The St. Louis Republic., 1905-11-24

between the testimony between Prttchard
as 10 the development of Branch.s un-
III" hospitai authorities. He told Of being
summoned to Bancroft Hall. seeing
Branch. and recognizing his serious con-
diiipn. This he reported to Doctor stone.
ard was ordered to bring Branch to the
hospital. He had him carried in an cleo
,r.c carriage TO the hospital. and delivered
testified was accomplished without any
thing To disturb Branch
BRANCH'S CONDITION.
Doctor Stone said IN his testimony that
Branch CANE under his care at the hospi-
tai at SD Monday morning He was alb
s.yl;tely unconscious. he said. the left side
81 his head. left temple. his forearm were
ii. bEnised. and his right eye and lips were
with the hand, the eyes rolled and gen.
orally set toward the left. The left arm
and leg were paralyzed. and there was a
convuisive movement In the right arm
and leg. There was q slight fever, but
the pulse was normal.
The witness said that he realized that
called Doctor Byrnes. chief surgeon at the
academy. into consultation. Doctors Fin
ney and Thompson OF Baltimore arrived
during III. day. and. with the consent Of
was determined on.
From the symptoms and what vas dis
closed anriiix the Operation. Doctor stone
Vas confident: that the condition had been
brought about by external injuries to the
head. such as might have been caused by
blows OF the FIST. These blows could have
been inflicted on either side OF the head.
BRAIN ENLARGED.
Doctor F1nney testified that no hemor-
rhages OF any consequence were found I'm
media'eiy under the skull. but several
ST. all ones were encountered when the
substance OF the brain was penetrated
obscuring the convolutions. In answer to
"a hypothetical question propounded by the
Judge Advocate. Doctor Finney said that
under circumstances similar 10 those N
his case his Dro:es sional opinion would
be that repeated blows O! the fst had
caused the death Of the person receiving
them.
c.Oss-examination elected the opinion
that death With similar symptoms might
ba caused by the stopping Of the veins
ar arteries IL. the brain from causes other
than external injuries. for instance. mat
ter formed b. vegetation In the arteries
ia other parts OF the body being carried to
the brain.
This. Doctor Ffnney thought. WAS most
unlikely IN the present case. In answer
TO this Juig. Advocate Mark propounded
the question OF whether or no: the eur geon
could swear that death was caused by tbs
effect OF III. bullet when man was shot
through the reart. and not by an attack
Q. heart disease Just before the bullet en-.
tered the BODY. Doctor Ffnnsy answered
that II could not b. positively said. unless
injury NECEssARlLY FATAL.
Doctor Thomas told Of his manner Of 10
eating the trouble from the symptoms in
the case. And What vas hopei for by tbs
operation. He a.so expressed his positive
conviction that no treatment would have
saved BrancEs li:e. ard that the death
was caused by the blows hs received In
the fight
Practically the same hypothetical Ques-
ton ana iGt.rTOgat9riss on CrO=s-eHA:niHa-
ton were uGt 20 Doctor Thomas a. to
Doctor Finr.y. and Substantially the same
srss.rs were given,
The members OF ;h~ court. particularly
Admiral Mccormick and Captain Barry.
questioned The medical men closely on
several points. bat particularly seemed
eager ,o elicit Information. as TO whether
or not II reasonably certain that
Mer!w-'Ecr's blows had caused fh. death
Of Branch. AZ! va"thsr any other cause
r~lUis D. assigned without s'rsfchiaR facts
t-vona the bounds pf reason. A:mirai
Nct'UrrrsCk vs- especially persistent In
Attempting % g-t from the experts direct
answer - his questions on this point.
TIE rrdsec'i-irn wi! almost surely close
Ifs testimony early to-r1orCu. In fact u
= not lis.iy that ar-rhine further Will b.
brought ogt that will greatly aSect tss
cas-.