The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-12
DAY FOR DR.. BROUWER
ETS UIFE'S SISTER SHOWS AM
nj ' on THE WITNESS STAND.
mas Little 10 Testify To Except Her Own
opinions she ID Not CrOss-Examlned
Prosecution Meet a Surprise N
Are obliged 10 Ask the Court for Time.

OntnIOns she ID Not CrOss-E IN amlned
prosecution Meet n surprise and
Are Obliged 20 Ask the Court for Time.
ToNs RIVER, n. J., Oct. 1.-THE prosecu-
don in the Brouwer murder case, after
Lmping through a bad morning and being
,ah,Hed by two of It's own witnesses, came
"a a dead halt this afternoon and had to
ALI Judge Hendrickson for an hours
repss in which 10 frame an admissible
rr,es,ion 10 one Of its witnesses. After
the expiration Of the recess the prosecution
~.rtfullv t,ded over the rest Of the after
Moons spss on with other testimony 40 as
m gain further respite in which 20 pre-
pare the question.
Dr. Walter r. Washington wa the wit
ness upon whose expert testimony the
prosecution practically hangs it's theory
that DR.. Frank Brouwer administered
srvrhnlne IN fatal doses to his wife. In
examining DR.. Washington it failed to
plt a hypothetical question in such form
as to he'admissible before the Court. Be-
cause " this failure the answer expected
No he drawn from the expert could not be
zjven. and will not be given until the prose-
c,,tion embodies in it's query a eview
Of all the salient points in the evidence so
fer adducsd,
From the doctors who we're in attendance
on Mrs. Brouwer during her fatal illness
and from the three nurses who were at her
bedside the prosecutions attorneys a
,-ewn testimony as 10 the nature Of the
ssnptoms. They have had DR.. Washing
,h with them during the giving Of this
evidence. They rave refrained from ask
ing the opinion of any Of the preceding
witnessps as 10 the probable complaint
II which these symptoms were induces.
Dr.. Washington, the expert, was relied
upon by the States attorneys to take the
stand and say that Mrs. Brouwer's symp-
toms were those Of strychnine poison.
DR.. Washington. who is from Newark
sad who has had long experience both as a
practit Toner and a county health officer,
took the stand at , o'clock this afternoon.
Attorney McDermott for the prosecution
put this question to him;
From the testimony that you have heard
from the doctor attending Mrs. Brouwer
and The three nurses that were also in at
tendance upon her. and from your knowl-
edge Of medicine. What should you say that
the symptoms displayed by Mrs. Brouwer
we're indicative Off"
Instantly Attorney Arrowsmith for the
defence was on his feet with an objection.
The prosecution. he said. was only permitted
under the circumstances to put a hypothet-
ical question, one reviewing all the material
points Of evidence that the witness had
heard during the trial, and until such a
question was put the witness was not privi-
legged to answer. Judge Hendrickson sus-
tanned the objection.
The prosecuting lawyers seemed to be
thrown into confusion. Attorney McDer-
mott attempted to rake together some notes
and Att orney Brown and Johnson searched
diligently through the pile Of papers on their
desk. After ten minutes Prosecutor Brown
arose and asked the indulgence Of the Court
for an hours recess. II would be necessary,
he said, to consult the stenographic notes
Of the proceedings Of the trial up to the
present time. Judge Hendrickson granted
the recess. After the prosecuting attorneys
had hurried down stairs to consult the
records the crowd in the court room dis
Cussed the incident.
II was freely opined by many that coupled
with the poor showing made by the wit
nesses against DR.. Brouwer both yester-
day and to-day the trap that the prescott
ton had Just fallen into indicated the break
up Of the case against the accused. The
bettl ng odds which had been INDUCED in
Nv village Sports Ol u iFNAC
DR.. Rrouwer would be hanged or not were
manifestly affected by the incident. When
the session OF the cou RI was resumed at
twenty minutes to 4 the prosecuting at
iorneys did not PROFOUND the crucial ques-
ron, nut branched of on a new tack in a
strenuous endeavor to put of the further
examination Of DR.. Washington until the
stroke Of Ave SHOULD announce the closing
Of the days session and give them tonight
for Inc necessary preparation on the word
ing NJ their query. They succeeded. A
long speech in behalf Of q point of privilege
delivered by Attorney Johnston tided over
the last few minutes of the days session.
Il was expeCte ed that Miss Elizabeth Hyer,
a sister oC the dead woman, would be one
NJ the strongest witnesses for the State.
When she took the stand the audience
stirred Pxpectantly Miss Hyer's atten-
ton war directed bach to a time six
years Igu when DR.. Brouwer and his wife
wern living in LakehuTSt, and she was asked
TO detail any family troubles that might
have appeared in the Brouwe household.
The witness told how DIR. BTouwer had
caused his wife pain by twitting her on her
poverty before marriage and how he had
told her that he had lost all respect for her
In tcetifying Miss Hyer showed a tendency
to display personal luminosity by reciting
he8rsay matters and interfering adjectives
preiudicial to the defendant. She was
warned by the Judge several times. Because
the witness could not detail the substance
Of the harsh words she alleged TO have