The New York herald., 1870-04-06
DoCToRED TO DEATH
THE o'NEH MALPRACTICE CASE.
unprofessonal Technique-A Fireman ths Vic
Extraordinary Disclosurss-Delin-
quencies Of Doctor-The NJ d.
and a Druggist censured

and Druggist Censured.
The death Of James ONein, at his late residence,
lelst street, Tenth avenue from malpractice &C
the hands OF Dr. Bronson, mas been fully tnvestt
gated before Coroner Rollins, aud proves 70 ba
mucn more interesting ana important case 70 the
public than was at nrst supposed, O,Neill.
the deceased man OF Incorporate hahits
was . fireman, attached to Eugne Company
No. Ss. On saturday morning O'Nenl, feel
ing badly, called on Dr. Bronson and after
stating his case received a prescription winch he
was ordered to get filed at the drug store Of Mr.
Martin. corner OF Tenth avenue and lh5th street. On
two different occasions the same day O'Neui re-
visited DIR. Bronson, each time getting prescriptions
which were made up At Mr.. Martins store by Q
clerk. In the prescriptions was an undue quantity
ofmorphine, and owing to the frequency with which
1t was taken O'Neil sank into
STATE or UNCoNscI0UsNRss
from which It was impossible to arouse him. ana
death cnsued on Sunday evening. Another very
singular and important feature Of the case 10 the
fact that Dr. Bronson Ia the habit OF making out
MS prescriptions IN an unusual and blind manner,
so that no one except MIR. Martin and his clerks
could decpher them, thus making it absolutely
IMPOSSIBLE FOR ANY OTHER DRUGGISTS
TO I'LL the prescriptions. Mr. Martin furthermore
gave orders his clerks not to the secret or
and but for tins order the lie OF deceased might pos
sbly have been saved by DR.. Frothlngham who was
the poison, but as the case stood the doctor knew
not what 0'Neili had taken and consequently was
unable TO aplaipister The proper anlld0te. Below
MOST MATERIAL PORTIONS
OF the testimony aud the the verdict Of the jury
ployed as clerk by Mr.. Martin, druggist Tenth
avenue and i55th street; ON Saturday morning de-
ceased Game 10 the store with prescription rom
DIR. Bronson, written ''!isa s0pn0lent gr iJ," 10
be divided into two powders, one to be given ihime
diateiy
IN A GLASS OF ALE,
the other In an hour If not releved; the ordinary
way OF writing the prescription would be suipnate
| OF morphia but 1t was written as above as bind,
that no one else could put " up but at zen O'Clock
| the same morning deceased returned with
ANOTHER PRESCRIPTION
from Dr. Bronson, Calling for ~ oz. nud extract
spoonful every hour in tlle waIerh the bottle here
shown u the one put the the medicine ,a 10; 1 S1
Was told the man was dying; TWO men came il aud
wanted copies OF the prescriptions just before
me wsDea aSe Sem 70 sSs Sop
saying had nothing to do with Dr. rockingham;
shortly alter Captain Wilson, Of the police came m
originals about hall an hour after TINS ne again re-
turned With pr. rockingham and asked for an e4-
planaton OF ''ess. s0mnOent" aa they did not know
wna5 i was. ,,n ,,, .
OF Its meaning; after being urged to do so, they
telling me the man wns dying, and II they knew The
nature OF the drug antidotes might be given ! st,ll
exclamation as as had & no power 70 give 1t; Dr.
SorPsISc IuiU IT, 70 mo no w,ru Reossos.
told Froihlpgham that felt the same with reRas1
to himself; Mr.. Martin not being at the store I
give an explanation, but they would not take the
note ana refused to 60 wi!e i; tns discussion os.
| SAID ne might give ant.dotes: asked him
no ala nv lot Ss I0 81 opns aSTSFs which he
store the prescription SHOWN and the one referred
10 as wrongly put up calls for eight grams morpnia
our "blind,n . means sugar; though 90 not mean 70
| say substituting
CUBEBs FOR SUGAR KILLED THE MAN,
I do say that the narcotic properties Of
was ,0oss S s
posoSous i' when deceased Came 70
store early In the morning he was under the appar.
ent influence Of liquor; the second lime he came ne
In the doses as prescribed by DR.. Bronson in such
cases as the present; refused to give 1t up to CAD
man was dying and IT was his duty 70 have oh OK.
planaton Of the prescription; doubted mis- duty t6
WHAT DOCTOR KNOWS.
William rockingham, n D.. OF Tenth avenue.
deceased Sunday afternoon, but at first declined,
as he heard deceased hal been given up by abotbef
brother he went, and found bis patient lnssnsibls
and endeavored to learn the cause; made up lls
suffering from deIlans hsn,ens, and that then 10
! was unuer the influence OF
| SOME NARCOTIC POISON;
deceased's pupils were contracted TO the size OF q
pin; respiration about ten minute, with occasional
attempts between the regular ones; pulse 100 a
minute to be sure OF his opinion regarding the
his patient to aartin's drug store Tor q copy oi
MI. schwartz, druggist, who had put up the third
prescription, and found 1t called for eight eratns Of
suiphate OF morphia and ten grams OF cubebs be
divided into eight powaers; the doctor considered
cupebs IN that quantity as harmless as cinnamon
or allspice. bat he considered the quantity OF
|
any man, when given IA tnat space OF time; ia
70 os able 20 n sss proper
know what deceased had taken, but Martin refused
70 give him copy; the doctor applied 70 Captain
Wilson, who procured copy OF the prcscrpu0h,
written in words not usually employed by physicians
Or druggist. and which the doctor could not under,
saSsa sss s a s Dss ssagasa''' ss Of the nsd
| THE CLERK REFUSED AN EXPLANATION,
when Or. rockingham returned 10 his patient ana
used means to restore animation, but witaout suc-
the doctor considered the man had congestion Of the
BRAIN, which Is always the case in opium POISONING
John O. bnsa NoTmah p1cTon 70 On TssTlHs ina.
avenue, at six O'Clock on saturday morning,
dew aeVis Snd believing ina. haa he wansea seeD eas
wrote wrote him "Ess somnolent, 2 gr,n meaning
dels, one to be taken at once in glass OF ale. the
other in an hours time II not relieved at ten O'Clock
deceased returned and there was but slight change
IN him; then wrote him another prescription tea.
spoonful Of the mixture be taken every hour; De-
tween three ana iour O'Clock +. NJ. deceased came
again and said
| he COULD NOT GET SLEEP,
but appeared to be little more stehdy the doctor
tnen wrote third prescription for sulph morpnia,
gr.; pnly. cubas taleaRing sugar., 10 gr: to 10
divided into eight powders, one TO- be taken every
hour, and, giving Il to deceased. told him to get tt
filled at Martins drug store; the witness learned
sunday afternoon tha. deceased had been asleep
since four O'Clock A. NJ. and by request called to
| gee hin found hin presenting symptoms OF con-
| geStion ol the BRAIN:
| TafED TO AROUSE HIN,
but failed ana Informed the friends OF his condition:
the doctor subsequently called on Schwartz who
mad hlied the perscription) with the box and pow
shown; the doctor told SCHWARTZ 1t did not contain
what he had written;
! scHwAhTz SAID ne WAS FRIGHTENED