The New York herald., 1871-09-02
THE p0ST-pERRY CASE.
The Prisoners Upon Examinstio, Before Justice
Wa!sh-The phys,cans Testimony-The
Brothers Narrative o. the Engage
mant with d. Perry-The In
ques. Essore Coroner Jones

| Yesterday was Il lively epoch in the lives OF
Madame Van Bus&Hk and DR.. Perry who figure so
conspicuousy IN the alleged malpractice on the
| late Emily A. POST who died al the BROOKLYN City
Hospital on Wednesday morning. At halr-past
| eleven o. clock the prisoners were brought into the
court room in the basement Of the City Hall, where
Justice Walsh presided. The apartment was
| crowded TO excess by young ana Old men, whose
soe object In attendance was the qualification Of a
morbid curiosity. In this respect they were fully
indulged, the greater portion OF the medical tes
| tniony is unfit for publication. The female prisoner
! was more detected in her bearing than
| npon the occasion Of her previous ar
raignment when she appeared rather cal
! lous and indifferent 10 the surroundings. She
kept handkerchief 10 her eyes ana sobbed quietly
making occasional use or the table in from Of the
bench to support ncr weary head. The "DoctOr,"
| too realized the nnpcasantness OF his situation,
and the unpalatable board TO which he has been
treated in the County Jan since his incarceration.
! He has grown thin, nervous ana sallow.
! TESTIMONY OF THE FATHER Or THE DECEASED.
Peter X. Post, Iarher OF Emily A. Post, testified
that he saw ms daughter after her dccease at the
hospital, on Thursday; she had always resided at
home and was thirty years Old on the 3st OF August
am not acquainted with Mary clifford Mary Van
Buskirk as she calls herself: had no knowledge OF
| ue- DuslitsSs kucW WjlcTc my daughter WIS gong
when she left her home; did not know Benjamin
brewery or BENJAMIN Perry; my daughter left home
for the purpose Of being attended during her ex-
| pected confinement.
| TIE COACHMAN SWORN
| Peter McGuire having been sworn, teslited-On
Monday night last saw the prisoner here, Perry,
| corner OF Elghth street anu Broadway, between
eleven and twelve O'Clock; was in charge Of my
coach then; there was another gentleman with him
| then don't know wao The Oiher gentleman was;
they hired the carriage 10 take party TO Brook yn.
and then got INTO The carriage ant, told me to drive
TO No. a. ST. Marks place; when go, there Two
ladies and the TWO men got into the carriage:
| don't Know where tue ladies were when 1
got up; reeognze the prisoner present Mrs. Van
away when tncy got INTO the coacn; they told me to
, New BOwery to Peck slip and thence to the fulton
| Terry; when i got 10 Brooklyn came up Fulton
street. and men through SO some other streets until
there; le did not tell me VINO lived there; he SAID
the other lady wanted to look for her parents
| got there 10 the house; when got 10 the house
| the Doctor got ont and rang the bell there was
no'answer; from there we drove TO Duneld street,
| TO DR.. Swalm's houses DON'T know what the
! number OF the mouse was; WAS tori TO 60 near
| Myrtle avenue: when we got there The Doctor got
out or the carriasc and rang the bell AT or
| four houses looking ior Mrs. Wigyins, but could
| not lind her; then we went to Dr.. Swaim's house;
! when we got there lady put her head out OF the
| window; the young lady asked if the Doctor was
home; the lady al the window said mo, he was in
| the lady In the wludow sald his vile Was the
cOontry also; then the girl wanted 10 be admitted
grl then sal down and she would sit ihcre: sne
would DC all nignS there Till morning; Mrs Van Bus
| Kirk sad she would not leave her there all nlgnt;
said she would take her to New York before she
would leave her IN the street; the girl again said
| SHE wANTED 10 STAY THERE,
hut they insisted on her getting into the carriage;
wncn the gir was On the stoop she groaned and app
| peared 10 be very sick; 1t was very lngh sloop;
! alter was put back In the carriage heard her
| GRoANING
again. don't know VINO go OUT first at DR.. Swam's;
| wnen they got into the coacn Dr. Perry told me
To inquire OF tie first officer 1 IOr the nearest
station house; saw an officer IN Myrtle avenue,
| VINO told wnerc The station house was
ana drove there; l did not the girl
20 into the station house; she went before me;
, when l went there the girl was sitting down
on Il cnalr, ANA acting as though she very sick;
silc was groaning; the officer in cnarge at the
station house sent the lady 10 the hospital In an
other coach with officer, ana delained TIC rest
untll he came back; had never seen DR.. Perry he
TO The station house; don't know what seat THIS
lady occupied in the coach.
| TIE MEDICAL TESTIMONY.
DR.. Balcn, mouse ply slCian Of the Brooklyn City
Hospital, testified to having first seen MISS iOst on
Tuesday morning, when she was IN the second stage
of labor and very weak; she was Ill such q weak
condition that he ordered smulants to be given to
her from time 10 time, and then sent note to the
attending physician, requesting his attendance and
advice; ] waited for his arrival anu made
another examination about twelve O'Clock; then
found there mad been hardly any advance In labor;
again sent Tor tue attending physician, but before
the messenger returned Dr. Kissain, Lhe attending
|
| patient Tor me; said thUnght she would have to
he delivered with Instruments lie made an eXaml-
the chlid; did SO, and Delivered sborn cniia
| Of fun terms u was female chld the child, In my
opinion, had been dead some twelve hours or more;
there was no more than the ordinary hemOrrhase
| following the dclivery the patlenD was gwen mud
extract of ergot and twenty drops Of laudanum
! and tea this was three O'Clock IN the alter
! noon; saw her again about seven O'Clock In
the evening anu found her very weak pulse in
the same condition as before, respiration u Iitilc
| hurried and no hcmorrlage; nothing was done cX-
cept 10 continue the stlmuants and nourlshment;
| about ninc O'Clock | saw her again with Coroner
Jones: she was then IN a weak condition; her pulse
| was l35 To the mlaute. respiration iorty 10 TIE
minute. consisting OF seven short, catching brcaihs
| ONB LONG. sIGBING BREATH;
5ody ana snc talSe viii 'icntv. ' "e saw "p"r ncr
! again about ha.past ten that day: she seemed
restless and ordered twenty drops oi Dr. squDb's
| narcotic preparation, which is about the same
wnen When. awake Nv axe to give ner beef tea and
| by the nurse she SAVING the patient was worse
and dellrlons / hurried into The ward and found
cotic and stimulaats TO be kept up; snc was very
weak; snc sank rapidly and dled at hall.past four
| O'CLOCK: made apost-mortcm examination OF The
| body eight hours after dea,h the heari, lungs,
liver and stomach were normal. Here the physl.
Of Tue body In answer 10 The Se query 'wst @ % would
De Tue enect OF woman IN labor pains ncing put
over cobbIe stoncs The Doctor repI,ed Il would
tend TO hasten delivery ana would have lessened
the chances o. ne chld being born aliNc. the con-
tusi0ns which were found were not caused by the
operation, Dr. Kissam and Dr. Reed were next ex-
amined and sustained the testimony OF DR.. Balcu.
The examination before Justice Walsh then ad-
Journed until Ten O'Clock on Monday morning.
| TIE CoRONERs INQUEST.
Inc inquest over the cause OF The death OF Emily
| a. POST was commenced before Coroner Jones at
the county Court House In the afternoon. Peter
MCGUIRE, the ccachman, was the first witness called.
He told the same story that lie has heretofore ced
his trip 10 BROOKLYN with The party on Monday night
| and where they went.
1 TESTIMONY ELLEN Q'CONNOR.
| Ellen OCOnn0r, hOuseKecper for Dr. swain, IN
| Dunield street. sworc that at about haf.past one
] O'Clock Oh Tuesday morning the door bell WAS rung