The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-11-02


blood TRANSMISSION, in which Marshall
Oberholtzer gave his sister some of
his blood, as April g. at ten minutes
after two. The temperature just be-
fore the blood TRANSMISSION was nor
NAL, the nurse said. The defense
contends that Madge had hopes of
recovery when she submitted to the
blood TRANSMISSION and therefore the
dying statement is not a bona-fide
dying statement under the law.
ibid you remain with the patient
day and night, or did you have a
No Substitute
"I had no substitute, but Mrs.
Oberholtzer, and her son assisted
me-"
"And she died at 1905 a. m. on
the fourteenth"
Eyes"
GLOW many days was she nor
mal?"
81 want to know just what you
mean by normal, do you refer to
her temperature or what. / want
to know just what you mean be-
fore answer your question"
Miss SpratIey replied with a toss
of her head.
mo, I don't mean her tempera-
ture I mean her"
"Well, she was rational-in that
sense normal"
Inman then obtained the chart and
the defendants and their counse
lowered over the document, and
made a thorough inspection. After
they had made a few notations, In
man resumed the interrogation.
Gave Morphine
"Now. at $50 a. M, March %, die
you give her morphine?"
YES"
How many grains?"
"One-fourth grain"
"Then answer as to the exact
times thereafter the morphine was
administered and as to the guam
tity used each time. What other
drug or narcotic did you give her
I'm addition to the morphine"
mo other narcotics"
What other sedatives?"
None others"
Didn't you give her phenace
timer"
well. IL you would call that a
sedative.'
"Well, whatever you call it,"
But the phenactine was to send
her to sleep"
Were you present at the blood
transfusiOn?"
II was asleep"
That Stephenson telephoned the
Hotel Washington at indianapolis
and ordered tickets for the state
room on the Pullman car on Sun
day night. March IS, In which
Miss OberhOhzer is said to have
been taken to Hammond, was the
testimony of CuIbertsOn, the night
| clerk.
The testimony was admitted only
over vigorous protest of defense at
torneys, who asserted Culbertsor
did not testify he recognized Ste
phenson's voice. Judge Sparks ad
mitted the evidence on the ground
it was corroborative of the dying
statement.
Culbertson was unable to cal
many of the details ofthe call foI
Pullman reservations and the subse
| quent delivery of the tickets to tht
person who called for them. He sale
the drawing room reservation wal
made for d. c. Stephenson. but hi
could not say who obtained the
tickets. Culbertson's brief testimony
was interspersed by numerous oh
jections from the defense. anC
precipitated one Of the daily clashe:
between Ralph Kane. of the STATE
and Christian Of the defense.
Inman, regarded Culbertson's
testimony as so trivial that he de
clined to cross.examlne the wit
ness.
An overlooking crowd. containing
many people from Indianapolis, was
present at the opening of the fourth
week of the trial.
Overrules Motion
Judge Sparks started pro
ceedings by overruling a defense
motion to stop admission of evidence
discharge the jury, and start all over
again, based on the contention hi
commented on evidence Saturday
afternoon.
He ordered the jury brought II
and the trial to go on.
The motion was presented b.
Floyd J. Christian, defense at
torney, and alleged the judge mad'
prejudicial and unwarranted re
marks during the testimony Of Lev
Thomas, colored pullman porter
Saturday afternoon.
The reason assigned was as fol
lows:
"The defendants move to stop
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