Show I Quiz Fans Fails to Aster Alter Stand StandI I j In Mercy Slaying Case MANCHESTER N. N H. H March I 4 OP UPI Dr Hermann Heimann N. N Senders Sanders claim that a cancer patient died I before he injected air into her I veins still stood Saturday after a stiff attack The mercy murder trial of the year old physician was in recess until Monday when Dr Sander will take the stand in his own defense I Atty Gen William Villiam L. L Phinney tried hard Friday to make a star defense witness say Mrs s. Abbie Borroto was pra practically dead and not entirely dead when he saw her last Dec 4 1 He failed The witness was Dr Albert who said he found Mrs Borroto Borroto Borroto Bor Bor- roto dead a few minutes before Dr Sander put air into her veins in an apparent gesture of impulsive impulsive impulsive sive mercy No Xo Opinion on Euthanasia Phinney put the word euthanasia into the old day trial record for forthe forthe forthe the first time Um with a sug suggestion estton that young Dr favors such mercy killings I have no opinion on euthanasia euthana euthana- sia insisted Dr The defense then swung to the counterattack with a medical witness witness witness wit wit- ness who testified Dr Sander once stood firm against in another case Dr Robert Rix said he was called in to treat a patient of Dr Sander Sander Sander-a a paralyzed woman whose life was oozing out of a festering sore on her body The question was whether or not it was wise to treat her testified testified fied fled Dr Rix because she was a burden to herself hersel and her family The question was whether it would i I be wiser to let natural causes lead to her death Dr Sander insisted on treatment treatment treat treat- ment Dr Rix recalled The woman partially r I recovered e ceo c o v vel e r e d and gets around in a wheel chair today he added The rapid fire order in which 23 defense witnesses took the stand Friday led to a defense prediction that testimony might be over by Tuesday Thus the case casc might go goto goto goto to the male all-male jury by Thursday There were tears in the eyes of many spectators as a parade of Dr Sanders Sander's patients rich patients rich and poor young and old testified old testified to their love and respect for the physician who stood by them in their darkest hours Dr said he examined the pale ashen-pale wasted body of the year old Mrs Borroto found no pulse or heart beat and concluded she was gone As Dr Sander came into the room that December morning S Shay ay said he told him She is gone Practically Dead Z Phinney recalled that Dr visited him last New Years Year's eve and revealed he had made a signed statement to the defense you tell me that as far faras faras faras as you were concerned Mrs Borroto Borroto Borroto Bor Bor- roto was practically dead the attorney general asked his voice I rising and snapping for the first time in ir the trial I 1 say no replied the stocky I young doctor in calm carrying tones I dont don't think Id I'd say she was practically dead to you Did you say that to me 1 Phinney insisted I IDid No Not replied Dr r. r |