Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1829-02-20

the whole opcration was performed unskluy, & not.
in such manner as the public had right to expect
from surgeon of Guys Hospital.
The examination Of these witnesses occupied
the Court till seven o'clock when it adjourned till
Saturday Morning.
Saturday morning. Sir ]. Scarlet addressed the ju-
nv on part of Mr. Cooper, at great length, and then
proceeded to call the following witnesses
Mr. Thomas Galway pupil of and assistant SUR
econ at Guys Hospital, who was present at the OPP
Grafton. and held the staff, said that there was in
this case great difficulty in finding the stone, as IT
was in the folds of the bladder and high up instead
Of being, as is usual, in the hollow OF the pevs-tha
the stone was oval and la,and consequently diff
cult to seize with forceps-that in his opinion the
proper means were used, and that the stone was u-
timatcly extracted.
Joseph Lnndy. who held the instruments, saw no.
thing unskllfll in the treatment of the case.
! Mr.. Charles Key, senior surgeon OF he Hospital
and Dr. Hodgkin, who had witnessed the examlna-
ton Of the body after death, thought there was no
thing unskilful in the manner in which the operation
had been performed.
| Sir Ashley Cooper (who was subpoenaed by the
defendant) gave an account OF his nephews educa-
| ton, which appeared to have been excellent. He
said hat the time employed offered test for try
inc the skill ofthe operator. He had himself per-
formed the operation on two eminent lawyers IA
laugh Mr.. Sergeant Lens, and the master OF the
Rolls (Sir John Leach the operation was precise
Nv the same in both cases. yet in the first case 1t
was performed in two minutes, and in the second 1t
took half an hour. His skill was tried IN one case,
while child might have performed the other. In
the present the stone was in the tods OF the
bladder so that the forceps could not touch aud
it was not until the man became exhausted that the
folds dropped their hold.
Several medical men spoke highly Of Mr.. Coopers
skill as a surgeon
After the defendant had replied, Lord Tenterden
summed up and the jurv,' after two hours debera-
ton, returned verdict for the plantf-Damages,
One hundred pounds
SMALLEY'S CASE The trial of John Small
lev. Esq Def re the Court of Sessions for forgery.
was brought to a conclusion last evening. 1t is the
second trial which has been had on the indictment.
On the first the Jury could not agree, and after con
tnuing toge her for twenty four hours, were dis
charged. Now. the innocence If the defendant APP.
peared SO clear to the jury, that without leaving
their seats, they brought in verdict OF Not Gull
ty. This result was principal owing to crcum-
stance Of singular nature brought to light at the
conclusion of the trial.
At the close Of long, aborious investigation of
the case both by the counsel and the court Just as
the cause was abou to be submitted to the Jury, the
counsel for Mr.. SmalIey introduced young man by
the ma tie of Robertson, a distant relation OF Small
Iley's wife. He stated, that having heard that Mr.,
Smalley had married one OF his family connexions,
he became DESTROYS to know whether he was guilty
of the crime imputed to him. lie therefore Went I,
Dnrcas }emsen and her daughter, the altnesoe,
against Smalley in this case and last week prot vi
ed from them paper. under their own slanainre
in which. among other things, they acknowledged
that the whole affair relative the satisfaction piec
aedgcd to have been forged was settled last wint'
between them aud Mr.. Snalley. that he coul,
have no motive FIR committing the forgery in ques
tiDn. This ex raord'nary disclosure removed al
doubt of the defendants Innocence, aud the case wa
submitted to the jury without summing up.