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Dr.ru FROM MALpRAoTIcE-CoR IsQuEsr.
The ipquest on the body of Robert Foster, child
four days DID, wto is alleged 10 have died from NAL
rractice on the part of the attending physician Dr.
Macdonald Allen, Of No. Ar Grand street, was yss-
terday concluded by Coroner Gamble. The svidesos
shows that when the doctor called 10 ses the child
he prescribed two grains Of opium, portion Of which
only was given but which threw the child into con-
vu;ors resulting in DEATH The substance of the tes-
tjmony was az follows:
RM Fo.tr the father Of deceased tsa6edts be resided e
No 1s Eleventh street and thar the b:bs was born or The
j., inst Dr Buk. Of Gr.na street II, hs.s d ~
Sst the Of Dr. Burke from the city he h.d besn DE-
T Mr. Fos er told him sbe infant l.bons under
attack Of dsrThes, when he wrote Prescription Of poydsr
s sgs s n 1 ss aes
wa. pr w rss so o1: e5 Ss. for
two grsis Of opu forming part Of ~ he told the clark NOT
thas Of the doctor who wrote prescription taking med
ine home only Of one Of the powder. We. oven the
tbIowniro commissions in which consinoed intervals una
.osOek the when death r'Sea p,g e TIE
that the child b.d been poisoned and that wrong ned
cas h,d been GYM it. .d that s1s n ns o. e on @ he
wrote and the medicine that which he procured from tbs dug
ss Sd ns ss the T1d more
Sarah Ann FssI mother Of the d-csssed that .ss
give i'm nsdcns e ,s,vs wsn the s S,as
had said Il decided 70 give OIL. third q powder this
in teaspoon but part Of ran down te corners q
whole Of IT, she put tina, which bark s.aia
seaTd The convol,iGn en.ued and they ys The child ssss
remainder Of Witness testimony conoooaed that Of her has
Macdonald Allen testified reside at No III Grand street.
ard am called TO Mrs Foster ct the reques
Dr. B9 who had s6a Of hs snS ts 81
BY Mr. Fo.te who stated that the child was In
had ad. up the prescription had said was very strong
inf re @ %S III Sat leu aSb
have trouble Of late family and mind
& a nat .nd s lave
he dcine for him when prescribed for the child the d0's
Ralph Ker,haw degO.ednI reside tho lea aysnus snd
Ss @ P s sSs Sy
Of eetures At the Thirteenth Medical College put up u.
gda sw s' %
sdy .s$ osaa b sd ,. sSs
in normal condition with the exception Of the as
ob case and Of The body he was Of opinion tina
death may have been caused by overdose of opium
After short time passed in elaboration the jury TO
turned the following verdict: THAT deceased came 70
bis death from convuso,s produced by overdose Of
opium, administered by DR.. Macdonald Allen. The
jury believe the physician was gully of gross Careless
ness, and we further eensure the druggist for net
warning the father of the danger Of administering -
large dose of opium to 30 young child
After the rendering OF tine Verdct Coroner ua10
announced that Re should hold Dr. Allen in the sum Of
$500 to answer before the Grand Jury. The doctor
was then examined in the prescribed msnuer. He
stated that be native of Scotland, % years o<
age al by occupation. In relation to the
charge against him he replied.
"My mind very much troubled when ordered the ned
cine Although having administered opium
rbubarb thin that the death Of the child
occasoned by the opium TOOK unt OF the anal l1.n
ty swallowed and the length Of line 6 hours that esped
given which reduces thu dose to 10th Of grain aud the
father states that one half that quantity was lost Ia sdn
irgi."
The doctor subsequently, obtained bail and was re-
leased from custody.