Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-28
Ci|Iigan Defense SuggestsApopIexy
MAY HAVE FIGURED IN THE
 DEATH OF ANDREWS
BODY FULL OF ARSENIC
pr. Arthur J. Wolff, the States Med ical EPert Maintains That Poison Was the Cause of Death-The Only Witness Yesterday.

Hartford. Conn, June 27.-The pos sibility that apoplexy may have fig ured in the death of Franklin R. An drews despite the poison found in the fense in the trial of Mrs. Amy E. Ar cher-Gillfgan on charge of having murdered Andrews by poison. Other developments were a statement by Dr. Arthur J. Wolff, the states medical expert, that he had performed an au topsy before that on Andrews body, and a declaration by Benedict NJ Hol- den, senior counsel for the accused woman, that insanity would Vt be claimed by the defense. Dr. Wolff was not permitted to say anything about this autopsy.
 pr. Wolff Didn't Examine Brain.
 Under cross examination by MT Holden, Dr. Wolff said he had not examined the brain or spinal column of Andrews at the Cheshire Cemetery as he knew from previous experience they would be of no assistance to him been directed to make the autopsy to determine if death had been due to gastric ulcers as stated in the death certificate. He did not know at the time that Andrews had been painting a fence the day before his death. He had some information, he said "as had performed another autopsy He was not permitted to go on. In his
 
 in reply to further questions by Mir Holden. he found nothing to negative death by apoplexy. nor would he have found anything had he examined the brain.
 Then you don't know whether death was due to apoplexy or not?" asked MT. Holden.
 Body Was Filled With Arsenic
 No" replied the witness, but I don't believe it was. I know he didn't die of ulcers of the stomach and that the body was filled with arsenic A man might have apoplexy and die of arsen1cal poisoning" MT Holden ask ed if a man might not have arsenic in his system and die of apoplexy That replied the witness, is the reverse of the proposition.
 Did you find anything to show that this was not so?" queried MT. HoI- den.
 Nothing" replied the witness
 States Poison Caused Death.
 Dr. Wolff said he did not make an examination at the cemetery for poi son. He detected it's presence there, however as the body was pretty well saturated with it. The amount of poison found in the stomach contents, he estimated at about 2357 grains which indicated to him, he said, that as much of this poison was still in crystal form Andrews had had a large
  addition to that which had made him ill earlier on the day he died He maintained that poison was the cause of death
 A part of the stomach contents, he said. he had retained and the balance he had sent to Dr. Victor C. Vaughn dean of the medical department Of the University of Michigan, for examina- tion. Dr. Vaughn was in court to- day and it is understood will testify later for the defense
 Wolff the Only Witness Yesterday
 Dr. Wolff was the only witness ex- amined today. An attempt by the state to question Dr. Emma J. of Hartford who attended Miss Alice H. Gowdy, deceased inmate of the Archer home in Windsor con ducted by Mrs. Gillisan, was blocked by objection by the defense and the witness was withdrawn, the cross examination of Dr. Wolff temporarily suspended by the defense being re- stunned.
 During the afternoon eleven volumes on arsenical poisoning, to which Dr. Wolff had referred earlier in the day, were brought into court at the re- quest of the defense and subsequently, about an hours recess was taken to give counsel for the accused an op- portunfty to lock over them.