The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-04 00:00:00

THE 'ALLEGED DEATH FROM A SURGICAL

OPERATION.

The Wheatsheaf Inn, Kenton-street, having been found
insufficient for the accommodation of the jury, the barris-
ters, and the vast crowds of medical men who have mani-
fested an interest in the proceedings, the adjourned inquiry
yesterday was held, in the Court of the Sheriff of Middle-
sex, Red Lion-square.
Elizabeth Ritssen, a nurse in-King's College Hospital,
said she was one of.the assistant nurses of the Royal Free
Hospital.when the operation was performed upon the de-
ceased child. Anne:Fanlkner, the day nurse, took the child
from the ward to the operating room. Soon after 1 o'clock
it was brought back, and taken in again before two. She
heard Mr. Weedon. Cooke and Mr. T. Wakley speaking
about having the operation. Mr. Wakely thought he had
a right to the ca e, as it came in,on Tuesday, but Mr. Cooke
held that it was brought in upon the Friday, and he con-
sidered that it was his case. Eventually it was settled for
slr. Cooke to have it. Mr. Scobell was present at the time.
The child was brought back to the ward after the opera-
tion, about four o'clock. The nurse (Faulkner) said she
thought the child would have died before it came out of the
theatre. She threw it on the bed, and said it would be a.
good job when the little devil was dead, and shook it.
There was very little consciousness about the child. It
rallied. a little before it died.

The witness was subjected to a severe cress-examina-
tion by Mr. Serjeant Wilkins, in the course of which
much impatience was manifeste:l by the jury. The learned
serjeant commented upon this, and added that it was not
the first time certain members of the jury had acted so
discreditably.
Witness proceeded to say that after the operation Mr.
Cooke and Mr. Soobell paid great attention to the child,
that they visited it frequently at its bedside, and gave it
wine and other refreshments. She admitted she had quar-
relled with Anne Faulkner, and considered she had -been
ill-used by her.
By Mr. Clarkson-I\[r. Cooke's conduct to the patients
was always kind and attentive.
Mr. James Henry Crump, clerk to Mr. Evans, the solici-
tor, whose name has been mentioned, said he had never
told Mr. Brent or Mr. Wakley that the
al-
tered their minds, and would allow the in parents
inquest had
est to be put
an end to, nor anything to that effect. What he said when
he went with' Mr. Brent to Mr. Wakley was, that Mr. Evans
would not give up h original document, but would pro-
ducet e_
it whenever it might be required.
Cross-examined by Mr. Parry—He knew that Richard-
son had signed a paper, putting off the inquest ; and he
also that Newman, the other clerk, had conveyed it
ktonethw ecoroner. Mr. Evans saw Richardson after ho (wit-
ness) and Mr. Brent had visited him. It was after this
interview that Mr. Evans sent him to Mr. Wakley, with
the message about not giving up the original document.
When he called upon Mr. Wakley he thought he said he
should come round again. Witness knew that Evans had
received money, but he did not know how much.
The Foreman (to Mr. Parry)--- I wish you to ask propel'
questions.
Mr. Parry, addressing the foreman, said—Sir, I beg to
say that I think you are utterly incapable of judging what
questions it is right for me to put. I would not have
made this remark, but that I feel that you have prejudged
this case, and are determined not to have an impartial in-
quiry.

The Foreman said—Mr. Parry had misunderstood the
nature of his objection.
Mr. Parry remarked that it was a curious fact that the
.fury never misunderstood Mr. Ballantine. There was a
great deal of prejudice on the part of the jury, and he (Mr.
Parry) was unfortunately on the wrong side.
Mr. Serjeant Wilkins—He (lid not know how Mr. Evans
came to be engaged in this case. He knew Mr. Gay (the
surgeon who was dismissed from the Royal Free Hospital
a few months since), and has seen him at Mr. Evans's
office. Mr. Evans was Mr. Child's attorney, but he was
not aware that Mr. Child was one of Mr. Gay's committee
at the late affair at the Free Hospital.
At the suggestion of Mr. BrAlkin, who thought witnesses
should be asked something about the parcel of money
which was given to Richardson at Mr. Evans's office, Mr.
Ballantino examined him upon this point.
Witness said he gave him the 20 sovereigns by Mr.
Evans's direction the day before the inquest. They were
wrapped up loosely in an envelope, which had been used.
Richardson called and asked for Mr. Evans. Witness
found that Mr. Evris had two gentlemen with him. Mr.
Evans, on being informed that Richardson was there, said
"Give him this." Richardson said, "Thank you," and
added that he would call again.
By Mr. Serjeant Wilkins.—No man could doubt on
taking the envelope in his hand that it contained money.
• Mr. Popham, a witness on a former occasion, was re-
called, and stated that the whole time occupied by Mr.
Wakley, jun., in examining the child was not more than
three minutes. As a medical man he should say that Mr.
Wakley " examined" the child—he should certainly not
call him the operator. He knew nothing of Mr. Wakley
or of Mr. Cooke, and had nothing to hope or fear from
either of them.
By Mr. Serjeant Wilkins—He (witness) was present
during the whole of the operation, but he was unable to
say whether Mr. Wakley, jun , used the forceps.
By Mr. Ballantine—He had. no recollection of having
informed Mr. Collette, the solicitor, that Mr. Cooke ope-
rated upon the child 50 minutes, and Mr. Wakley 30 or 40
minutes. He might have said that what was done was
sufficient to bring on inflammation and death. That was
a common result of operations for lithotomy. He did not
mention Mr. Wakley's name in connection with that state-
ment.

By Mr. Sergeant Wilkins—He never meant to imply by
anything he had said that Mr. Cooke operated upon the
child 50 minutes. F ) repeated that Mr. Wakley's exami-
nation of the chill did not occupy more than three minutes.
Mr. Edward Headland Greenhough examined—l am a
physician, and reside at 77, Upper Berkeley-street, Port-
man-square, next door to where Mr. Cooke, the surgeon,
lives. I was invited by Mr. Cooke to see this operation for
lithototny. I have not stated my evidence to any solicitor
on either side. I arrived with Mr. Cooke at the hospital
about 2 o'clock, and found the child on the operation table.
Mr. Cooke first removed a tumour from a girl's arm, which
I should think took 20 minutes. While that was going
on the child was removed and then brought in again.
Mr. Cooke first sounded the child, and then, I think, Mr.
Wakley, jun., and Mr. Gant sounded the child. It
was not them under chloroform. After it was put under
chloroform Mr. Cooke began to operate. Mr. Cooke
first used his finger and then the forceps, He said ho.onco

held 'the stone between the blades of the forceps. • During
the operation Mr. Cooke had several Consultations with 1
Mr. Wakley Attempts were again made to sound for the
stone, and the gentlemen listened for the sound of stone.
I was one of those who listened, and I should say the sound
grated against a hard rough surface. The os sacrum would
not come within the definition of a hard rough surface,
unless it was denuded. We listened by ear and by stethe-
scope, and both Mr. Cooke and Mr. Wakley examined the
child repeatedly after that. Mr. Cooke introduced the
forceps, and Mr. Thomas Wakley introduced his finger and
the knife I suppose for the purpose of extending the inci-
sion. After that Mr. Cooke again used the forceps. (A
pair of forceps was introduced to the witness.) That in-
strument is twice or thrice the size of the instrument
used. After Mr. Cou ke had used the forceps some time,
he turned round and asked Mr. Wakley to extract the
atone. Mr. Cooke was, no doubt, embarrassed at his
repeated failures to extract the stone, but I marvelled,
all things considered, at his coolness throughout
the operation. When he asked Mr. Wakley to search
for the . stone, Mr. Wakley introduced his finger,
and the impression on my mind was that he also
introduced the forceps. That is my impression still. lam
perfectly certain that Mr. Wakley made use of an instru-
ment which at the time I believed was the forceps, ani
still believe it. . At that time I had moved round to the
head of the table, or I should have been more positive. I
had become uneasy about the state of the child, and moved
round to the head of the table to feel its pulse. Mr.
Wakley's manipulations upon the child did not last be-
yond five or ten minutes at the very outside. After Mr.
Wakley had failed to extract the stone a syringe was
brought, and two or three ounces of fluid were introduced
into the wound. Daring the interval of sending for the
syringe the child recovered partially from the influence of
thetchloroform. When the syringe was sent for it seemed
a very long time before it came, and I thought it never
was coming. After the bladder was injected I don't think
anything else was done, and it was thought proper to re-
move the child from the table and suspend the operation.
I am perfectly certain that Mr. Wakley jun., did use the
knife to the wound.

By Mr. Sergeant Wilkins--Whether Mr. Wakley made
any incision with the knife I cannot say, but I am positive
that he passed the knife with his finger into the wound.
At the conclusion of this witness's evidence the investi-
gation was adjourned till this daj:

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S-MONDAY.

• The business that was transacted afforded little room
for comment.

In the anticipated absence of any worthy competitor
5 to 2 was betted on Bonnie Morn for the July Stakes.
The Knight of St. George was the only horse in demand
for the Worcestershire Stakes, and only two or three in-
vestments were made on him at the odds quoted.
Hungerford maintained his lead for the Liverpool Cup,
but was closely pressed by Heapy. Dr. O'Toole was
backed for some money at 8 to 1, and Talfourd was in
force at 20 to 1.

The betting on the Goodwood Stakes showed Diana
to be in the ascendant, and that renewed confidence was
placed in Pros. Heapy obtained some support at 10 to
1, and a small outlay indicated that some hope was
somewhere entertained of the notorious Nancy.
The principal bets on the St. Leger were 3 to 1 to
upwards of 2001. about Dervish, and 6 to 1 to a good
deal of money about the Trapper.
For the Derby Oulston was backed at 15 to 1, Bonnie
Morn and Dirk Hatteraick at 20 to 1 each, Strood ,t 30
to 1, and Dr. Cooke, a new outsider, at 33 to 1. Moon-
beam, colt, backed for upwards of 5001. at Stockbridge
at 30 to 1, receded to 40 to 1 (taken and offered). 50 to 1
was laid to 1001. agst Rambling Katie, and 2,500 to 25
art her winning Derby and Oaks.
The prices at the close were as follows :--
NEWMARKET JULY STAKES.
sto 2 on Bonnie Morn.
WORCESTERSHIRE STAKES.
6to 1 agst Knight of St. George (taken).
LIVERPOOL CUP.
4to 1 agst Hungerford (5 to 1 taken).
sto 1 agst Heapy (taken).
7to 1 agst Dr. O'Toole (8 to 1 taken freely).
12 to 1 agst Umbriel (taken).
15 to 1 agst Lady Bird (taken).
20 to 1 agst Talfourd (taken).
GOODWOOD STAKES.
8 to 1 agst Diana (taken).
10 to 1 agst Heapy (taken).
12 to 1 agst Tros (taken.)
_
20 to 1 agst Nancy (taken.)
ST. LEGER.
3to 1 agst Dervish (taken).
7 to 2 agst King Tom (4 to 1 taken).
6to 1 agst The Trapper (taken). •
10 to 1 agst Ivan (taken).
DERBY.
15 to 1 agst Oulston (taken).
20 to 1 agst Bonnie Morn (taken).
20 to 1 agst Dirk Hatteraick (taken).
30 to 1 agst Strood (taken).
33 to 1 agst Dr. Cooke (taken).
40 to 1 agst Moonbeam colt (taken).

THE GOOD
WEIGHTS COBRECTEI

Age st lb
Kingston
West Australian 4 9 6
Nabob 5 9 4
Defiance 4 9 1
iobnut
Rataplan 4 9 1
Stockwell
Exact 4 8 11
Crusader 4 8 10
Balrownie
Goorkah 4 8 10
Indian Warrior 5 8 7
Muscovite
Jerry Kent 4 8 1
Andover 3 8 1

'OOD CUP.

DP TO THE 3D INST.

Age st lb
Jotivence
King Tom 3 7 10
Ulster 4 7 8
Hercules 3 7 7
Hermit
Aquila
Virago '3 7 3
Bracken 3 7 2
Fitz-Gladiator
Papillon
Roscommon
Lincoln's Inn 3 6 13
Erycina
Valeria

DEATH OF Ma. SAMUEL BEETON. —We regret to an-
nounce that this event took place somewhat suddenly
last Sunday morning. By a very extensive circle of
friends and acquaintance Mr. Beeton was held in the
warmest regard for his practical benevolence, cordial
sentiments, and strict sincerity. In the sporting world
he occupied a very prominent position—the strongest
testimony of the zeal with which he espoused theinte-
rests of the turf being in the establishment of the Great
Metropolitan Stakes, and in the general success of the
Epsom Spring Meeting.

• RACING FIXTI
JD'
Newmarket
Worcester 4
Barnstaple 6
Lancaster 6
Odiham 7
Harrogate 10
Mansfield ll
Liverpool
12
Abingdon
13
Ipswich
13

RES FOR 1854.

Stourhridge l7
Stamford
Newton
.18
Knutsford... l9
Nottingham 2O
Great Grimsby. 24
Goodwood 25
Radcliffe 3l
Deritend Pool 3l
Ripon 31

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

VESSELS SPOKEN TH'.
The Contest, Port Philip to London,Wl April 19, lat. 58
S., long. 110 W.
The Palemon, Marseilles to Mauritius, April 24, lat. 28
S., long. 27 W.
The Onesca, Liverpool to Calcutta, April 25, lat. 26 S.,
long. 27 W,

The Roseanoa, Valparaiso to Swansea, April 26, lat. 25
S., long. 27 W.

The Gleniffer, Callao to Cork, June 16, lat. 28 N., long.
33 W.

The Lucy Sharp,. Penang to London, June 17.
The Ardencaple, Callao to Cork, June 19, lat. 35 N.,
long. 36 W.

Tie Agra, Colombo to London, June 26, lat. 46 N., long,
15 W.

The Accident, Cardiff to Gaboon, April 22, lat. 1 N.,
long. 4 E.
A steamer, brig rigged, steering to the southward, May
14 lat. 5 S., long. 22 W.
The Emma Lillio, London to Sydney, May 17, lat. 2 N.,
long. 25 W.

An American ship, bound southward, with black horse
in a white flag, June 13, lat 35 N., long. 40 W.
The Philo (barque), o - Scilly, June 25; the Passenger,
for "Carthagena, same clay.
The Admasta, Singapore to London, May 12, lat. 5 S,
18 W.
The Elise (French barque), Madras to Bordeaux, May
26, lat. 14 N, long. 31 W.
The John (Danish brig), May 29, lat. 19 S, long. 22 W.
The African, for Calcutta, June 15, lat. 32 N., long.
38 W.

- - -
The Lady Kennaway, June 17, lat. 31, long. 33.
The Eleanor (barque), June 27, outward bound.
The Leinder, Colombo to London, April 12, lat. 8 S.,
long-. 85 E.
The Faithful, Colombo to London, May 1, lat. 29 S.,
long. 40 E.
The Christabel, Mauritius to London, June 3, long. 7
N., long. 26 W.
The Patriot King, Bombay to London, June 8, lat. 20
N., long. 38 W.
The Lady Lydia, June 26, lat. 48 N., long. 10 W.
The Unicorn, bound to London, lat. 6 N., long. 23 W.
The Black Prince, Valparaiso to Liverpool, June 14,
lat. 30 N., long. 42 W.

The Boinbai Castle, Cape of Good Hope to London,
June 18, lat. 35 N., long. 38 W.
The Sampson (steamer), Clyde to Sydney; New South
Wales, Lat. 3 N., long. 10 W., 24 days out.
The Marshall Bennett, for Australia, May 21, lat. 5 N.,
long. 22 W.

The
Tally-ho, for Melbourne, May 22, lat. 6 N., long.
23 W.
The Surprise (sloop), of Bideford, from the Clyde, May
25, lat. 6 N., long. 24 W.
The Ostrich; Southampton to Port Adelaide, May 12,
lat. 3 N., long. 21 W.
The Alexander Johnstone, May 21, lat. 8 N., long.
22 W.
The Fatima, Calcutta to Liverpool, June 13.
The Don Quichotte (French ship), Buenos Ayres to
Havre, June 18.
The 11yswyk, London to Bombay, May 23, lat. 2 N.,
long. 29 W.
The Severn, Gloucester, to Melbourne, May 31, lat. 6 N.,
long. 29 W.
The Africa, Calcutta to Liverpool, out 109 days, lat. 29
N., long. 39 W.
The Ballarat (ship), of and from London, May 16, lat.
1 S., long. 29 W.
The Vixen (schooner), Glasgow, outward bound, June
30, lat. 50 N, long. 5 W.
The Susan Jane, Saldanha. Bay to Queenstown, June
20, lat. 37 N, long. 36 W.
The Scotia (brig), homeward bound, June 18, lat. 34,
long. 37 W.

The Walcheren, homeward bound, May 23, lat. 11 S.,
long. 12 W. _ _

The Audubon, Calcutta to London, May 30, lat. 1 N.,
long. 22 W.

The Duke of Lancaster, Madras t 9 Loudon, June 5, lat.
12, N., long. 30 W.

The Ida (ship), of Liverpool, May 5, lat. 18 8,, bag. 39
W Ellen (barque), from Callao, earn° day.