Evening star., 1950-03-03
Mercy Killing
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on her face and thought she hac
passed away"
The nurse testified she told thi.
to Elizabeth Rose, day nurse fol
the stricken woman. Miss Rose
has testified for the prosecution
that she heard Mrs. Borroto gasp
ing at the time.
Mrs. Smith also said Mrs. Bor-
roto did not twitch as claimed by
State witnesses.
DR.. George F.. Dwinnell. chief
surgeon at the Elliot Hospital
Manchester. testified that he
knows of no medical reason for
the injection of air into a person
Cross-examined by Attorney
General William L. Phinney. DR.
Dwinnell was asked:
do you yourself have any
knowledge of the effect of air in
the circulatory system?"
Il don't" replied DR.. Dwinnell.
Praises Sanders Reputation.
@. Do you know of any medical
reason for the injection of air into
the human system?
A. No.
Under direct questioning of De-
fense Counsel Ralph E. Langdell,
DR.. Dwinnell said DR.. Sander al
ways had the highest reputation"
in the community and was very
conscientious and efficient"
The oath all doctors take-the
Hippocratic oath-was read in
court by Mr.. Phinney, who then
asked DR.. DWinnell whether he
quoted it correctly.
The oath says in part doctors
should exercise your art solely
for the cure of your patients"
Mr.. Phinney put emphasis on
those particular words as he read
the oath.
DR.. Dwinnell agreed that the
prosecutor had quoted the oath
correctly.
DR.. Sander and his wife both
will testify at the trial. now in its
tenth day. This was revealed yes
terday by Mr.. Langdell in his
opening statement to the 13-man
jury.
Mr.. Langdell told the jury that
DR.. Sander was "sure" that Mrs.
Borroto was dead when he in
jected the air into her system.
Air Injections Conceded.
DR.. Sanders lawyers conceded
he injected air into Mrs. Borroto's
veins four timeSbut that the
thought Of killing her was not in
his mind.
He did it, Mr.. Langdell told the
jury, ION the impulse of the mo-
ment and under the impact of
a severe emotional strain"
The defense opening followed
denial for a directed verdict of
acquittal.
Mr.. Langdell. a former Dart
mouth athlete, claimed county au-
thorities had twisted DR.. Sanders
statements beyond recognition. DR..
Sander is Dartmouth man, and
SO is the chief prosecutor, Phinney.
The defense will contend the
total air injections at the most
was % cubic centimeters-not 40
CCs, as the State claimed.
The first shot" was 10 Cos, the
defense says; the three subsequent
injections were five or six CCs
each.s injected slowly.
Victims Daughter Testifies.
Mics Elise Borroto, pretty black
haired daughter of the victim, was
on the stand for the defense when
court adjourned yesterday.
The young witness was smartly
dressed in gray tailored suit.
Her voice cracked several times.
She said DR.. Sander had tried
everything he could think Of to
ease her mothers suffering.
Mrs. Borroto had wasted away
so much, Elise said, that ."I
wouldn't know she was my own
mother"
When she completed her direct
testimony, Attorney General
Phinney-a former Navy COM
mander with an FBI background
said softly: mo questions.
Elise then left the courtroom
and joined her father, Reginald
Borroto, 65, who previously testi-
fled he-could mot think more kind