The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-06-15

base quiteN solid-impossible for OK
ygen to circulate, no condition of any
of the organs which might not be at
tributed, properly, to gastritis ant
pneumonia; the heart kidneys ant
liver normal. The attending physi
clan gave, also, this testimony.
20. Wouldn't all of his ante-mor
tenn SYMPTOMS and post mortem con
ditions be consistent with death caus
ed by pneumonia and gastritis com
| plications? A. Yes SIR,
The stomach and contents were re-
moved at the post mortem, the body
| embalmed and buried. Later, the
body was eXhumed and the liver, kid
neys, spleen and bladder removed and
with the stomach sent to chemist
at Ann Arbor. His testimony is to
this effect that he tested portion OF
the stomach and contents for arsenic,
found some, and by calculation de-
termined that the entire of the stom-
ach and contents contained between
one-fifth and one-sixth of a grain. The
liver contained, by test and calcula-
ton, one eighth of a grain of arsenic.
A similar test and calculation re-
suited, he says, in showing the other
organs to contain between one-ninth
and one-tenth of grain of white ar
senic, the total amount at highest
estimated figures being considerably
less than half a grain. A fatal dose
of arsenic is from two to three grains.
The ordinary commercial subnitrate
of bismuth, a considerable quantity of
which was administered to Leachman
contains arsenic. Whether the en-
balming fluid contained arsenic was
in dispute.
Assuming the presence of the ar
senic in the remains and that it was
administered to Leachman in his life
time, it was the opinion of the medi-
cal men sworn for the prosecution
that the cause of his death was arsen-
ical poisoning. Two groups of err
rors are discussed:
Cd During the cross-eXamination
of respondent, she was asked, in sub
stance, if she had not stolen muff
a quantity of dress goods and some
neckties from the store of a certain
merchant, if they had not been
charged to her, and If she had upon
demand settled for them. She denied
the various alleged thefts In debat-
ing the objections which were inter-
posed to the cross examination which
was conducted, the prosecuting Off
Ger, among other things said:
"a person might commit the crime
of larceny and never be convicted of
it: he might have settled it up upon
demand, suppose, for instance, a par
ty goes into a mans store and takes
goods to the value of seven dollars,
without asking for them. without be-
ing in any way connected with the
store, without the knowledge of any
clerk or agent in the store and carries
them away without their knowledge,
afterwards they are discovered and a
warrant is issued and the goods are
found in the party's possession. and
they settle for them; would not that
situation be competent"
In rebuttal, the people called the
merchant, who testified he was a
druggist and clothing merchant, and
he was asked.
20. Have you got your books of ac-
counts in your store, covering the
year 1901, with you, or any Of them?
A. I have. @. Please open the pack
age. A. There is the day book, con-
tains the 1901 accounts"
Witness testified that he was ac-
uuainted with Mrs. Collins and had
been for about twenty years; that he
had seen her in New Lothrop with
George Leachman..
%. What do you know in 1901 or
1902 Of Mrs. Collins coming to the
store with George Leachman and
picking out clothing for him, with
him?"
Upon objection being made, the
following occurred.
"Mr Chapman: / contend 1t Is not
a collateral matter, but that 1t bears
upon the relation that the defendant
sustained to the deceased, and being
upon that proposition 1t is not col
lateral matter.
"Mr. McCurdy: Then If that was
true, it was part of their main case
and not part of the surrebuttal."
The court sustained the objection.
20. Mr.. Snyder, do you remember
the transaction as to muff in 1901
that the defendant got from your
store?"
Objection to this was sustained.
20. Mr.. Snyder, on the 22nd day of
December, 1901, being the same day
that defendant got the muff, you may
state to the jury whether or not she
got some goods there on that same
occasion and had them charged in
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