Q. Admitted to practice in the State of California? A. I am. 

 Q. Practicing in Oakland, are you? A. Yes. 



Q. I have a death certificate here showing that that particular per- 

 son died on or about January 4, 1929. Is that right? A. Yes. 



Q. This death certificate gives the cause of death as myocarditis. 

 A. Yes. 



Q. What is myocarditis ? A. It is an inflammation of the heart 

 muscles. 



Q. Anything to do with neuritis ? A. They are very often associ- 

 ated in the same patient. 



Q. They are very often associated together; is that it? A. Yes. 



Prosecuting Attorney: That is all. I offer in evidence this death 

 certificate, issued by the State of California, Department of Public 

 Health, Vital Statistics, properly authenticated, purporting to show the 



showing the death of V - - - E Morehouse, on January 4, 1929, 



the cause of death given being myocarditis. 



Defense Attorney: I object to it as absolutely immaterial. It is not 

 remotely connected with this case. The certificate which has been read 

 is by the woman who says she suffered for a long time with neuritis 

 and had been cured and no longer suffered. At a later date she died of 

 acute dilation of the heart; in other words, heart disease. 



Prosecuting Attorney: Does it say anything on that death certifi- 

 cate about heart disease, Mr. ? 



Defense Attorney: Yes, it does. 



Prosecuting Attorney: You may take the witness. 

 CROSS EXAMINATION 



Defense Attorney : Q. Doctor, does it say anything on that certifi- 

 cate about heart disease? A. Yes, myocarditis. 



Q. Doctor, didn't you say that sometimes neuritis and myocarditis 

 might exist in the same patient? A. I said they very often exist to- 

 gether. 



Q. Yes, one might have two diseases at the same time ? A. Yes. 



Q. Do you know if Mrs. Morehouse at any time ever had neuritis? 

 A. Yes. 



Q. She did? A. Yes. Defense Attorney: That is all. 



Prosecuting Attorney : No further questions. Is that all, Mr. ? 



Defense Attorney: Yes, except that we cured her. 



Prosecuting Attorney: I object to counsel testifying, your Honor." 



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