Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-23
PROPONENT HEYL TO DiSPROVE
MENTAL WEAKNESS.
MISS SCHULTZ RECALLED
Admits Under Crossexamination That
Her Brother Is at Work on the
Case-Dr. Mix of Chicago the First
Expert for the Schandein De-
Tense.

Milwaukee, Oct, 19.-Such curious
persons as visited the Schandein will
case yesterday and had sufficient
courage to sit for an hour under
bombardment of hard words, are now
in a position to discourse learnedly
regarding their systems and how they
work. The expert testimony for the
proponent of the will by which it is
expected to prove that Mrs. Schan-
dein was not afflicted with any disease
which would weaken her mind or will
power, opened at IL o'c.ock when DR..
Charles Russell Mix OF Chicago was
placed on the stand.
Unit II o'clock DR.. Mix, VINO has a
remarkable flow of language and fin
ency of expression in medlcal terms,
described the symptoms OF arterlal
sclerosis, chronic interstitional neph-
ritis, and other ailments His testl-
mony was marked by an absence OF
the deliberation with which medical
expert usually delivers his opinions.
He spoke rapidly and without repeti-
ton or hesitation.
Answering long hypothetical ques-
lions from nlr. Quarles describing the
symptoms Of Mrs. Schandein as al
ready in evidence, Dr. Mix gave it as
his opinion that she was not neces-
sarily suffering either from arterial
sclerosis or chronic interstitiOnal
nephritis The experts pronounced
the symptoms to indicate these dis
eases.
After the first three minutes OF the
doctors testimony, Attorney James G.
Flanders entered an objection.
$50 long as VIC are proceeding in
foreign tongue he said, referring TO
the Latin terms which me expert was
using in a manner that might almost
be characterized as reckless, L would
suggest that the witness go slower 50
that we can keep up with him.
'That wouldn't do us any good, re
Joined Mr.. Quarles with chuckle.
Miss Johanna Schultz was recalled
and subjected to further crosseXamin-
alton by Mr.. flanders Under his fire
of questions she admitted that her
brother, Frank F. Schultz, had been
gathering evidence for the proponents
of the will, but denied that she had
discussed her testimony with him.
She admitted under protest, and
after an appeal to Judge Carpenter
to excuse her from answering the
question, that she had been discharged
from Mrs Schandein's service She
was poor and that she was discharged
because her physician did not wish
her to accompany the family on a con-
templated European trip. This, she
averred stoutly, did not affect her
friendly relations with Mrs. Schan-
dein, although she admitted she felt
sighted for a time that she was not
permitted to remain in the Schandein
household.
"Mrs. Schandein afterward ex-
planned it to me and it was all right"
she said.
"Could Write Book?"
Didn't you tell August Hoppe that
you could write a book about the
Schandein family if you wanted to-"
asked Mr.. Flanders.
mo, not that | know of.
do you deny that you told him
500"
Il do not deny it or admit it. 1t
is so long ago | have forgotten"
Dr. Sigmund Graenicher, who testi-
fed that he was the Schandein physi-
clan from 1899 to 1903, was called to
the stand. Almost the first question
asked him by Mr.. Quarles was met
with an objection from the contest
ants, as to his competency under the
rule preventing a physician from tes-
tifying regarding patient whom he
has attended professionally. The OBJ