The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-11-03
IMAM GRILLS DOCTOR ON MURDER THEORY

the conclusions of other doctors with
whom he was not in contact.
Judge Sparks overruled the objec
ton, with the exception that he or
dered all reference to the chloral
hydrate struck out as there has been
no testimony concerning that.
"TOxic nephritis due to chic
ride ingestiOn, with terminal or
super-added Infection" was DIR.
MaCDOnald's answer TO the hypo-
thetical question.
DR.. Moon took the stand shortly
after court opened for cross-ex-
animation by Inman on testimony
given late Monday.
what was the immediate cause
of Madge OberhOltzer's death?"
asked Inman.
''In my opinion, the immediate
cause was inflammation carried
into the blood stream, lOcaliZing
in the left lung and in the kid
neys," replied the medical expert.
THAT was the immediate cause.
There were other and cOntribu-
tary causes"
Dr. Moon testified Monday after
noon that persons taking bichloride
of mercury generally died between
the fifth and twelfth days as a re-
suit of the poison destroying the
kidneys. If the patient lived longer
than twelve or fourteen days, he
~ of
to wear off and the chances of re-
covery grew steadily better the
longer the patient lived. The record
case of death from such poison oc-
CURED twenty five days after taking
1t, he testified, and all persons who
live longer than twenty-five days had
got WELL He said that inasmuch
as Madge had lived Twenty-Five days
he thought it was very probable her
death was caused by something else
than the poison.
Performed Autopsy
DR.. Moon, who performed an au-
topsy on Madge's body, also testi-
fled that his AUTOPSY showed she had
an abscess on the left lung, diseased
heart and liver muscles and other in
flammation resulting from baccilli in
PRODUCED through some infected
wound. Miss Beatrice Spratley,
Madges nurse, testified that one of
the decorations on Madge's left
breast became infected.
after she had lived twenty
five days, your opinion is that
she would have recovered if COM
plications had not set IMP" asked
Inman.
Eyes"
do you think the complications
set in before the twenty-fifth day,
or after?"
Set in Before
~ believe they set in before"
"How long after she took poison?"
"They were present, seven to
ten days before her DEATH" said
DIR. Moon.
"Why do you arbitrarily fix
twenty-five days as the limit for
death after taking bichloride of
mercury"
II did not fix twenty-five days.
That was the longest case on
record"
you mean the longest case re-
ported?"
Eyes"
Inman suggested there might have
been exceptions not reported, but
the expert replied that exceptions
are reported rather than common
cases.
Framing" Charged
Inman then sternly accused DR..
Moon of framing" his testimony
with States attorneys.
WAS not that hypothetical ques-
ton read to you before you took
the stand Monday"
There was no hypothetical ques-
ton read to me before l took the
stand" replied Moon. who admitted,
however, that he had been consulted
by States attorneys on the subject
of bichloride of mercury poisoning.
and that he was prepared to an
swer any question on that subject.
The crowd which jammed the
courtroom took great interest in an
experiment in which Inman had the
doctor dissolve a bichloride of mer-
curry tablet In a glass Of water to
show how quickly it would disap
pear.
"That's not our drinking glass
you are using is it," inquired
Judge Will NJ. Sparks, eff 1t is you
can throw it away afterwards"
The tablets took two minutes and
ten seconds to dissolve.
Inman accusing the doctor of not
shaking the glass hard enough to
get good action. The glass was
rather full and DIR. Moon was care
full not to spill any drops as he shook