The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-11-02
At this point noon recess was

Through a series Of questions by
Prosecutor Remy this is the story
Miss Spratley told:
"I was called to the Oberholtzer
home on March II. On reaching the
Oberholtzer home, ! called DR.. John
K. Kingsbury, to tell him that had
arrived and then went upstairs to
see the patient.
"She was lying on the bed, was
unclothed, In a state of collapse and
very dirty. After the doctor arrived,
we washed the patient and examined
her.
"Her right cheek was bruised, a
big deep bruise, peculiar, and parts
of her body.
Describe the popularity" Remy
suggested.
"I don't know how-they were
green and black and blue-they had
a sort Of pinched 1ook-the one on
the cheek"
Describe the one on the upper
part of the thigh"
Miss Spratley was obliged to refer
to her nurses record to refresh her
memory. In the meantime Remy
asked her to locate the bruise.
1.-THE left hip was very deeply
bruised"
Record Introduced
Remy then obtained her nurses
record of the case and introduce II
as States exhibit four. He then re
| INV Cd 81 HnY Oh AL 81 H.
progressive gain In Miss Oberholtz
er's temperature from q reading OF
slightly above normal when she first
was summoned to q fever of several
degrees above 100 in the last few
days.
Madge's temperature was 1868 a
10 a. m. April IA.
mo more them" she said, hold
ing up her papers.
! II believe Miss OberhoItzer died
then" said Remy.
"She died five minutes after
that"
Remy then drew from the nurse
the details Of the hopeless fight ou
up by the family to save thei
daughter. She described all the
medical maneuvers of DR.. Kingsbury
and five other specialists who were
called in.
1.-THE bruises which you testified
about-state to the jury whether any
of them were still visible at the
time of DEATH"
Some Clear Up
zone portion of the body was still
deeply bruised" said the nurse. The
bruises on the legs were still visible
And those on the lower abdomen
were still slightly visible. The others
had cleared up" she said.
Estate If any of the decorations
became infected"
1.-THE one on the left breast"
Some time had to be taken out
attorneys got the spelling a medical
term Miss Spratley used frequently.
1--WE kept up a continuous alkaline
proctoclysis," she said.
This turned out to be a method of
introducing an alkaline solution in
an effort to combat the bichloride of
mercury.
"Cross-examine, said Remy.
ross-Examination
What do you call this chart?"
asked Inman.
Bedside notes." said the nurse
Inman and the English woman got
into a discussion on what the
temperature of normal person is
"Miss Spratley. what is the tenn
@rrature of normal person." he
asked
well, in England they say 90
point four. That's the way learned
1t in England. That's just my Eng
fish way"
you don't follow the American
system of using tenths?" asked In
man.
"We1. it makes no difference; itt
only a matter of expression"
Inman then carefully inquired
into the matter of infection men,
toned, evidently suspecting an eff
fort to hook up his clients more
closely with murder.
You say the infection was super
fetal? Not serious?"
1T was superficial; I don't know
how serious"
Recalls Bail Hearing
do you recall testifying at tn,
bail hearing that 1t was only super
ficial?"
IF did it's so,' said the nurse.
Just what Is this alkaline proto
clysis?"
TITS an alkaline powder from the
drug store In water" Inman anC
the nurse then INDUCED in a few
polite personalities.
Come from Milwaukee. believe
Miss Spratley?"
NO I came from st. Paul, where
I am registered.
II just came here for a holiday
to see my brother. I took a few
cases, and was called on this case
and / stayed to finish it."
, ~"You like Indianapolis" asked In
: man.
"Oh yes, / like
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