The Arkansas advocate., 1831-12-21

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 vcral days confined to his house by
 cold, requested Chat the prisoner nigh Ebe sent for as a physician. He accord iHgiy came, and ordered q large ire [,
 be lsindlcd to heat the room. lie thel
 placed the feet of the deceased, witt his shoes of, on d stove of not coais
 and .rapfed hhi,;s, hhi,;s, II, :, thick thick blanket eo
 veriag his head. In this situation ht gave him powder in water, which i'm
 ncdiaiely puked him. Three minute
 after, he repeated the dose, which i about two minutes opefaied yioienti}.- lie again repeated thc dose, winch il short time operated with moro yio lence. These doses were ali given with in the space of haIfan hour, the paiienl in the mean time drinking copionslY O l q warm decoctiois calicd by the prison. CT his cofee. The deceased, after pu king, in which he brought up phiegm but no food, was ordered to q warn bed, where he lay ii protase sweat al night. Tuesday morning the deceased left his bed, aad appeared 10 be com fortahle, complaining only Of debility and in the afternoon ie was visited bs the prisoner, who administered tao more of his emetie powders in success, sion, which puked the deceased, who during the operation drafssN .of the prs oner's cQfee, and complained Of fneeh distress. On Wednesday morning tae prisoner came, and after causing the face and hands of tine deceased 10 6e washed in rum, ordered Aiin to walk n the air, which lie did for about fifteen minutes. In the evening the prisoner gave him two more of his emet.e pow dcrs, with draughts of his coGcc. -
 Thursday the deceased appeared to be comfortable, but complained of great debility. In the afternoon the prisoner caused him to be again sweated, by pla- cing him with another patient, over al
 iron pan with vinegar heated by fot stones put into the vinegar, covering them at the same time with blankets On Friday and Saturday the prisoner did not visit the deceased, who appear led to De comiortabic, although com. plaining of increased debility. O. Sunday morning the debility ir.creas- ing, the prisoner was sent io,. and ean1e ln the afternoon, when he administered another of his ensetic powders with lis o9ee, which puked the deceased, eaus- ing him much distress. On Monday iie appeared comfortable, but witl iilefeits- nag weakness, until the evening, wfief the prisoner visited him, and admins tered another of his enaetie powders. and in about twenty minutes repeated the dose. This last dose did not ope- rate. The prisoner then administered peari-asl' mixed with water, and after wards repeated his c.netic po.ioas.- The deceased appeared in great d.s. i fTess, and said he was dying. The prl. so5cf asked i,ifIl how fur the nea;clv.c had get down. The deceased laying his hand on his breast answered, here oD which the prisoner observed that tnf medicine would soon get down. and un
 screw his navel; meaning as was sup. posed by the hearers, that it would op. crate as a cathartic. Between nine alid ten o'clock in the evening, the deccas. cd lost his reason, and was seized with
 convuislye tits; two men being required to hold him bed. After be was thu. seized with convuIsions, tIe prisoael
 got down his threat enc or two more do
 scs of his emetic powders; and remark
 ed to the father of the deceased. tha
 ms son had got the h,ps like the devil
 but that his medicine would fetch hin
 down: meaning as the witness under stood, would compose him. The nex
 morning the regular physicians of tht
 town were sent for, but the patient wa. so completely exhausted, that no relic
 could be given. Inc conyulsions ane the loss of reason continacd, with some Intervals, until Tuesday evening, whpt
 the deceased expired.
 ssshe l9siet Justice charged the jury and the substance of his direction. ane
 ot several observations. which fell iron
 the court during the trial, are for grea
 ter convenience here thrown together 1 "Ihat the deceased lost his life b,
 the unsAilful treatment of the prisoner
 did not seem 10 admit of any reasona
 ble doubt.but oft this point the jur,
 were 10 judge. Before the Honda Ieyeinilg preceding the death of Loveft
 ne had by proiuse sweats, aud by oltei repeated doves of the cmetic powder
 been reduced very low. In this state
 oa this evening other doses of this Iadl an tobGcco were administered. NheI