The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-06-27

| wound was not sufficient to cause death without
some untoword circumstance afterward.
f @. Whatwas the immediate cause Of his
1sdeath7 Isl s8tS sS s!
SSA. Intense pulmonary congestion. caused by
high artcrial oxcitcmcnt III constitution al
ready enfcebled.
@. Do you think hard boiled Irish potatoes
likely to produce such an effoct7
A. An indigestiblo meal OF any substance
would produce high arterial excitement ina
case iko;his, 6F5Y5sYsss !
q. Do you think hard boiled Irish potatoes
IN indigcstible meal:
a. lido, when taken in quantity. Hsnton
stated to ME he had eaten eaten heartily of
Irish potatoes. Hanton told me on Saturday,
she never saw such an attendance Us he had
had nobody to wait on him or attend him. p
The nurse employed by DR.. Radsinsky had left
anu could not be found Incver saw him (tho
nurse) until next days. 81 .ta Y :s3-
@. From what oame under your observation,
do you think Hanton had proper attention
shown himlf + 80 sgaif l9i8 ha4 4as.. /!
"A. have no idea he had q 49, :il d.
g. When you saw hin, Friday morning did
you not think he would recover7 as aI
| A. had no doubt OF it at all.
@. If Hanton had had proper attention do
you not think lie would have rccoycred3
A, think he would. All I thought he
needed was proper nursing and good nutritious
dict. i,.~
Q. Could the wound he received have pro-
duced Congestion Of the Stomach?
A. Impossible.
Q. From wound that would cause internal
hemorrhage would you expect hot fevers such
as Hanton had
A. No, on the other hand would expect
state OF collapse.
! Q. From an internal hemorrhage would the
blood clod? ..4+
A. IF examined some time after death,
would expect more OF less coagula.
@. Did you remove any clottcd blood at the
post n,ortcn, examination
A. I saw, possibly, FIVE or six small clots
not larger than tho end Of your finger.
Q. Was your attention called to any artery
bcing cut by the ball
a. No. saw no artery divided.
@ TO produce death from homorrhage
would it be necessary for an artery TO be cut.
5 "A. The division of an artery or large vein
internally would be necessary
DR.. DR.. l.. D. Radzinsky being sworn. said !:
l was the attending physician to Jacob Han
ton, his condition was very favorable on Friday;
don't know tha. he sat upif SO it was contra
ry to my instructions. | expressed myself,
I SallsseN sss emQrrhpge would take place he
would recover, ut that time ] discovered some
mucus being discharged from his wound, in
very small quantity, have known cases whore
as large and larger quantities of mucus was
discharged from as dangerous wounds apparent
iy and tho patient recovered.
Q. Arc you satisfied that the immediate
cause Of death was from tho effects of tho
wound
a. think it was, undoubtedly.
Q. In what way did tho wound cause his
death
A. BY tho discharge of the blood vessels
implicated in tho laccration of the Apex of
the right lung. Tho ball or projeotile passing
through tho Apex of the right lung,
Q. If informal homorrhage took place would
tho blood necessarily become clotted
A. Yes, three hours time after death clots
will begin to be found
@. How much cottcd blood did you find on
your post n,ortem
A. About half pound
@. Do you think that tho amount of clottcd
blood you found would cause death to ensue
A. Yes.
O. Do you think che hemorrhage was Of re-
cent date7
A. Yes.
Q. Do you think this man would havo lived
if it had not been for somc extrsnoous circum.
stances
A. Yes, he would have lived with proper
care.
@. Could the wound Hanton received pro.
duce congestion Of the stomaoh3 T.
A. No, not directly.
Q. What effect would be produced by in.
ternal hemorrhage on the systcml
A. Central excitement, cold clammy pcrspi
ration and strong we'll marked palpitation of
the heart.