The Washington herald., 1915-04-03

Il tice, to administer cocaine and NOR
phine, / take it. up to two years ago
4. l had occasion to administer it
yes. sir.
Took Chemistry Course.
, Q. or course. in connection witt
your studies for your degree as doctor
OF medicine. you took course in
chemistry?
| A. Yes, sir.
9. Can you give me the chemical
| formula for cocaine?
| A. No, sir.
Q. Can you give the chemical for
mula for morphine?
| A. No; / do not know whether
could give you the chemical formula
! for anything.
Q. Can you give me the chemical
| formula for water?
A think it is Hoo but 1 am not par
ticularly sure about that.
| DR.. Lattimers testimony on cross-ex-
! animation was strongly corrobOrative OF
| McCanns statement that morphine had
! aided him to perform his work because
| of the sedative effect it had upon his
over-wrought nerves.
| In reply to n hypothetical question,
which stated the circumstances sur
rounding McCann's purchase of NOR
/ phine from DR.. Kemp, DR.. Lattimer
admitted that he had never known in
| all his experience of a morphine ad-
dict who had consumed $50 grains; of
| the drug in a period of twelve days
the period involved in McCann's
purchases from DIR. kemp-and that If
| any addict came to him asking for
| that amount of the drug within that
! short period of time before having
anything to do with the case, provid-
ing the man came to him ostensibly
in search of a cure for the addiction,
he would satisfy his suspicious by
ascertaining something of the history
of the case involved
Counsel in Clashes.
In terms Of verbal pyrotechnics. yes
terday's session was by far the live
liest Of decidedly lively case.
Clashes between counsel were so fire.
quent as TO lose all sense of novelty
TO the spectator. At different times
Mr.. Williams was accused OF ''obtuse-
ness" by Mr.. Davis: Mr.. Davis OF bull
doing" by Mr.. Williams: Mr.. Taggart
of ''childishneSs" by Mr.. Davis, and
Mr.. Davis of 'buffoonery and hector
ing" by Mr. Taggart- Judge Pugh was
the rock against whom the angry pas
sions of both sides broke. and the vic
tim who seemed to derive the smallest
measure of enjoyment from the battles.
Directing To a continuation of the vim
dictivc handling by Mr.. Davis of Mr..
Mccain at the outset of yesterdays ses-
sion, Mr.. Williams subjected Mr.. Davis
to scathinG arraignment in plea to
the court that the witness be offered some
measure of protection from Mr.. Davis
method of recross-examnation.
We have had lot of buldozins here"
declared Mr.. Williams. Il have never be-
fore sat at an examination table and
heard such an examination. We have
had lectures, vindictiveness, and BULLDOG
ing from the start of this case that vii
lifies the court and the witnesses and
everybody in this case. ] submit that
your honor ought to inform Mr.. Davis
that this bulldoZing should cease"
Following this arrangement, Mr.. Davis
method of handling witnesses altered ma
terially.
Taken Under Adviscment.
Judge Pugh's ruling on Mr.. Davis two
headed motion offered a measure of COM
fort to both sides of the case The first
part of the motion, in which Mr.. Davis
contended that the law under which the
prosecution against DR.. Kemp was
brought had been SUPERSEDED by a sub
sequent Federal enactment known as the
Harrison law. which became effective
March l, 1915. Judge Pugh took under
advisement.
The second part of the motion. in which
Mr.. Davis plead that the judge should
himself decide that the complaining wit |
ness had not been proved an addict; that |
therefore no violation of the law had
been proven, and that the Judge, in view |
Of these two facts alleged by the defense. |
should instruct the jury to return a YER