Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-02

but we do say that on cross examlna-
ton every one of these expert Wit
nesses, with one exception, testified
that the condition of the stomach de-
scribed by Dr. Hartman could not have
been produced by uremia that the
discoloration of the stomach due TO
post mortem digestion was of gray
iSh brown or grayiSh red, as some
described it; that the condition OF the
membranes of the stomach in case OF
arsenical poisoning would be of a yell
!, lowish cast just as Dr. Hartman ana
DR.. Vaughn described the condition OF
the stomach at the time it was exam
ined by them. Each one Of them ad-
mitted that the conditions as described
by DR.. Hartman could not be due to
post mortem digestion or uremia. DR..
Morse, on cross examination, was fair
enough to say that if DR.. Hartman's
description of the condition of the
membrane of the stomach was correct
that that condition could not have
been produced by uremia. If one was
to believe in and endorse the sin
certify Of defendants experts as they
gave their testimony on direct exam
ination, he would be led to say: GER
about the human stomach.
"Now as to the urine and the kid
ney trouble: Mrs. Blydenburgh was
taken violently ill Immediately after
dinner on Sunday. That evening
about 9 o'clock DR.. Gethman was sent
for and after examining the patient
he informed Blydenburgh that he must
have a specimen of the urine in the
morning. On his return to the Blyden
hurgh home on Monday morning he
called for this specimen, but Mr..
Blydenburgh excused himself by say
ing, I beg your pardon, sir, l forgot
all about it and l have just emptied
the vessel This occurred after the
doctor had telephoned him a few min
utes before that he was coming down.
The doctor then and there again en-
phasized the fact that he must have
this specimen. Tuesday morning Bly,
denburgh came to the doctors office
and when inquiry was made of him as
to the specimen he declared again that
he had forgotten it and there was none
to be had; and under pretense of the
fact that his wife desired some other
physician, DR.. Gethman was dis
charged No other physician was
called in until Thursday afternoon,
when DR.. Morse was summoned. Mean
while, according to the record and Mr..
Blydenburghs own statements the
woman had been vomiting violently
and had been throwing up stuff. as he
said to her relatives, that looked like
blackberries or raspberries and white
shreds or cords. DR.. Morse did not
get a specimen of the urine to make an
examination until Friday. the day the
woman died, and he made no chemical
analysis of this urine. Mrs. Watson.
who was called in on Thursday, says
that Mrs. Blydenburgh vomited up
stuff that looked like white cords or
strings and that it was not victuals
The woman passed into state of
coma Friday afternoon and about five
o'clock died.
| "There We're great many other cir
cumstances established by the stare
that were uncontradicted, but the
query is, with the above statement Of
facts, Why was there no specimen OF
the urine furnished to DR.. Gethman for
ANALYSIS? Why was the woman allowed
to go without medical attendance
from Monday until Thursday? Why
was there haste in sending her body
out of the state? Why was burglar
proof vault selected rather than the
other? Why was the county attorney
paid a fee to go down and watch the
proceedings in Ohio? Why were the
| two doctors sent afterwards with him
for the purpose Of getting possession
of the parts that were in the hands OF
| the chemist for analysis? Why did he
say that she was buried In a burglar
proof vault and on one could get her
up when it was suggested that the
Ibody might be exhumed? Why is IL
that every expert on cross examination
was compelled to admit that the con-
dition of the stomach that DR.. Hart
man and DIR. Vaughn described could
| not be the result of uremia or OF the
digestion of the stomach after death?
Besides the above statements there
was a letter produced written by Bly,
| denburgh to his wifes sister on Tues
day stating that his wife was very
| sick and 1T goes very hard with her
] because she never was sick before and
if she got worse he would advise her,
but no notice as given until Friday
m orning. 1t was shown by DR.. Geth-
man that Dr. Morse said to him that
he was not able to get more than about
| two spoons full Of urine and not a
sufficient amount from which to make
a satisfactory test.
madison Slack, who ran the Win
chester hotel at the time the woman
| died, testified that he asked DR.. Morse
'on the next day, What was the cause
of Mrs. Blydenburgh's death" DE-
Morse replied, My judgment is it was
a case of arsenical poisoning True
DR.. Morse denied having made these
two statements, but the truth or falls
ity was question for the jury.
"This presentation Of the matter is
given because we think it is due to the
people that they know the facts as es-
tablished by the state and that they
NAV be able to determine whether the
county attorney should be criticized for
prosecuting the case or the presiding
Judge be criticized for taking the case
from the jury.
eff the lineup of the case as stated
in your issue of the 25th as given by
Judge Evans was correct and the
states case was absolutely without
any support as therein indicated, Their
the question naturally comes to the
thinking mind: Why did Judge Evans
assume the responsibility of deciding
the case himself rather than submit
1t to a Jury of twelve men who newt
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