The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-21


this morning with Attorney
lbertson beginning his cross
ANIMATION of DR.. Pope. He hand
the doctor pictured diagrams of
human body and asked the
lysician to explain the various
notions to the jury. After this
as done Robertson asked what
Oportion of the contents of the
omach from the elder Sloane's
>dy was composed of alcoholic
imulants.
DR.. Pope said that was an i'm
pssible question under the exam
alton made.
Robertson said he only wanted
estimate as near as possible.
bpe replied that as near as he
'uld say there was an odor OF
luor.
The cross-examination from that
led up to the question of an in
nifty strain in the murdered man.
obertson asked If the digestive
'gans, kidneys, liver and spleen,
ad not all been impaired by dis
ase. Pope answered "Yes."
THE membrane Of the brain, in
cad of being white, was Opaque
nd diseased?"
Eyes"
'If these functions, as you say,
ere diseased, would not the
erum surrounding the brain be
Ifferent than in healthy per-
bn?"
yes"
"Now, doctor, would not this
pndition be inducive to disorders
nd tend towards insanity"
Eyes, | suppose"
Dr. Pope admitted this with ap-
aren't reluctance, and after a few
bore questions regarding whether
r not there had been any examin-
ton of the condition of the blood
which there was noD. Robertson
sked Pope If he had been en-
aged by the prosecution as an in
anity expert. Pope replied that
@ had not to his knowledge.
Have you studied the question
ny?' he was asked.
He replied that he had. Robert
on explained to him that the rea-
on for that question was to ascer-
ain IL he had been engaged as an
xpert to assist Coroner Witter,
Who is assisting the prosecution
b the technical examinations.
DR.. Pope further testified on the
discrimination that any one Of
he blows on the back of the head
we're enough to cause death. From
he condition of the food found in
he mouth he said the first blow
aused death
Dr. w. w. Potter was next call
d. He assisted DR.. Pope in the
post-mortem at Turnbull's under
aking establishment. He said he
lad practiced his profession "a
ears, Is of which were in Spo-
Zane. He gave a very clear ex-
blanation of the post-mortem. He
aid: 81 found that the external
appearance showed dried blood on
lands and face, some on one shin;
he left eye was discolored and APP
beared bruised; some other spots
we're the same; the mouth con-
aimed particles Of food; both
lostrils were filled with dry blood;
here was no evidence Of broken
ZONES about the nose, but slight
srazing appeared over the left
bye: the principal wounds were
pn the left side Of the scalp-six
pf them. When | put my finger
nto each one felt the broken
ZONES of the skull at the bottom,
Next examined the abdominal
organs" The witness here gave
technical description of the con-
lition of the body similar to that
bf DR., Pope.
Removing the scalp, fractures
% the skull were SEEN" he con-
idued. "One extending from the
center to the base of the skull and
btehrs extending from the center
bn each side of the head. Remov-
ng the skull the first inside COW
Pring was found thickened. Under
his was considerable congestion
bf blood and congestion Of blood
vessels. In the brain, substance
was found blood clots-the
cavities were filled with bloody
1uid.
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