Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-03-04


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| uerehboring crg.ss. Gall bladder empty, d
nsasly so--pe appeasosse ~ irdsmstion II
! gall bladder esd - AsdAssioas q that organ
On d.vidis sssssls sal1ehsd to The liver tier,
vas eopsidsrHbls dark venoss blood di.chsr.
sc. Do epsniss the gall bladder . small por
tics At BILE vas fouDd-no gall stones-no evi
deoes Of iDdamsties % Inner surface Of gal
bladder. loser sts0ssass Of liver. apparsntll
hsalthy-tbs sdhsstoss of The liver poe, esiorlJ
we're 90 strong - 70 tear of The sxtsrns
membrane covering that portion Of the livsl
In its removal. taking With them : small por
ton Of the proper Structure. That portion o.
the liver nssP these sohesions presented I
dsrker color m the structure than other psrts
Spleen, nstusal IN Appearance snd sire. Ex
tesnel Appearance Of large intest,nss, pressn
ted large @sssss Of apparently fecsl matter
in ssesuding soloa-asother macs ef simiis,
appearance 10 trsnsvsrss solon-s number ol
the same msssss ir the descending colon. and
. large macs u The sigooid dexure. end more
OF the ssms character s1tsuding throughout
he rectum to near its termination Small
| intsstinss. dark livid color. slightly tinged
| With appearance OF biie-the lover portion
Of smsll int estinss presented . much darke.
| color OF extsrnsl suvfase than the upper Dor
tion. lOtseaal ssrfsss Of duodenum not IN
sseural in color or presenting no evidence ol
in6smstory sotiop-cOoteats tinged With bile
| -as slso, were the contents OF that portion
OF the email intestine Just below. On opening
that portion Of the email intestines which ORE
| sented the darkest color-contents: liauid
dark, almost blsck-inHsr coat. brownish vel
low somsvhst sinilss to the contents
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marked appearance OF softening, still thele may
BE- some. The upper portion Of small insestines
presented nothing unusaal. On opening che
carcum those masses were found to be hardened
fecal masses No special evidence Of ndam tAato
~ action in the nsighb.rhood Of these hardened
massss, mach more solid and compact in the
neigh borhood or region Of the rectum. The up
per porti Of the small intestines present some
~hst more rsdnsss than usual externally, but in
tsrnaiiy nothing very unaasal - to color Blsd
der healthy Uterus uniaprsgna,ed and healthy
and appsndagcs natural and healthy.
characterization natural, ,pericardium adhsrent
to surface oi heart, and the Adhesions we're, with
diff ,ulty, broken up. Adherent over tho whole
surface, adhesious, evidsntly old, tco arm to be
recent. beart not psrcsptsbly enlarged. Walls
Of right side OF heart thin and covered with unu-
susl amount Of fatty substance, which extends to
nearly the inner lining Of The heart rendering the
walls extremely thin. Exa0ining the left ventriele
found small osrtalass ssnous deposits in the sob
stance Of the aortic valves. Mitrsl valves heal
thy, - ~sre the valves o. right side Of heart.
Walls Of the heart unusually fragile and easily
crushed bsneath the fingers. Lungs generally
enlarged with dark blood on posterisr p rtion.
Anterior presents : brighter color, without per
Of lungs, either 70 wall Of throap or pericardium
Internal appear ancs Of stomach Con ents about
gill Of dark semi Auid liquid, similar, in sp-
pearance, to the contsnts Of the lower part Of
email iLtestnes. The most striking pcculiarity 10
y spotted appearance Of the inner surface Of Ii.
stomach, involving almostAll Of it except The two
extremities. These spots are small, very distinct
black in color, in size about that Of fine gunpov-
der, scattered over tho surface from line to two
lines apart, and giving the appearance to the sur
face - if grains ot gunpowder had heen scattered
ovesit. In the most dependent portion of the
elsewhere. The spots can be removed BY scrap
ing with the point Of knife, leaving small inden-
tations In the mucous membrane Near the car
diso extremity, . portion Of the mucous mem-
brsne Was raised in an s4sphe eysematous condition
TOR . sFace Of q an inch in diameter, which col
coat. Some small red patches along ii 9 membrane,
lining the smaller curvature
EXAMINATION OF TIL. BRAIN.-On removing the
brain, about two ounces Of serous efusion was
loft in the cavity of tho cerebellum. The mem
brsnes externally or covering the brain not usu-
sually red; vsntricles empty, or very slight
amount Of fluid in them-no unnatural amount /:
general appearance of brain, that Of health no
unusual vsscularty of brain, or fullness Of blood
vessels. From the examination Of the Dsdy alone
could not arrive 1t any positive Opinic Is to the
immediate cause Of the death. Some Of the le-
sions serious in character, like that affecting
the heart, which would render the patient liable
TO fail readily under the influence Of any extra
neous disease Of fbrle charaoter-but of them
selves without any such influence. do not know
that this wOs'd necessarily prove Immediately f.
tal The cOnstpAted condition Of the bowels
with . large accumulation Of old feculsnt ma ter
would, oil itself, have oxerted . very deleterous
effect in connection with any other disorder.
| In reference to the stomach, am not prepared
| to say what might be the cause Of its peculiar
spotted appearance. do not think this spotted
| appearance could have existed for long time. II
might possibly be post mortem effect. The
rod spots on the stomach were 30 small and 50 few
| l think they had no special Specification.
| In my opinion, m unusually small doso Of mar
| ootic medicine would not essarily pro iuce
death under the existing LESSONS. think that :
patient having snch LESSONS, being attacked with
con ..is it woal1 prove necessarily dan
gerou-. more So thsn in patients without
suoh LESSONS. heard ths testimony Of Mr. 1ven.
in relation to the cond itisn Of his wife previou.
to his going for DR.. Vessel, and the condition ir
| which he found her when he returned, and from
such testimon, my opinion Is that she had had 9
chill followed by lever, and that the effect OF said
chill and fever ives continuing, and producis sl
some cerebral disturbance. In my examination q
the body Of Mrs. Ivens, | csnld not discover any
evidence Of the action Of narcotic poison that
would, OF itself, lead me to such an opinion. The
evidences Of POISONING BY narcotics are diaicul,
and often impossible to detect after death, ever
| by chemical analysis. think that the chill and
fever and its Subsequent effects, under the exist
| ing LESSONS, might have produced the death. / do
not wish to be understood saying that the death
may not have been hastened by other influence,
| to me unknown. E. J. FOUNTAIN.
STATE OF IOWA,
Soorr CouNrY. ..
| An iLquisition, holden at Cooperstown, in thu
city OF Davenport, State Of Iowa, Scctt county or
the 27th duy Of February, A. d. 1861, before Johr
W. H. Baker, Coroner Of said county, upon ths
body, Mrs. Maria Hom) Ivens, there lying dead
| The said jurors, upon their oath, do say tha
they have found no evidence that the desth Of ths
decessed was effected o. produced by poison Or > J
other unlawful means but in our opinion she died
| from the effect Of natural causss.
| In testimony VII reot, the said Jurors hav,
hereunto set their hands the day and year 6rs
above written. ALRx. G. TAYLOR,
H.k CLAUssEN,
| CHARLIE MOonR.
| In testimony Of I'll the above written, / hav,
hersunto cot my hard this, the 28th day Of Febru
ary, A. D. 1861. john w. H. BAKER,
Coronse Of Seott county.
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