The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-31
UNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 81, 1853.

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coDjscara! opnisn aoou, the matter asr hearing .ns
test mopy have formed a copectura opinion ABOUT ",
although y s Dot scientific opinion; the facts gwen oy
Dr. Finnell not sufficient to base Intelligent opinion
upon IA 10 the cause of her DEATH one physcian mgot
have one opinion another different one my opion Is
that the woman must have died Of apOpexy or easion
time before her death; the woman had rup.
tuie or blood vessel in the BRAIN; the oiooa
would be poured out from this ruptured vessel,
and this, OF COURSE would produce its effects upon
the system gradually; this state Of things differs from
congestion, because from he nature Of the case, It
goes on OF left 10 xstlf from bad worse until pro-
duces death. In congestion, patient is left 10 himself
and lives at all he would be likely to improve and get
better or he would remain stationary, and nsensioe and
die this patient had much congestion ~ 10 prevent
her walking about, and think amount OF congestion
which would have killed her in half hour would utterly
negative the idea of her walking aboutthe thing i'm
poesibe the Gauss that would be likely to produce sppo
pleSy are oomerous could be produced by falls or by
any description OF violence appopexy without eiusion OF
blood rarely fatal thing short Of twelve hours
but where eusion OF blood gong constantly may
be fatal in much shorter time varying few minutes
onward depending upon the rapidly with which the blood
was poured out appoplsxy as general RUE, " oy no
means the result Of stranguation but congestion OF the
brain w. the appearance Of the genital organs oil the de-
ceased would not be consistent think, with voluntary
connection; | have known one instance where much
greater amount OF swelling and irritation was produced by
connection between and wife from the Appearances
Of the genital organs of the deceased should judge the
connection was involuntary on her part
Cross. .examped by Judge Whting-Congeston OF the
brain means fullness have never conducted post NOR
tenn examination where the person died from sranguaon
sufocation; don't think person could get up and
might produce effect which would cause death; If
woman was thrown violently on bed, and held by the
hioat by man for length Of time strangulaton would
be effected more easily appopexy s more frequent in old
than young sons appopiexy sometimes occurs with
out eusop and persons die where there ia simple con
geson in OF coDRestive aPpopexy the person will
move and where there appoplexy with efision he
may be able walk the blood in Of efusion might
pour slow to enable the person live twenty
four hours taking the post morem examir alton Of Dr.
Fnne into account with all the attending circumstances,
the woman certainly came to her death by violence.
NJ C.tty, hy NJ f1sAtnn ~
the faculty OF the College OF Physicians and Surgeons
in my opinion, on rejecting on the case as IL has
s,I cse Al, 10 ,hS and cacb nar,
of the testimony am not able 10 form Judgment Ipon
which my mind cn rest as to the cause OF death would
qualify that by stating several modes in which the pa
tent may have died present themselves 10 me- my retec
tons there anything In the cavity OF the abdo
that presented itself abnormaly and diseased
cause cath suddenly am not informed that any disease
existed the stomach of the deceased that could have in
duccd sudden DEATH yet there were evidences OF very
decided disease in the ab iomen while the patient
living. evidenced in the condition Of the ver there
other morbid appearance in the cavity Of the abdomen
except dsenson Of the stomach the post mortem
examD alton would not show the condition OF the stomach
from the evidence read cannot that there
organic disease nor in the lungs which would cause
sudden DEATH in reference 10 stranguatou IL would
from what heard-the lucid statement of Dr. FnneI-
that mad there been any obstruction n the air passages
from the mouth 10 the lungs death would be produced in
that way; IL 1t be true that antecedent 10 death
the patient was able 10 walk distance after any
violence that might have been committed being re-
leased for a season. wh,h would allow OF sufficient
number of times breathe perfectly, might gvea per
good chance OF recovering that point cannot
speak decidedly there not before mind at present
such would enable me TO form opinion that
subject; patient, after having been interrupted In
respiration enabled TO stand erect and walk for
distance, would seem 70 me that the respiration
restored yet unable 10 say what previous in
terrupton might have induced that would be settled by
a post examination Of the lungs; the contents
the cranum had been Inspected whether would reveal
anything satisfactory TO the Of death very
uncertain, and yet that had been done the very den
cal OF death might have been revealed In many
instances OF post mortem examinations the physcsos i'm
pute death 70 combination OF circumstances all coin
cident and leading to a point
Cross -examined-I have decided opinion 10 the
Of the death Of the deceased could have form ed
perhaps II the head had been examined doctors,
well lawyers, differ in their opnioos; Ihave mover
heard Of a mans head been shot off by a cannon
ball and he walking some distance Afterwards; have
not read msay works medical jurispruience;
scratches IA neck rould be considered marks Of
ence froh In the mouth may be produced by strangua
ton or appopexy.
Mr. Clinton said that he had only one more witness 10
Mr.. Whiting observed that the prosecution desired 20
the doctor for whom the deceased worked
but the idea that she was a very bad woman
Judge lngraham very desreus 10 close up the owl
depce day that the counsel could prepare FOR the
summing up on Monday.
Couns sei both sides hell brief conference and
both Of the Witnesses absent, they mutually agreed
10 consider the closed.
The Court then adjourned I'LL Monday at IL O'Clock
when the win be summed up and presented
Jury