The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-09-21
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The Recent Inquest i'll Regard to the
Cause Of the Death of Mrs. Meta
Davis.
AS the jury in this case has decided at last
upon verdict. We Il cm it improper to publish
..hc result Of their invest cations, without civ
Ing i'll full, all the testimony upon which their
decision is based. We forbcar an expression
of opinion in the matter. and give the facts. as
l matter &c justice to all parties concerned :n,!
Interested:
TIE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
III tie Natter Of tie Dcod. B"lly If Meta
Dnri$: tIc.~uscl:
Evidence taken this tenth day Of August = /.
d. 1867, before Charles l,. Glover j.su..
Magistrate, acting as Coroner for Orangebury
District: ut Orangcbury in the said State
NAUTILUS .AIEREci;T.-Ias night bctwccn
The hours o. II and / o'clock. Lieut. Davis
ciIicu - uCl'o!lcit n6HSc: Nuu EtNtCu ti!.t H'S
wife was y:ry sick, and ;.!:cd d.pe"ta 10
como over tl.cTc. IS dcponcnt entered the
house he went into the bed room and found
the deceased sense!css. and about every minute
or two the color Of her face changed after
which she would turn pale and had cold
clanmy appearance the fingers about the
nails wcuid turn blue These changes were
accompanied by spasns, which lasted only Il
short time. llcr head was very hct, and there
WAS 4 little foam from her mouth She had
been sick from about ten o'clock same night of
her dcccasc Was not present when she died.
Mn'. GETHA ALnREcnT.-Saw the de-
ceased about q! z. NJ. August 9th, deceased
complained of having fever, but Was un at the
time preparing her husbands supper Did not
hcar her say she had taken any medicine that
day. Was with her about ! hour Has
known deceased since she moved here, and has
not heard her complain excepting of fever IN
til last night. Does not rccollect whether she
complained of any pain or not.
LIEUT.. JOHN DAvIs-Y cstcrday upon his
return from his Office, deceased told him she
was complaining Of chill and fever. This was
about halfpast five. Deceased said, II wish |
could break this chill and fever" Dcponcnt
recommended that she take some pills whcl,
had been suggested to dcponcnt Deceased
took cup of tea and nurscd her child whilst
dcponcnt ate his supper. After supper his
wife retired with her child. Deceased sus
gcstcd that dcponcnt should give her thre,
pills. The prescription was recommended by
a Mr.. Getting of Charleston Prescription
was put up at Mr. Eckcls Drug Store, by /,
young man whose name dcponcnt does no,
know The copy of the prescription which
dcponcnt had received is in possession of Drs
Elliott 4 Sallcy. The pills and prescription,
was put up ut Dr. l:ckcl's establishment Tho
pills had only been used on this occasion n.
other medicine was used except the abov,
which was administered about half-p,st eight
Noticed no sickness. About ten minutes aitc,
she took the pills, dccc" "scd complained grca
/ deal of languidncss and hcavincss Was alb
sent about fifteen minutes, when deceased tol,
! u,,noncni that she felt better except head
ache. About. hai-past nine, deceased com
planned o" seeing strange things before hcl
ewes. Both fell as.acp. About hali:pas
twelve o'clock was arouse! by the child cry
ing Dcponcnt then ca..'ed deceased anG tolt
her that the child was awake, and sl." HAD bet
ter nurse it. Tried to arouse Ter s"con'
| time and third time, both by calling and shah
ing kcr; finding himself unanswered. his at
tcntion was called to her peculiar breathing
which alarmed SO much that lie sought assist
ancc from his ncighbor Mr.. Albrc,ht Before
going for Mr. Albrccht, took IA light and no
tccd great langnid appearance about the
eyes, and coIlncss Of the cXtlcmitics only per
ccptiblc warmth about breast and head Pulse
was very weak. Dcponcnt is husband of de-
ceased She remained i'll the above condition
unit, the doctor came, recognizing no one
The limi! prescription referred to above had
been used by :cponcnt several times, and de-
ceased had taken some for about twelve days
DIR 4. s. S.\LLEY Saw deceased at about