New Britain herald., 1925-12-04
DOCTOR CALLED ID
 REFUTE TESTIMONY
Alling Seeks to Show Miss Macri Did Not Lose Memory
MAY HAVE BEEN FEIGNING
Dr. John l.. Duel Is Surprise Wit ness Against New Haven Girl Testimony Attacks Her Assertion Of Not Remembering

LltCnlleld, Dec. 4 Wl--Ihe state introduced a new witness in the trial of Olympia Macri on a charge of murder In superior court here when states Attorney filling called Dr.. John l.. Buel, who conducts sani- tarum here, as his sixth rebuttal witness. After Dr. Buel was sworn, Attorney Joseph Koletsky, defense counsel conceded that he was an expert on mental disorders and drugs and States Attorney Arnon A. filling proceeded to question him.
 After bringing out that the doctor had been in constant attendance In the courtroom since Monday, and had observed Olympia's manner and demeanor on and off the witness stand. in the presence of the jurors and in their absence, the states at torney paraphrascd Olympa's testi- mony regarding the events at the Palace theatcr at New Haven i'm mediately preceding and succeeding the shooting of John Bagnano.
 The states attorney asked the doc tor if Olympia's loss of memory from the time the first shot was fired until a period of at least two hours had passed was "an eXpcri- ence known 10 the medical profes. sion"
 Explains Amncsia
 "An absolute loss Of memory for 9 definite period of time is known as amnesia." he replied. Tt consists of lack of association of ideas IL occurs in alcoholism, it occurs from an iniury-and from the various ma jor mental diseases"
 "Can the claim of amnesia he con troverted by certain facts?" he was asked.
 "Yes. Certain statements of loss of memory are false. Amnesia ex- cludes any association of preceding events with succeeding events" he said. He added that If during period of claimed amnesia a person recited events immediately preccd- ing the amnesic stage. it would in dicate that the amnesia was feigned.
 Would a person in an amnesic state recount events occurring sey- cral hours before that state"" "No."
 Seeks To nisprove
 He added that such action would prove that amnesia was non-cXist- r4 1@ k> If tho ranit1I JIn said that connecting up previous events with the present indicated the lack of amnesia. He said that recital would be proof that am- ncsia did not exist.
 If a woman started shooting and fired one shot and intended to kill xxx you would say that the am- ncsia state did not exist?"
 That by itself would not. Taken in connection with the other facts. I should say she was not amnesic at the time" he said.
 Doctor. you heard the defen- dant's story about eating those fiEs?"
 "Ycs."
 From her description of these figs x xxx do you know of any drug that could have created such Q condition 2"
 q know of plenty of drugs that could have produced a coma, That is a hard question to answer. as bovo notbi0p to pn op U
 Declines to Answer
 Asked If he knew Of any drug that could have produced the con- dition without her earlier detec- ton. the doctor said, T should say mo-"
 Asked If he thought there was any drug in the figs, he declined to express an opinion.
 Prom her recital of events as disclosed here. 10 you know Of any drug that could have produced the condition she describes?" asked States Attorney Alling,
 T do not"
 After the jurors were excused, counsel examined Dr. Buel in their absence.
 Court Opens Today
 The last day of the fifth week of the trial opened this morning with the rebuttal testimony of Carrie