The New York herald., 1872-10-04

charges against me- and, when once my name rot
INTO the papers, accused Of these crimes, half the
battle was won by DR.. Echeverrfa. You can see bv
the manner In which the inquest was managed
giving him every opportunity and refusing to give
me even chance to say word, that 1t wasn't hard
to make the verdict GO against me- was then
sacrificed to save him.
REroRrER-You believe yourself them the vic.
FARRELI-certainy; and think on trial shah
easily be able to prove IT, am very sorry for Cor
his story might have been
EASILY oyERTHRowN. es.,
am anxious to get ont OF here and hope thep
WIN hurry up the trial. My wife ls In very crti-
cal condition and want to get back to her. She
came TO see me here, though she is hardly able to
stand, 50 that wish the thing was settled one way
or ahother know am an innocent man, and
tell what tnT W ung IN n goes against me- and VINO can
se1. secmtlon ! saiier unders), why, SHALL at all
events Tarr nave % iae consciousness Of innocence.
r w1rds, ana ~ was impossible not to believe that
The public will readily remember the clrcum-
stances attending the death OF corden at the
Echeverria wrote concerning the structures which
were made upon him at the time.
The HERALD reporter called ut the Centre Street
Hospital to learn rom Dr.. vandewater the House
Surgeon, what treatment had been prescribed in
Corden's case since Tuesday, the day upon which
he had first been admitted to the hospital. The
following conversation shows still more clearly that
the case is one which demands the strctest inves-
REPoRTER-Doctor have called to ask for the
HERALD what treatment you pursued In the case Of
Garden, the Inmate OF the Wards Island Insane
Asylum, who died here on Saturday morning. You
aouptless nave seen DR.. Echeverra's letter TO the
HERALD 7Hf,
DR.. vANDEwA wArER-Yes sir, have but have no
desire TO have my name mixed up In the case. II
Dr. Echeverria had called here before he wrote
the letter he might have learned the character OF
the treatment Corden received, and formed an
opmon-an accurate opinion-ae to the cause
OF Public Charities and Correction himself he might
have presumed that the deceased received proper
treatment at this hospital would not wish to
appear In any other than friendly professional
relation towards DR.. Echeverria.n u
treatment Corden received here"
ION Tuesday night week COrden was admitted
to the hospital! he was then suffering from ex-
~ never saw w0rse.n rrTt~
"Was he In imminent danger thenr' =
"Dld you consider that absolute quiet was neces.
.'Most decidedly,
what treatment did you pursue in his case that
1--WE gave him hot baths to make him urnate.
His body was lrightfully inhamed. The baths had
a,shS slight effect and eased him little during the
"Did you see him next morning fn
Eyes, saw him taken from the hospital to tho
"When did you next see him p,
II saw him that evening when he was broughs
back to the lospital.o
"ln what condition was he thenY"
~ believed hum to be in dying condition.
"Dlu MS symptoms become worse during his
absence?"
$50 much so that another organ became involved !
by the extravasation OF urine, and IL became
sary to incise."
GLOW often did you mcse Doctor2r
Several times ana In several places. When he was
brought In the mans body was swollen TO an extra
ordinary. in fact TO mOnstr0us degree. ! sent for
one OF the consulting physicians OF the hospital,
and Dr. Mott came here and examined him. He
approved Of the treatment and advised two more, :
incisions. In short, the mans death was ques-
ton Of time.n
"N0w, Doctor one question more. Was Corden
in dying condition when lie was brought here on
Tuesday Tor the first timein
~ believe he was sir.o
''DO you believe that the disease was one OF Old
standing and that he never could have recoveredY"
ayes. sir.n
'DO you believe that his removal to the Coronerss
Once developed still worse symptons?''
''Yes sir; as told YOU above, when he returned
here he was In most frghtul condition and past
all hOpe.D %p
gentleman connected with the Coroners' once,
informed the HERALD reporter that he never saw
human being In such physical condition as Cor.
uen was at the Inquest. ntT HsIfa ~t. tE-
The Lunatic Purgatory.
former inmate or the Insane Asylum on Ward'H
Island writes the following incoherent account of
his wrongs The charges which he makes II true,