Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-01-06

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/ GENERAL SsssIoNs.-Wodnesiav. De. 10Th to
| the o3L P.esca;, the Recorder, Alior.nca
Tayio. All Ackor.
Trial Of Pic,arlK Frost for Aanslssga:cr.
The prisoacr stood indicted tor mansiaughter in
causing the Death Of Nsnrg nan r:E'ta uterus
c. French, teacher in the Columbia College gram
mar S.hoo'. by practising upon him after The
Thomp.onian manner, he not being iiccnsel
phv stefan anc ignorant Of the calling he had as
sumcd The trial occupied tho attention OF the
Court for eleven entire DAYS, during which
grca, deal Of lmma,crial testimony was brongh,
forward. for winch we have not the space, and
we annex brief SYNOPSIS Of the who'll. case.
IiapDearci that the deceased, feeling 4 iiti!c
unweii, went on the evening Of the 9th of Octo-
Der, To The Infrmlry in Howard street, and placed
himself under the charge of the accused, who
is principal there. He was induced TO take this
step, against the wishes OF his brother, w. D.
French. his mother was mach IN favor OF the
Thdinpsonian system of practice. and had used II
in her family for many years. twas on Thurs
day that he went there, ana on the following eve
min. his b-o,he, called 10 sec him, and was told
he had taken a course OF mec!cinc. lie then
complained of pain ana fever On Saturday
evening he called again. and the deceased WIS
very sick, and was evidently partially oerangci,
and on being asked if nc had taken any nourish
ing drinks, he replied, all he had taken was CON-
position tea--it nothing bat tea. tea. tea, asi
he bc!icv Cd he Ind taken two pals fai
Mr. T. French, {, brother Of the deceased, ani
4 m ,st material witness for the prosccu'ion)in
the c,,rso of or ) hours saw E'ny injections
given to tho deceased. and on enqu,rng OF the
accused If IA cath1rfic was not good, he rep'ioi
hcy never used it in their practice, ;:.d 4 gisen
then IL would be difficult to stop is operation. Ga
S iniay m ,rnny no cal'cdagain AMI The dcceas-
cd was more deirious than at any pre-: iols Tune
On Saturday evening he was steamed AMI took
l,n-e erNnt htS A IL
or to.a Frost, he d.! not approve Of his system.
an requested him, as he tsit any coubt
as 10 the patients safety, to INFORM him OF H. am
he wod!d call in another physician It Frost
OBJ, laughed at his tim.diiv. On Monday NOR
ming he appeared rather better, but on Moniay
evening he was Il great deal worse and was III IN
tense agony, and Frost said he had given trc-
mcn;luous dose OF Lnbcia. On Tuesday morn
nr h.. bcd at the nose, and an IN cction was CIV
en- to him. and ice pat about hin:. The IA
lection was of lobc!ia, and was given To stop the
Needing at the nose. after Ice had flhed 10 pr
,,ce that effect On Tuesday evening, as The
paticn, was evidently in very dangerous state,
DR. Ctcesc,nan was sent for, hut he declined do
inr any thing unless another physician was cal
led aIs,. and Dr. Joseph NJ Smith came III. Dr.. c.
said tho dcccascd's nervous system was mach
shattered and required something 10 arouse ~, and
he sent for some rcdicinc, BIZ: the patient Was
too far gone to swallow any thing The dcceas-
ed was then in bed pcrsPiring very freely, cyccsS-
iyclv hot, an one person on each side OF the
bed holding the coverings down HIS pulse WIS
over one hundred and sixty IN Il minute, he was
dcirious, and in d.. C's. opinion m vcsy crit
;cal state being exhausted and cniecbca. Tho
room was 100 ho, Cor any patient, and the deccns-
ed had on him fise coverings, some OF which were
removed a; d.. C's. instance.
Abo,t an hour aud half after D.. Cheese
m IN and Smith went to see Nj French, he dic';,
and D,c;o- c. stated "a his opiai III that The G.si,
,iiy of lo5clil he had taken, AMI the general
co',rse of treatment he hid undergone was the
c,rSe of his death. The courses OF medicine
- which the deceased WAS SUI! iecicd While under
the charge Of tho accused, Consisted rs I1llo"s:
E,st a dose Of composition tea, composed OF cofn-
nosiiicn tea. comoounl of b.r!cnv bark, ginger
r,o,. poplar bark. golden seed, clover AMI cayenne
,cpoer. The patien, is then pat iuto Il box AMI
Steamed Cor ten or fifteen minutes, and while IN
the box composition tea is again administered
While VIC. under the influence of steam, n co!I
shower bath is let in upon HIM, AMI he IS then -
ken ont. rubbed down, AMI put tobed, after which
l,bclia pills powders and injections are admins
tered ad lbitum until cure is effected or death
CHscs.
DIR. Clinton cnalyzcd some Of the contents Of
the dcccascd's stomach AMI in,cs'ines, and from
about two wine glasses full OF the HIif, he ob::in
ed two tea spoons full Of lobea. d: ID. l.. Ro-
,crs held n post norton examination on the be-
Nv Of the deceased. and found Of tho lungs
which in his opnon might have been
caused by excessive vomiting produced by the To-
helm, but no other symptoms of disease were
Several medical men were cy min
cd. who concurrcd in the ooinion TINT the qrani:-
~ of ,,bcii. found in the stomach Of the dcceas-
Cd (,boa; 100 ,rainsI would produce death, is gen
c-,ilv considered - be an active pOsoaDis nedc-
cine but useful II some cases.
Tho accused con,cndcd that Inc was not The
cause Of the patients death, AMI that the Ioicii,
that had been given him was innocent. ms he on
Iy took during his whole sickness abon, 100 grains.
" hereas many persons had frequently taken 30o
grains in enc dav. l, was also couteBded that
the deceased had fallen victim 10 his i'm
prudence by improperly exposing himself at the
instance OF his brother and friend, DR.. Diviis.
and il wa. asserted that the checking of tn. pe-s
nir,,ion by DR.. C. Thursday evening, when
the natien, was believed to he recovering. was
the really f.:a! tire ,uncnt which caused his death.
One witness, Mr.. IS. Whiting, testified that
he had ono Summer taken twenty courses oil
r n npso oman medicine. and two or three witness
scs attached to the infirmary proves that the de-
ceased had recois cd more attention there than a.
nv other patient vino hid ever been IN That 'Hs'i-
tuition. AMI tina, Nj. w. French and D: Dlviis
in,erfcred frequently and im2rudcn;iy with i..c
patient.
N;ssFr,st a sister Of the accused. stated that