The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-04
Trial OF John X. HardeMbrO0k, CharEcd
with tho Murder OF Thomas Mott.
MAY

rrial Of Jeh. x. H.rd.:srsen, Cn:fsed
ROCHESTER, May %, 184o. |
THE FIFTH DAY.
Yesterday being Sunday, the jury In this case all |
went to church, both morning and afternoon in
pany with the ofhcers they occupied pews together
them except the ocers Ii is due to Judge Marvin to
say when the Court adjourned Saturday afternoon
his advice to the jurors to attend church the
Sabbath which was the next day and 1t appears they
complied with the Judges views request
At the usual hour this morning, the Court and all
hands assembled, and were soon organised and pro-
ceeded with the trial During this morning all the
witnesses called were physicians and chemists who
gave opinions in regard to the effect of strchnne
and the cause according to the best of their udgmen
Of the disease that Mr. Nott died with 1t will be
by the following testimony, that of those upon
years and during that time must have acquired a su-
peror knowledge Of the effects and Of medicines
The trial still continues to create great excitement
in this city and understand there is equally much
excitement in the city of Buffalo
have been informed by Mr. Bishop, the District
Attorney, and Col Charles the Deputy Sheriff that the
following witnesses in New York have been subpenaed
and will arrive here tonight: +
Capt Peck, OF the steamer Isaac Newton.
Mr.. Depew, Clerk do. do
MIR Pike, bookkeeper, Astor House.
The prosecution will finish with all their evidence to-
morrow afternoon, when the defence will be opened by
part The following is all the testimony of any i'm
portance brought up to-day
DR.. WEBSTER recalled by defence.-When was ex
amined before said that Watson had stated that
strychna had been employed in tetanus since that
time have seen in the "New York Medical and Sur
gical Journal seven eight reported by DR..
Vanderpool and Dr. Fell being successfully treated
by transmatc strychna-in cases Of tetanus should
be disposed to give strychna trial under the cir
cumstances; commissions as general rule come on
suddenly-for instance, person will be well, walking
the street, and taken down suddenly in case OF wo.
man who has been flowing rest is necessary would
make no distinction between neuralgia and other
tents the intestnes taken by DR. Miller for the
purpose OF analysing the contents the only part
opened the upper part of the rectum--a person
could not take dose of strychnIa and go to sleep
during its effects.
Lirect resumedI would give strychna to teta-
NUS on the principle that strychnia would produce te
this is the ground which Watson says he would ad
minister it, in case Of female flowing freely as
not to be in condition to move it would exhibit it.
self freely ON the bedclothes we'll on her own
clothing it would be very much more, as general
rule than the ordinary menstruation; if female had
miscarriage on Saturday night, she would not, as
general rule be in condition to ride eighteen miles
on the next Tuesday; she would not do so with the
counsel of discreet physician but this is not saying
that women do not sometimes follow their own advice
in such matters. stated on Saturday that did not
know why any other irritation, such that of the in
testnal canal would not produce tetanus do not
know why it should; there appearance of in
Illumination about the abscess, but there was undou6t
edy irritation, although do not any why
this abscess should produce the symptoms described in
this case.
Concentration resumed This journal is regular,
not homeopathic journal these doses aopathic
doses
FREEMAN Epson, sworn--Is physician and surgeon;
has practised "a at Scottsvle in this
ty; present at the first examination of the body Of
Mr.. Mott. with Dr. W present, and saw the coffin
opened; found the body extended in the coffin,
ed with shroud; the body had been previously open
ed and sewed up; and examined the stomach; the
stomach free from the ordinary contents like food
mucus; it is my opinion it had been artifcially
cleansed have the stomach of the human subject
quite often after death and one before in
the same condition, that had not been ceansed; there
was some huid taken out OF the cavity of the sto-
mach; it had u dark bloody, or rather briny ap
p,arnnce; 1t was my opinion that 1t came there ar.
tifcialy have heard the testimony of DR.. W.. |
went through the examination with Dr. w: and agree
with him to the appearances, as far as stated;
did not hear the testimony of MIR Thorne and Mr. Par
but have read their testimony given before Police
Magistrate and at the present Court; the symptoms
they describe indicate teanus it is marked case in
my opinion, an educated physician and man OF good
ted by these symptoms. From the knowledge have
from books, can state that strychna will produce
the same symptoms; strychnia is procured from nux
vomica; dose Of nux vomica would produce
similar symptoms; nux yomica is sometimes used
as a medicine; grain Of strychnia would produce
death in ordinary subject; have had two cases
Of etanus; one Of the cases resulted in DEATH and
there no intermission Of the symptoms; he died
in As hours; in the other the symptoms miti
gated in II hours and did not the patient
cred in of tetanus, where there entire in
PERMISSION of the symptoms should not expect
turn although it might; heard read or
of tetanus where there entire ntermission Of
MIR. ~ was buried about half mile from the place
where saw the body one of the of tetanus saw
was from shot in the heel the other by the cut of
axe in the knee never saw read of of teanus
from abscess in the body after the abscess had found
opening; heard DR.. w. describe the abscess
discovered in this case should think such abcess
could not produce tetanus-that after the abscess is
formed acute Inflammation has subsidized in the first
examination we did not discover any parts
were all healthy
Cross-erunned. know that ever read that
prussc acid creosoe aconite would produce the
tetanic spasms; know they will produce death; un-
derstand DR. Rush and others maintain the theory that
it is the inflammation that produces tetanus it is dis
ease that PHYSICIANS know little about when we treat
tetanus produced by wound first object is TO pro-
duce liberation; after liberation is formed think the
patient safe; irritation may exist without intamma-
ton; irritation is applicable to the system;
fammaion is not in the exclusively tetanus is
a nervous disease the of tetanus had ac-
companied with thirst; thirst is ordinarily attendant
upon convusions cannot say that perspiration is a
common attendant upon convulsons; in the case of
death from tetanus that came under my observation
the patient was in feverish state suppose that in
the last stages of the disease perspraon would occur
should not be without fears after sym had abated
that they would return heard of tetanus
ring by caustc application in the neck Of the uterus
should be surprised to find caustc application to
the recum producing tetanus; the two parts
rey different; there is but little known among physi
clans generally about tctanus as it is disease that
very seldom in this climate did not discover any
spots the internal surface Of the stomach when
looked at it, after perfect Digestion the stomach is
empty, but containing mucus fabricated substance,
adhering to its inner coats it is distinct substance
from the gastric juice when there is food in the
stomach me gastric JUICE Is contained In sacs the
stomachs have examined contained sufficient mucus
to lubricate the surface it requires from three and
half to six hours to digest food after thirty hours
would not expect to find any food in the stomach; |
drinking water for length Of time might lessen the
quantity of mucus; morphine and other opiates dmin-
sh the secretons of the stomach after taking food
for twentyfour hours drinking and taking NOR
phne would expect to find the stomach pretty clean
opiates would dimin sh the amount Of mucus.
Direct resumed = If injection of the nitrate of
silver had been introduced into the rectum of the
man it would undoubtedly have been discoverabe; did
not discover sign of it in this subject the appear
ance left ofDjecon would depend its strength the
mucus membrane would be changed in its appearance;
did not discover any frees in the stomach at the time
we examined it, it my opinion from the examna-
ton, that little if any of the rectum had been taken
away; have never known of a post mcrtem examina-
ton being made by an attending physician aone IL |
this disease Of the rectum had been such produce
the teanic spasms that part of the rectum would have
been very interesting specimen and should have boon
preserved have never known specimen Of this kind
to be thrown away.
Q.-What is the object with physicians in making a |
post mortem examination
[Obected to by counsel for defence, and allowed by
the Court