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

, ken two bites of arum tripby yllum, it would not
change my opinion to the cause of death A
plant of theAmercsn Indian turnlp (aruin triphyl
| lumj was placed in my hands by Alex Conway.
! Cr0Ss-eaapatns4- A portion of the yellow pasty
matter was put in the jar given 10 DR.. Burchfeld.
Found evidences of hernia in the body Exam
ined the same, but found no evidence of death
| from this cause Cannot say that hernia would
produce similar appearances to poisoning In
termission of symptoms would depend upon the
period between the administration of the doses.
Where death was produced by two agencies, 1
would naturally attribute it to the most potent
cause. If. upon chemical analysis, the stomach
and duodenum. which were taken expressly for
examinat alton. found to contain no arsenic, it
would greatly shake confidence, in nay opinion,
provided it not found in any other portion of
the remains. IF the inyetigation were 10 stop
after the examination of the stoln ach and duod
enum and no arsenic found | could not with
absolute certainty attribute the death to that
cause Some of the symptoms described in the
question put itwould be difficult TO explain aNcept
upon the supposition that they were prod uced by
mineral poisoning. The effects of taking arun
triphyllum would be felt more in the mouth and
throat than lower down. They are similar to
those produced by cayenne pepper. Taken in
suheieEt quantities it might possibly produce
fatal effects, but there is single recorded
in the books of the American indian turnip pro-
ducing death, The arum macculattum (the Eu-
ropean plant) has produced death. There is a
case recorded of three children dying from having
eaten Its leaves. Taken IN large quantities, the
American indian turnip might produce Violent
irritation. If | had the evidence that a patient
had swallowed il III large quantities. | would be
disposed to attribute acute gasritis to its effects
By COpM The vascular appearance of the
inner coating of the stomach produced by min
eral poisoning has only been observed in cases of
Asiatic cholera 1t is always the evidence Of in
tense Inflammation.
ANDREW SPENCER. af7d-I know what indian
turnip is-it grows plentifully where 1 live. L
have often bitten. eaten and swallowed of it.
Never produced any serious effects. Have eat
them-my brothers and I, playfuly. tried to see
which could eat the most of them. Did not
make either of US sick
BRICE CONWAY, recalled ed.-Know the indian
turnip. ilave used them in liquor, to make bit
ters put them IN green, used the bitters for
cough, was greatly benefited by the
DANIEL MowRY, recalled After had carried
the body into the house. Immediately started
for Mr. Flood. The horse broke out of the stable
and follow ed me down through the meadow Mrs
Miller came out and followed to me that she
couldn't keep that id John horse in the stable
This was IL or 10 minutes after Mr. Miller died
then went for hr. Flood, and told him to come
up that Mr.. Miller was dead [ went to Floods
of N accord. He was a relative of Miller's
l was there when the funeral left [ was there
when the coffin closed. Didn't see her CRYING
at the time of the death nor between then and
the funeral.
-eraSaiuea Floods wife was a sister of
Mr. Miller. Mrs Miller, so far as L know. was a
quiet woman. She narrowed, hauled rails, and
did other work.
LAWRENCE FLooD, re-caIled.-On tie 18th the
day which Miller died. the Doctor asked Mrs
Miller if she had given the medicine in the bot
tie every two hours directed. She said she
had | cOutradicted her and said didn't think
she had as the bottle standing in the window
untouched as [ thought. She gave him no med
icine out of the bottle that night that saw At
ter midnight Mrs. Miller came in and went to
bed. Remained there until her husband called
her to get up the next morning and prepare some
breakfast these people had Leen there all night
He I'M of bIS flaat 4 id,'t
or talk about him. Miller was buried the next
day after he died at about five o'clock. Mrs Mil
ler was standing in the kitchen when the cofin
was closed l asked her to come in, but she said
she didn't want TO. l asked the children also but
they wouldn't me in they said they were
him The next time L saw her was a Sunday.
at Brice Conways. Next time, when Volimont
MowIy and myself went TO her at PIetett's,
where she was staying. After we went in. [ ask
ed her II she had any objection TO her husband
being raised. She wanted to know what they
wished to raise him for tod her it was report
ed in the neig borh ood that Joe was poisoned.
asked her if she hadn't bought paper of arsniec
at Cranston's store a few days before his death
She said she hadn't bought any such thing Vol
llmont said there in her enying it as
1t was charged CranstOn's book. Then she
acknowledged that she had got it, that Joe nd
told her to buy it TO poison rats. asked her if
she had 1t there-she said she hadn't that she
had thrown 1t away; said she tn ought she could
find it told her IL she could find it whole. as
about it; if not there would be something done
in it. She went along with Mowry, Yollimont
and myself where she said she had thrown it. to
Mowry run, about mile from where they had
lived We hunted for it about an hour and
half, but did not find it. She started to 60 to
Pretetts, and We started home. After got home
Nollimont got my horse and went for warrant
to Squire Gormont When he started went back
to Pretetts, and Bill Mccartney. Mrs. Pretett
Mrs Miller, Mary Miller, of Mrs Pretett's
little girls and myself went to the run and hunt
ed for the powder until about noon. Bill McCart-
ney told her she might have left it up in the
house where Joe died. She sand sh thought she
didut. told her thought it WASH in the rum
and we might as well go up there and hunt for it
as any where else weren't going to fni it.
We went to the house but did not find it On the
way home We met Nollimont at Mrs Lutz's place
with the warrant. He deputized Mccartney to
execute it, and he went with her to Mrs Pretett's
as she wanted to get some clothes. They then
went to Squire GOrmont's, and e committed her
She was taken to my house to stay that night
VIM. Mccartney, and Mrs. Pretett at Mrs Miliers
request, staid with her up stairs. In the morn
ing, Mccartney, Mrs. Miller and myself started
for CIeurfeld.