, 1869-10-09
MURDER OF MRS. E. D. WILSON.


DEATH BRoM AN ABoRTIos-JUDoE D1R-
WIN THEGUIITY PARTY.
The San Francisco Times has report
of the testimony taken before the ooro>
ner's jury, empAneled to enquire into
the cause of the death of Mrs. B. D. Will
son, woman who it will be recollected
was seduced from her husband by Judge
Darwin, and subsequently figured in,
divorce case tried before Judge Wyehe,
at Port Townsend. The parties being
being well known throught the Territory
we copy the testimony asa matter of
general interest:
Mrs. A. NJ. Hoffman, sworn-I live at
No. l048 Folsom street am a-female
physician did not know Mrs. Wilson
by name /; was called out there about
FIVE O'Clock one Saturday evening a
man they called .'Judge" came for me
think his other name is Darwin, or
Tarwin something like that went
with him from my house to the house on
Market streetin the cars when arrived
there be took me up stairs, and found
a lady lying across the bed, fully dressed
she was suffering from chills and fever
this same man and woman came to me
six or eight weeks ago, to my office the
lady complained of being weakly, hav,
ing faiuting spells I; l felt her pulse and
found her so she was very low in blood;
| ordered her to take some stimulant to
fill up the blood vessels; the Judge said
be would come for her, and he did so
they paid me my Office fees and went
away saw them no more until he
came for me, as l have stated, two
or three weeks ago; we undressed her
and put her to bed / put bottles of
warm water around her we put mus.
tard plaster on her stomach TO stop the
vomiting asked the lady if she thought
she was pregnant, and she said 3" No."
\ went to the Judge and said,
"go for the best physician in town-the
case is not for me !" he asked me who
to 60 for, and said go for DR.. Chamber
lain, or who ever he wished 4; can't
tell how far advanced she was in preg'
nancy /; found no Inflammation OF the
bowels f; discovered no deformity about
the pelvis l t.ink she was in preg>
nancy don't know what was the mat.
ter with her; did not see her vomit
any blood; was there until she died /;
cannot tell what time she died she was
treated number one, and when she died
she slept | said thought DR.. Chamber
lain was a good doctor; when he came
be did not say much he examined her
but said be did not know what was the
matter with her said he thought she
was in a bad condition and sent for
another doctor said he did not know
what brought on the chils and fever,
and vomiting he sent for tae other doc.
tor the forenoon of the next day | don't
know his name | have had twenty~
eight years experience as q physician :;
| have only seen her three times | think
the second doctor did not do anything
for her, she was SO near gone; the last
doctor was there only short time be,
fore she died.
Mrs. Harriet E. Dyer, sworn-I live
on Market street, between Eleventh and
Twelfth | am the mother of Mrs. Eliza.
beth D. Wilson she was thrtysfour
years old she was born i, Calais, Maine !;
she had been living here about one year,
Or little over she was taken sick two
weeks ago last Saturday, the 9th of Sep>
tember, between twelve and one clock
very suddenly; she took her lunch with
me at twelve o'clock, and went up stairs ;
five minutes after, when l got there, she
was vomiting blood she said she did
not feel very well during the fore part
of the day, and was about as usual, but
| did not consider her sick she vomited
fearfuily, frghtfully her face was COW
cred with blood seemed much distress
ed said the pain WAS in her chest, put
ting her hand there when | went to
dress her on Monday, after her death
on turning her over a stream of fresh
blood run from her mouth, and until the
coffin was closed did so; she died at
eleven O'Clock on Sunday morning /;
there was German docIress, | don I
know her name, came first to the house F.;
Judge Darwin went for this woman /;
she was there all the time my daughter
was sick she said she did not know
what was the matter with her she tried
to produce circulation by warm baths
, and mustard Dr.. Cham berlain came;
think she mentioned him, not to me,
but to Judge Darwin, who went for him /;
| did not ask him, aud he did not say
, what was the matter With my daughter,
! as thought knew; did not ask my
daughter what was the matter; Judge
Darwin said, "Stop her vomiting, if you
can " she has had three children; she
was very small woman she has never
been sick enough to have a physician
, before in this city this German doctress
,, came directly, as quick as one could go
Tor her and return with her, and re-
mained until my daughter died. 1t could
not have been an hour from the time she
) was taken sick before this woman was
> there. l don't know whether any nos
, tice Of her death was put in the papers,
and did not ask. DR.. Chamberlain told
me that my daughter had had a miscar>
rage. lie came about two nours after
she was taken sick; be did not state
[ what be thought brought it on was
, so anxious, that could not tell whetke er
be knew the German docuess or not;
think the miscarriage occurred while be
was there don't know when it was +;
tnls German doctress seemed very much
, alarmed, and wanted another physician, ,
but did not say what was the matter.
DR.. Hof was called at my request be
said 1t was prostration caused BY
hemorrhage did not say what it came
from. Judge Darwin said be thought
it was best to have another physician.
and said that the woman had suggested
DR.. Chamberlain, and be would I'd for
him. The testimony in the case was
continued until 7:3O Wednesday even.
ing.
SECOND DAY.
DR.. Phelps Chamberlain, sworn-I
: an practiciDg physician in this city f;
| called to see Mrs. Wilson, on Market
street, opposite San Jose depot, about
twelve o'clock Saturday night, on the
4th OF September; found her with cold
extremities, feeble pulse, almost imper-