New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-19

at No. l59 Elm street.
FATAL MrsTAKE-A PHYSICIAN CESsrRED.-Cor-
oner Gamble yesterday concluded an inquest which he
commenced on Saturday last at No. POI Seventh ave.
nue., on the body Of Sarah NJ A. Brown little girl
nearly three years DID, who died last Friday morning
from the effects of taking dose or several doses OF
medicine which had been prepared by DIR. Henry ID.
Ranney but not intended for the deceased child The
preparation the Doctor states had been put up for
of his grown patients and only to be used extcr
nally. lie was unable to account how or in what
manner the medicine came possession of Mrs. Brown,
but the latter testified under oath before the Coroner
that the prescription for this compound was given her
BY Dr. Ranney at the same time he wrote another one
for her.
Catharine Brown. being duly sworn, deposes and
aud daVs old the dec lsed III Tuesday, week
ago called DR. Raney visit her thu following Inday told
some turpune and Gil and did also gave her lit
tie powder pr scbed BY the doctor The doctor cam n 'e next
said she bad symptoms Of scarlet eyer Wedne.iay last th'
doctor saw TIE deceased and pTescnosa an - NJ S
ointment my room and handed 10 me; he then went OUT
and hen back 10 where the doctor 'ad been "nue
found another prescription the table, apposed was for de.
ceased aud and the for the ointment 10 the dug
brought back mixture and ointment as the doctor
had said nothing did give the deceasd OF II When the
should give the deceased any the bottle Il showed him the
bottc he sa give her tes,Pcond every fogr hours
viii be enough for her gave her the mixture about four times
after he fret dos. sL hrshed up very much aud soon apr be-
her the medicine shc became drowsy again she sep,
heavy during that night and died o'clock yesterday morning
e before death Dr. Ranney came here and said
nothing could be done tor herr Dr. Ranne wrote both these pre-
scrptions al the time in my room.
Ramsay Black being sworn, says-I am drug
in the employ Of j. Erskine Of Twenytouh street
the
thus: or tucture Of opium o. t,.etuTe oesaoha o.
,l nsripon xtbar Il wa 70 be- used as mixture
ent both prescriptions had attached 20 them the initial.
put in several pescrpto. him. knowing him personally
II he doctor had ordered such medicine to be taken oy emu
II. ID. Ranney, MID, being sworn, says keep an
92W 2hs, vas attending patient At sn ~ ' 70 Nj.
house Friday week aud requested BY Ms Brown
TO visit deceased found her with symptoms Of worms and
day found deceased had eruption indicating scarlet ieet Oh
Wednesday found her something better and naHns I
member having in my mind to give deceased Iincnre Of
e.. e and this hi. was for an Ointment Which handed
20 the mother; came next day and saw deceased we d
mixture looking like the Tincturc Of BARK; looked a the
bottle but dii smell IT. could sognt for her hass
this bottle kno wing that had not prescribed IT. however P
posing TO be the TiBcure Of Bark and that might nav
sottent ordered be administered to the n some
mistake could sccount for the condition OF deceasi
therefore went 20 The Dug Store my prescription an
there found that prescription had lady pae,
had Nourslgia" which prescription for no.
I'D Mrs Browns child and administered oy ne
before stated the OILY account for this 10 thn
dropped prescr az the time was
the deceased would not think OF pescrons WIG
medicine given for deceased -, e..Lor of
John Brown being duly sworn, says-l am latnei .,
deceased evening after the death oil my
the Office Dr. Ranney, get certificate IN
with The Doctor said there have been soinetnnz
the medicine smell laudanum upon u the Do -
ped there YVES nothing wrong about The medicine NJ
house and wanted take the medicine away Ou' ny ~
would not give II 70 him. -, d,lv
Drs. o Hanlon. Fnnel, and Ferguson Oelng IL,
AZ ON d.pose and say-We have made post tnoenl .
th lody deceased 50 hour after deahi
on examining the brain We found il congested % .s,s
deceased healthy the lungs and other sod, ~ ber
healthy condition.; there small aho
attached he traces OF recent
from the history of the and the posttnos
the opinion that death Wa, caused o. ~! a
aud that the ne iicine stated, caused orS Al
No further testimony being deemed hece''a,! -, 'N'
case was given to the jury who after shOf'
alton rendered the following verdict: =, !, ...;.
That Sarah NJ A. Brown heI deaih % =, NJ u
r.ou admin i..ered by her mother the dirrco b..
D. Rauury January a. 1851 Further we cen. ~ clsT,,,
for eupabe having inquired ~ b d.,sed
Of The medicine he ordered be siministerrd g. .,
and wor IA cali upon the LEGISLATURE "
enact laws compelling y.sns IN al ea'es - n nm,
l prescriptions the character OF the redcl5e
L. .nd person for whose II was iotenasu ,.a y.
Robert Russell, esq. one OF the Jurofs' ~
the above verdict and refused to si5n H. "ee' ,Is
that Mrs. Brown the mother Of the child "H eupaOo
to certain extent, nasppcb a. shs administered .1'