The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-06-14

gence or motion. / noticed that his mar
had been cut off, left about bali al inon
long, and wet cloth lying on II.
ouired who had been there or VINO nsu
/ told them TO cut his hair off: his brother
ia mo that Doctor Walton had. lie
a.Lad me then if thought | could do any
.b;nc for him. told him that as be had
called in another physician, without my
consent. Iwould have nothing furter 10 90
With the ease and left. In coming from
there met Doctor Davis Walton on the
street. He said to me, as we came 70,
qetber. well have you been into see bro" u,
what do YOU think of him this morning
don't YOU think he ought to be bieo !,
:old him had given the case up and mao
nothing TO saw about it. He then sand
,roli reaction has come on and L think
ha onrbt 70 bled.' did Mt have the i'm.
nression that night that he was laborlng
pnder concussion Of the brain. | havnt
beeu able since to make up my mind, clear,
whether he was that morning laboring un-
der the effects of the poison, of an over
dose of alcohol, or of compression of the
brain. Congestion Of the brain, is an in
ordinate fulness of the vessels of the brain.
There are many causes that will produce
that condition. Disease of the brain, it.
self; softening of the brain; disease of the
heart; diseases Of the lungs; excitement;
mental emotion, intoxication, perhaps o.
thcr morbid states of the system. CoDcus
sion of the brain is stunning; shaking Of
the brain, does not necessarily imply any
lesion of the vessels or any part of the
substance of the brain. Conclusion is
produced by blows and falls; falls upon
any part of the body. 1t may also be
caused by mere alarm. There is meItsi
as we'll as physical shock In cor ncussiou
of the brain the breathing IS generally !
natural or nearly so,-som. etimes little
slower, not snoring Ir stertorous, COM
monty easy and natural. In congestion
OF the Grain the breathing would be more
i"avrious, perhaps little laboriong, but
not stertorous. Compression is distinct
!! from conclusion or congestion. EztraV-
asaton of blood in the brain is one cause
of compression. That may be produced
BY various causes. The brain may be
compressed, first from depression of the
bone, from extravasat;on of the blood
from the vessels of the brain--from soft tu-
mors ofthe brain, and from watery efusion
! There are several causes that produce
extravasation of blood upon the brain; in
ljuries upon the head, blows, disease OF
the brain or of its vessels, intense excite
ment. A person may be seriously woun-
ded and death take place not from the
wound but from the bursting Of an aneu'
rism, apoplexy, phthisis or other morbid
changes. Blood may be found in differ
ent portions of the cranium, caused by
either disese OF violence. When there is q
diseased brain, excitement, intoxicatlon, or
over exertion would be likely to produce
cerebral hemorrhage. An anurism can oc-
cur any where where there is blood ve SseI
In a post mortem examination, in death
from alleged violence, all the vital organs
should be examined. heard the discrip-
ton of the post mortem examination, and
from that, in the condition Of the person,
l could not be satisfied in my mind what
caused Patrick Browns death. From
that examination it could not be told
whether be died from disease Of the heart,
of the brain, or other morbid state, or
from violence; the wound upon the bone
of the cheek could easily have been pro-
duced by falling On some rough surface;
cuts upon the scalp commonly bleed pro-
fusely; don't know that they bled more
than in other parts, but they leave their
mark more from the hair being there.
Or. Ex.-I saw Patrick Brown in his
lifetime. The condition of a man dead
drunk is the same as man in a state of
apoplexy; condition Of the brain the same.
Had no proof before nc that night from
any person, that be was drunk.
Re. Ex.-I heard that there bad been
fight, and that Patrick Brown had been
hurt.
DR.. Abram Levering, sworn.-I am a.
practising physician, since 1898. If l.
should Judge solely from the description
l have had of the post mortem examina.
ton, here, should think it would leave
reasonable doubt in my mind, as to-
what caused Patrick Browns DEATH
From the description of the deceased, as
given by the physicians, and the post
mortem examination, l could not give a
satisfactory opinion as to the cause of
death From the evidence in the cause
| should certainly have reasonable doubt
of the cause of death. A post mortem
examination should be of all the vital or
gans.
Michael II. Dreher, afirmed.-Have
known Patrick Cogan, something over a
year; | reside in this borough. Whenev-
er l have heard his character spoken Of
before this occurrence, it has been as a
peaceable, quiet good citizen.
John Bays, afirmed.-Live in this
place, my business generally calls me to
the lower part of town. Have known
Patrick Cogan about fifteen or sixteen
months. His character among his neigh
bors, is that of an orderly, sober man
have heard him spoken of as such.