The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-23
DEFENSE SCORES
SEVERAL POINTS
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? already introduced in the case of MR.
Stannard.
The same answer was given as to tn
$ previous question.
q Vaughan is Cross Examined.
In cross examination Attorne
lO'Brien asked:
Doctor. 1t would be highly improb
able for a man to die of strychnin
administered in coffee, unless he de
tects it?"
II have not often heard of such HON
icide. by strychnine administered in
coffee or tea. do know of beer cases
There have been no tea or coffee cases
in my personal experience" answered
DIR. Vaughan.
do men addicted TO drink some
times use cures containing strychninC
to cure this habit?"
"Strychnine is a constituent of some
of the cures for the drink habit"
such cures are usually taken after
meals?" asked Mr.. O'Brien.
Yes" answered the witness.
IF the patient had been taking any
such "bracers" as this would it not
be possible that strychnine would be
found in the organs?"
1T would be likely"
on redirect examination by Prose
cutting Attorney Jones, the witness was
asked:
How many pills Of the usual size
would it take to kin"
From fifteen to thirty"
on re-cross examination, Attorney
OBrien asked:
Would it be impossible for man
to drink enough coffee containing
strychnine, if it tasted so bitter?"
"A man might drink enough no mat
ter how bitter" answered DR. Vaug-
han. Men have been known to drink
carbolic acid"
DR.. Warden b. Hill. dean Of the med
ical department of the University of
Marquette at Milwaukee was next
called to give expert testimony. Dr.
Hilrs testimony was almost exactly
the same as that given by DIR. Vaughan
and he gave similar answers TO the two
hypothetical questions that were asked
DR.. Vaughan. Attorney O'Brien for
the defense did not cross examine.
Elaine Stannard Recalled.
Elaine Stannard, fifteen year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Stannard
was recalled and was on the stand dur
ing the remainder of the morning ses-
sion. Attorney Burritt continued the
same line Of questioning started Sat
urday afternoon. in an attempt to get
the girl to recall testimony given at
the inquest He first asked permission
to read her testimony, offered at the
inquest. Attorney OBrien objected on
the grounds that by admitting this
reading. the prosecution would be i'm
peaching one of the prosecutions own
witnesses. The jury retired to another
room while the point was being argued
and Judge Flanagan finally decided TO
admit the reading Then question by
question, as the shrewd old practitioner
read through the testimony, Elaine.
mere slip of a girl that she is, entered
a denial Of every answer, sometimes
supplementing her failure TO remember
with the statement, III | did say that,
il wasn't true"
Asked by Attorney Burritt If at the
Inquest she had testified that she
heard her father say the coffee was
bitter, she testified that she did not re-
member, but if she did say that. it
wasn't true.
Reading from the testimony, Attor-
ney Burritt asked the witness if she
had said, Father said to Dolly" you
did not dope me. but know who did 3"
She could not remember, but said if
she did testify that. it wasn't true
Cross examined by Attorney O'Brien,
the witness was asked:
do you think she Dolly took the
cup and rinsed it out?"
NO Sir. She just dumped the
grounds out"
The testimony at the inquest stated
that the cup had been rinsed.
Attorney Burritt asked if at the in
quest the witness had not testified that
her mother told Dolly" what her
father said, and that she Dolly must
not say anything about it,
mo Sir" answered the witness.
At about 1850 the defendant mani
Tested discomfort and the morning ses-
sion Of the court was adjourned. Elaine
Stannard will continue on the witness
stand this afternoon.
Good Witness for Mother.
The utter failure of the prosecution
to strengthen its case through the tes-
timony of Elaine Stannard, fifteen
years old daughter of Mrs. Stannard,
was the most important feature of
saturday afternoons session. The at
torneys for the state had hoped to Sc
cure confederation for the testimony of
Dolly" Hammes. but the child met ev-
cry question put to her by Attorney
| Burrtt during the two hours' search