Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-11-14
DOCTORS DIFFER IN GREGORY TRIAL
Several Dentists Testify for
Testimony of Negro Witnesses to Bribery.

ed without producing unconsc GUS
ness. He could not tell just where
the borderland was between tho
three stages of anassthesia.
The witness was asked IL The de-
gree OF anaesthesla that would not
produce Inconsistencies was>of any
practical value in deadening the
nerves for an operation.
He stated that he had admins
tered partial anaesthes a for a m
nor operation without producing en-
tire Inconsistencies.
He was .sked II It were possible
to have a numblng OF pain without
having a loss OF CONSCIOUSNESS. and
repl ed II was possible.
The witness was asked his def
milton OF anaosthes!a. and state I
that anaesthesia meant loss OF SEN
sibilities. General anaesthes'a was
accompanied by loss of conscious
ness while part al anaesthesia pro-
duced a numbing OF nerves without
loss OF consciousness.
CONSISTENT WITH THE
THEORY OF CONSCIOUSNESS
Mr.. Smith referred 20 the hypo-
thetical case, and asked DR.. Lewis
IL Miss Irvine's statement. regard
ing her having pushed the dentist
from her, subsequently opening her
eyes and see ng him exposed before
her. was inconsistent with the the
ory ;hat the lady was conscious OF
events and remembered them subse-
qeuentl. The witness tated there
was nothing In the statement incon-
sistent with the theory that the la
dy was conscious
DIR. WOLF TESTIFIES.
DR.. A. l.. Wolf was the next wit
ness called by the defense
The witness stated he had been
prac;ic ng medicine thirty years.
He had had exper ence with the ad-
ministration OF ch'oro. orm and sta
ted 1t sometimes produced In the
patient erotic hallucinat on.
DR.. Wo!f was asked an opinion
upon the Hypothetical case alnd he
concurred with other expert wit
nesses.
STATEMENT CONSISTENT WITH
THEORY OF Consciousness
The witness was turned over to
the prosecution and in cross-exam-
mat on he said Miss Irvines state
ment that she showed the den list
from her and then saw him exposed
was consistent with the theory that
the lady was conscious OF the events
which followed voluntary action. A
half hour was consumed In bringing
the witness to the above statement
but he finally adm tied the dual
consistency OF the statement to the
theory of consciousness.
LEE MARTIN RECALLED;
DEFENSE RESTS CASE.
The defense recalled Lee Martin
for question about the falling
glass. He stated no glass fell while
Miss Irvine was in the office, and
he saw none on the floor when ne
cleaned up.
Mr.. Harry Smith, of the prosecu-
tion asked the witness what he used
n polishing crowns. H. stated
what. The lawyer asked IL DR..
Gregory ever used rouge for polish
ing crowns. The witness stated he
did not Hnow what rouge was. He
was asked II what he used for pol
ishing crowns was red. The wit
ness said not, and he knew nothing
about rouge and glycothymoline.
The .tness was dismissed and
the defense retired for a consulta-
tion of FIVE minutes. Upon return
ing 1t was announced the defense
would rest the case.
DIR. E. &. AMBLER IN REBUTTAL
The first witness called in rebut-
tai by the defense was Dr.. e. G.
Amber.
Dr. Amber stated nc was a grad
uate OF :he University OF Virginia
81 and has been practlcing med
icine ever since, wit an experience
OF about two years IN hospitals. lie
had administered anaesthesia about
900 times. He had no patient who
suffered from erot.c halucinations,
and had known of none. excepting
those in text books.
He was cross examined by Mr..
Mccormick. The witness stated
that physicians went to the works
OF authorities for information. lie
ident fed certain authorities pro-
duced. lie stated be knew chloro-
form was known 70 produce erotic
hallucinations.
DIR. JOS. a. GALE, IN REBUTTAL
The next witness called in rebu..
tal BY the defense was DR.. JOS. A.
Gale, DR.. Gale stated he was a ply
sician and had practiced forty-one
years in Roanoke county and city.
He graduated from Bellevue, in
New York. lie was ch ef surgeon