Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-11

body and each went into more or less
minute description of the many
wounds. A wound the size of a silver
dollar on the breast bone and other
curious wounds the size of a quarter
over the left breast were the injuries
to which the State directed especial
attention.
DR.. Perkins took the stand at the
opening of the morning session and
on cross examination Attorney Hull
tried TO discredit the witness testi-
mony. DR.. Perkins said he believed
the girls death, primarily, was caused
by the collapse of the left lung. This
was due TO the blow over the breast,
he said.
why do you say this collapse of
the lung caused death?" demanded
Mr.. Hull.
Because the left lung could not
exercise its proper functions"
Couldn't the right lung do this
work."
Ordinarily, perhaps But the
weakened condition of the girl pre-
cluded this"
"If it were shown that there were
evidences of diphtheritic conditions,
would you still say that death was
caused by the collapse of the lungs?'
"Yes, sir"
DR.. Perkins said he had made no
test of the membrane of the girls
throat for traces of diphtheria as he
had understood such a test had been
made by DIR. George r. Moffitt, the
city bacteriologist, and that he, DR..
Perkins, therefore didn't consider il
necessary. He thought the collapse
of the lung was due to the blow that
had been inflicted over the left breast
of the girl. '....'
Did you not express the opinion
to several persons that you believed
the girl died of a diphtheritic condi-
tion?" ......
81 did not"
It's only fair" suddenly inter-
rupted President Judge Kunkel, that
the names of these people be given"
Didn't you express such an opinion
to Mr.. Loeser?" pursued Mr.. Hull.
81 did not" emphatically returned
the physician.
Counsel parleyed for a quarter of
an hour over the question of admis-
sio nof the photographs. And when
they were finally admitted DR.. j. Har-
vey Miller took the stand. In detail
he told of all the black and blue
marks and other wounds on the girls
body. An interested jury collected in
a little knot about the physician as
he exhibited the pictures on the rail
of the jury box.
DR.. Miller testified that he visited
the Shuman home on August 80 and
found Margreat lying on a couch. She
wore a llimono, but enough of her
arms and throat and face were eX-
posed, DR.. Miller said, for one to de-
termien whether there were any marks
on the body. Examination the follow
ing September at the autopsy re-
vealed scars and bruises
;What did these marks Indicate to
you?" demanded Mr.. Stroup.
THAT the girl had been gripped by
strong hand"
The collapse of the lung had been
caused by the blow on the breast, he
said. This ruptured the lung tissue
and the air escaped into the cavity in
which the lung is held. Finally it fill
tered through the other tissues and
pressed against the heart. Eventually.
DR.. Miller explained the patient could
no longer withstand this pressure of
tho air upon her heart.
The defense asked on cross -eXami-
nation if pneumo-thoraX could not be
produced by other conditions-tuber-
culosis, organic growths on the lungs,
etc DR. Miller admitted this as a
possibility. but said he doubted
whether such theory could apply in
the cas- eof Margaret Shuman.
The Commonwealth Rests
Recalled JuSt DeIOfe adjournment,
DR.. II. r. Weiner explained Shuman's
attitude the morning of the daughters
death. The physician declared that
the circumstances surrounding the
girls death necessitated his calling in
the coroner.
How did Shuman act?" asked Mr..
Stroup.
"He was angry. He said he didn't
see why that should be DONE" an
swered the doctor.
Tile three other murder trials listed
for the February special term will be
tried at this session, it was intimated
to-day. even though the hearings eX-
tend into next week. The others listed
for trial are Nikolo otur, Thomas (alias
''Country'D Smith, charged with MUIR
der and Alma Keane, charged with
manslaughter. I. w. Dill was con-
victed of charge of larceny as bailee.