The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-11-03
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Testimony Given by Dr..
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such a case were true, would have
on her chances of recovery. The
question took about fifteen minutes
to ask.
1--WE object" said Floyd j. Chris
tian, defense attorney, ut was adj
mitted by Madge Oberholtzer that
she was given one of the prescribed
antidotes, milk Judge Will nj.
Sparks overruled the objection, and
the doctor answered with one word:
Adversely"
In response to other questions the
doctor said; "In my opinion, death
was caused by toxic nephritis dn-
flammation Of the kidneys) due to
mercuric chloride ingestion, with a
terminal or super-added infection"
what do you mean by terminal
infection?"
"Bichloride poisoning is chemical
poisoning which is removable" re-
piled the doctor, I'm addition there
was pus nephritis of the kidney"
The Question
The hypothetical question was as
follows:
Suppose a young woman of 2S, in
rugged health, who had had slight
attack of flu two weeks before, had
| been enticed from home, entrapped
in house, drugggied with drink, or
some drug such as choral hydrate,
or something of that sort, and alb
Quoted forcibly in an automobile,
taken to the drawing room Of a steel
Pullman coach, confined there, was
so sick that she vomited severely;
that she. was thrown in a
lower berth, one or both men at
tackled her; that one of them at
least chewed her face, tongue
that at times she did not know what
happened;
'"That she was taken to Ham
mOnd, taken from the train in a
weak, struggling condition to a
hotel room, put in bed . that
little later she arose, found her
self in condition in which she
wantedtO die, in great mental and
physical distress: that she swal-
lowed six bichlOride of mercury
tablets"
THAT she became extremely i'll,
vomited repeatedly; that five or six
hours later she was given milk, part
of which she drank, but continued
TO whit was given no medical at
tention then, or until twenty-four
hours later; was taken in an auto
mobile and driven 1870 miles to Irv-
ington suffering great pain and in
tense agony during that trip.
"That she begged help of some
sort, that they stop to give her
attentiOn-which was unheeded;
that she was returned to Indian
apOlis, taken from the car, to the
loft of a garage, confined there
until II o'clock or later the next
day before she had medical at
tenti0n; that she was taken from
the garage, carried to her home,
upstairs to her room, and laid in
her bed, and that medical help
was then called; that she was at
once given medical attention, and
nursing, such as it is generally
recognized; that such methods
were continued for the recognized
and approved length of time.
"That at this time and many days
following there was no secretion
from the kidneys; that her blood was
tested and found to contain much
poison which the kidneys would not
eliminate; that the doctors gave up
hope and said she would die; that
she remained in this condition about
two weeks.
"NOw, suppose after this, one OF
the decorations became infected, a
blood TRANSMISSION was given, that
on or about the twenty-fifth day
she became worse, and there was
death at the end of the twenty
ninth day.
Now, on this hypothesis, what, in
YOUR opinion, would be the cause Of
hat young woman's death?"
Defense Objects
Christian, leaped to his feet with
a stock objection to leach sentence,
clause, word, and paragraph, for the
reason that the facts on which this
assumption was made have not been
proved, etc. That there was mo
evidence that she took or was given
choral hydrate-- no evidence that a
man put her in bed or got in bed
with her. That all the questions of
counsel have been in the nature of
an argument. That it would call on
the witness to make a conclusion on