Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-01-29

On the outside pages Of this sheet will be found thu
testimony of DR.. Davis DR.. Post, &c. relative to the
condition OF the unfortunate victim Of lobelia Mr. A.
u. Sherwoos. We are now enabled by the kindness
OF DR.. Gilman, to give verbatim from the Doctor.
own notes. the exact state of the deceaseds body,
II appears on the post norton examination.
The importance Of this testimony to the whole
community will be evident from the fact that the
whole business will have to be brought before the
grand jury. The Coroner seems disposed 10 decline
holding Sweet to ball. although the verdict 9th Jury
says that he Through ignorance) aggravated Sher-
woods disease, and consequently accelerated his
death
We entertain high and proper respect for the cor.
sncr, Mr.. Wheeler, and believe him to be as capable
as any man in the community of fulfilling properly
themportant duties which the public have elected
him to perform but we do not think-nor will any
reasonable person think-that he will do his duty
unless he holds Sweet to bail
Letus look al the law on the subject, and then At
the facts OF the case. The law as laid down by Lord
EOenborough says that "f any person administer
any remedies to sick person, and being ignorant of
his disease thereby acccleracs his DEATH hs is clear
ly guilty of mansaughter."
Recorder Rker's words to the jury on the trial of
Frost were
Lord Ellcnboreugh was Of the opinion tina, where
practitioner "dcceierated the death Of an ndvidu-
al, he was guilty Of msnslauRhter; but with all due
Difference 10 SO high and learned an authority for
Lord Peterborough was very learned man, the court
10 ola different opinion. don't think that Lord FL
lenborough made use Of the proper word when he
spoke Of persons death being accelerated" The
court - Of opinion that If practitioner shorens the
life Of human beng bat for a single moment he il
guilty Of manslaughter, and should be punished &C.
cordingly.
New how stands the easel Here is the verdict
and the public will Judge for themselves whether
Sweet shortened Sherwood's life for single msment
The jury declared that Sweet did not understand
Sherwoods dsesse-did not treat him properly, be.
cause Of his ignorance; and thereby aggravated his
disease and accelerated his death Now If this does
not bring Sweet within the meaning of the Revised
Statutes, and Of the law LAID down by the Record
en- then every thief now in the state prison has been
improperly committed.
But in addition to all this, the testimony Of the
medical faculty proves that Sherwoods old disease
tslieht military tukerclcs in the lunps) was no, -f
cent 10 cssse his death for some hong time perhaps
for many years; and that actually a new disease |
was created IN his system by Sweets treatment of
which new disease h, died However let not Swee, |
lay the fsterng JUNCTION 10 his soul that he will co
cape the strong arm Of the law fer # the Coroner
does not ho.d him TO bad, the Grand Jury will take
him IN hand, and deal with him as he deserves!
We now give the testimony Of DIR. Gilman, Mrs.
Sherwood his wife, Mr. and Nrs. Snyder, his two
sssers, and the balance Of Sweets testimony. This,
with what we have slready gwen renders the cham
Of testimony on the Corsner's ipques, foil and com
pete; every fact is given that sworn 10 on that
secession, and the same 10 gwen in ne other paper
Whatever. |