The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-16

About half past nine O'Clock her grandson came to me-
and asked IF he had not better go and call his grand
not sound asleep; and If she was not 10 disturb h.r
lie went up stairs, and said "hs called her twice. and
shook her very hard, and could not wake her "
her myself D A went starr and : ~" .S as &:
deceased breathed very hard; called her; sad 70 4
hold Of her hands and looked at her her nails loossd
purple and could not her; told her gra udseu
to 20 for Doctor Guon quick as possible; wanted
to know what had been given her. thought there was
sosn,mS wrong Dr. GaSn soon came With =: yss.s
with him, and he would send medicine that would be-
proper Tor herr tbs doctor and ths grandson Of tbs
deceased soon returned; the doctor brought snail
white powder and mixed it with water and gave Il to
the deceased, which to be little sick q her
stomsen, 20 that she threw up little phissm. snd
ton ~ soon - possible; did so; asked the doctor II
he thought the deceased would bsttsr the doctor
answered. that the injection operntsd she would the
doctor theh left; soon sent for him again; he came
back and gave the deceased of tho same medic
that he had given her st drs and told to give
Their injection, and then send for him; for him.
he ovcr and asked for the pha the grsndson Of
the deceased asked II he should give IL TO the doc tori
said yes" some Of the medicine dropped into
wine glass; asked the doctor what msdiciue had
been given the deceased; he said, tbs wrong klnd Of
medicine; and he told give her another Injection
after this the deceased turned In bed and
appeared stronger; went down stairs, and told the
grandson that his grandmother hettsr and
to go for the doctor tbs doctor eAs went ND
said that she not dead but wss dying; went to
the bed and saw that the deceased brsathed in fsw
minutes she was dead waen the young man brought
the medicine home took the phial and locked 1t IT, IL
was labelled "Tinct. Rhubarbn
JAMES II. LENT, residing at 112 Bowsry, and grand
testimony chiefly corroboratsd that Of former witness
in relation to the rhnbsrb which he had been sent for
and the getting OF the phal which was labelled tine
DIR. JAMES r. WooD, residing at No..67 East Broad
way, who made post norton sxaminston Of the body
Of deceased testified The appearances presented afsr
6aat "a
and Its preparations m rl.' TIA
Mrs. VALENTINE, the daughter of the deceased, was
burst into tears She testified that deceased wss 81
ways healthy, and had only cold at this Time before
her death. aH,
The prosecution here rested. a bsae
Mr.. BRADY moved the discharge of Dr. Guion, ON the
ground that there law to reach the CASE Dr.
Guon not in the store at the time Of tho sas Of
the medicine The doctor had kept store for twelve
years In this city. There isw-no precedent
no principle to at all connect him with the matter II
such principle Of law was held the jury themselves
authority In support Of his position The of Dr.
Guon was here sent to the jury separate issue.
the doctor ON his defence, the jury anhssitsti ngy
rendered verdict Of not guilty, without leaving their
seats, and DR.. Guion was discharged
commended that his client equally entitled to dis
charge on the grounds Of professional privilege, &C.
Mr. M Sis replied, when the defence was gone
character and attentive business habits &C., the
part CT prisoner-Dr. Brayton-and It also appeared
that the prisoner Ring lad who had been in the store
but for few weeks had been cautioned BY Dr. Guion
not to touch any Of the medicine In the store
without himself or Brayton seeing It. fl td
The case was summed up on both sides, and the
Court charged the jury who, In few minutes, rem
dered verdict Of guilty Of granddaughter in the fourth
degree. against Brayton--recommending, It the
time, the prisoner strongly to mercy and acqutting
will be brought up for sentence on Saturday next.
Pleaded Guiity-Reuben Phillips pleaded guilty to
m nj inc Ma
by false pretences. Judgment suspended.
The Court journed to this feren oon at IL O'Clock
In THE UNITED STATES CoURr, Baltimore, ON Tues
day the jury In the Of James Lucas indicted for
rtabbing with intent to kill, Green, the mate of the
brig Emeline, brought in verdict Of not guilty.
CoURr CALENpAR-This Day-Circuif Courf~36 IS,
81, 6s to ~, 2 400 1885, q, a. 49, 49, Is, 49, 49, 49, II,
2S 292 A. 81 25 1O7 so 49, 9s 90, $50, 81, os 1O4,
10 79 49, o. 1ec, TIA ITS, 1T, 49, $780, 1sl, 1872
1873, lS4, 1875, 1877. l'f ~ l1 't