Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-01-23

Color 1t was swelled
Cr0ss-ezaminsa.- .-Dind' { complain of his hroat.
l, is little over half mile from Miller's to my
piace- 1t was in the morning early when he
came over to see me. He started towards home,
| oon know how long it took him. Saw him vom-
II twice that day. Didn't see him vomt on the
hight OF the Ilth on the 18th Didn't see him
straining much. Was in the room, but didn't at
tend to him Told him TO show his tongue
DANIEL MowRY, sworn.-I went after DR. Litz
IN the forenoon OF the day on which Miller died
came back and went to narrowing after dinner
tor Miller, in field in sight of the house Hadn't
narrowed than half an hour when Mrs.
Miller came out and followed for me to come
down / went to the house Mr. Miller slyipg
on the porch When L went to pick him up he
SAID Oh, Dan ~ That the last word he
spoke l picked him up and tried to carry him
In; told Mrs Miller twice to take hold of his legs
ana heip me. She helped me in with him, and
as we laid him the bed he drew his last breath
ohe said, = oh, he's gone"'
AFTERNOON SESSION
DR.. L. j. LITZ, recalled Miller face
was flushed, dark red, and somewhat swol-
len on my second visit-the first time the
symptoms were not so marked. He COM
planned that his throat was parched and dry
HIS tongue was red, trembled when it was
protruded, somew hat liberated on my sec
ond visit. His voice somewhat hoa. Sc.
REV. JOHN BERBIGIER, re called. I con-
Quoted the funeral services of Xavier Mil
Ter. He was buried in the graveyard of the
Frenchville Catholic church. Twas present
afterwards when the body was exhumed. [
am morally certain that it was his body
saw the coffin taken out of the same grave,
on the day the inquest was held.
HENRY w PARKE, sworn.-I am the
Coroner of this county As such held an
inquest on body at Frenchvilie on the
26th of July last. 1t purported to be the
body of Xavier Miller. Drs. Hartswick and
Wilson made the post mortem examination.
Drs. Burchfeld and Litz were also present.
FRANCIS CoUDRIET, sworn.-I was
member Of the Inquest on the body of Xa-
vier Miller. Saw the body, believe it was
his body.
JOHN B. RoUGEAUX, sworn-I was a
member Of the inquest. | was acquainted
with Xavier Miller. Recognized the body
on which the inquest was held as that of
Xavier Miller
DR.. j. g. HARTswICK, affirmed 4 as
sisted IN making a post ,nortem examination
of the body of Xavier Miller, at the in
stance of MIR. Parke, Coroner of this coun-
ty 1t was on the Goth of July last. There
was general discoloration of the body, ex-
cept the portion over the stomach and the
upper part of the bowels. These parts
seemed to bein better state of preservation
the toes had fallen off, or were about fall
ing off, and the cuticle was loosened The |
eye balls had protruded from beneath the
lids, and had discharged, their humors |
These are simply evidences Of the putre-
factlve process. After noting the general |
appearance Of the body, we opened the alb |
dominal cavity. The first thing we noticed |
was that the bowels were distended with !
gas, and had pale yellow color, except
portion of the ascending colon, which had 4
blush color. There was some congestion of
the blood vessels of the peritoneum, or mem
brane covering the bowels, and lining the
cavity of the abdomen. This congested ap
pearance was only found in the lower portion
of the cavity, what we call the lilac region.
There was also some congestion along the
back part of the cavity. Wen remov-
ed the stomach and duodenun. The stom-
ach was empty. The mucus coat of the low
er part of the stomach was congested, pre-
sentlng the appearance of high inflammation,
and had vesicular or blistered appear
ance. The vesicles were about the size of
a split pea, and in one or two places they
were in clusters Noticed no other peculiar
ity about the stomach. The stomach and
duodenum were placed in jar, and put in
charge of Dr. Burchfed. We examined a
portion of the duodenum, and | observed a
y
matter, which | also observed in a portion
of the intestines lower down. We then open
ed the cavity of the chest. We observed
dark colored fluid on the back part of the
cavity on each side. We did not remove
the lungs. We removed the heart. 1t was
soft and crepitated under pressure. Weopen-
ed the cavities of the heart, but did not OBJ
serve any signs of disease, except little
beny matter about one of the seml-lunar
valves The body was considerably decom-
posed, the putrefactlve process gong on rap
idly. Sulphuretted hydrogen gas is gene
rated by the putrefxctive process. This gas
has the effect of changing arsenious acid in
solution into crpiment (tersulphuret OF ar
senic.) The color was similar to this, (allud-
ing to some artifcialy prepared orpiment,)
not quite SO bright, beiGg mixed with mucus
Cross -ecanained.- The color was not so
bright. | don't know positively that the
yellow substance In the intestlnes was the
same as in the experimenting bottle, but
suspect it was If there were no arsenic In
the lntestines, | don't know that the gas
would change the color OF the fluids or the
matter covering the mucus membrane. The
fluids would not be the same in all cases,
they would vary in color. There was moth
ing In the stomach; the pasty matter was in
the bowels, no fluid. | think portion of
Lhe upper part of the bowels containing the
pasty matter, was put in the jar delivered to
DIR. Burchield, but am not certain. The
gas viii produce this color by coming in
contact with free arsenic. | know of no nat {
,ral causes that would produce the same eff
ect ,
/! graduated at the University of Penn a, =
md have been practicing for IL years c
DR.. r. v WILSON, affirmed. was one t
II the physicians employed by the coroner
o assist In making the post mortem examl-