, 1870-01-31
THE LATE WILLIE ATKINS.
post.Mortcm Examination, and
Q,oroncr's Inquest on
1hc KOdy.
Testimony Of Several Physicians
who Attended the Child Dur
ing His Illness,
A4im HerFicE Exonorstsd,

Misa Herrick Exnnaratsd.
An ,noufs: ~1s held yesterday evening on the
boey Of Willie Atkins, Eat.the rEsIdeuce Of his
rsstu,-, No, 81 Msd'aou street
co.oper -lcsyes sun Uousd Jury OF gentle
men whom nc capehs 1aias to sabbath School.
me er,depcc OF Nrl Atktus. mother Of tnt de-
ce4,td OF M.ss Her71ct, md ofthe children attend
Ing the echool, xas the eaue II Has gften At the
tnTet1tcat,on held ny tue B3srd Of Education, al
ngxswp asa s1teadf been p1oliIned IN TEE TIL.
1rst. TIE onl5 testtuooy Of importance to the
nuh,,c vu R1ven BY the medical gentlemen, ~
rrpostcd bsloE:
TESTIMONY or DE-. roHul.
Dr. J. #. Pu Eei belag sworn. testlned: The
tone carfttuR tue htaan N1z tatu t4MoVed; The
surfact ot the nucnntaae covering tie b:aln was
rettectlJ healthy; the nfalu vas tuen tzktn from
its eed by o,.1H7a q tas spinal ca7Ed; their were
eysaeneta Of innRrnaatou ca the b4st OF sAe GERS
bel:ur, peirE z tia p Ut 1oFess > m: IN the bfun
are vertfc1es Or cavities OF the hraia lined with
I'D sss e ss ouos d %
ceroze uembtsoes Ia my oplolo5, the boy ded
from m tau*ion Of serous resalt'pg non ~ In.
a. .,x,,s 81 tes ne mich as
ev,derce tnss the boJ roca,ved bio on tna
hrad'has Il, u far as We co71d s.e-*1e tua IN M
ton uuAt have resulted from something IL tbs
cpt.4trHuou. fran natural caufei, auch as scEotu-
1onA Arec1,ou; u rbe nos Man had bean shocked
Z, a. ,Ss s 6e Won,d bays s 6ses
nj tportctoup; there c0uh mol have been h,os
wisnoat sone ex.erosi evtdenes; IL Iae anseaco
Of tnat think the hoy could not have reee.sed
muc1 RI = bao~; xesklr, scrofnlaus, Of tuoerc1-
Ions cnadten arc likely TO be Anecsed BY iunsu.
cIo!1 ezs1,ncd BY Nj. Reynolds: did rot dls-
cover any sutertasar matter; did not discover
snv ec1nlulnDs matter: tho hto:her CT the nother
Of this ctd = saie1iag from hip disease. perhaps
The pettsen an referred to denied there was any
serctoss N The fsr.ly: he Has willing to be ex-
rfsr1AnNr or Dr. MILLER.
n. Rerjtn:n Miller, County Physician. te1tt-
red lra: Ec ass,ettd d u tns 1".f noIttm, AMI n:s
TESTIMONY OF pR. 1kGALs -.q
pr. Fehrain lrRa!s teAuned as f3IloHA: l an
apkye.sitr: alsl.ted At t1e pos' mortru; An
= Professor at Rash Medical k;olla9e: 10 tue a.n
I col cur In toe s'stepeut Of Dr. Powell; 10 conc
scalp tGoneht 1usre rss d!scoloratlon on the
nsss s'oe e. re- s. sss;a .sTple "a e = ne
ntcer.tood 1t vas The opialon OF the pasa!clans
IN TIC ca.-: ! t.~ 'oe 81 scala IN good axnt:
fpoken IT; think Dr. Powell ra.,ed the sc1In;
III u: - ny ~, he
es:decce ei dtease external to The bss,n: there
wss bl.o internal olssasc in the ycatricles:
COMMIT, cti in tbe ccu,rni portions Of the oratn
ara extended u the surface, or commenced Al
thc surface and extended TO tnt centre: 10 far ~
roIais m i riee 70 ssy moving no hing soons The
The cate, I would n1Ee nhd no opiLlon ~ 70 the
s s,v. 1ss ssuzea e:e asa'n n1
otie,tass spoataneousy; 1t might come q
Tue rtkass q injury % ne hta,a; tns trouble
1h,ch the boy received waen nc fell dom AtstrA
four ytarp ago in ~ Lonts. II the c1lld Fas
ton st r. h The a,,e.dlas ph, si:ans iouT day1 aiser
cnid ezs then IL aesse OF tosenssa1l'ty, f.o 4
md had o1onary symptoms OF Inflammation OF
the trslu taefe WA little sWel!lng o. tno t19et
shoulder Of the ch,sd: sax tue child aaous
nftetn Days al e: the s,mptons were tuse
tnass ass.,e q I'D eomp1ese bRssa.leit,; sss
no msrks o. TIE bead o. @ ne nf;t nG e1ann auoq On
iesrsl n7nrks; TIE child might nave been hurt a2t
20 e1.erns! 1nsrk !tfs; the daeolotAton M'ga
vomiting 10 ole CT the attending symptoms OF u
hsuuauo1 Of The brA coueu1.loR OF ne cf1.i
son.t.E :, s:ass. >, nmsdts.s 70 ni'11s; these an
Here ,ne1e Sssa passage As-atua bet"een Dr
Powell AID the witness on tie sCbject or coaC1s
tior, ...-..-
Iest,rouy resumed: There was s'xth or ptn
al wa,ery, cernus mud taken from the brain. aux
three - Of ,s;sS sSa1gea
trE lert: shele u potn,ne. to lodtcNe ta1t dea,l
% ns;isS 10 the ,Isiu: i expected to ind tuoeFca
iCns natter, n toe eh,ld va 80 eu'ac:ated-
TESTIMONY OF DR. ROSS.
DR.. Joseph T. Rnsk teAt'ted: Am the fAE1i
ph,slc19p; / xas r1st called to sec Mrs. Atkioi
babe On the evening Of OcL IT, 1885, t9e meseen
Ref ~ho called ms wAs Willis Atkins, sne decsa'
Cd: 4, thls time had considerable conversa:!o
with hiu: be looked bstRht, and 1eemed vel;
sH ne se1t a. NJ Ms
leaned thai the evening before be oonpla,nea =;
oss sts ssa saS % Soe
It the time Of my visit he was soneH naa no,
quie+, but still dcir.oua, and had htGa tefe
sgLn; WINE Vas reported worss: could y
s., and d. Dantotth was CARED; a.w tne ?
restless and fe1 1er,ah; Is.IIe1 lhal he nAd rs
the night before, coavulAicna, vomiting. ano q
!irtum; hsd no doubt a III: u@s NAY IN ny ~
tioLed Inc mother rnore partlcolafly ~ 70 ~ p
v.ous condition: sac sisted TO me tnat Willie 2
;, h,s ,ssches, d ION On T6alsday. oetooes "a: me g
he canc home holding nla ne1a WITH noso hant ~
"a GIL *stn nea9aens n9'a fn1 etsusi
@ e'Esa nv Ha5aassaseu1d: sd him ' loo d sice; = .ao
ncsal examination rersaiea 40 sel1ous matta
rnnntursl E+il.nK In tue light temple. o1s MAS
certain Ct thu: Ai1e1 tn!a TINE tie case eaoana !
s5.atom-. itsh i.vef, papas contracted, !.
nuthst, snd dei'1tuu: on the fourth o. nf'a =
aitelI waa cauedto the case. found o. mos'
his right bru he manifested syuptons Of ra
ara, oc etlums'lop, found tae W1tss aud %
corstcefebl. o. oIlen; after eight Or ten GAYS.
1'5,S 'ee nDa '9s pses
d.,A'fd, BE xas inasutsest to Esat .
sound. lay rnct,osle.', sud wns u1eoasc oaa; lht
wsated asar, ard d'ed Of e11aus:ion: / v
e. s. 81 r. ls a md xts aaa IL ,se o.
Isrne rth 'he tesumony a given bJ Dr r
er. except tanngat there was = ltslc dMeolo
vii Ti;h " him i'm Ia 10 fs.evirs r. .hat tss ,na.mn.a
Erodue co1ld be the rtsuls OF serofao
% snst srsouss would nsve been foand 10
Infmbrare: nm incred to tellcy- tna' 10 X
ard ess Gasise, tine e'1;iaeIaos ,nlus5
reca1d at th,rd o., sl:er tbs lojary that lesrt
p1sia ID US s,iec:sd: MA Ass;n. "a. i gr'et .
ri Ml's !sios@asoa, md H.; waat al. ! >;
ihe tsui5 rated .pat Two Or lures monsau
fore death be seemed to haye monents 9
sc,onsts.a; sitting Eea5 tne steam & 9'pea; a, II II
enough to produce tne d..calola'ion woald
a1oa sas directly nn7cr 1he rsrt ~ners
posfd there was kxeltt7K: c1nid nos oe c,t
nc s; se r. speae ean Si nae
poalt,1d! from tbs fost 1aoF!:m taat deSta re-
ea from 8 rios: It il common for scrota]
CuuoffQ " u&Fe uItWtu1lpA " sLe W
could nos say tnat h.s mental po'
were etsprppoE.ionate TO his pnyai powers
had rrctrr large BRAN 1os boz OF nls age
the II nauu alton had cnne directly ITO n the
should Expect thAt lbs para unaer The
wou.d be tLdkued. It IL not probable, bus r;
bic, that other parts Woa1d be lonane1.
been The family ply yatcsau for about eight II
TIs1ixuSr OF On nANKpkIn-
III. 1easc nRntUrth teslahth: TAx pre-
n tne su'npsy made todaJ. snd listened q
evidences OF tue other doctots: nv o3inlo
mere u keeo1aanee Nth 3a,s Of d.; raTs
or Dr. Ross: I did not uo'!ce
uuusuti color thout Inc scrnp1e, although 10
with i.at enc u view; think thst oloW 9
eEOuph to nc. n c2nse Of HdJ disease 9
brain vonsn ,eave marks Behind It o9ssftee
muy Doo.hs alserrhr4s; a. 70 he Ie1t
Mofi,,t xrretraccrs have roshfog ~ say c
that DO Ior in'nt there wst auy tppsAta'
acfutulA atDut the bYStn ar lis menhEanea;
called en- 1ce night After tue boy WAa taf
THURSDAY u:tht). aftel be sss eeea ey u
~, l.. 1ea'l! s.a u SsscS rs 10 % 's Con
o. 81 Wild aelrtur. nc ZIG
dry and hot. the pulse Ees1 ral'd. a3a toe
INNS ere those OF !cnzra ua:toa OF tue br.
its 1ner.orAses, OF beth. visited ths ease
The eUtu Ct t,ctue<f: tho case progressed
ord1tnry case Of inna rma1oo q the e ns1s
asrc ot;ced he rEtt annnlder Eas NJ
aiso ITO rg1t Nti.t n-d tac 6atd " tae eou
1rrefe: A.fp Ectfced the enlargement
tempe spoken OF bJ nf. Ross, but wss IN;
core pde fran lis Appearance OF 1eea3ng
vas The rtAult Gt eiow q ~
THk VERDICT.
rhe tury retaT7 "a the tolloEfu9 ycsdlc::
tte taip VILE AstIos csrael 10 pls ueEn
rt,r ~ {,n.r1cp on rue 2Stn day OF 4AnnA&
ftnu. itfixuu,at'ou Of The brzin Arising IRON
capte., Gud 70: 1fam AaJ tnl1slea fece!sea =