The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-07-02
fremont Murder
Trial Under Way

other poisons which caused death.
Woodward's condition on Friday might
have been produced by any number
Of poisons given fours days before. If
he had been called earlier it would
have been easy to differentiate be-
tween the different kinds Of poison.
The condition Of the patient Sunday
night was such as to indicate that he
would get well. The doctor testified
at length as to the effects Of various
poisons. He said various kinds Of rat
biscuit contained arsenic, corrosive
sublimate and PHOSPHORUS and these
poisons would produce the symptoms
that Woodward had. The doctor said
he never saw Woodward again till
Tuesday afternoon, when he saw him
in Abercrombe's store, preparing to
ga to work, though he was still very
weak
On cross examination by Mr.. Riddle
Dr. stlnson said Mrs. Woodward was
never in the room with the sick man
when be called. He said when he ask
ed her why she hadn't called a doctor
before, she told him that she had
given her husband some colonel cap
suIes The doctor asked TO see the box
but It was gone. In further cross ex.
amintlon the doctor amplifled and re.
peated previous testimony
Or. Leeds Is Called.
Dr. a. B. Leeds said he had practiced
his profession in Chickasha If years.
lie was called to see Woodward on
Wednesday morning finding him in a
serious condition The symptoms
were vomiting. intense pains In the
stomach ana bowels, rapid pulse, di-
lated pupils and burning thirst This
was about a. m. and he was there
again at II a. m, and a. p. mi, the
same symptoms being more aggrayat-
ed except as to vomiting, which had
been relieved BY treatment. At 10
p "a the doctor called again and the
sick man was dellrious. His first dag.
nosis was that the patient was suffer.
ing from three poisons, arsenic, cnrrn-
sire subllmate and phosphorus. The
effect Of each Of these were explained
IN details by the doctor. an Of them
being similar It was explained that
the effect would be similar if the three
were taken together. but II the amount
was large 1t might cause sufficient ir-
ritalion to make the system throw off
part Of it, delaying the deadly effect
Dr. Leeds stated that the intense
thirst he found Sherman Woodward
suffering from. continued up to the
time Of his death, that this would be
the natural condition il the stomach
contained poison Of the nature Of ar
senic, corrosive subllminate and phos
porous, Also he stated that he learn
ed from the family that the patients
kidneys had not acted for several
hours, probably "A to SO hours. The
general condition Of the bladder, Wit
ness said, could have been produced
by the taking Of phosphorus. corrosive
subhmate or arsenic. He said that lie
could not tell from the condition H.
which he found the patient, whether
or not he had had one or two doses
but that the symptoms showed tha,
whatever poison existed IN the sys
TEN, was taken in through the mouth
He said that the last time he saw
sherman Woodward alive. was on q
Wednesday night and that some one
I phoned to him later that Woodward
died about o'clock Thursday morn
ing.
On cross examination, when asked
if he knew the ingredients contained
in rat biscuit the witness stated that
they contained from 30 to a. grains OF
arsenic, from % to Is grains Of corro-
siye sublima.e and from one to two
grains Of phosphorus. In answer to
a question he stated that cases were
on record where an overdose OF these
poisons would require longer time ia
produce death than an amount suffic
lent only to kill
Would buttermilk be a good ye
hicle IN which to administer these poi
sons?" asked Z. E. Riddle. 1T would
probably disguise the taste and ths
presence OF the buttermilk in tn,
stomach would probably keep the poi
son from being felt so quickly" Wit
ness said that he had been called t,
see the patient, Sherman Woodward
and that he had STAYED probably 10 o
Is minutes at the first call "Did h,
say anything about whether or not HI
! suspected that his wife gave him POI
SON asked Nr, Riddle The witnes
answered mo. his wite's name wa
| not mentioned He said, as well as
, can remember. Doctor, have sent 70