New-York tribune., 1906-10-12
MAY INDICT WITNESS.
PHYSICIAN IN TROUBLE.
admitted Violating Lac = Mrs.
Brouzcer's Relatives Testify.

Toms River. y. J.. Oct. IL (Special) The
prosecution in the Brouwer trial announced to-
night that an effort would be made TO have DR.
Henry II. Cate indicted by the grand jury for his
testimony yesterday DR.. Cate testified that he
signed certificate attributing Mrs. Brouwers
death 10 acute Bright's disease. and admitted
that he had not Mrs. Brouwer for several
days prior 10 her death. The laws Of this state
require that physician must have the
patient just before death soon after
The fourth day of the trial closed without
strengthening either side materially. though
many lawyers Of the opinion that the de-
fence gained some ground.
one Of Dr Brouwers counsel nudged him.
The physician turned about and. looking at the
hangman. exclaimed In undertone, ITS an
outrage that he is permitted here"
Miss Elizabeth Hyer, a sister of the dead
woman was put on the stand, and testified that
Dr. Brouwer and his wife had had several quar-
rels, and that he had threatened to get divorce
the ground II incompatibility Of temper. She
testified thar Brouwer did not speak TO his wife
FOR several days at a time. and that the Christ
mas before her death she fell into a fit OF sob
hing while she was dressing a Christmas tree
Miss Hyer said she at her sisters home
al dav on September II. and returned 10 Lake
svood that night. leaving Mrs. Brouwer unusu-
ally well She said that after she got home Dr.
Brouwer re,ephoned that his wife had gone 'all
10 pieces" that she was suffering from infiaIn-
nation Of the bowels. and was very sick
woman Miss Hyer said that she next her
sister on September Il. when she seemed to he
suffering greatly. Her body appeared TO he
rigid. and her complexion was very sallow.
Dr Clarence Disbrow. another witness testi-
fed thar he attended Mrs. Brouwer ten OF eleven
days before her death. When he was hrst called
I'm he found her in a convulsion. and she soon
had two more. after the other
The witness was asked r. he had ever attend
cd another case where the symptoms were simi-
lar TO Mrs. Brouwers case.
Yes" replied DR.. Disbrow. and in this other
case were symptoms OF strychnine poisoning
The witness would not. however. swear that
Mrs. Brouwer suffered from strychnne poison
ing.
Trevenia Hyer. A brother Of the dead woman.
who IS an undertaken at Long Branch. testified
that he saw Mrs Brouwer on the Saturday be-
fore her death. He had also seen her two weeks
before that, and she then appeared 10 be in good
physical condition. The witness said he was
present when DR. Brouwer and DR.. Cate had
dispute about the advisability OF giving an enc
ma 10 Mrs. Brouwer DIR. Cate said that he did
not think il would be we'll 20 give enema 20
the patient. but Dr. Brouwer contended that his
wife needed nourishment. but that on account
fI me weak tOlOluON OF nef SlONldCn sne CouIu
not take food in the ordinary way. The witness
said he did not know how the argument termi-
mated Or. Brouwer told him. he said that Mrs.
Brouwer was suffering from meningitis
Under cross-examination by Mr.. Wilson the
witness said that for a week he called daily
the telephone TO inquire about his sister but
that when he her on the Saturday before
her death she seemed 10 him TO be doing so well
that he did not think II necessary 10 call up on
The next day. CA1rs. Brouwer died about
o'clock the next morning)
Charles +. Buckley. Of Burlington. y. J.. an
agent for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
pany, testified that he had talk with DR. Brou-
wer in the latter's Office soon after the death OF
Mrs Brouwer. The witness said he had gone
10 see DIR. Brouwer about policy for 81 900
which his company had issued on the life OF
Mrs. Brouwer. He asked Dr. Brouwer the cause
OF his Mife's death. and the doctor replied that
X was BrlghIs disease. The policy. the witness
declared was made in favor Of Dr. Brouwer.
Asked on cross-eNamination whether his COM
pany had given any money TO aid the prosecu-
lion. he replied that he did not know what the
company had done and added that he had rec
nmmeuael that The claim be paid. He said that
the policy was issued about a year before Mrs
Brouwer's death, and that at that time DR.. Brou-
wer took out q similar policy his life, OF
which Mrs. Brouwer was the beneficiary.
Benjamin +. Hver, OF Lakewood, another
brother ~ the dead woman. testified that about
the middle of February. 1905, he was visiting at
the Brouwer home and that al midnight one
night Mrs. BIouWer rushed into his room and
said that ner husband had struck her
In cross examining this witness Mr. Wilson
asked.
rs it not a fact that Dr. BrouWer rushed into
your room first with baby in his arms that
Mrs Brouwe~ came I'm afterward and tried 10 get
the boy away from her husband. and that after
she had failed 10 do this she turned 10 YOU and
said that Dr. BrouUer had struck herr"
Yes admitted Mr. Hyer.
DR. Walter s Washington OF Newark. was
called on as expert. He said he had had thirty
years practice as physician and surgeon The
witness had been an attentive listener since the
opening Of the trial. and Prosecutor Brown asked
him this question.
"Basipg your opinion on the testimony Of DR.
cartel Miss Dudley. Miss Lippincott. DR.. Bish-
op. Dr. cate and Professor Genth, and assuming
the testimony 10 he true what. in your opinion
was the cause OF the death Of Mrs Brouw-r?"
The defence promptly objected, and was sus-
tanned by the court