Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-03-01
AffdaYifS.

/ ]. PmLANDER p. BRADFORD, of Northhed, VT.
being duly sworn, dcpOse and say: Next day after
\. Simons and Joseph W. Gould they wished me to
/ go with DR. Porter next morning and make post
object 10 give satisfaction to the friends in
! gard 10 the cause Of death. They wanted 10 know
would be the condition of the brain if he died of
apopexy-toId them there would he very large clot
vessel and fine did not die ofapoplexv there would
be such clot Of blood in the brain that this
a test. We told them if he died from overdose
acsted int no Irlpture we made fhe eyamination
the second day after his death. Or. Thrcsher was
not present. lie was sent for by the family. / am
Of opinion that he did not die of apopeXy. We
found the brain IN normal condition perhaps
I stances From ne s[-Inrto11s LaG,ra ileotb as
given by the attending physicians land heard them
testify give II as my opinion that he died from the
Subscribed and sworn to before me ms ism dav
Of February, \. d. ISL. JAS. y. JOHNSON:
Notary Public.
/, EDwIS PORTER, OF Northaeld. Vt. being duly
sworn. depose and say: was called. on the Mon
r VI Marvin Simons' at Falls Village. Northdeld,
expecting, 10 find a case ofcolic When went into
the house to my great surprise, found Mr.. Simons
lying upon the bed ln~cu-Ibe. and apparently free
from pain asked what he had been tsking The
renly was that he had been taking morphine. in
quired how much he had taken. DIT Thresher
Piled IA near as / rerneu15sr % Nearly a grain
inquired how long ne had been insensible The an
swcr about three hours. or three and a half ]
said if he had been ipscnsie thaf length of time
use to do ANYTHING / said Perhaps he has MT
taken 50 much, and we would make he efTort 10
restore him. ! then called for teaspoon and tum
water IN M month fo See fhecotid swallow found
he could not. then set them 70 rubbing him ex
amned his pulse, and found them very frequent.
body his limbs and whole BODY fully relaxed, his
ewes partly closed, his respiration labOred and very
-loyLcyht rezptrations rer minute nv the watch
We gave injections to cOunteract the effect of the
untfi bedied The capiiarv vessels mon his hands
al II o. her oft fafah 1r4 efFrrra
liz bi- TesniratioI more isf,nrei IInfH he disd
had the idea then, and since. that his death was
caused by the effects of morphine II did not occur
10 me al that time that he had anv symptoms OF
apoplexy. have prescribed for Mr.. SmOns coca
anytiIi6g abai7r him ike srnntoms Of anopIeNy
After his death. DIT. Bradford and myself made 81
post norton examination OF ms brain; found the
brain perfectly healthy excepting the blood vessels
examination would be the appearance OF the yes
sells IN any case Of an overdose OF any Opiate.
Questions 10y Or. Thre-her.)
1eNv we would exercise more discretion in those
cases knowing that fact cou.-a-ted -tst. of the
bood-yessels 10 the brain is pr9mIaent SYMPTOM
snbscribed ana sworn TO before me ms isth day
Of February, A. ID. Isl. JAS. y Johnson,
Notary Public.
J., WILLIAM Z. TUCkEB, Of Mortified VT, being
duly sworn, depo=e and say When Or. Porter
sensible. DIT Thre-her came in with him. Al that
time was rubbing his ~mon- arm. pr. Porter
between him and me. Dr. Porter sand 10 Dr.
Thre-her. How much morphIne dd you give this
man 2" Or Thrc-hcr replied, " Two doses" Por-
ter asked him. What length 81 time between the
doses p Thresher replied, About am hour" Por-
ed. Thresher replied, after thinking, " About a /
Q Question by DR.. Thresher.. Did not say it
Ans did not hear you saay So .-,-,.,-,.,,
Subscribed and sworn to before nae. his 18th day
of February, \. .. ISL. JAS. y. JOHNSON,