Evening star., 1922-09-22

! itself later in many acts Of careless
ness, which might result in the loss
of lives, as in cases Of the engineers
of locomotives, OF the disease may
result in the man committing GRIM
inal acts which he never would have
committed in his right mind.
Case Nearing Close.
Dr.. Williams then testified that to.
day DR.. Bryson was not in every cir
cumstance capable of choosing the
right and avoiding the wrong. He
said in minor small things he might
make sound decisions and at any
time might make an unsound opinion
in large or important questions. He
said that on April last, DR.. Bryson
being In q worse state than at present
his decisions might have been un.
sound even more often than now.
1t >is expected that all evidence will
sion. Tomorrow morning should be
given to arguments concluding cases
for defense and prosecution.
Mrs. Bryson ON Stand.
Mrs. Laura B. Randall. sister Of DR..
Bryson, testified that her brother al
ways lived at home during the timo he
attended university and was inclined to
be responsible as to duties to Mrs.
Randall and hts mother. When he re-
tuIHeu from wuheS-Eodrtes TA. 6ue Sdiu,
where he spent one year>in the general
hospital there as an. inferno, he opened
his office in their home at TIA 18th
street northeast.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bryson took the stand
in behalf Of her son at II 80 today. She
told of the home life of her son In q
broken voice. bending forward from
time to time In her efforts to allow the
time to time In her efforts to allow the
overseas service and gave q pathetic
picture Of a widow with her only son in
France. There was q tense air in the
courtroom as she took the stand.
Dressed in a plain blue suit, she pres
which caused the hundreds crowding the
courtroom to quiet ooughs and noises.
the batter to hear testimony. A very
short cross-examination was given and
she left the stand after less than I'VE
minutes tn the witness box.
0heer Treatment Described.
The defense injected surprise into
the case yesterday In the testimony
OF DR.: e. C. Wilson. The new point
credited thus tar to the defense. waa
that DR.. Bryson> was acting Queerly
even before he went into the world
war. This brought out tho specula-
tion that the defense would endeavor
to show that II was the war and
mental structure Of DR.. Rryson. whose
mind was already affected when he
entered the world conflict
Or. Wilson testified regarding the
treatment DR.. ,Rryson accorded a child
patient after operation In a hospital
1t Washington. This was shortly
after the return Of the National
Guard troops from the. Mexican bor-
der and before these troops had been
called cut of the city for journey
to the war theater In Europe.
DR., Wilson said that DR.. Bryson,
after an ,operatien in . serious case
on 3 child, failed to take the proper
ost-eperAtivs treatment The wit
ness said DIR. Bryson left the hos
nital Immediately after the operation
and paid NO further attention to the
Dr. Wilson followed up his tssti-
mony with the statement on cross- az,
nmination that At present he believed
40 accused physictan to be very
alck man ana insane.
Tha prosecution failed TO break down
the statements Of DR.. Wilson on any
point
Nessslsxist TestiAes.
As 1ax. axpseted. sths ssensatfeA,s d
the day was the testimony Of DR.. Tom