The Express.
London, England, 1852-09-29 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 29, 1852.

INQUEST ON TILE HON. MAJOR FORESTRIL
Yauteedsy Mr. Walley resumed dm inquest opened
at the Kian's Head Tavern, Hammett-street, Cavendish-
square, wgatarday week, nlativr to the death of the lbw.
Haler Forever, who had diad suddealy ea the previous
Thursday night at hie towa residents he Cavendish-square.
On the former weasion eke 11. m. Cecil Forester, de-
emed's brother, nalr comptroller of her Mysore household,
and lieateaant•ool eel is the Horse (lizards, said the de.
teased returned any ill from Ireland ; on Thursday witaese
was hastily swaraseed to his residency from the Herat's-
park barracks, bat deceased had died before witness
arrived.

aehiTt Filly deemed's valet, also said that for seven
weeks the &crewel suffered greatly from pains in the loins
W entomb ; st ant Dr. Chapman attended him, but sub.
seqscutly dissostinued his attendance. After eating •
hearty breakfast on Wednesday inoraing he started for the
I pry se hatiinet ten o'clock, returning home In • cab shout
I "Win twelve. lie was so ill that he had to be carried
le has teem. The pans through hie holy were fright-
ful, and he took a het bath; utter which he lay on the sole.
At tweedier witness went out with the carriage with
Lady lemskr, when his master gase him a :preertrition to
be made up at Savory and Moore's, Doad•street. The
miedisime, with syringe, was sent immediately. At live
eider his master rang the bell violently, when witness
lewd him sitting at the foot of the bed. He desired wit-
aese to get thirty grains of Dover's rowdies, which was re-
Cased him without a written order. D,rened thin rai-
-1 quested her ladyship to write an order for IS grains, which
he ordered witness to get with another bottle of the mix-
' tare, as he bad taken the first. In giving the medicine Mr.
tWeary eaationed witness to tell his starter that the powder
notraed then doses. At nine o'clock his master bad •
cup of tea, and witnass heard no more until he was Burn.
mused by his master's hell, when his master told him that
there would be no prayers that night, and that he might go
t a bed. But many mittens did not elapse ere anther vio-
lent ringing of the bell again summoned him, and upon
entering the vatting-room, her kolyshio directed him
to fetch the nearest medical min. Witness !accordingly
called oa Dr. Halley, and then having goon for blades's)
Beaumann, rein:liar with has masher until be expired.
Deceased took the medicine and red the syringe just
before his tea. Deceased, himself, generally got has mesh-
eines, such as laudanum, Wires, here produced one
of deceased's prescriptions, which was as follows: "Two
drachms of sedative solution of opium, half • drachm of
camphorated Illinois of opium, two drachms of =miller
of gum aerie, twenty minims of spirit of camphor (to be
used for injection) 11. I) "
Alezeader Halley, M.D., of 11, Queen Anne•street, de-
posed that he was called to see the descend, anal found
hiss perspiring and apparently asleep, the pupils of his eyes
contracting perbeily to light, and were in a half dilated
state. There was nn stertorous breathing. On sport nor-
bas ezassinstioa the blood was found clotted in the heart,
bet in the head it was found fluid. The lungs congested.
The bladder was found congested at its trigone. The mucous
membrase lining the prorate was perfectly healthy, but
a short distance from the neck of the bladder there
was an irritable spot about the size of half a pea,
with esagemion around, which was likely to give
rise to • constant desire to pas water. Dr.
Halley attributed death to an overdoes of a narcotic.
There was so smell in the contents of the stomach of opium,
son any other &,;n of poison. The v was no direct evidence
that opium had teen in the body by injection ur otherwise.
lie sever beard or knew of such • thing r opium caring
death under each circumstances. He considered, ea the
whole, that is after hearing the evidence of every party,
coupled with his own observetion and post mortess Garai-
nation, that it was not opium that produced death.
Yesterday the Coroner addressing the jury, said—Clentles
ars you will recollect that this inquest was adjourned from
fileturdr, the 18th instant, to this day, at your unanimous
request, in cossequence of what you considered to be the
imperfect state of the evidence at the time; and it
was year wish that a further examined= of
the body should be made, that the blood should be analysed,
and that ether witnesses should be called. We have sow
assembled again in pursuance of that adirrament ; and I
believe all the other vitamin required by you are in
attemdsnee, ready to give endowa on this Mum.
The Ant witness called this morning was
Lady Forester, who was accompanied by her noble
father the Nail of Roan, hoe sister' sad her brother-in-
law, the Hen. Colonel Forester. Bhedeposed as follows:
Major Tereeter was my husband. He was 40 yeses of age.
Oa Tomiley week Last the major's health was as usual, and
we won set together, when he met has brother, Camel
Cecil lossolur. Oa the following day the major Ins not
well, std sompialsod r illness, and after breakfast ha west
sat batten 11 sad 12 o'clock, saying that he was ping
late the City by art omnibus. lie retuned hems to
Catnalkh-eqsure shoat two o'clock, sad ossigidmed very
sink dos bonsai pain. I went out, but rutawasd shoat
haifient Area Wendt; le had taken a worm bath baste I
treat sat. Oa my sworn I found him lying as the sofa,
sadlatl.roamsof the afternoon, shout 111/11/ o'clock, I
gase him Mae atedieiae. It wss • Donee powder. I gave
bins a little more than half a paper, a whole perm holm, I
believe 15 grains. I did not see him take sae eagle Medi-
ors, hit I sodeselesisl be Ma some more stemware. We
task Ma together shoat bal&yoot eight, at whisk tkao be
soomod bettor, and did net amble at ell ; Imbed ho said
he was quite esminalis. 'sly rakes silk. and ho ramised
so whes the lea kinp wars semoroaL H. ken lay dawn
ea
the oda mad bop. le pimples noy rash, taking ms at
the sans time to gin 1M -sows toad and water, Niel I
dna seat Is, • dew shirt to 'lnge the sae be
so M ems very wet with I afeenrards
the somas to warm his sad thee anal him
to IS to bed, but he said he felt ee eamitartabk es oho sofa
that ho assail easy there a little longer, weirs that Ito was
boa tides relined from all pais, sad ho Imbed Ord for
all hi masks. I thus began to draw hi shirt, and
uMte I was kW so hk had fell inns brims the sole
sod Os yew. sad. bang the blanket round bias, he
big to be lase. sod Ai wimp. This was shoat a (pu-
nt- bokos las edit*. H. remaked lyiag between the sofa
and dm yew flor s den while, Inking • amakg allot with
his thonot. sad ewe ha mina 1p awl leshi so wildly
wad rag I beams shososkaad Or bell vidustly.
Who. So enema wp I diaolse bin to go kr the
nand know, and &tidy alkowards acs servant miassed
with Dr. Halley. no ryes eiseerspste Is me atternards,
am did he to the duner, Air can ha was Intatible.
Dr. Salley was of lb enall, sec/
dealm, east Ist was
Yin ma lirldtikhrhood an tho groto7Peamt kPistrads
punka he samthosi dabs and.
Dr. Halley. Wag acid. stand eastemorrdlo the
direction of the osesoart_he had spits unsuited body.
aid osilooted so mash trial lbson as kan. and
stares he
tee amid. So had the
stoma sad mistook and now rttrelni acs blood
sad ssannin of the nano sad blailse. Ile had reestred
so penes of the Hear, but got se meat bbd Irma it as he
two amass oaf s belt. Ifs 11111111111119 of the
Mende sod Ole sillimasi bind be %Ws% lAppellera twod
sew
eels hist,
_whieb be Nadel sp. mai gete *ea
la • sealed boz, which he atorwatio nisited over to Mr.
arlarmen.
War at 1111. "ellitehaell al 111.11...°=8:II n-
uked kum tho sigma and the bled.
Mdredsmr aoliale• dee tbe sealeals of tbe
erotism, Thu bate ended and wee opened by Dr.
Silky le mimes I ito allele i
11l mosa _ Ibeta to elasehel marls,
of
.11110eIV I hand the Ones& is • mantsrlk
"sew
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armapedaes. wombed I% sal Mien the wailers to
thesonseeleettlis olemeek wine% I bog is aratheo Jr.
alma no the
_fib truss whisk I amid
draw say I thorn sehnstad the sostints of dio
shimmi to an a*.itati I head them seassais arid,
bus as assest rho neatest' of thip notes I
sits assmlssid. and heed there tram teth gt astooseis
add sod mu= I waned this WM, sad tho
assets salsa. teemed to be thous nit sloe of old
Mums. though Ow was allaWidorable Mmes I. sae
pasha of it, tad a rest feel of woodepor Y the
eimansanest of the posterier, inosagkisbybasil
ire primate alsod. Anterior er dMpesasik
ribs. an was eeenitiorebto redone. bet so yaw
maskg. This sateaded about MY the length of
Ohs eosins. I did set roe eny win* sal no doetnodani
of omelltek swept a small black sprit, was
eft
lives libd
rsty their wee as
ttla disesse 1 whiZsr4.llBll2llldi
76• manes 11111611.1•0 woe mate usineiseLrdit
submitted the esseselpettle stetto“. welsh tinge mbmat
soasee, to may MOM mirk ; I dissmond *see tins
lailatiose of serpela. *Mu the tea of Mils oeM I
submitted than is eselbee ask whim% is ast way gesersUy
bans. I leek arse bible lissamfir... awl star y •
tag It ee the ormeoso stit ohs be-1
seam pees, and se atioyhis Is salyun whisk will turn
Unreason poem pens,l lorsoiletely Waned from
that that then was pposms la tite
of the bidder. Is eider is eboree dal is waste
something ihreigs to the was whisk bad mum& Ale
resale, I she task some are, sad soma erne, sad sp.
plied the hishosemte of peens to them, but they did sot
nodose the earn nti sot hem
ire
tis die way fa which die
labad bees es
the stomach. I also minis tumll.7 z• the %WC
about los. ddr. I purigod Asa d m bailee
morphia. if there bail bees there, et mall Swim
only very small trams. ass t to ;table mote gin •
very positive *idea ea ile selleet. Wanda applied sink
acid there was a very sitalsydlowlas, list lOW IIL In the
quantity of blood whisk I onomlaisi lbws meld sal ban
Seall NOT* than the UMW pleasartes 11:itrel
quality of the bleed, mad the ks
broken down. I esentived a wan theestems, !found
there =aerie and and meopion. The pries et Dower's
powder which was hatiod Is me I also esamiasd, and I
found it to be alai I melees* it to be. From the remit
of my esentinatiem I ban so hesitation in stating it as sty
opinion that opium had bras takes by the dangled. An ordi-
nary dem of opium, is du Own of laudanum, Is hem 16 to 40
Wanniaa. I ass not aware el the nest eseposltion or the
strength of Batley's Neer opii smistints. Opium Intro-
daesd into the rectum sets by aimeeptles into the blood.
Authorities differ as to whether it role MS. or Ism power.
fully than when taken into the mos& Prom sty own ex-
perience, I have generally head thus k set. wry well, but
that, introduced by the netts, te empires • lower dose to
produce the same sleet. Whoa ardorod as sa Westin, it
• gemindly takes with a quality of muellegn or gruel,
and in small quantities, say leo. or lin., the Mien being
that it should be retained, sad therefore produce the de-
sired elect. In that ease, the laudanum geranally consists
of from about l drachm to 1 drachm. Assimais to some
autharitios, then an Wee gain dopium ho • kasha of
binieseis ;
_sereelieg
_elm% Gee palm Yesea the eel •
donee whisk I law bereloal bus the resift of wry owe

thendaation, s 7 gifts Is that the desmand's death wee
emend by the Mere ef marphie. Another tames why I
antantht this opines lenn the la which
the stone& we' Emenpmade solitZlirhemil= which it
mink both of whiebraineom nave netised ma.
al aim at enthemed by aphis. I haw otter-
weeds diseeneed Dees .f sea in the ateseseh. The
largest donoraiias that I have ever knows WNW into
the rectums RS Muw, aad that was a ass of folio some
peon ago t bull k lose not la ask • coseeneraled totes, but
melo Open he • plat of liquid.
The Omen mod the cam was new besembt withhe a
very sorrow compass larked, sad he thought If Mr.
Dawson was examined, the immeshry might be brought to a
speedy class.
Mr. Dawson said he should like to make a steamiest, if
the former would allow
' The Curator said he should have no oblostias, and
11r. Richard Dawson. M.D., hiving boon swots, read the
following statement to theeorocar and jury : "Major Fores-
ter called upon me ia July, at the request of his physician,
Dr. Chapman, to obtain my opinion upon his cam. Oa the
•t lit of the same month I forwarded a written *Mania to
Dr. Chapman, suiting say belief that the commit desire to
empty the bladder, whscb the Major had be,. suffering
from for so long a period, was in a great measure owing to
the irritable state of the prostate, and that 1 thought it was
a case that would
,be greatly benefited by warm baths, the
direct applicatwa of chloride of zinc and the injection of
compound gall ointment into the lower bowel. lot
sourer to this communication Dr. Chapeaus aforesaid me
that his patient had bean ill for assay year, *ad had
been at very great expense in procuring medical *mont-
ane., tionsiderations which would probably prevent him
placing Annul( under say care. I therefore offered to at-
tend boot without ices. Ile was maims to become my
patient. When Major Forester first visited me, be was
obliged to come in a carriage, and to sit upon a suit cushion.
Ilia health improved, till at length be was able to walk to
my house. 1 saw him almost every day for nearly two
months, and he expressed himself as feeling very much
better. Os the lath of this math he mimplained of a
peculiar pain in his bead, and said that he felt generally
unwell. But being is an omnibus, he was unable to yield
to the calls of nature, and he aforesaid p that he felt as
if he should die. At my boas he pared water and re-
lieved his bowels, bat still suffered severely from spasmodic
pains. I advised him to return boa,e imenedia cly in a
cat, and I prescribed an anodyne enema, one-half of
which I directed him to use immediately be reached
home, which I expected would be about one o'clock, and
I requested him ti use the remaining half about sax in
the evening, provided the bowels acted immediately after
I using the first, which is a very usual Occurrence, and that
he still continued in pain. This advice, as it appears from
the eviden.e, he followed. It also appeared from the eel.
donee that the greater portion of the lint enema was wasted,
and certainly half of the second enema remained in the
bottle. It IS important to remember that the bottle pro•
duced in evidence was full, for the injection I ordered
consisted only of live drachms, and the bottle would bold
nearly twice this quantity (the bottle was produced). It is
also important to Lofoten the jury that the major had been
in the habit for some time past of using an injection of the
compound gall oatmeal, which contain, opium, three or
four times a day, to relieve the urgent theirs to pass arise
and the oonstaut desire to go to stool, which he bad suffered
from for so many years. Is ordering the enema which I
prescribed for the major, containing two drachms and a
half, I always calculate that a great portion most be
wasted when the patient, as in this ease, injected it him-
self. I will illustrate what I mean, for the information of
M. jury. Bat I am willing to admit in this came that
the quantity I ordered was all injected in the manner I pry.
scribed, and I will now prove that it was sot only a safe
remedy, but a proper application. Dr. Chriatison, who is
one of the first authoritsee in Europe upon this subject,
states, at page 630 of hie work, that it is the custom to give
twice as much opium in an injection as in • draught. 'I ,
have given,' says this authority, ' by hijection, without pro-
ducing more than the usual drowasue.s, two drachms by
measure of laudanum.' Dr. Paris, smother eminent
authority, at page 175 of his work, states that • where our
object is to allay pain and relax spasm, small dimes of opium
will have a tendency to aggravate the symptom; but when
administered in large doses they will speedily relieve.' I
attended a case with Professor Forename in the Albany-
, road, Stoke Newington, when the patient had maffored bur
years severely from irritation of tr. pnesese. W. land
nothing to relieve him SO MIA OP MIMI iIdSOISOSS.
attended another can with Mr. the surgeoa to
King's College Hompital. The pelient had lived in a warm
' climate, and suffered from firderare, which was
frequently attended with • of grin., whichst.e:
Lions containing • drachm of
bad-
nametene a
failed to relieve. I myself bar the ethibehree M nth*
from an irritable prison, selemled with sonsiden of
I urine, and nothing Mimed MON mesh as the 'gine infra
Wen ; and there are tire wiled gendenen in sent who
encoded as. with Mr. leggenon whe tea anden this
statement, for they Wessell SW wassla."
The doctor added, ia stednaten, that although he bad
attended the deceased he • eeseintratelo time he never
received say fee or mead he it whatever.
The Coroner—Now tell, if you please, what is year
belief as to the cause of death, which is the real Shiest of
our inquiry ?
Dr. Dawns mid he vein net answer that guides, es he
wagon nand le be peneed at the pest neeline enonins-
doe, bet it was net at all Isseelli he wenn le=r
the disease of the urethra mod bied se die Y.
especially after any powerful mould anodes, the sesamonic I
of approathiag death belay genera, then of deuekeeaies
sad tumor. The Major was cot i• }slued* es had
beau ',pretested, bet had bees made, hen themes for
many years.
The Coroner—Yon have not tell us new what is your
opinion as to the eases of death ?
Dr. Dawson—l repent that it is impossible he ns te give
sea:Tinian, sot lariat ban present et the peel merems
earniaatims, whisho• my the nest of it, tom soostustuasel.
Had I bees protest, and discovered the me 41 Woe in
the heal., then I might have positively sell that the sup-
puratioa of urine was the muse of death, bet It le Wirer
sible for re to say so now.
Dr. Robert ti midis' belay even, seated that he had
heard the whole of she middens twiny, and NMI of that
which was taken en the *rem .11amas, but there was
so iamb osshdgehp these the ruse that he amid give no
meithe minim as he the same of death. He had, how-
mer, ham !mead inenthes of endien death I. mess
whew in_jestsent bed hen suilleaskene a siethee Ibsen
to this. Me did an think the ef spins that bed
been found le the body of Me wee mann to me-
count for daub, end therefae be was the mere inclined to
attribute it to the Meese'.

The cOner—lfes sti inclined, than, Doctor, to refer
the death to the seem of We disease. Dr. Vaught's—Yes ;
sad I think Dr. Newt mentions is hie work several causer
a similar nature ; et least, he has told me so, sad his expe-
rience, therefore, acme& with my own.
Dr. ennui Mason was the seat witness momined.
The Oselmer—Dr. Yam, bays Maid the evidence
that W bon gives *lay l Dr. I haw.
Das Omar—New_paa Mood Off slinks as to the
maw at dr Merit of a* patlaatas P Dr. Mow-1 lova
sot. I *IA it Is excessively laablgurati • bat mist stokes
ale as Wag mat reataskabla is, tlet Dr. Rata abauld
haw bass Gaol I. aims mil pt aid be Ws
dbasvar that dream& was Ibsen Yr abets
eiglama Mad tbodsaaardl bass vaatild Ikea *sabots
stgion De. Hari mat bate perteirod- It as sass, sad
lawn ant bate Mids.

Oseo;;;—Tee say, then, that yea ma term ao
se Mehe mese of death ? Dr. Masea—l ma rely
* is
elm My immunise , from the set-
Mres, dilemid, the death is vary atm* referable to
Memo Odle meehre, het still It Is very ambiguous—it is
me, doehefel.
The Camaer—Deedi Is referable, this, to the urethra
Mese e ? Dr. Mesea—Cceabieed with the *Mists of
=gbassmiss there has bees a Eertiel ant of *us,
M sit ell to is utast maim to emu* kw

Dr. Shaw, heist maned.
_said, Lein beard the whole I
of the evidesee, he wee tested to attribute the death to
so overdose of opium ; but the ease wee fall of ambiguity,
aid be mid give so positive 'plebs as the subject. It
was set impossible for passes to die of the winery disease
with the same symptoms as wield have been presented by
as overdose elephant.
The Ceeseer—lieve yes ever met with sash a ease ?
Dr. Bhaw—Yeni at the Middlesex limfaliel two tedium
died, see et disease of the Meer sal the ether frees
Luis. tame ea overdoes of *eft eel Iblegaigesme were
very mesh alike is both is...
Dr. HaSsy eras Dent reselisolsmi IMlNiasi.
The Coresev—Now, De. lidir4,ll* mos
bsi
have yes formed say oginies se le lie INNS onkt.
e:n
Dr. hal hi mmoopeeliles se Dr. Shaw. The
ease is very ambiguous lb=sek, led dmeellimi I should
sot like to give a mgea ft.
This was the si=theovelesor.
The Cores= taws:rho up, odd that =grew= se doubt
that the does et egoism whit& bed boa prseeribed by Dr.
Dawson bed set been esedimed by him le Mae Wegreat,
es is bat be hod Sienese the ft abseil be =Ms is
esseed.That Siresties MI see ben dibessi b dr de
elmo. sot the essiney. MS lobes =est& itee.aed
is Wiles m that bed else seat Ilts another
two-fhb& et mkt& be beg sod,se 4188114
append this the ustarturts poselmes bad eb•
sorbed I. ib hem balf-peet fk.r *WY edseir,
so hes lhas t it skis plus et =lea Is i them
eases then b• se dodge es the port inlay sus ee bear
handily =dust anybody is essospoose of say seilbetsas
of this kind, but it was ef onermises seise is Mme tam
that the truth should be Mew* sod It dm= yd been
caused by modish's, or by Isodeeeteed, or by ipsensto,
or narcissuses% that she hell &sell be keows is Wet thee
other heel rotsles dwell be prevested. I. this sue, pre-
suming that Dr. Devise MS elated what marred when he
saw the past, then mos nothieg is abs quantity ordered
by Dr. Desna that was e s ibegerses Asset's. It rp-
peered when the presorted= men mettles nod headed to
Major letester Pet be wee tell tem sme-helf et what
wee orierel immediately ma his Mere hone ; sod if that
quantity was dieehemed at sem by the weire of the intes-
tines, and if the pain continued, the Mad half was to be
used about seven o'clock in the evening. New, it certeinly
did appear, from the evideesse, that, based of fallowing
the directions given, Major Forager used the whole
quantity about half-put four o'clock and before
tea time, which was between eight and nine o'clock,
he used two•thirds of another bottle, there being In fact
7 or 8 grains of opium absorlinl into his system within
the space of three hours and a half. Besides, there
would be contained in the half.packet of Dover's powder
which he took about three-quarters of a grain of opium.
and them was an article in the preecription, half a drachm
of camphorated tincture of opium, which would contain
about oniosighth of a grids of opium; so that this unfor-
tweets gentleman had is him at that tine eaDotost opium

to kill say man. They bad jest heard the ettaliatlag Maio•
mesa of lie emaliesi ;Is feet, he mold hardly call
them evallsdes. bums Ihoy wen to the edam that they
meld hom sessreskeephisa tane came of the seta
and
he was afield he jury would to some to the Mill lIPOR.
samba. He hardly kaew what else to idols. them to do,
Owasso in these cues they mest be rushed by the evidence
that was laid before them, or otherwise there would be no
security for anybody. All he could advise them to de was I
to state that the unfortunate gentleman died on the
day named, but they had not sufficient evidence before
diem to show the cause of his death. That wm '
the safest c unie he thought they could panne.
Mr. Rogers certainly but,
it u his opinion that death
wes caused by opium; but, on the contrary, a multitude of
other medical gentlemen had said that there was extreme
ambiguity in the case. With regard to Dr. Dawson, he
was put out of the category of complaint in consequent). of
his having directed the unfortunate gentleman to take only
halt the prescription at mot. The only blame that could
he attached to him was for not laving written his directions,
which certainly was an error. Had those directions bees
written, no ground of complaint could have existed against
that gentleman.
Dr. Ihinson explained that the deceased bad been so long
in the habit of using the injection that he did not consider
it neoeseary to give him written directions, and besides the
deceased had a greatpersoutdialike to having his directioss
written on the prescription.
The jury then • ' d, end after a short consultation re-
turned with the following verdict: That the deceased
died from the effects of opium incautiously administered by
himself, in the absence of written instructions from his
medical 'meadow."
The jury were then discharged.