Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-13


the difference of circumstances. We mean
to recognize, and bear IN mind always, that
you have as good hearts IN your bosonns as
other people, or as we claim to have, and
treat you accordingly.
He now called upon the citizens of KEN
lucky in a new position, and ne saw no oc.
casion and felt no inclination to retract a
word of this. [Applause.l If it shall not be
made good, be assured the fault shall not be
mine. [Applause1
After some further remarks he retired,
amid prolonged applause. .
In the evening, long torch-light process
sion marched to the Burnet House, and re-
manned in the street for some time, when
the President appeared and was received
with prolonged cheers.
A public reception was given at the Gem
tlemens Ordinary, which lasted till late
hour. Mr.. Lincoln was extremely affable,
and appeared little fatigued, although since
his election became a fixed fact, Immediately
after the October elections, he has been sub
ject TO all the harassing annoyances which
always surround the rising man. He ap-
pears to possess great power of endurance,
something which will no doubt be greatly
needed during his official term. Since he
left Springfield his progress has been one
continued triumph-not as an individual
but as the one to whom the destiny of the
country is, in great measure, committed,
and upon whose judgment and discretion
rests the hopes of the nation. Tue people
feel that his position is a most embarrassing
one, and they have taken occasion to express
their sympathy and tender him their sup
port. Between indianapolis and Cincinnati
he made three speeches, which in substance,
were the same as the one delivered here
He will leave for Columbus at nine o'clock
today, accompanied by the committees OF
the Legislature, and of the City Council.
The Alleged Murder of n schOoI-boy-Tes-
timOny Before the Coroner.
In our yesterdays issue we noticed that
Coroner Emmert had been called upon to
bold an inquest over the remains of a boy
the effects of a severe whipping received at
school and as the case is one of considerable
importance, we give the testimony, as filed
in The Coroner's office, in full
Anne Ryan (deceased's mother) sworn and
testified-Some time about year ago my
child came home from school and told me
that his teacher, Sebastin, whipped him, ex-
claiming al the time, " Oh mother he pretty
nearly killed me; !" | examined the place on
his seat where he had been whipped, and
found it swollen all over; it felt very hard,
and various colors were visible in that part !;
deceased did not go to school for week or
two after; l then went over to see the
teacher; demonstrating, | asked him the
number of strokes inflicted on deceased.
The teacher admitted to have given the
deceased about twenty. five strokes, remark
ing, II applied the strokes where they did
no injury" l ascertained from my boy (the
deceased) that he had been whipped with a
hickory stick. The whipping was given him
on account of having q key, not brought
forward when looked after. Deceased never
before complained of sickness; of late, his
food was thrown up, showing that he must
have suffered internally; deceased was lately
attended to by Drs. Bonner and Mussey. On
one occasion of the physicians examination
/ said TO him, "Doctor, fear that may lame
him." "Yes, madam" he exclaimed, 'it
may"
Barney Tracey sworn and testifed-Saw
the boy the day after he received the whip
ping, and also on the same day did not per-
ceive any thing particular in his attitude.
@. H. Bode sworn and testi6ed-Remem.
ber to have seen the boy after the Whipping
be had received; noticed that the place where
he had been struck had assumed variety O
colors; did not think, at the time, that any
thing extraordinary had taken place with the
deceased; gave the mother of the deceased
some tinclure proper for application; am
ignorant of what Drs. Bonner or Mussey
said or thought of the chastisement.
DIR. Bonner sworn, and testified that or
called upon by Mr.. Ryan, the father of the
deceased, to see the mother of the child, anC
a few days after my attention was called
toward the deceased, whose condition wa
such that ! examined his body, and founC
that his back, particularly his left hip, wa
much enlarged, and an abcess was formed
| applied some poultice could not vel
apply other means, such as lancets, owinl
to the condition of said place and abcess
| satisfy m I in
The Doctor applied the knife and opened
said abcess; also examined his chest, ant
found on each side swelling, or abcess.
Ques.-Do you believe that the whipping
received by deceased caused, or was thu
means to bring on this condition of the
body, and, finally, death?
Aps.-The infliction of the whipping nigh
have generated the swelling and wounds o
deceased; but to go back to the time whei
this whipping occurred, it may not be Ger
tain that it was, strictly speaking, the caus
of his death. In constitution like the on
of deceased, feeble as it was, reaction viii
not be so quick as in others.
Ques.-Suppose deceased had not received
the whipping afore stated do you believe
that he would have died.
Ans.-I do not think that it was the cause
directly of his death, but that it had much
to do with it.
|
Tuesday, February 8, DR.. Bonner called nj
to see patient Frank Ryan, to determine
there was an abscess behind the hip joint
We were satisfied there was matter inclosed
and l opened it with q knife, and larg
quantity of matter ran out, about one pint il
quantity; pressure upon the back promotes
the flow of the pus, which led me to infel
that there was connexion of the abscess will
the cavity of the pel0io.
/ did not examine the case with view /,
determine causes, but simply as a surgeon
to determine the propriety of making an,
operation. Two days later, DIR. Bonner in
formed me that there were two small ab
scesses on the chest, one on each side, nearll
under the arm, and | called and found tha
this was the case. believe that infamma
tion, and consequently hardness, Terminating
in formation of matter, might result frou
the violence of blows from a whipping wit
hickory stick, but in this case | can no
say that such was the cause, so much tim
has elapsed, and l have had 10 observation
of the case, and have made no special inves
tigation of it.
DR.. Bonner informed me that the boy har
been long time sick with, diabetes; but
did not examine the wound, or investigat
this point. Assesses often result from
very debilitated state of the system, and
slight exciting cause might determine tn
point of development.
The Jury returned the following verdict
eve, the Jury, do find that the decease
came to his death by an abscess on the lei
hip, originating from causes unknown to tn
Jury" a
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