Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-10-19

| the stomach. The more food the slow
er the effect.
/ DIR. LOevenhart described the symp-
| toms of strychnine poisoning. He was
| asked hypothetical question by Gen.
Sturdevant, reviewing the entire evi-
dence as to the conditions and actual
! circumstances surrounding Mrs. Nc
| Cormicks death and at the conclusion
of the question was asked what he the
doctor, would say was the cause of
/ death.
! Il should say that she died of
strychnine poisoning" he replied.
| Bitterness Of Poison
| Then there came a long line of ques-
lions as to the taste of the poison,
| ,liciting much emphasis on its bitter
I /, ness and anyone taking it would likely
| make a facial expression usual when
one has taken any bitter or offensive
substances into the mouth. This
seemed to be in line with the conten-
ton of the state that the deceased could
not take the poison.
| Then the state started on new line,
one not before shown. The witness
was asked as to the effects Of arsenic
He stated that it would be followed
| with weakness Of the limbs, vomiting
| diarrhoea and kidney trouble.
| In answer to the questions about
neurasthenia which DR.. Landmark had
| testified was one of the conditions Of
the deceased, DR.. Loevenhart said he
was not an expert. on that line but it
was a nervous disease and there was
no morpholOgical change.
What is the form of tablet you
found in the phial used for; referring
to the size?' was asked.
For laboratory purposes usually"
was the reply.
ANY other purpose?'
For veterinary medicine"
The state explained that as the doe
tor had got into town only that morn
! ing they had not had time to consult
! with him and he was excused until
later. There was no cross examination
lat this time.
DIR. johnson as an Expert
The state put DR.. HI. G. Johnson, of
/ Glen Flora on the stand Thursday as
/ an expert He substantiated the evil
/ denee of DR.. Loevenhart as to the time
| it took for strychnine to work death
and as to it's bitterness and that it
would be hard for one to take it with
/ r, al thot
would disclose the fact.
/ Mr. McGill buckled on his armor
and went at the doctors statements.
He declared that it was possible to
take a tablet and not make up face
about it. He had done it himself and
was willing to convince the doctor
that it could be done again.
! Have you got one of those little
tablets with your" asked Mr.. McGill.
There is one there on the table in
front of you,'' was the reply of DR..
Johnson.
"Oh, / ate that one while | was
cross examining you,' replied Mr.. Nc
Gill But in order to show you that
| did it, if you have any doubts, will
take another. ! did not make any
faces over it..
| Dr. Johnson said he was satisfied
to take Mr.. McGilFs word.
1t Could Be Done
IF a person had two minutes to
swallow a tablet, you would not say
they could not control their facial ex-
preston would you?"
Il think if a person had two min
utes after swallowing a tablet they
could control their facial expression
ihwt one,'' answered DR.. Johnson, "but
not if taking two
Prof. Loeyenhart was recalled by
| the state TTc Identified . bottle on
thedesk of the lawyers as containing
one and one-third grains Of pure
strychnia, isolated which he had la
ken from the yiscera and brain of the
dead woman.
Mr. Stebbins cross examined. They
went back over the ground of the re-
sulting effects of neurasthenia. Prof.
LOeyenhart again disclaimed that he
was an expert in that line of medicine.
But he said that the effect of neu-
rotic condition might cause vomiting
any many imaginary ills. 1t might |
also cause CONFUSION OF the lower |
bowel.
Mr. Stebbins askel if the visits of a |
relative. say a sister, might cause an
Irritation sufficient to make the per- |
son visited v0mit or cause purging.'
The doctor said it might but he had
never heard of case like it.
In the matter of the bitterness of the
strychnine he said that in his class /
work he frequently had the students |
taste tablets of the poison and had not
known of one of thousand who did |
not show decided dislike by the ia
cial expression.
The professor said that while it was
not common it was possible for one to
take strychnine and a half-hour in
tervene before the fatal effects were
manifested
Mrs NTcCOrmicIx'S Sister TeStifiaS