Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-30
MURDER 1R|AI IS
NEARING N End
Taking of Testimony complet-
ed Today AMI Case Now
Ready For Argument
STRONG REsurraL EVIDENCE
DR.. Hofi,nan Was a Surprise to All aud
He Showed Wonderful Knowledge Of
His subjeet-some Importan. Points
Madc-Mueh Speculation as to the
Verdict.
STRONG REsuTTAL EVIDENCE
DR.. Hoff,nan Was Surprise to All aud
He Showed Wonderful Knowledge Of

Special - Times Republican.
Eidora. Jan. 30---Wl,h the introdue
tic1 of a number OF witnesses for III
sta.e today the evidence in the BY
denburgh murder trial VAS concludes
and the way was prepared for the Law
yers to make their arguments u III
jury. The pleas may be commence.
this afternoon. but i, is quite .lkei
that the greater part OF the Afternoon
will be taken UP in completing the evi,
dence. Six witnesses were placed o.
the stand in rebut,al by thu state .hi
forenoon. They were w. j. Thompson
cashier of the Hubbard State bank
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Shore. who liv,
on the Blydenburgh farm near Hub.
bard: Phillip Dudley, farm laborer
on the same farm. and his sister. Miss
Bertha Dudley: Miss Bertha Ladies a
! dressrnaker. The testimony of All OF
| them was mainly as to the physical
| appearance of Mrs. Biydenburgh. and
all of them testified that she appeared
to be healthy and strong. Several in
! NAaCHtS NGiG tSiatSd SuOMitlk lIldl MIS-.
Blydenburgh had walked long dis
/ tances over bad roads between Hub
bard and the farm in Providence town
| ship.
The only evidence of the morning
that caused much interest was that of
Miss Dudley, who stated that Arthur
| Blydenburgh, the defendants son. staid
| all night at the farm. having brought
Mrs Keller home the evening Of the day
OF the death OF Mrs. Blydenburgh She
stated that in conversation with the
| family at the time Arthur Blydenburgh
stated that his father had prepared the
| dinner Sunday. the day Mrs. Blyden-
burgh was taken Ill.
Al the conclusion OF DIR. Hoffman's
testimony last evening and jus, at
the adjournment of court Judge Rich
ards announced that no more expert
testimony in rebuttal on the part of
the state would be received. The
states attorneys were somewhat dis
appointed as they had DR.. Behring of
the state university OF Iowa City and
DR.. Davis. one of the experts who was
used yesterday on the behalf OF the de-
Tense, and DR.. Koeneman, Of this city,
each of whom has had large exper-
fence in the use Of the microscope. that
they desired 10 use as witnesses.
DIR. Hoffman's testimony was a rev.
elation to all. He was a surprise to
the state as we'll as the defense and his
knowledge OF the subject was wonder
full. 1t is believed he made great
impression on the jury. as his evil
dence was of the most positive kind.
Or. vauahn's Evidence.
DR.. Vaughn testified that uremia.
when produced by kidney trouble, as
was claimed by defendant, caused
changes In the structural condition OF
the Kidneys and liver. and that ne
found no such changes in the liver and
from uremic poisoning, sufiicien, TO
produce death. DR.. Vaughn testified no,
only from an examination OF the kid
ney and nver itself by the eye. but he
had six 1nicroscopical sections. three Of
tbs kidney. and three OF the liver. ana
testified that even under the microscope
the change that marks uremia when IL
produces death was not there. The
slides were identified and
offered in evidence.
Or. Hartman.
DIR. Hartman. who held the post NOR
tenn examination OF Mrs. Blydenburgh.
was then called in rebuttal and test;-
fed from his examination OF the or
gans at the time he disinterred her. and
from his later examination me was con-
WINGED that Mrs. Blydenburgh aid no:
die from urerrria- The defense severely
the doctor and at
tempted to show by him that the cor
rosions in the stomach that he origl-
nally testified to were upon the part OF
the stomach which was left after DR..
Vaughn had completed his analysis.
The doctor. however. stouuy main
tanned that the corrosions were in the
fungus or baggy part Of the stomach
and that was the part that Or. Vaughn
had examined for the presence OF arr
senic. Th.s fungus OF the stomach Is
not with the exhibits In the case. 1t Is
the part that DR.. Vaughn used in the
making OF the chemical analysis. When
DR.. Vaughn was on tine stand yester-
day afternoon ne explained that ne
lss<d the fungus because 1t was the
part in which 1t was most possible to
ind the arsenic. DIR. Hartman IN
sisted that there was no evidence from
either of the kidneys that there was
Rr.glnt.s disease that would produce
rremia.
DR.. Fafrchild. dsan of the medica!
iepa rtment of the Drake University at
Des Moines testified that he had exam
med the organs themselves as present.
ed by DIR Hartman and also the M
sections of the kidney and
liver and that he found no condition
whatever OF the kidney or liver tina
would indicate that Mrs. BiNdenburgh
Rad died from uremia OF uremc poi
sonlng.
Or. Hoffman.
DR. Hoffman. OF Des Moines was the
last witness called yesterday by the
state in rebuttai The doctor told o:
his schooling in Germany and that he
had procured his medical education at
the University OF Heidelberg. ana had
done one years work post graduate
there also that h, had taken three
years course at the university at Mu-
rich. His special branch OF work has
been that of toxicology and histology,
and a great deal of microscopic work.
He was a revelation TO the spectators
and to the cross -exa,ninarion OF the
defense He had all of the names on
his tongues end and seemed to be
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