The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-04

NEW YORK III anyone should
nRS you, never killed anybody
Rulger Wardor, helpless ON an
operating table, sinking under ether,
said these startling words. startling
bocHuse ne ~ "a resident OF the dcath
house AT Sing Sing, condemned TO
die for the murder OF Henry Werner
in 1891.
Wardor was stricken with appen-
dicitis several days ago. lie would
have to die anyway pretty soon
But every now and thea the cleo
trlc chair, n vile instrument OF von-
goance, must be fod with human
ficsh thrown into ita embrace. Just
az the Minotaur was gorged with
tho bodies Of youths and maidonS,
Lest Whrder die and cheat the
carefully-wircd device Of death that
hungers for his body, they rushed
him out 10 the prison hospital,
whore ether made him Ray:
'If anyone should ask you.
novor Killed anybody"
What Did Ether DO?
Now the question is, did the anaes-
thctic make Warder tell the truth
or did che merely utter the denial
that has been so often on his lipS
Moro than year ago Dr. James
'.
discovery OF preparation of ether
which compels persons under It's
influence TO speak the TRUTH Ether,
following the Canadian experiment.
was offiCaoious In "A case In New
Jersey. Dr John Corloran OF the
staff of 81. Mary's hospital. Passaic,
administered the drug, while Off
ciais quea, Cned and thus obtained a
truthful statement from previous
ly silent patient.
This hysterical girl. who had been
! found wandering about unable Ia
| tell anything about herself, cleared
| the mystery when ether loosenod
| first her iuhihitions and then her
tongue. Dr. Corcornn saidt of the
drugs properties;
"lctherizutlon destroys tho will Il
withhold facts; even though the,
may be derogatory to ourselves o
others
Its effects upon the person, Thu
effect. 40 to speak. upon the psy
Geological being. is to remove al
inhibiilonr.'
Forali Wardcr knew he might h,
going to die when he went to tn
operating ta3lc for the removal o
his appendix Both in sinking un
der ether and In coming out from
It's influence he affirmed his limo
cenco of the crime for which h
will be condemned to die on cei
tain day and IN certain way.
Could he possibly bo ,,uiltless q
Wcrner's murder?
The matter was put up TO n psS
chologist and to "A woman lawyo
! for their respective opinions on IN
probability OF Warmers truthfnine'
and the possibility Of wrongful cor
viction.
Dr. Edward j. kcmpf. well know
! as a monttI expert, says he bcliev'
! the case Of Warder Is worth inve
\ tigating. so does, Dr. Anna Hocl
Q fielder, lawyer, we shall review q
1 opinions oi both persons.
4 Two Expert Opinions.
There EIC many cases OF 'hystef
3 cal amnesa," explains nr, KemT
II "perhapa | had better Ay repre-
a sion in witch people commit mu
y der and proceed TO forget every d
Is tail OF the crime, II IL really 80
= of hystcria in which the memo
l. fails. These persons take the at
10 tudo of perfect innocence. ] ~
,r many cases OF this sort while | W
o. connected with the government ht
=. pital for the insane Mt Washin
10 ton, D. &,
"Ether could produce both tru
and delusions
/ these people. who forget the d
"A tails of tIeir crimes are norm
ne t-enouEh In other respects, outside
his one /, nrpSSiOu.'