Vaccination.
Special to The Post3


journcd Yesterday, was cross examined to.
day by the prosecution in the Patrick case.
Tho doctor is a young man with an almost
bcylsh face He Is professor of pathology
at Cornell University medical school IN
this city and, although he is little known
on tho witness stand here. he has wide
reputation 10 this department 81 the med.
teal profession. He at least can not In
any wise hc called professional wit.
ness" and this fact rather helped his ties.
timony than otherwise and he gave Pat.
ricS the FIRST of that aid which bis attor.
neys promised for him The way he was
regarded can best be appreciated hy the
fact that Mr.. Osborne literally used the
whole Of his great resources as cross
examiner 10 shake his testimony and failed
TO do so. He apgered the young professor
at times and caused Am 10 give back hot
retorts to the questions asked hlm. hut st
no time was the direct testimony that In
his opinion the pathological signs that sp.
peArcd after death in The case or William
NJ. Rice pointed to death hy pneumonia
possibly induced by other organic diseases
shaken, nor did he contradict himself In
even an mmatertal point. p7 Swing IS
possessed ut an infinite amount 1i knowl.
edge regarding his speciality and IL seemed
AZ one time MS II MIR Osborne was irving
20 hiring 20 all out.
The prosecutor precipltated an sorts Of
trouble with the defenses stthrnpvs: so
much so that, In their turn both he ana
Mr.. Moore were reprimspded hy the re-.
c9ruer. Altogether II was a contention be-
tween theta and the witnesses
Patrick appeared in better spirits thal
yesterday, Int showing prcat care for BIS
arm, wh'rl was vaccinstcd yesterday. on
account Of case ~ Sus pccted smallpox
being found in tho nrison, The defendant
Is said 80 nave objected very much 10 bo
ing yacclnatcd and showed bis ANNOYANCE
ever II today,
and they showed their earnest interest in
their relatives case.
After Dr. Ewing MAS excused, nr. J.
H. Gardiner was called to the stand He
testified that ne has made a rather rrmgrk
able series Of experiments In trying ia
transform n person IN natural sleep TO a
state Of anacthcsta and has failed. lie so
firmcd that 10 chloroform one against th'V
will was practically impossible without
using physical force.
Or. Gardiner was lOt given such severe
cross examination as the other doctors
hut there may be more In store FOR bin
Ii is expected that as soon as the med,
cal experts have been heard several very
important witnesses in the person NJ Mrs
Francis. With whom Patrick boarded vhel
+ Rice died. who viii testify that Patrici
was al home at tue time Jones said I'M
defendant WAS watching outside Of Rice
house Tor the signal that the old mar
il is STANCE coincidence that, Will,
I the medical experts testimony is hoin'
( given in The Patrick case, the society @
/ medical jurisprudence Is in session her
/ discussing Just such evidence, and II Is &
be noted "a rather casting doubts upon 1t
/ value.
] ,u,utFs,s, g., nrNf Ewing That iuplunpd
! the history Of Mr. Rirc's Illness as re
] lated by Jones and by Dr. Walker Curr
! and asked nr Ewing II ne could mn
any thing between n o'clock on tho morn
{ ing ~ Sunday aud : O'Clock In the cvenin
/ when Rice died which could have cause
I death.
1 the question did not contain fair state
! ment OF the testimony In the case.
Recorder Con oycrruled the objection.
/ pr, Ewing said the question was 50 IN
/ ~ contradictions that he could not an
/ sWer g. Asked 10 detail the contradil
/ lions he said Mr.. Rice's lungs could ma
/ have been normal when the autopS
/ showed an arcS 81 congestion that ind
/ Gated pnenmonIa: that ho could not hay
been thoroughly examined hy q competen
/ physician II the person making the 81
! animation found no INDICATION 81 Jun
I trouble and attributed the difhcuIty l
I breathing to mental worry.
Mr. Osborne amended the question an
! Dr Ewing said there was no need "a
3
/ yond tho symptoms described and disr'
4 garded by Dr. Curry
/ Or Owing said that the taking into cor
1 sideraiiou tho cSnccrgton or patch I
l Rlce's lung shown by tho sutospy tOgcthe
( with the conCcs, ion and other condition
/ found he thought these would he suffcsen
10 account for the death 81 patient
! years old, The pneumonia might hav
| killed Rice in two hours or It might hav
on redirect examination mr. Ewing sal
/ he thought pneumonia oedema and the cor
gestlon Of the lungs were present IN Rice
pr John Gardiner was the next wItnes.
] lie said he the author OF n work 81
I chiorofnrm. Mr. Moore described the nd
uinistration of cbloroform A. Jones sal
he gave - 90 Rice and asked Or. Caroline
| N q couid hc done hat way.
! 'ln my 0plnlun" Or. Gardiner replied
/ III could not. The shock " placing IN
/ chloroform IN cone as descrtbrd over III
| face ~ 3 patient wonld awaken the patient
| Chlorform 90 he effective must be admin
/ istcrrd elowlv.'
! nr. Gardner said q observation-disclosures
/ rag wo0ld NOT burn. as Jones described IA
! burning of the towel he took from NJ
| Rlce's face. He said h. had made a nun
] her u experiments and based his repi
] upon the result of these experiments.
/ Recorder Con would not let him a,
scribe those experiments
Nir. Moore pnt the same hvpothe.ic,
/ question as u the cause ~ death that \
| Piled; 81 answer your question IS phys
| cian not S. pstholoetst frcsn the pictug
you haVe drawn ! form ihe opinion thar %
1 patient died 81 ocdems. or drepsy - IN
lungs md that a remote cause Of deat
rDia tas patient die Of chlerosOru poi
oniugy
Court sdicaSrsd uaui senssfsw.