The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-08-27

the breath of man taking ether; I don't
think there can be any permanent injury from
| cutting in the sound structures: they are heal
| ing up fayoraby; one ipcis;on in the thumb
| might have been good practice; a portion of his
| thumb Mr.. Andrews will lose: 1 should not
| have amputated it at that time: do not know
| that there will be any evil results from the
| cuts; l do not Think it was good practice to
make so many incisions; / remained with An
| drews an hour and half; he had not fully re-
| covered from the ether; l saw nothing to Judi
| cate alcoholic intoxcatOn. DR.. Ordway saw
| the hand Tuesday after this affair; there were
then cuts through the shirt bosom and one on
| the skin OF the shoulder about 3 s of an inch
in length; man mnst be pretty Thoroughly
| etheriZed to remain without re -applcaton if
| teen minutes; ether first acts as a stimulant
then as a narcotic paralyzing the nervous
| power; do not think it probable a man under
the influence OF ether to snch an extent as to
pe utterly unconscious and Cut with such pre-
| cislon, and pace the straps on the back anu
| wrap the bandage around the banl; the straps
| We're regularly cut and placed at regular inter-
| walls; the edges were together though tbey nat
urally would come together; think u very ,ii
| probable that man UNCONSCIOUS from etuer
| would have done this
| Seth Sterling testified to the appearance of
| thu Doctor office on the night OF the trahsac-
| ton. His testimony was Ike That OF Mr.
| Stevens. should Judge be was under the in
| flueuce of liquor. l found bolts of liquor
| near the Doctors chair.
| Elizabeth Leighton estfied:-Was living in
| Dr. Ordways family when the operation was
| performed; Mr.. Andrews called about 2
| o'clock; the Doctor was not then at home: l
| invited Mr.. Andrews in: soon after the Doctor
came in; l then left and went into the cham.
Der; heard Mr. Andrews ask the Doctor to
look a; his thumb; DR.. Ordway told DR.. Mace
ne might thread the needles while he was ad
ministering the ether; heard persons in the
next room during the afternoon talking; didn't
understand the conversation; about o'clock
Ordway came to the door and opened it; his
lace and arm were bloody; his coat was off; Mr..
Andrews had got up and was leaning over the
hack of his chair; few minutes after Andrews
was lying on the floor; Ordway asked me to
come in; he said the man was drunk aud he
wanted me TO drive him home; he told An
drews he wanted his pay; he asked me what
my bill was against that man; told him had
none; he came out and asked me to go in;
went as far as the table; Ordway followed me
in: he told Andrews if he didn't go homo he
would kill him; he swore at him once or twice;
don't know that he drank anything during the
| day; had nothing to do about wrapping up
| Andrews hand; didn't see the Doctor do it;
Ordway CANA four times after O'Clock to the
kitchen door; in the bottle of liquor in the
room should think it contained about the same
quantity it now does; was so much affected at
the strange conduct of the Doctor that wept
necessarily.
Officer Gdrland-Went with officer Barbour to
the house; found the Doctor at the head of the
stairs; he was rather noisy; thought be was
drunk; be said something about their trying
to ruin him; could smell liquor and ether both
upon him and in the room: got him down
stairs and on bed; he wanted to get up sew
eral times; wanted to 60 out and get sons
liquor aud wanted me to go for it; we had a
smoke together; he did not mention Andrews
name; said he had performed surgical opera
ton; stayed with him until relieved by officer
Doctor very rational; he had a cut on his
hand; he asked me what kind of time he had
had; told him he had been very wild; he said
he had lust such time once before.
DR.. Mace recalled Have seen the bottle be-
fore; it was at DR.. O.'s when 1 went there; it
contained then abont the same quantity OF IL
quOr it now does.
DEFENCE.
Judge Williams in opening for tie defence,
said there was no ground for the complaint. If
necessary he hould offer the evidence OF expe-
rienced surgeons. He said Dr. 0. was not in
his right mind at the time Of the aft air. Either
from the effect of etherization or temporary in
sanity, not from intoxication, be was not in
possession of his right mind and, therefore,
there was no malicious intent. His object was
to save limb, and if there was any mistake
made it was not wilfu or malicious. But, he
contended, no mistake was made. Cited cases
and said that in this case there was not the
slightest evidence offered that DR.. Ordway was
actuated by malice. He should put the Doc
tor on the stand and let him speak for himself
Leacis Cole-Caled at the Doctors office at
haf-past 2 that day and found Andrews there:
DIR. 0. came in with Dr. Mace, and introduced .
me to Andrews and DR.. Mace; DR.. o. said to-
DIR. Mace that he was about to perform an op-'
GRAFTON on Andrews hand and should like TO
have his assistance; Dr.. o. appeared calm and
rational; saw no liquor there; remained there
little while and then told the Doctor would
call in again.
Capt. Knight-Saw DR.. Ordway that day
about IL o'clock at bis house; he was perfectly
sober and steady; called there to leave what
he had ordered for dinuer
DR.. OrdWay--Drank no whiskey that day.
Andrews did, aud from the bottle ibited;
started from my house in the morning, went to
Halifax House and to Capt. X nights, where /
ordered something for dinner; Andrews came;
told him what kind of an operation intended
to perform, aud asked him If he could stand it
without ether; be said he had suffered so much
he could not; requested me to give him some
whiskey before administering ether; told him
L always gave slight dose of whiskey before |
administering whiskey; called for DR.. Mace to /
assist me in the operation and procured bot I
tile OF ether at Chapman's; proposed to open |
the hand to the bone SO that could inject car \
bolic acid; DR.. Mace went into the Office with
me; Mr.. Andrews took out bottle of liquor, !
the same as exhibited, AMI prepared small /
glass for him, which he drank; remember of
making one cut, and saying felt as if should
like glass of whiskey; remember nothing
more that took place; obtained my diploma
from Philadelphia institntion (diploma--ex=-ll
hibited).
On the cross-eX animation the Doctor said
he was at the institution about four months;
had practiced four years before going there;
had read with three or four eclectic phys ;cians
before went to the institution; was farmer
before commencing reading medical works;
drank about three table spooufuls of brandy at
Chapman's when l purchased the ether. about
half past two o'clock had eaten no dinner; it
was about quarter before when gave the
wbiskey to the girl to be prepared for Andrews;
related one case where he had administered
ether and it had a bad effect: remember when
administered the ether to Andrews; explain
ed how he administered it; held the sponge in
my hand; do not know how long l was etheriz-
Ing him; instructed him to take long breaths,
and took several such myself TO show him how
to do it.
The evidence being all in, the case was con-
tinued to Saturday morning, for the purpose
of having the arguments.