Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-12-23

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senic, II arsenic had not been found in tue stomach
Do not know whether there was any instrument for
an injection when ordered it; sotbing was said
about the injection pipe; ! think it likely that
something said about going to an apothe-
cMy's for a syringe, but il is common thing,
l have the slightest recollection Of it After the
first examination, Doctor Charles I. lIildreth
came into my office, with the Deacon OF the
Church He asked me if had examined Mr.. Kin
ney; he said he glad Of it. returned in conse-
quence OF the conversation with him; this was at
candleiight in the evening. Mrs Kinney was call
ed, she came to the door, and showed me up stairs
where the lady Did not see Mr. Goodwin taste
the tea that Air. Kinney drank, the second time
called; Mr.. G. said it was too hot, think; saw
him drink the tea, and as lie drank, he voniited-
This did not strike me as extraordinary did not
examine the vessel in which The tea was; Mr., Good
win gave him the tea 10 drink was standing by the
bed whiie he drtpk II; the chamber was IN the IN rd
story: think the tea given Immediately on its
being brought up; there nothing about IT that at
fractsd my attention, not the slightest. Mrs. Kin
ney said there was something very mysterious IN
her husbands conduct, the cve7Rg before his death
this Was after his death, at tie first examination
She said DR.. Bitchelder had visited HIM that
evening" aud they were left alone and the door fast
ened she iDtmated that Mr. X. might be diseased,
have the venerial ami asked me lift was customary
for physicians to be locked up with their patients,
except in such cases; never heard Of DR.. Bachel-
der; no such one belongs 10 Medical Association
there are appearances of the disease (venereal)
. on the post norton examination; we did not exam
Inc with that reference did examine the throat
no swelling OF the bones or sYphilltlc symptoms.
In reply to Mr.. Austin, witness says that II ARISEN
&c were found in the stomach Of the deceased, be
had no doubt that he died from that cause. There
is great variety OF opinions to the taste OF white
arsenic; some say it has taste, and some say 1t
hasa sweet taste; impossible to say how much
could be dissolved in pint OF water; depends on
circumstances.
DR.. j. b. s. Jackson s,co,n-Is n physician and
surgeon resident in Boston; was at the post morfcm
examination Of deceased, with Drs. Storer. Bgelew,
and medical student and Mr.. Goodwin. perform
ed the dissection. Was told it was case of cho-
era by DIR. Storer, and examined the body with re-
ference to that disease. On opening the stomach,
found very remarkable appearance, which led me
at once to suspect the presence of arsenic, and
that the man died from its affects The eXtravesa'inn
Of bl od appeared in the inner coat Of the stomach
giving 6ne deep dark red. Of uniform appearance,
well dened one large spot three inches square, and
tive small ones. The appearance is called ecchy-
mosis; made the remark that thought he must
have died of arsenic found two little grains, very
minute in the stomach; ecchymOsis is common in
eases of death by arsenc do not know to cholera;
the contents OF the stomach were hurried into a
bottle, and carried to my room, by Mr.. Tibbetts,
the medical student, who was present; l examined
the contents Of the bottle in DR. Gays room; arsen-
mic was detected: Is satisfied it arsenic in the
stomach. When we told Mrs. Kinney that her hus-
band had died of poison, she paused a moment, and
said, indeed! From the appearances, if he had not
known that arsenic was found he should have set it
down from that, it might be the effect Of poison.
But shoad not be willing to say so without the de-
lection Of the arsenic. With that fact he has no
doubt the death was caused by arsenic.
Cr0ss-erdmined.-Dcsc ribe the effects Of poison
before. The absence Of fetd sdor is an indication
Of symptom Of cholera. Without the fact Of ar
senic having been found, should not have attr-
buted the death to arsenic 7; but il arsenic were
found, and the morbid appearances as described, l
should attribute it to arsenic.
Questien.-Will finding the arsenic by chemical
process in the stomach OF dead man, warrant you
to say chat it the cause Of his death! May il
not be Introduced by the process of making the
test3
Ans,cer--Not by a skilful chemist There was
less redncss in portion of the intestinss, the
tum, than usual in fatal from arsenic There
nothing but the ecchymossis indie en Of the
arsenic, that indicated the death was by poison.
Ecchymosis is common to both cholera and poison.
In answer to Mr.. Dexter as tn the quantity of
seLic, more or less affecting his opinion, witness
says do not know that there is any medical impro-
liability of his having died Of the cholera, although
the arsenic found in him, unless the quantity
were INSULT lent to produce death.
The Court here adjourned at 2P. M. till halfpast
three.