The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-19
Counsel Begins Jury
Fight to Clear Doc
Tor and Woman.
SAYS GLATZMAYER ACTED
AS PRUDENT PHYSICIAN
Court Says There Is Enough in
Case to Have Jurors
Settle 1t.
/ FIANCE TELLS OF CHOIR
SINGERS FATAL ILLNESS
DR.. Charles ]. Ill, Who Attended
Deceased in Hospital,
Gives His Views.

The prosecution in the case of DIR.
Herman A. GIatzmayer and Mrs. Caro-
line Zabn, charged with causing the
death In this city of Miss Mary L..
Vliet, the pretty choir singer of BIairs-
town, rested this afternoon in the Court
of Special Sessions, and the defense
opened by calling first, Mrs. Sarah NJ.
Dodge, of New Brunswick, to the stand,
and then j. Irving Van Horn, who had
been engaged to marry Miss VIiet.
Both Mrs. Dodge and Van Horn had
been called before by the prosecution,
1T being assumed that they had ex-
pressed an intention to tell all they
knew about the operation on Miss
Vliet and her subsequent death.
From the questions put to these two
most important witnesses 1t was ap-
parent that the defense expected to
prove that Miss Vliet had caused her
own death, that the wound found by
the autopsy had been caused before she
went tC Mrs. Zahn's house, in this city
where DIR. Glatzmayer attended her.
Immediately after the noon adjourn
ment Senator elect Osborne made q
motion that the court direct a verdici
for DIR, Glatzmayer. but this was de-
MED, the court stating that there was
enough in it to go to the jury.
A like motion to direct the acquittal
of Mrs Zahn was then made by Mr..
Osborne, but the court told him that
that would be considered after the de-
fense had rested.
Mr. Osborne insisted that DIR. Glatz-
mayer had done only what any other
prudent physician would have done un-
der the circumstances.
With this opening of the defense he
called Mrs. Dodge, who appeared yes
terday for the State, having turned
States evidence. and she testified that
Miss Vliet appeared to be in good
health at the time she met her on the
way to Newark from Blairstown and
there was nothing in her physical con-
dition to show that she was not nor
NAL.
Van Horn on stand.
Irving Van Horn testified today of
his trip with Miss Vliet from Hope to
this city, saying that the girl felt i'll
while they were on the train. He said
he had paid DIR. Glatzmayer $50.
The prosecutor, was sustained when
opposing counsel asked questions plain
ly intended to show Van Horns reason
for bringing Miss Vliet to Newark.
Mrs. Anna v. dickson, a sister of the
vliet girl, was the days first witness.
Her home is in Hope where Van Horn
lives. Her testimony related solely to
the fact that she spent the afternoon
with Mamie" as she called her sis
ter, on the Thursday preceding her
visit to this city last March, when the
domestic tragedy occurred. She was
not cross-examined
After Dewitt C. Carter, of Blairs-
town, had testified that he knew the
girl and that he saw her on the Mon
day she came to this city, he was asked
by Prosecutor Wilbur A. Mott:
"Did you have a conversation with
herr"
.'Yes. sir; at the station at Delaware.
for about minute"
"Did you notice anything unusual or
peculiar about her physical condition.
mo, SIR
DR.. Albert Harden, of st. Michaefs
Hospital staff where the girl was taken
from the Zahn house, and where she
finally died, suffering intensely, testified
to the records In the case, and then
County Physician Elliott told how he
had performed the autopsy in presence
of several physicians and referred to
the records.
Tells Of Result of Autopsy.
what did the autopsy disclose as to
her condition." asked Mr. Mott.
Senator elect Osborne objected, but
was overruled.
DR.. Elliott detailed in medical terms
the condition of the body as he found
1t, and gave his expert opinion that
Illegal practise had been resorted to-.
This he insisted upon in cross-exami-
nation.
DIR. Ill, whose testimony was not con-
cluded yesterday afternoon when he
appeared for the State and told about
attending the girl in st. Michaels Hos
pital after she had been removed there
from the Zahn house, was recalled to-
day, after DIR. Harden had closed with
a statement to the effect that as far
as his personal experience went, it
would have been impossible for the
girl to have caused the conditions
which resulted in her own death.
DIR. Ill's direct examination was con-
Quoted by Mr.. Swayze. who elected the
information that it was the physician
who directed one of his assistants to
notify Dr. Elliott of the young womans
death. Witness testified that he was
present at the autopsy performed by
the county physician. and agreed with
his conclusions.