Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-03-02

hamme nbby. About SK o'clock left her
10 charge Of Nsr husband and fziends With Airsc-
a'ns 70 keep the rotation 81. s.siaei warmth
use Of coffee. VIC vs. nov given 70 her from
cup, sne opening Yer eyss and mf wing her lips to-
ward il. rsturnS1 in about two hours, ioond
her palss nearly thsVams - when left, and like
wise the respiration 4milar general appearance
not changed for the wwss, bat reaction not being
established to the sxtsaS that wished, made me
think that there vas yer, little hope for the ca.s
which expressed st the ine to the husband.
think tho cause Of the death was SsrOus Apo
plsxy caused By narcotic isAasncs. suppussd
her under tho influence Of narcotic medicine from
the time first saw her sntIl her death and treat
ed her under such confederation. when I first
made my visit, wss shown two papers containing
powders there the witness vas presented the
package marked 4 asd said hs recognized the
powders from the mark and thought them TO be
the sams) ordered the husband to wrap them "
and lsy them sway-which he did in my pres
ence.
Question b.. Mr.. Taylor. Might mot the stuper
and symptoms Of narcotic inAueuce ~ occasioned
BY the pregnant condition Of the womanf
A.-There was no positive evldeuee Of program
g to ny knowledge, and the stats Of the muscles
and eyes, also Of the tongue and the neighbcring
organs would not justify such IN opinion. even il
the patient we're pregnant and several months ad-
vsnced.
Q-Could thh symptoms, which we're present IL
your opinion h.vs been produced BY the sesion Of
AZ nit. or Nux Vomics9
A.-Ths sympsoms which saw in this eass
were similar 70 those produced BY Aoonits in ~
over dose.
Question BY Mr. Clau,ssu, What dose Of aconite
wouli be required 70 produce such symptoms?
Any opinion 10 that it 10 very pOisinous and
ought not to b given at al internally, DO moi
know Of any experiment - to the smallnsss Of the
quantity whi:h would sndanysr life.
= L.. - - ~ ~: 49, ana.
BILE Of assertsining the exstancs Of aconite If il il
present in the powders, No or No 2. and the qaaa
tity Of the same?
Alt can be ssce, tained, and the quantity. ap-
pre- ximately, in my opinion.
Q-In persons dying irym the effect Of poisoning
BY Aconitc, would traces Of the acoDito be likely
to be discovered On within the body alter death
BY proper examination!
A-lf no antidots has been taken which dec0m-
poses the aconits, and death follow it soon, the
substance could be shown in the body but If an
tidotes decomposing the acoDite after being taken
and death occurs after IN interval Of some length
Of time, say "a hours, the person dying then in
Consequence Of the nervous disturbances the AGO
mite might not be produced in substance from the
exAmi nation Of the body.
Q-Would the poison Of sconlts. causing
desth, leave visibls destruction Of any specisi
organs Of the body which could be seen after
death
"A large dose. producing sudden death.
would exhibit its effect on the stomach by in.
lection of small vessels, or if proper time for
lts action. inflammation Of the stomoch. Ii
email doses. administered st'proper intervals
to the ssn prrson. proving fatal. IL would
show it. effect in the brain snd hesrt-on the
brain. by turgescence Of small vessels and un.
usual secretions Of fluid serum within the ven.
trcles Of the brain-in the heart by it, dshby
condition and enlargement OF the ventricls
and II am not mist taken. the right veotricle
would be the enlarged one; and there would
also be fluidity and darkness Of the blood 10
the veins
Q-Would the effects Of poison, produced q
in answer 10 question fourth be correct and
unmistakabls - to the death hsving been pro.
duced by poison. and without other csuse1
A-Each. and every one Of the symptoms
stated In answer TO question fourth might b.
produced by other causes than that Of poison
but the coexistence of those symptoms in con
0ection With certsin symptoms before DEATH
would imprsss ny mind strong y Of sn over
dose Of narcotic
volunteer the following ststemsnt Of my
opinion @ to the condition OF the former health
Of the individual here lying dead: I supposs
that there are Obstruetions in the abdominal
viscess. below the stomsch. and possibly lacer-
stion most probably filiary cslculbi in the
gall bladder. and difficulty in passing them
through the dustus But. - l have not seen
the person 10 . proper condition to make On
examination, therefore / can only eurmise en-
the subject. DR. IGsAnus LAnesl
Concluded on Monday