South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-08
DR.. GAMMACK ON
STAND FOR STATE
IN SUHL CASE

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poisoning the witness named several
symptoms Il been brought
out as ha displayed by Mr..
| Suhl On animation it was
brought GU. me symptoms dis
| played by MI. Suhl were symptoms
! that would also be apparent in a case
of ptOmaine poisoning, cholera IN
] fantum or Asiatic cholera.
{ 1t was sought throughout the cross
| examination to show that there could
| be no absolute certainty as to the
cause of death without a study of
other organs of the body even though
arsenic were found in the stomach.
In other words it was sought to bring
out the fact that person might die
| of some disease even while there were
/ arsenic in the stomach.
Chemical Analysis Essential.
DR.. Gammack said that a chemical
analysis would be necessary in addi-
ton TO study of symptoms TO abso-
| lutely establish the fact of death by
arsenical poisoning He declared that
| person might die as the result of
arsenical poisoning and yet show only
| a portion of the symptoms that might
| from time to time have been observed
as resulting from arsenical poisoning.
Amount of Poison Doubtful.
me witness stated IIlal LLcIc COulA
be no way of judging the amount OF
arsenic taken by the amount found in
the stomach after death.
AS soon as the state rests
! the defense will put on DIR.
| Ralph w Webster OF Chicago, well
known toxicolo gist and lecturer at
! Rush Medical college and Chicago
| University. Mr.. Webster has given
expert testimony in many celebrated
| poisoning cases including the recent
/ Lindloff and VermillOn cases in chi
cago Later in the week the defense
will put on DR.. Walter S. Haines OF
| Chicago, a tOXicOlOgist OF wide repu-
tatiOn and also a lecturer at Rush
Medical college and Chicago UnlVer-
sity.
The cross-examination of DR.. II. +.
barnard was directed chiefly for the
purpose Of showing that 1t would pe
necessary to examine other organs OF
the body than the stomach 10 estaD-
lish the fact of death from arsenic IN
the stomach and also the tact mat
although arsenic might be IN the
stomach vet death even then might
follow from other organic troubles.
Also il was sought TO show that man
addicted 10 the use OF alcoholic iq-
uors might pe more susceptible 10 ar
senical poisoning than would one VINO
did not use alcoholic liquor. These
points were not uGAlllltlN ESNfAbAAsAASN
by the cross examination.
Expert On Stand.
DR.. Barnard said that he was chem
ist for the state board of health. He
said that ne had held the position of
state chemist in Indiana since 1905.
and that previous 10 that time he was
state chemist for the state of New
Hampshire His school training had
been at the New Hampshire state col
lege, with post graduate work at Har-
ward and in the government service.
The witness was asked il he remem-
bered having received the stomach
which had been sent TO him by CCrO-
ner Swantz He remembered having
received il and that the stomach had
been enclosed in a pint Mason jar.
as identified by the witness. was pro-
duced as an exhibit.
According TO the witness, an analy-
sis was made Of a part Of the contents
OF the stomach and 4.147 grains of ar
senC were found. IL was explained
that the stomach had been flattened
out and examined at the same time
and that IL was found To contain no
holes but 10 have been inflamed 10 a
certain extent, particularly on the
lower side OF the exterior AM 10 have
been abnormally red and infiamed on
the interior. The abnormal condition