Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-21

whether or not they came from III
irritant or from the decomposition %
the organ.
What makes you think, doctor, tha'
this woman drank the chloroform tha'
killed her? The lack of evidence OF q
struggle.
The witness admitted that the sue
cess OF administering chloroIorm le
a sleeping individual would depend
somewhat upon the condition OF the
subject as to the soundness OF the
sleep. and the ease with which the SUD-
iect would be overcome by the influ-
ence Of the drug, and the care neces-
sary to protect the life OF the subject.
Redirect.
IF found spots of decay on the
stomach, and no other signs or decay
in the intestines or any other organs
of the body, it would he evidence that
the shots were caused by an irritant.
witness had attempted In num-
her of cases to put sleeping child
under the influence of chloroform, pu
had not been very successful; qua not
think he had accomplished 1T III any
case.
The witness occupied the stand Tor
more than two hours.
Dr. Hamilton, called. aged 80, nVe
in Cedar Rapids, graduate of the unt-
yersity of Pennsylvania. Have prac-
ticed medicine eight years.
I am acquainted with the diseases
called vitiligo, which manifests itself
on the hands and eNtremities, ana
trunk, appearing on the race IN lhs
latter stages of the disease.
The disease Is found more commonly
among women and among inmates or
the insane asylums.
To the question as to the finding OF
a subject as was Katie Slifer found,
with all surroundings identical to hers
and considering the subject victim
Of the disease vitilago, what would you
say as to the manner of administration
Of the chlorofornl? Witness answered
by taking 1T down the throat into the
stomach.
The witness swears that chloroforln
taken into the mouth and swallowed
would leave no trace of any irritation
in the throat or mouth that would DC
apparent ten days later. Aspot caused
by an irritant taken into the stomach
might be visible on the outside OF the
stomach Chloroform inhaled causes a
disagreeable sensation of a suffocauns
nature The witness SO far has ans
wered positively to questions and made
good witness for the defense.
REORGANIZATION.
Have had no personal experience OF
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chloroform taken into the stomach.
Think / could tell by the examination
Of the stomach of subject whether
chloroform had been taken into the
stomach. / know of but two cases
where a patient died Within three
hours after taking chloroform into the
stomach. / know of probably thirty
cases where death occurred in from
six to twelve hours. / don't know how
long it takes to get a subject under
the influence of chloroforn where 1t
is taken into the stomach. / do not
believe any postmortem changes would
appear in the stomach In as short a
time as six or eight hours after death.
Cross examination was long and
tiresome The witness did not appear
DR.. Grouse, called. Have practiced
medicine in Grundy Center for thirty
two years. Know something OF the
disease called vitiligo. never saw a
case and know only what have read.
l did not know Katie Slffer. Do not
know defendant personally.
Chlorofor1n can be taken either by
Inhalation or injection. Chloroform is
an irritant when it comes in contact
with tissues of the internal organs.
To the hypothetical question put to
the former witnesses, he thought the
subject must have died from the in
lection of chlorofor1n into the stomach.
The witness was somewhat confused
on cross examination. He stated he
never examined stomach of a post
mortem subject. He based his conclu-
sions on answering the Hypothetical
question on the assumption that tho
ch1oroform had been taken into the
stomach. Assuming the fact that
chlor,oform had been taken into the
stomach is why say the chloroforn
caused the spots In the stomach of
Katie Sitter.