The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-06-28 00:00:00

SUDDEN DEATH OF A LADY AT
WEYMOUTH
CERTIFICATE REFUSED.

On Saturday week,a lady named Miss Elizabeth
Harris arrived at Weymouth, from Yeovil,
having been sent down by advice of Mr. Garland
for change of air, she suffering under an internal
complaint. She toot lodgings at No. 3, Hic h-
mond Terrace ; but appeared to get worse, on
Monday was attended by Mr. Cohner, herbalist,
of Yeovil. She still got worse, and on Tuesday
her friends became alarmed, and sent for Dr.
Lush, who prescribed for her. In the evening
Dr. Lu h was again sent for, and found that the
medicine he prescribed had not been taken by
the patient, who had again taken the herbalist's
medicine. She was then in a dying state, and
Dr. Lush" called in" Dr. Griffin, and continued
with her till her death, which took place about
half-past four. Dr. Lush felt himself unable to
give a certificate of tbe cause of death.
an inque-t woe held on Thiirsosy lost, at the Q teen
Hotel, Mr Bow's, before Gi s linonds, Esq., coroner,
on the body .1 lis.beth Harris.
William Hill, of Briar Cottage. Yeovil, had known
detseased shout 30 years. Sh I left home with her
f eller and witness on Saturday last, hawing born
recommended by Dr.G.tlend to come, as she Fad been
ill. Dr. Garland ad.is..cli bar to go to Weymouth for a
&lenge. Her fathe• left on suoday, and be returned to
Y.-uvil. She it,. d on Wednesday morning at half-past
[oar. 0 Sunday she phowed umptoms of being wore.,
and witness on Tue.cloy staled in Dr. Lush, of Wer•
m-iuth, who continued in attendance to the aim • of her
death, her father was with her no Sunday. She had
been taking medicine from Mr. Colmar She seemed on
Sunday • little weaker. At five o'clock on sandal her
father loft, to re•urn to Yeovil. On Monday mornirg
with.' went out with her to Mr. Bailing's to astei if
he could get soinething to relieve her from the palptie.•
tion of the heart. Mr. Barling was ndt in. On hist...torn
he found Colmer, the heibalist, coining from the train.
3olmer said he had beeu sent by her father, and that
he would meet them at the lodgings at a co•tter•past
• two. He did not onme, but whose. saw him at • public'
house, and went over to hint. Colour Game about half-
. put four, and brought two bottles of medicine and &box
containing some ills. (or and bottles produced). He
said to her, "You are out of danger now ; you are all
right ; I can soon get you all ri.ht, if yin will follow
my advi•e," He gave her two t...spooofuls of one of
the mixture, and a tib e spoonful of another mixture.
mixed together. At night she took one of the pills. She
drank the mixture in his preseime, and not long after
well very sick. He -aid " never mind that, I will soon
relieve you dryness. I like to see it." She had before
complaints' of thirot both night ant day. About half-
an-hour 'Peelle beat u p anegeonixerl it with some brandy,
sod pre it her, and she thought she was bet•er. Th .t
-toyed down some time' perhaps an hour : but 'he
threw it up afterwards. Colmer had by this time Bone
home. Before going to b dab. had some extract of beef
in warm water, and on going to bed .he took a pill.
Soon alter she vomited it all op. Next morning (Time
day) she was unable to set up all day, and remained in
bed till her death, about half.pa-t four on Wednesday.
On Tueaday when witness found the was too ill, he
telegraphed to her father, and wanted to fetch • doctor
but she refused, saying she had more faith in o,lmer
than anybody else. He father came between four
and flu. By that time witness had sent for Dr. Lush.
Dr. Lush o•oue between one and two p.m. About ten
o'clock on Tuesday morning, deceased had taken some
rows of the mixture, in the same way as she had before
Witness mixed the medicine for her, and about •
(porter of an hour after, deceased threw it ttii again.
Witneas afterwards gave her some beef tea • but she
did not keep that on her stomach, and the
coninued off and eel till Or. Lash came
to see h .r. Dr. Loth came and prescribed for
her ; but deceased refused to take the medicine.
The ether inmates of the house tried to persuade
her. Her father came between four and five, and
when he wu told th.t Dr. fJush wee combir again
he said there was no neoesssity. Dr. Lush c•me at
night •nd remained wi,h •••orased all night. After Dr.
Loeb came the sound tine., she had an egg and two
tesspoonfols of braniv, 1, no m-dieine. Deceased
Iliee 46y. are old, and bad Buffered from palpitation of
the he •rt for many years. He did not know that she
suffered from delves. till she took Colmer's medicine.
Witness ws- engaged to her. About four years ago
she m. t with an accident.

Edward Cherles G•rland, registered surgeon, prac-
tising et Yeovil, had known deceased some years. Si.
Itsd been under ii. care, off and on, for some years,
and ree.thile for the hat two months. Thursday, last
week, she woe suff.ring from gettersl debility, end
deranged digestive funetions. Witness ptegorited for
her, and advised her to go to Weymouth. Witness
thought she wanted a conk more than • doctor, and
did not consider her at all in • danverous state. Had
not seen her since. She elweys suffered from palpita-
tion of the heart, but witness mai 'ered that to be
more functions' Otto organic. A change of air, he
thought would b. a benefit ; but be never treated her
for dicease of the heart.
G. V.wdrey Lush, M.D., Weymouth, was
sent for on Tuesday aft moon last to deceased, between
three end four, and found deceased sitting up in bed
quite conacious, breathin: rannily, and with effort.
Her poise was rapid and the tip of her no.. cold. Her
tongue was red, but preternatural!, Olean. Her skin
sets dry, and her temperature not hotter than nstural.
Her temperature was 99°. There wee no morbid smnd
of the heart, nor ens thing to indicate tie asi-tenee of
diampte. Fier manner weaercited, which he attributed
to hie interruption. He understood th.t she bed been
t•king medicine, and some bottles were shown. In
ad .ition to medicine be ordered some milk and lime-
water, .8 he understood she had been sick end had had
diarrho3s. The retching returned, and he had • mus-
tard poultice pissed et the pit of the stomach. He did
not see her aitain till after eleven that ni .ht, when he
found her lying on her back At first he found no
pulse at the wrist, but afterwards& feeble one. Her
hand, were very eold, al-o the tip of the nose. Hee
face was flashed, and her eyes were clotted hut she
ens conecione, and answered questions correctly,
though with some difflmlty, on account of prostr.tion.
Her POPPs were somewhat contracted, her breathing
rapid and laboured, which lanceted • state of consid-r.
able danger. Witness left to make arrangements, and
brought hock Dr. Griffin with him, and atsyed with
her till her death. He had found on his arrival that ,
none of his rne tieing' bad been taken : but throughout
the night be administered portions of brandy, and also
of the medicine he bad prescribed, and applied hot
water bottles to her hands and feet, and did all that
he considered neeessary. He could not give • satistae-
tory reason for her death, nor could he toll without
analysation what was the nature of the medicine she
bad taken.
By the Foreman : Red tinderetood that she had suf.
fered from diabetes, and the symptoms seemed to
favour such an idea. He did net regard her death as
inconsistent at all with natural causes.
By the Coroner: A person suffering from diabetes
would be likely ,to succumb to • slight shook to the
ordain
Gr. Garland would state positively that deemed did
not coffer from diabetes.
The Coroner said that DT. Garland, being a deputy-
comer, should know he vu irregular.

Dr. Garland replied that be thought the Cor••et. kti
asked him • question.
In *newer to to the (ll:ironer, Dr. Lash 8.,i4 tk_
sn.aid be no eaternal symptoms of diabetes etc•r,TZ:
cm•obstion,
Dr. Garland, and Dr. Lu.h, at the suggestion of t 4.
Coroner, went to view the body, in or.ler to
the cause of death could be arrived at with,t
'portent, the oornner observing that be bad • rapngp,
to oiler A poet mortem, unlena the eircumatm:
demanded it. _ .

On the return of the medical mm, Dr. Lodi
Gould are finable in the body but the ord,umy
marten' symptoms
Dr. Garland could not give an opinion as Via,
of death, and in answer to the jury, indd
post modern, to asoertain p.sitively the can*,
death.

The Coroner : Is there anything in your opinio,
the appearanoe and surrounding, and et at you Lot
he.y I. which would hod you ,o Puppese dest4
have rekulted from any but natural caipies?
Dr. Garland declined to give an opinion.
Some of the Jury suggested that Mr. Colmer
mike a statement... . .

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Tim Coroner said Mr. Coliner might do In if Ls
phased ; but he malt do it on hi. own respon.ibi y.
Mr. Gainer expteined himself quite willing to d„
Having been cautioned by the Coroner, Mr. c.
said h« had keo t an, emit.% and druggists shop nt
for 20 rows, and bad be n • medical s•tt lent ever tr.,*
October 1, 1860. fie was not yet qunlified as a in•c,,4
pr.outioner. He had known Miss Eiznbeth flnir, fat
20 years, and had attended her on reveral
About a fortnight bef re her de•ily, Mr. Harrl.,al.4
and stoked him to see him daughter, a. eh- ie..
She ...under Or. Garland's care. Wine., told him l,a
could have nothing whatever to di with the c..e
she was under anotb.-r in. &eel man. Last &turd., L.
saw deceased at the Yeovil station. She looked y.t,
ill indend, and he told her father he did not dip',
would live long. She wan emaciated an if suff,ring
di.betee or typhoid fever. On Sunday event, Mt.
H.rris c.lled on him to enquire if h. wan
W.yinouth, and if he wee, if he would call end it • g
Herrn., cod Kaye him the address. On Monday he cu.,5
tn Weym 'lath, and found her very ill, in the eti.tl.
lie hid hor that her f.ther had sent him ti .e, ter,
end that be would go and get some medicine mad., „,
He went to Mr. Cole's chemist, in St. Mnry-street
mister.' be ordered were made up in hi. pres•i,c,, eed
he carried the bottles liimself. The printed l.bels whys
his own, and lie put them on afterward.. One of na
medicines were comooset of carbonate of poinnb, rota.
pound tincture of I.vender, end water. The other
ehlorate of p daeb. and tncture of cardamoms, Sri
w.ter. 11 administered a portion of the medic to
h.m-elf. Hi, firm opinion w.s that d..seased died of
p.rforation of the bowels. Believed she hail been
.offering from low typhoid fever, andlsomediserie of do
kidn«yis. Ti.. medicine was not by any means e p.iwer.
tut medicine.

Dr. Lush, in rep'y to the jury, said he did not think
aa a parrs! rule, th»re was anything in Dr. Colin,r's
hottles tbst would hove done the der:waled any harm.
If • p.-rson were in the last stage of perforati. n of the
bowelt, the taking of en effervescent medicine might do
harm.

A f ter eonsulting together. the foremen said they
could corn.- to no nth. r conclusion than that deceased
died from Natural Causes.

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Dr. Lib said he quite agreed with that via.. but
he could not enaotly say what those natural manses
were.

PORTLAND.

4rn D.V.A.—On Wednearley morning lest. • party
of the Portland Artillery assembled at the Armory
Room, sod proceeded to Dorchester for the shootiog
competition at Maiden Castle.

COMMITTAL OF RATCLIFFE. —On Monday, H.Willitma,
E'(', J.P., for Dorset, with the magistrate's gal
ad.iser, T. Coombe, E q., were at the Prison at 12 20
p.m., and took the svi..eoce relating to the de.,q, of
Warder Bly. Toe prisoner Ratcl.fte was comuotttd
to the nest desisal for trial on the capital charge. H.
left the Prison in strict custody at 3 35 p m., in a
carriage, and was conveyed through Weymouth to
Dorchester, where he was intoeised into th.,
Geol. The spaisee will take place on 2'2 .d July ctn.
so that the prisoner will not have to wait bog for La

Tug FONZII•L OF WARDS* BLT took place at Re 9, 'se
churohynrd on ,aturday afternoon last. All the aficos
who oonid be npared from duty at the prison wars
kindly permitted by the Governor to attend the funeraL
Deceased waa • member (if the Ancient iirder of
I,,reateri, and the ',filers ao d POMO members of Curt
" Itawbltr." 5)35, which has been formed to e dietetics
with the sold. r. in a•rrison, •anerntiled Cl tie
Tavern, Ho-t Franks's, at .boat ha f pa•t beer. Tr.,l
were noon •ft,er joined by the , fficera and some no n.tei
of Court "Rubin Good," No. 4897, and • t under of
Oddfellows belonging to the Lodge •• Loyal Victor&
and Albeit," Thene niemb.n of Fiiendly Societe' eft
ihe Eagle Tavern about live o'cli et, •nd proceeded to
the prison, front gate, from which the prrce.pos
started about a qua ter put See. The Rev. A. Hifi
the officiat,ng clergyman. The bearer, wire ,ei•-ciol
from the officers and member, of the Forester., inf
other Foresters bore the pall. Tn. procession •as
the following order :
Foresters and Oddfellows
The Body.
Beliefs of Forester. as Ler, rs and pall bearers.

Military Foresters.
Mourning carriage ills the widow of deceased Ind ts Ira,
the deceased's enter and her hu.band.
oth • r relatives and friend..
Assistant aarder and civil guard Warders:
Principal gate-keeper Mr Write.
Principal Warders Meser.. Lambert, Gulliek,Scriven,
and Castles.
Trade instructors.
Mr. Rhodes, sen., clerk of works,
Mr. Rhodes, jun., chrk ; Kew, foreman of works;
Dr. Biaker. aselcal otlioer.
Captain Baiter, deputy go. erncr.

Deceased ki•d been employed in the Royal navy, bet
never in the army, and the military band thereto'e
net attend. As a consequence, and els, on accr.u,t
of the awkwardness of the day, Mr. Hogarth harlsg
refused to have the deceased buried on Sundq, ILI
concourse of people was smaler than on the lad
occasion. The cortege proceeded to the churchyard at
Reforne, where it WAN awaited by • large amembiy.
The Rev. A. Hill, prison chaplain, rffielated in en Im-
pressive manner, and, the deceased having be.n much
respected, we are informed that aeveral of the Ohara
were affected to tears. The pl.ce was enveloped in a
dense fug, which made the pro:ow-dings appear all tba
more gloomy and sad. Oa returning from the chuch.
yard the brethren of both corps of Foresters open. d rat
on either hand, and allowed the reruaider of the
mourners to 1111110 h throndh their ranks, and take qei
lead, the Foresters and Oddfellows falling to the rear,
and thus they returned to the neighbourho.l ..f hi
prison, where they dispersed. Poor Mrs lily, that
unfortunately LA a widow with three ebildren, has •
bleier who has been left with one child, and the lets
Mt. Bly's sister is also a widow with ti`IND chatting.
SO that deceased's widow cannot expect much, if any,
aid from relatives, and we believe, the case aecoo.idavi
as deserving as that of the widow of Warder Trent;
of the kindness of the generously imbued.

CLICKIT.—A match was played on Thursday after•
noon between the " Easton " and the " Portland"
Cricket Clubm In the first inninp the Top•hill players
bad she advantage, making 90 as against 43 of
Portland j" but in the second innings they fail. dto
score more than 29 run., and their opponents turning
up 80, manage.i to tarn the corner by a majority ol 4.
The following is the score:—
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let Innings.
R.PitcoebEihotl..
R. Cox b Ijrry
W. Score b Elliott ..
W. Attwooll b Hodwion
J. Churchill b Hodadon
J. Burn giblilledge
W. Pearce b Hodadon
J. Bartlett c and b Hodadon
W. Bernfeld Ib wb AUcdgs
T. Paxton b IllUedge
W. J. Pearce not out
Byes 10, I b 10, Irides 11

nI Tonincs.
1 c Rea b Mtliedge
• • 8 c and b Huds.lun 0
• • 0 run out .. 1
.. 15 hit wicket . • •
.. 6 c A.,drews b Ibliedge 0
... 19 not out .. 11
• • 0 lb Iv b .. 4
14 c, LzioblnlLKl 1. .
. .
101. 0
l :
• 0 1b • b liodadon .. 0
• • 0 b Milledge .. 1
• - II Leg Bye* .•
90 28

Possum
lit Intangs. tad Innings.
Ur. 7 ntn out .. • • .• 6 b Burlap I
W. Elliott b Attwooll 0b R. Pearce.. •Z. liallooge bAttrn•oll .. • . 0 b attwooll .. •• I
Andrei...6c Cox b Human .. •. 0 b Burlap. •
O. flodadon c Attwooll b Burns.* 1 b Burnago .•
I'. W. Crocker I bwb Burns(' .. 6 b Attwooll A. Bristow b 0 not out G. Harrry b Bunnies .• ... 9 b norm.. •
Lander. b Burnaga . • •. 2 hit wicket bAttwool W. Rea not out .. •• • ..1 ant out .. Selkra c Pcazce b Burnage .. 1 c Cox b Burnage • • Ilya 4, Ib 2, widcw 4.. ... 10 Boob, b 2, aka I