The Washington herald., 1912-11-23

how he had taken a dead body and, re-
moving parts Of the vertebrae. had open
ed "a window" through which he wIs
able to look at the movements OF the
ofgans OF the throat. Looking through
this human window. he said, he moved
the body about and was able to bring
all the conditions which were located In
Mrs. Szabo's throat.
THE tongue slipped back" he said.
the wind pipe closed the larynZ press
ed against the gullet, and all other
symptoms of this case were present"
It looked like a good point for the de-
Tense. But Wasservogel took the young
doctor over for cross-eXaminatIon and
destroyed all the effect OF his testimony
with one question.
How many muscles are there in the
human throat?" he asked gently. The
witness stammered and then admitted
that he did not know.
You. an expert, don't know how many
muscles there are in the throat?" de-
ali"
Testimony EnIucfIeSs.
What is the value of the testimony Of
an expert in a case Of strangulation,"
asked wasservogel later. when he
doesn't even know how many muscles
there are in the throat?'
DR.. Henry W. Cattell. of Philadelphia.
author of medical books. professor in
half dozen institutions, qualified as an
expert and in response to 1000 word
hypothetical question propounded by El-
der, of counsel for the defense. said:
The condition of this woman's throat
was caused. in my opinion. by post-mor-
TEN conditions, the length OF time II re-
mained in the water. and the way II was
handled in It's embalming."
On cross-examination DR.. Cattell ad-
mited that he knew nothing about the
facts in the Szabo case. He had not
seen the throat OF Mrs. SZabo. All his
Information had been secured through
reading about the case. A minute later
he admitted that it was not necessary to
find outward marks Of violence in dag
nosing a case OF strangulation. One OF
the strong points Of the defense has
been the absence OF such marks.
Defense Closes.
The defense closed here, and without
slackening his pace at all. wasservogeI
called Deputy Sheriff Degraw. who
swore that Garrison. the guide. did not
elevate the head Of Mrs. SZabo after
the body had been taekn from the water.
He swore positively also that he had
never seen w. c. Osgood. who testified
that he had a conversation with the
Witness Minturn, and connected Degraw
with the affair. Larkin B. Hazen.
guide on Greenwood Lake, and his
brother. Fred Hazen. both of whom were
in the boat when Mrs. SzabOs body was
recovered. both denied Garrison's story
about the elevation OF the head.
George Techmann. who had known
Rosa Szabo, swore that he had written
at her dictation a letter. which was pro-
duced. showing that the Austrian wom-
an was grieving over the death of her
mother and looking forward TO rejoining
her brothers and sisters in Vienna.
Mrs. Veronica Menschik and her
daughter swore to the visit Gibson paid
them in search OF an alleged mother of
Mrs. Szabo, and then finally the last
blow was struck in the production OF
John Creighton, station agent at Sterling
Forest, where passengers for Greenwood
Lake alight. Creighton testified that on
the day OF the death of Mrs. Ezabo there
was no train leaving New York at II
o clock and reaching Sterling Forest
about 2. Harry Laux had declared he
had arrived on such train and was on
the lake and saw Gibson and Mrs. Szabo
go overheard five feet apart about three
hours later.
The people rest" said wasservoEel,
with this final proof.