Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-27
10 t1 Court. know that DR.. L. didn't

IN operation performed, TO procure an aoor-
lion. Had known DR.. L. three years. Had
been in his office three or four times before.
Bell Mason, daughter Of Mary l.. Mason,
a girl sixteen years old, was called and
but her testimony made no new rev.
Citations.
Richard H. Williams was sworn, and ties
titled to the sickness of Mrs. H. on the train,
that Saturday, and to the fact that he assist
ed her from the Elyria depot to the house
of Mrs. Mason.
DR.. W. Henry Park, SleorR Live in Ely |
ria, am a physician. Saw Mrs. H. at ten
a. NJ, the day she died. Stayed twenty
minutes; called again fifteen minutes be
fore her death, aud remained until after
that event. She complained, first, of pain
in the shoulders examined, and found
there a mustard plaster. She said, on my
asking, that she had not menstruated regn-
larly. Concluded she was dying. DIR.
Strong and l made q post morton examina-
ton, on Saturday. Found, on dissection OF
parts, that she was two or three months
along. Fetus had been recently removed
no remain of p~laeenta or fetus. There had
been highly inlammatory action-tissues
broken down where the placenta had been
severed where p~lacenta had been attached
on the sides of the uterus there were marks
of its having been torn away. Death was
caused by an abortion. Don't know as l
can say abortion had been produced by
mechanical means. The vagina was red as
if blood had settled there indications OF
violence.
Cross examination: The pulse of Mrs. II.
was $50 to lao when | found her; was lag
gard, occasionally a little Eighty ; when
.,,-ad would rive q poharaut answar. |
prescribed morphine, one-fourth grain, and
/ spirits of nitre. Her extremities cold. She
was pulseless when l saw her the second
time. The portion of the womb broken
down was the size of a quarter dellar. The
p~lacenta was, l think, attached on the
right side.
DR.. Jamia Strong, s,CorR: Have been a
physician in Elyris sixteen years. Saw the
body of Mrs. II. Saturday noon. Exposed
contents of bowels. They gave evidence of
Inflammation, not enough to account for
death. Removed the uterus, opened it, saw
IN it a small %oriice; was very apparent that
she had been pregnant. On the inner sur
face a space, nearly as large as a half dol
lar, broken down and ~disorganized by in
fammation tissues couldn't cohere.
Had been pregnant, l think, two or
three months. Am satisfied that her death
was due TO Inflammation of the womb con-
sequent upon abortion. In the vagina was
considerable engagement of blood; had
dark, swollen appearance, no leslon-mosi
natural explanation would be mechanical
violence. There was little eifusion into
cavity of abdomen.
Cross examination 1t was apparent thai
the disease had been swift in its course
The uterus was thoroughly d~isorganized
chronic disease thickens the parts. Sh
was a person of full habit, ~plethoric. The
destruction of the womb was the cause o
her death.
The taking of strong irritant medicines
would aggravate this condition (fullness o
habit). Abortion in IN early stage is rare
ly produced by purgatives or anything Ia
ken into the stomach. Tissus break dow
from mechanical violence. The parts AROUND
the mouth of the uterus were confused o.
engorged. The degree of hemorrhage would
depend upon the time intervening between
the application of violence and the setting
in of Inflammation.
Direct examination resumed: The engorge
ment below the womb could be best ex
planned by mechanical violence l mean
prying open the womb. 1t is usually made
} In early stages of pregnancy, by mechanics
means. Some instrument is passed up tn
vagina, through the mouth of the womb, t
rupture the membrane containing the fetus
/, 1t Is not impossible that tearing off the pla
centa would tend to Inflammation like this
Her whole appearance was the natural re
suit of an abortion produced by mechanics
| violence. Males are exceptions to nature
E conditions of women. One-fourth grain
5 morphine would not produce much of a re
suit. l would expect that, If mechanl
2 means had been used and the patien
had walked or rode to Elyria, be
drawers would have been stained, and, ha
e | found them so, would have regarded 1t th
= natural result of what had been done.
: Cross examination resumed: Should nj
expect the fgtus to be expelled in one hou
should not be surprised if in this case
e had been expelled on the cars.
The evidence given by Charles Hammer
way, cousin of deceased, revealed no ne
facts.
' Le'0is Breekepridge, s'0orn: Am a Law
, yer in Elyria. Was not acquainted wit
Sophia J. Houghton. Saw her corpse c
Saturday at the post norton examination
Saw DR.. Libbey that night, about eleve
o'clock. Deputy sheriff Ridgway went vii
q me to arrest the Doctor for abortio
Sheriff Ridgway made known OF
business, and he, at Doctors request, res
the warrant for the arrest. Doctor asked
see it, and read it over. When he came
Cuyahoga county he said, "What Cuyahol
county ?" Read half a dozen lines al
threw down the warrant. Went to lount
d and as he drew on his boots said he had I
recollection of such a case; that he did1
think he was in the city then. said Z"
can be proved He slapped his knee al
said, "Ah! it's come to me. l recOllect tv
n ladies coming on Saturday, the week b
d fore" whereupon he described them, an
said he did nothing except use EXPIRE
II juices. l told him the proof was, that
l. used an instrument. He admitted he use
an instrument, but with it expressed juice
| asked him how much he received. l
didn't recollect. Said the small lady pa
him. He went to jail. There Libbey sa
> to me, "What if ! should furnish you
y paper signed by this girl that l had give
a, no serious treatment and had used EXPRESS
,e juicesE" said that might be a precautiC
h he had taken.
l. Cross examination i: 1 came TO this city
n the request of Prosecuting Attorney Ha
T. and the Coroner DR.. Libbey told me tn
d the girl had seen some other Doctor befo
she came to him; that DR.. S4mpsel, Of Ell,
ria, had done something for her. He Iii
bey) said ne found Inflammation in Il
} parts.
Direct examination resumed: 1 told LIB,
that / knew it wasn't true that DR.. Samps
had lone anything for this girl, for his Off
II is mex to mine, and the proof showed tn
she hadn't been in Elyria. Then l su
d gested Sampsel, of Ashland, and he sal
g "0h, yes that's the man."
This concluded the testimony taken ye
terday. The case will be resumed at nil
1t o'clock this morning. The trial will pro
Il ably be concluded to-day.
II j. HARVEY DuRFEE, Specialist and Pril
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