Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-03-08

Of Dr. Vessel in relation 70 the
quantity Of ssooite in the powders-which. 10
The oAIsisl notice Of Igoatius. ars supPos' -
be Of the came competition - those which he
vas informed she had taken. DR. Vessel, up-
on osth. says that he prepared the powders
himself ard msdiestsd them With the 9th po-
sssey, which potency be prapsssd from the
mother tinctuss which mother tincture be pur'
ekassd 10 Germany Where no fsrciesl inqussss
ars held. asd the "prsssut stssdard Of medical
science is adopted in all inqass,s) Now.opon
reckoning on the admitted quantity OF sconits
which was taken, We 6rd by mathematical
puistion, that 10 all she took Of the aeo.
mite dusiag her sickness. the qsantity 10 rep
resented - about sixty -biliooth part Of .
drop Of the expressed juice Of the aconits
plant.
Nov. - 10 the portability Of symptoms Of
narcotic poisoning occurring under such medi
cine sny cane man would laugh at the idss-
and to Ioquirer, would like 20 see the tests
by which he would exhibit such poison upoo
. psst moytsm exsmiostion-or by chemical
snslysis. II he can do 90 be can do more
than any chemist in the known world. After
sonsidsring tho bearing of such testimony ~
the above. and the testimony OF the expert. Who
viii, l truss, snswsr for himssf for his eonsu-
mate ignorance. after the jurors had dis
tiuc,ly said that they did not wish any further
invss. igstion-thAt they had formed their
opinion in the easel say, after ell this. what
need was there Of further investigation None
In my humble opinion.
J. W. II. BAKER. NJ. d.
EDrToas or SHs DsNoCRAT AND NEws:-A
attention has been directed to communica
nature Of Inquirer" which seems TO require
soms notice from "the examining ply sician' in
the recent inquest concerning the death ofMrs
Ivens.
II this communication OF IlQuirer could be
perused only by medical men iAmiIisr with the
history Of the inquest. no word Of comment
would be Necessary. 90 evident is its character
for sbsurdity fslssh rod. nonsense and malevo.
lence But upon some portion Of the public to
whom IL 10 addressed, . false impression may
he made by = desperate and elaborate effort to
SHIFT the odium justly resting upon the one
who inst gated the inQueet. to others Who have
been enabled by proper legal investigation to
prove the fsllscy Of the Implied charge Of .
grave crime sga.nst DR. Wssssi. It needs no
assistance from spirit-land to see plainly the
head and the heart OF the accusing physician,
skulkipg under the shelter OF an assumed
name.
In placing before the public few facts con.
Dectej with this inquest, in order TO correct
the misreprese ntat,ops which Inquirer is
attempting to palm off upon the ere.
duiity OF your readers. l shall As briefly as
poseible, show wherein he has falsified the 70.
cord and played the part Of the bssest kind Of
y .calumniAtor." The history of the case may
be briefly sumned up ~ follows:
Mrs. Maria Iveus had been in bad health.
end had receiv d medical attendance from
sa'i0o' ,ps a.. ,.o month. faa
death. ss the husband t.stihes, she had grown
80 much worse that she frequently told him
she must die. On Sunday nigh "shs was 70
ken verv sick" Sent tor DR.. Vessel Monday
moruiuv-"ssid che believed she hs0 feveI
and vas chilled" and before the doctor came
che complained Of pain ia the side and stom-
sch. With bxrni~g heat aud thisst, AND paim in
the head" She grew worse aud worse all the
time while waiting for the doc' or 90 that " hen
he arrived "she spoke with difficulty" and the
Dr. cvuld no, learn from her the history Of her
case. and had TO depend upon the statements
of her husband. He found her. as he testiies,
with fever, dry red tongue. pain III the right
side over the lever, difficult breathing
cramp 10 the stomach. dry skin. cold extremi
ties. in,ermitting pulse. tenderness over the
s'omseh and right side, end talking st times &C
imperf~ctly that he could With difficulty under
s,sud hsr. He gave homeopathic rrepsra
ton Of acconite 40 cure the tev-r and crsmp.
and . similar p,spsrati.n OF nux vomica "tt
remove constipation" The dose Of aconise va
.hs one SaillionM part Of one ~s.!Iso"tA par
18th pot ency) Of Drop OF sconste juice every
Two hours! She continued to grow worse.
the husband testifiss. 10 tho same degree ths
che seemed 10 grow wurse before the docto
came Tine symptoms which we're appear
ing worse, we're the increase Of headache ant
drv ton que and more intense thirst. more e
we're pain 10 the eide, and loss Of power G
spsskiue. and passed the water involuntar
w."
Thus she continued failing Nth the saw
chavoess, Of symptoms ~ before che took 40
| Of The no y ders vi DR.. Wees, !, and became u
tirel, inseusiOle before the accusing phy sic'al
| DR.. LANCER was called in. He fonnd her st
O'Clock on Tuesday In . comstose condition
with dry retracted tongue, and .the teeth Wit
+. dirty LAYER around" Respiration 10 p'
minute. He says. Il supposed her under II
| influence Of uarcotic medicines from the time
fire. saw her until her dsa b. and treated h.
under such consideration" He rolled her abo'
on the floor y th the aid Of her husband, q,
her the strongest coffee and vinegar in tabl
.. ooufui does, and applied ammonia 70 I!
spine, "into tie vs9ina. % and the rsctsm. %
fsuces. chloroform TO the PIT Of the stcmac
and ether to the poetrils, She died little I
ter midnight following
In the meant 20 DR.. LANCER sent notice
the sheriff Of the county that be had four
symptoms Of ~areotic poison on the body
} Nrs lvens, ssd hsd good reason 70 believe sl
would suffer death 10 consequence Of some
The pow dsrs che had taken"
Previous to an examination Of the body
the inquest which followed, DR.. LANCER tee
fed:
"A large dose (of aconite) producing sudd
, death would exhibit its effects upon the stO
ach by injection Of email vessels. or if prop
time lor its action, inf summation Of the st0
ach, In email doses. sdministsred at prog
intervals to the came person proving fatal 4,
. would show its effect on the brain end hsas
on the brain by turgescencs Of the small '
seis. aud unusual secretion Of fluid serum vii
! in the ventricles Of the brain in the heart
its AAbby eondition and enlargement Of I
: vsntrielss ~ and i'll sm not mistaken
|. right ventriels woald be the enlarged one; .
|. . there would bs huidity aud dsrkasss ef bic
10 the veins"
+ The post ssevtes examination made 10
prsseLcs Of the jury aud Witnesses ehow ed Il
there vas no injection Of the vessels and
s'go Of Inflammation Of the ston ach 40 {