Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-03
NEW YORK.
54 Result Fatally.
10 Cases Of Sunstroke.

81 Result Fatally.
NEW YORK, July 2.-Thirty- seven cases
of sunstroke were reported bv the police
yesterday fatal. The thermome-
ter at 8 A. NJ. was 90 degrees in the shade.
LATER.-Thermomete 103 deg. in the
shade; about 140 deg. in the sun. The
coroners to-day have been notified to hold
inquests on 2S bodies, victims of sunstroke.
STILL LATER.-Some forty deaths from
sunstroke. rs 1ssA
LATEsT.-Up to II P. NJ. the police had
reported 54 fatal and 56 non-fatal cases of
sTnstroke.
The Devils Pimp.
The jury in the case of John II. Meeker
charged with uttering obscene photographs
and books, were unable to agree and were
discharged. @
S4S,OOO,OOO of Fraudulent Erie.
Complaint in the suit brought in the
name of the Erie Railroad against j. Gould
has been served upon defendant. Itrecites
numerous alleged breaches of trust, an I'M
lawful issue of 100000 bonds, which he
appropriated to himself and confederates,
the expenditure of 100000 to extricate
himself from the embarrassments of his
rauds; another issue of fraudulent
bonds to the amount of S3S,000,000; IN
lawful payment of enormous claims to
Vanderbilt and others, and various other
| like transactions. -rs
Gould has twenty days in which to an
swer. 1t is believed the efec. of this suit
will be to thwarL any schemes for the rein
stalment of Gould at the election on the
9th of July. e. a-E .
Progress of the stokes Trial.
New YORK, Jniy 2.-The Stokes trial
to-day was attended by great crowds, as it
was expected that Josie Mansfield would
| be put on trial. ....-
| DIR. John p. White, Surgeon, testified to
being present and participating in the prob
| ing OF Fisk's wounds. Was also present at
| the post mortem examination. Witness
! believed the cause of Fisk's death was the
| shock to his physical and mental system
| In such case as Fisk's, he (White) would
| not have used choral.
On cross-examination he testified that
| Fisk at p. NJ. talked nationally and Jo-
cosely, saying that his pain was like green
| apple belly ache. at four next morning his
| eyes were contracted from opium, ten drops
of which were given him the evening pre-
vious. At s O'Clock next morning Fisk was
unconscious and virtually dying. Witness
! did not think the b7eak or incision in the
smaller intestine was necessarily fatal. lie
thought the correct treatment Of patient
I wounded like Col. Fisk was quietness, milk
punch and beef tea. There was no prob
| ing of Fisk's wound in his presence which
would have affected the duration of Fisk's
life.
DR.. Louis A. Soyer, the next witnes
testified that he found Fisk at O'Clock in
bed with great pallor which satisfied wit
ness that Fisk would die from the great
shock. There was paralysis of the whole
surface of the body. He was satisfied he
| could not recover. Fisk never rallied from
the injury by the wound to the sympathe
| tic nerves. The wound was mortal from
| the beginning which was his reason for Civ
ing Opium.
TO the question, could an amount more
or less have had any effect on the final re-
suit, witness answered: Oh no; wounded
as he was he would have died anyhow.
After recess George III. Smith, Secretary
of the Narragausett Railroad Association,
who was about to leave city was allowed
! to testify in behalf of the defense, but hi:
evidence proved to have no bearing on the
case. Medical testimony being then re
sumed, DR.. Steele testified that be was pre-
sent when DR.. Wood was examining the
wound Col. Fisk rallied and seemed to
improve a short time after that. The caust
of death was the shock from the pistol bal
wound without reference to the probing Of
the administration of opium.
DR.. Thomas Tripler, who was also pres
ent at the examination, deposed that two
ounces of brandy in water was given to the
dying man. Death was the result of the
shock, and was accelerated by peritonitis.
From the very beginning his opinion
was that Fisk would die.
Both witnesses were cross-examined a
great length, but nothing material was elic
tied. Adjourned.
Judge McCunn.
ALBANY, July 2.-The Senate to-day
voted the removal of Judge McCunn-2
affirmative, negative none.