The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-25

cript was correct in accordance with the
statutes.
District Attorney Loofbourow then took
the stand and read the testimony OF MIS-.
Cora z. Rehpennig, which stated that
she was a next door neighbor OF the
Vance family, that she heard part Of the
argument between Vance and his VIE
over the coffee, that she heard thud
and screams and heard Mrs. Vance tell
Mrs. Wunderlich that her husband was
killing her and heard her ask that po-
liceman be sent for. She stated tnat she
saw Mrs Vance a little later in the aft
ernOon and that she was crying ana mao
coffee stains on her dress. She detained
the facts concerning Mrs. Vance's condl-
ton on the next day. Nov n, as observed
by her, and said that she had telephoned
for the doctor She stated that she hau
been given the tablets found IN vance
trunk by Mrs Ward and that she had
given them to DR.. Kerr. County Attorney
Hanson was then sworn and identified
the chart used at the preliminary nearing
Or. Kerr's Testimony.
DIR. A. A. Kerr was then called lie
stated that he saw Mrs. Vance on the
evening Of Nov q. that he had been sum
moned in the afternoon and had sent med
icine to Mrs. Vance. but had not gone HIM
self until later He stated ne eld nor
examine the bruises on her body then, but
did so later at the hospital. She stated
that she was still suffering on Nov y,
and ne had her removed to ST. Mark
hospital. IndI he saw neT every NdS ULltA-
Dec. s and that she died early Dec. s. Dr.
Kerr stated in reply to question about
the condition of her mouth, Whlch was
black and bleeding, and that this condl-
ton continued in spite of treatment; he
located the bruise as being on the inner
part of the upper right thigh. He stated
that he performed post-mortem on the
afternoon of the death in company with
DR.. CalderwoOd and certified thao MRS.
Vance had died from mercurial poisoning
and injuries, that the injury meant was
the kick on the right thigh. Her condi-
ton of shock led him to believe that she
had received other injuries lie stared
that he had received the tablets from Mrs.
Rehpennig on Dec. and produced some
of the tablets which he said would pro-
duce such symptoms as Mrs. vance eN-
hibted if taken internally he gave the
symptoms of mercurial poisoning as hav-
ing salvation and swelling and bleeding
of the gums, and said that q grain OF
mercuric chloride would be fatal dose.
Effects of Mercury.
On REORGANIZATION. DR.. Kerr said
that a 1-32 grain of mercury might be
fatal dose He testified that if a person
took one-half the contents OF gloss in
which such a tablet as figured in this case
had been dissolved, ii would be impossible
for the person to live unless an antidote
were Immediately applied. He was forced
TO admit that the death of any such per-
son would need no assistance from blow,
that he judged that Mrs. Vance had mer-
curial poisoning, because of her swollen
and bleeding gums and vomiting. He adj
mitted that he knew no poison was found
in the body. He said that he first sus-
pected poisoning when he examined the
condition of Mrs. Vances mouth. which
indicated that she had taken large dose.
He then admitted that arsenic. lead pois-
oning and some other irritant poisons
would produce similar symptoms.
Caused Weakened Condition.
DR.. Kerr then stated that the bruise did
not cause death, but that II was one of
weakened condition. He admitted that
shock in which no bones were broken or
no abscess formed could not last for ten
days. He described shock as a weaken
ing Of the circulation. He then admitted
that her death was not caused by shock.
He stated that he returned the tablets
given him by Mrs. Ward to her, and that
he had tested them for no other poison
except mercury, as he did not consider
the matter Of any Importance. He was
then asked if he knew the effects of other
poiSons, and refused to answer.
He stated that he had the hospital rec
ords for nearly year, and only returned
them on Monday. He admitted that Mrs.
Ward suggested to him that her sister
had been poisoned on Nov. Is, and that he
might have been told about the mercury
tablets found in Vance'S trunk on that
date. On redirect examination. DIR. Kerr
stated in answer to a suppOSitiOuS cues
ton, that the bruise might have some
thing to do with patients death by low
ering her vitality.
The jury in the case were the guests of
the Sanitarium' management Monday
night The large pool was turned over
to them, and a guard stationed to prevent
any outsider from entering.