New Britain herald., 1917-06-27
Lawyer for Woman al and Medical Expert for State Spend Morn ing in Lively Debate
SHARP REPARTEE ON
 WHICH IS SMARTER
Dispute Also Ar1ses Over Prpnnnc1a- ton q word ws,ach, Aoording to Attorney. Physicla.n Pronounced
 With German Accent, Called Unpoi,- ular speciaaiss Led Baok oye< Ills Direct Testinony. !

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 Hartford. June 27.-That hs had performed nvo autopstes or investiga-0 tions in connection with the death of Franklin R. Andrews. for whose death Mrs. Amy E. Archer Gilhgan u on trial here. was testified to today by pr. Arthur Wolff today when he resumed the stand for cross examination It the, hands Of Benedict Holden. counsel fot the woman. Furthermore, he said. hs he'd received from the state $7,sSo' for his work aof invstigation. covering period of . year.
 Dr.. W0lf made . correction In his direct evidence given yesterday as to the amount of atsonic in Andrews' body by saying 1t wls pretty we'll saturated. This correction was on his statement that he found about 70 grains Of poison In Aaadrsws' stomach and this amount twas suMcient to ] have killed Ave or six mon. = ss Dr. woln went into sa technfca1 ds- scription of the effect the poison men tioned has upon a human being. 1e said that the symptoms were marked in Andrews' case. He went to the cemetery at the direction of the state's attorney on . matter Tin which the state of Connecticut was worry much interested.'' When the autopsy had shown him what he wanted to md out he stopped n the autopsy wAs complete. He told Mir. Holden that he did not examine the brain as its con- dition would have given no additional Information. E spectators Enjoy Repartce. Clashes between the witness and MT. Holden were frequent. The spec tators were several times convulsed by laughter at the witty sallies. Mir. Holden asked the witness about testi- mony he had given As an alienist in . case where the defendant had set up . plea of insanity. He haN testined that the degendant vas insane and the jury had rejected this and found asainst the defendant. The court i asked MT. Holden if he desirsd to show that Dr. Wolff was not telling the truth or x was mistaken. The question was excluded on tho ground that 1t was not material to attack the credibility of the witness as . toxf- cologist through his testimony as an alienist.
 !. At another time the witness was asked to explain the process of arsenic in the system. The witness started to say organism of predilec- tion."
 MT. Holden said: wont you please explain SO the jury will understand. avoiding medical terms '"
 Dr. Wolff said: 1T did not know that was medical term.' MT. Holden continued: II under stand it.''
 Dr. woln then thought that the rest of the court were = intelligent as you are.'' 1r. Hosdsn continued: T know the rest of the court ars intealigent but they are not as smart'or = swift as you are"
 The witness then explained the s.organs of choice" CT tho organs in which the poison is most likely to settle. It was in this connection that the witness said the body of Andrews was pretty we'll saturated with arsenic" s
 MT. Holden contanusd: 'sYou found quantities of arssnio31
 Large quantities sof arsenic. ]"
 How to Pron0unce ''Abdomen.s At another time the witness had said abdomen" with infection on the second syllable. Mir. Holden had said; |!the word without this in1leotion, and the witness had repeated the word. Nr. Holden asked the witness if he corrected the accommodations:
 r''I do" said Dr. Woln. MT. Holden said that he under stood his own pronounciatton was the English way while the other was the German, and that German was not popular with him now.
 Dr. Wolff: I'm not German. am an Englishman."
 Later on MT. Holden told Dr. Wolff not to get excited. I'm not. he
 
 (continued On Fifteenth Pagel.