The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-06-21

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ne My apprehensions were much excited. rs
told him, from such an undue exertion
winch, afterwards learned, was extende,
m 10 walk of full mile from his lodging
y ana back again about noon. Soon afie
IA ms return, was sent for by Mrs. Wise, I,
'isN hlm-iound he had experienced all tn,
IeNpected Inconvenience from his Improve,
j. eAer''ons-adyised perfect rest for the re.
n 'nainder ot the day,-a free use of wine
), whey and cordial northumberland the
Il bowels, which were somewhat confined. Ia
:. be moved by gentle means lie subipi,tes
WIN evident reluctance 10 my advice, aud
sa'u that the mex, morning would be som
ehous3 Tor me to see him again but upon
J ms wlie and son expressing a great desire
: ihat should see MIN again ia the eveninc
did so, and thought, aud said, that m.
princ'pa difficulty in his case would arise
from his extraordinary impa,ience of linger.
! ing complaint, and unwilingness to submi,
to the various restraints necessary to pro-
mote his conyalesence. spoke to him on
the subject as iapressivsly as l was capable
OF, IN the presence of Mrs. Wise aud bis
son, as they, think, viii always remem-
Der. Next morning, Wednesday, the dAy
OF ms dsaih, called again, and found him in
what is called the reading room, sitting Mt
'auie WIN papers upon 1t, writing,-sur-
rounded by several sailors, with whom he
appeared to be settling accounts. Express
ed nay surprise, aud apprehension of the
consequences of SO great AN effort. His hur-
rled answer was, thar he should 90 on board
ms vessel that morning, aud In sea the next
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proposed to supply him with little med |
icine and some directions, which he quick |
" answered, were IN his opinion unneces- I
sary. J, however, spoke with Mrs. Wise
on The subject, and supplied what thought
absolutely necessary. At about 1 o'clock,
forenoon, he took his boat NJ Bannister's /
wharf and was rowcd to his ship in the ofiing,
more tlran a miie; climbed her sides, Is or
2o feet high, as ! undersiood--stnid on
board an hour, or more, and returned in
the boat again to the wharf At little af- |
ter o'clock, p. NJ, Mrs. Wise sen, re-
quest by my son, that wouIl sgain visit
him with my partner, DIR. James v.
Turner, as she thought him much worse
Tor his exertions, snd she thought he did not
feel satisfied With my advice---aluding, MS
supposed, to The restraints it imposed up
on him. Neither Of us were Immediately
found, hut my partner as soon no in his
power, between and o'clock, went to
his lodging, and there learned that he had ;
gone to the Steam Doctors to he cured {
We heard no more Of the unfortunate pm
lent until we were informed at S o'clock of
ils death. Shortly after, two respectable
,ltizens, Russel Clarke, Esq, and Capt. '
Tracy, OF tho Revenue Gutter, came to me
~ ''e street, and remarked upon the sud $
len death of Capt. Wise, and spoke of the :,
proPriety OF an Inquest, especially on ac-
count OF suspicion of his son that poison e
'ad been given him by the ships Steward, y
neither of these gentlemen, as have since =,
scertaned from Mr.. Mason, tho Coroner. HI
pplied for an Inquest-but an individual us
lizen Of the highest responsibility, with "a "a
HON never had any conversation or COM In
directly or indirectly on the sob II
ct,) II was replied thut had seen no svmp- 90
ms of poisoning, bu, that his family GER 20
inly had right to any satisfaction that Nj
'uld be derived from nm Inquest. nei- Nj
er heard nor thought more of such a pro- !, nc
durc, until hfer 9 o'clock Mt night, when ST. s,c
was summoned, after going to bed, to APP ed,
'ar before the Inquest as an evidence, nj RAJ
G house of the Steam Doctor where the 'i
rpse lay--there ! made at the request of Pr
Coroner, on oath, general statement Ch
the case as far as was acquainted with "
and afterwards, on herring the Steam 70
octors evidence, was asked by The Jury, En-
i thought there was any pnrt of his trent 10
eDt of the patient that could account for G
"a Il \ IL l.
s""oeh deat1. ueiberitely answered, me
nt as to the other parts of treatment in Nc
iding the steaming, and the four Injec-
ms, which then supported 10 be of the s
tInary laxative kind, ] did not find it E1I
cessary to make any particular obscrva-
ms, but MS to the L9beiia, should not
We dared to administer it at all, IN q froI
case like that of Capt Wise, especially -
the dose givcn to him by Gardeners state n
mt, two or three spoonluls, spounfuls ~
pposed,) ofthe dried leaf, for fear of The Rem n
'st dangerous consequences. In reply -
a further question, what the properties Of :
bella were, it was answered that if inju-
iously administered, either as TO the dose 4
state oftlIe patient, it had the most death
prostrating influence spon the vital en- w
'les, and that I should expect it to have hayi
n an effect upon such case ns that Of ing t
pit Wise-and spoke OF j, as often acting -
a deadly narcotic poison. THIS was de-
d by Mr.. Gardiner, very positively. -
The opinions Of Drs. Thos. i. Moore eSi
james V. Turner, being asked by the :
7 upon the subject, both replied that
y were precisely as had expressed 6y IN
'e. DIR. J. v. Turner then necessarily il
red, in consequence Of nn urgent call,
Drs. Moore, Enoch Hazard, and my Tu
,.e. which vo d,J D,. Noorc aud ,n,. o0I I
found no extraordinary appearances a "% ."@''
the body. did not myself observe fS
much as the ordinary discolorations, up. -
! subject dying in state Of extreme cx- NJ