Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-03-15

niaving he blanket put him INTO extreme
agony, far beyond that of his thigh. which
was IN such rotten state, that through ali
hts confinement he CONF famed much more
Of his back than of his LIMB. They also STA
ID 10 him a few hours before death, thar
re limbs bad been dead day Or more and
grew stif---a person drew hem out, and
then the bone separated md fell asunder-
hat wl,nhe was laid out, in 'urnlng and
puting him into he collin, he bones were
separated, twsl ed ard oroudee into every
diieciion
The principal par OF ali these circum
snees were fully aud fen communicated
to ID c. before and ai,er the burai-s,ill
IL. WISHED TO palm uaun The pubhc that
ny statements were full OF talsehood aud
misrepre ,entaiions lie goes on to prove
what had long since stated. that this Gel
ious, nee apparently strong, had dissolved
befare dea h, and the bones fallen ssunder
ID c. perverted The truth when he SAID
tina | impu ed the sore On the back be
he c3use of his deaih-for The fracture and
wound occasioned the sore--sud l stated
.hal he sore prevented the fnal cure.
We will now attend L. the dissection.
Here we find my Ii ST stsemeni completely
co ii med describing he irsctuied bone
JUS, a. iound II atler made il 81 ight and
oeio { Laced IL But these gentlemen 81
The ia uil, however respectable, lanu some
Of th. m love as bfo,hers) YET M feelings
obiige me 10 remA k that their further nbser.
,st,ons will not warrant heir conclusion
II iiad be pre- .eut at this dissection, as |
ought, and should, II had known OF ITS be
ing intended, tbs whole business would have
been exclaimed aud econclied--ihen 10 iu.-
lher scrLbling would have been upon the
! suhlec' :-ioi II appears that uhese gentle
mn have vet 10 learn the d ference OF he
cody before and AT death, and al distant pc
| rcd al er death. should have she wa them
ia 4 mott Fl d fe sh at lie close eiiii,, aud
dealh becomes IA, d or black complt xon,
from he black puf,ld tluId,, lodged ana Co
tgula,ed 10 lac hners and all Over the wound
nd IN e height o hood Off. Alter dealt
, these fluids are tAtown 1T either by the
bursting OF lie skin or through The IN estines,
| or by eXhsl4tions, OF all e them--.hen tie
muscles aud ,k "a become lax aud reas. une
heir orig nal t. IN and com ieAion III SOM,
degree. In he p essen case these e,scu~
lions COX llece Immo dIsley The skin snd
muscles shru4k oa.k by degrees-,he skm
would resssume some Of - former com
lexlon-snd chsns,d indeed would this
bod, aud limb b, oU days alter ds4.h hen
he moisture If lac whole body, except ihe
lars. lunks would ov d,scha g. the
muscles AND akln shtunk down 10 ne bones
the blackness suhslded the tids Il edges OF
I L wound on Tie back gone down 10 an even
surface. Haufg wi messed such changes
myself have NJ T.. oi cont adic
Lad stated, and proved, that man, OF the
lon II the back bone were base ct Hesh,
N IT, flesh ABOUT them IN Il rotten sla
when frs sew them that | had nearly
cured h IA all, bul mat on he small 4 he
back, y hich could not manage Here d.
Z. knew tom ihca stable ty.desce TIT
lis ulcer, at the toy ing OUT, as Will as when
he came home, VS. large, iuii, aid bisok
by Ia mole t4rrIbe "a app esrance han hose
| Il III limo--very { fl. ent inus. Il sppear al
| er b. n; und gfoand o. d4ys thereto Z,
/ Think the remsik Of he gentlemen upgu.r.
Diet when hey describe some eXcon.tlons
| II IA ulcers upon he b OK, tn. n0t SO as 10
y bare any rars u the boRes They might
hase been correct, IA stating that there va
noi. al that dis sut period At CT deah, any
81 The back bones bare OF fiesL. no. DEF p al
| cers-wnatever sheie might have beeu IN
| lie lie ume Of Tie subject II they m ant
% suggest that there never had been eny OF
The back bone bare u fl, sh. or foul, black u.
| cefs, ,hey would Juoee Ill Ind, ed, IN The
lace OF positive evidence IA abundance.
With respect 10 the thigh. has been
| tx, iaiIed before II hid been u.ited anG had
| stfength ma, but when the habit OF the be
DIV deoay,d, then the callous became dIssol
! ,el and the bones fell suider before death
aud pushe, INTO evety dHec ION as Lac ss
he muscles y. uld let diem 30. That these
bones were n, e brough near lheIr natu
' ri blsth. NOS ap, roXlmation tO~sl dis
} Gu t, mus be premature IN Them l. Judge
! - H. opposiuon ~ 30 Witnesses G.. hsps)
vino know dat the hsCture was w.thOu
bAndnge, (when al bes') LAY t@o o. tntee
| w eks, and ,he nm M, cd ~ all dIrrciIo
several. times IN a day, Wit out tendlug
| soreness Ur conp,siniHs, ~here tue l. "a,
va. With respect 70 what they call ,Le
! sbsc. SIS from tie hip to the knee, bo,h limbs
/ wee n the same corrupt state OF pu,feiac
lun- bu' the> meant 10 be understood that
there had always been all ulcer from he DIp
to The knee, /, was ali ludged, I'D eetsinly
untrue. If these replies are correct, as /
certainly believe them TO be, hen my re
IN * Is support o, hat ei observations
W llnct warrant ,heir conclusions
Nov w. will retu 10 d.. Coffin, who
effects tina, he method now put sut uasht
t. ave been c3nseu'eI 20 1t fl. II DR..
! Id done as lac ought, al what he calls
.be f.st. he Mould lave requested me,
he Attending ph.s,cisn, 20 endt avour "a
90 ain iiOerty Ia EXAMINE the umo. sfe
de h, FIR has sa,I. Lac on =, AID TO cali ia the
! ore Ii 81, p .,kens o.: respec,. but nov
he me forward g.'n IN this p ri al man
ner, wl.nuu gslns me notice, or a'kmg
l. ave OF he wllow,on whose right he meant
10 lresp-ss, nd skes az and dlsseots the
bod nd fuJ'. ,hs 90 lay, al el dea'h.
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