Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-12-21


|d--d5thief.n 8. replied he was ga d-d liar"
or, "that was id lie." don't know which.
Mr. +. was sitting or leaning against the counter,
don't know which. He turned round, and took
a walking stick from the corner Of the bar-a
stick that looked like a walking stick-and
hickory stick, should think, with the bark on.
He turned and struck this man with it. AS he
drew to strike the deceased, the backward blow
struck me on the arm. When the blow was
struck,he did not set with his face or with his back
toward T., but quartering. After he was struck,
Mr.. T. took him by the collar, and pulled him
out on the floor, and put his foot to him, and
pushed him on porch. He sat on the steps while.
asked him if he wouldn't wash his head, he said
he would if he could get some water, Went to
the pump and he washed his head. He returned
to his buggy, and leaned up against the buggy for
short time. spoke to the man who was in,
company with him, to get him in the buggy and
get him home as soon as conveniently, and get
doctor and have his wound dressed. He was
settling down and MIR. Root, myself and two or
three others put him in the buggy.
Cross Examined have not compared dates
with Mr.. Root. I had no opportunity, until WEE
snbpoenaed. We came together here twelve
miles. said Mr. Root was a man, of truth and
veracity, and that was why mentioned him, be-
cause he was present and was knowing to the
| facts. ..f..ss .....s l. .r.ls -.rr ss.@
DR.. BurlingGme:-Am Physician in Streets
boro. Had charge of deceased during his illness.
First saw him at l O'Clock. He was lying upon
| SeLCees ne appeared very much. CHllteu.
found a weak, slow pulse. His breathing was
of that kind called sturterous. Finally he was in
u comatous state. l ordered warm applications
to his lower extremities, and cold applications to
his head. His head received just over the
right parietal bone, over the right temporal mus
| lcle-superior attachments confusion. He died
about IL o'clock, midnight, he could not be
aroused. was present at the post mortem ex-
animation. We sawed around and removed part
of the skull, we found large quantity of coagu-
lated blood, under the seat of the external inju-
ry. We also found large quantity of coagulated
| blood between the duramater and piemater.-
About ounces of extravasated blood was found.
Upon further examination on the skull, we found
two fractures, one about inches long the other
about ]. Here skull was produced. In my
opinion as a medical man, the death of the de-
ceased, ensued from blow or injury received
over the superior part of the right temporal bone.
There perhaps dram of coagulated blood,
deposited in the right vertical of the brain.
Cross Examined.-Haye been a Physician and
surgeon for l6 years, graduated in 1888 and 'S9.
Was called to see deceased on Wednesday, at
one O'Clock, the surface was cold, the head was
about the natural heat, the pulse slow and
feeble, exhibiting an oppression of the system
Found confusion on the right side ofthe head as
formerly stated. | was told that the skull had
been examined and that there was no fracture,
did not examine the wound further than to sat-
isfy myself there was no depression OF the brain.
The symptoms des, ribed, such as slow pulse, &C.,
indicated tendency to congestion, or determine
ton of blood, to the seat OF injury, to prevent this
ordered cold applications before stated. The
cold applications were applied but had no per-
: ceivable effect. | then attempted to bleed him
but was unsuccessful on account of want of
energy in the circulation. My design in bleeding
t him, to prevent too great reaction. did
not desire to bleed him much, at that time. bied
him in the cephalc vein, but obtained only about
an ounce of blood, he breathed at long intervals.
Al l~tt IL 4
half. perceived that reaction was taking
. place to some extent, slight warmth was ap-
parent, but the breathing remained as before
At O'Clock visited him again. found reac-
ton had taken place. bled him about 8 ounces,
my object to reduce the force Of circulation,
and to prevent inflammation think the blood
} would have extravasated without tae riding home,
and am of opinion that the riding home seven or
eight miles at tro did injury to the patient,
that is it added nothing to the fatality. The bleed
ing stopped because the blood had not so free a
circulation, and because it had coagulated around
, the small orifces, and prevented an escape. Had
been satisfied that the skull was fractured, my
treatment would have been the same. The coap.
ulated blood was deposited, when first discovered,
between the crainum and the bduramater the
second, between the duramater and the piama-
ter, they deposited where we could not
, reach but part of the coagulated blood, by the
, trephanng operation, nor could the operation be
successfully performed unless the blood was ina
, liquid state. would consider it hazardous to
attempt the trephaning operation, unless in cases
of depression of the bone.
DR.. WWiS:-Am practicing physician. At
tended the post mortem examination. We found
two fractures, one 81 inches in length, running
nearly parallel with the middle meningeal atery;
the other was, at the extremity of the superior
fracture, and extending of inch on either side,
crossing the track of the artery. In my opinion
as medical man, the deceased came to his death
from the consequences of the changes that took
place in consequence Of this injury. don't think
that the fracture was the immediate cause Of his
death, ',.5 A'7 -'-5 ~
Cross Examination.-I should always look for
extravasated blood Immediately under the seat oE
the injury. My treatment in a case Of this kind
would be, where death was probable, to give the
patient chance of an operation. In my practice
would not confinc the operation to cases Of de-
preston Of the bone. When the coma is imtne-
date, the presumption is that there is depressinso
of the bone; but when it comes on after a time
it is presumed to arise from extravasation of blood
upon the brain. 1t is advisable, in cases of this
kind, to keep the patient still possible af1N
i DIR. .Prdu:-Re-examnation. am of opinion
that the blow and the consequence of TIE blow
! produced the DEATH T f7tt
i Here the testimony on thepart Of State closed
i Mr.. GriSlcold Il heard deceased tell Mr. Bipelow
to let him alone, he could take care of himself
Mr.. Eggleston has been to the Lunatic Asylum
Went there in July. helped him into the waE-
on when he started. The defendant was in my
employ ut the time of the accident 1t occurred
| in my bar-room.
John H. Price:-I heard deceased say he had
boys enough to whip all Mantua. From the cor
ner of the counter to the stove it is or 10 feet
Mr.. Clark;-When the deceased came in, he
called for some liquor Deceased told T. If he