Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-10-25


use at the store; that letter is the same which
T sent to Mr. N. S. Pursel; it is directed to
him; Mr.. Bentley is dead now; died since the
letter was written Mr. Orr-Doctor, were you
nresent at Maud's funeral? No sir; started,
| but the funeral had left the house before got
there; I was at the exhumation of Maud S body;
was there when you, addressing Mr.. Orr
Drs. Tiffany and Cross were; saw the body;
same one I saw before at Mrs. Lloyd's house, |
| think; don't know what signs [ told by; DR..
Tiffany made examination at the grave; re-
NAMED there all the time; he took the kidneys,
spleen and several other parts, and put them
in a lar; took plate off coffin and tied to jar;
read the name on the coffin which was Maud;
Prof. Tonry took possession OF the jar,
| The counsel for defence then examined wit
Mr.. Harison-Doctor, how long have you
known MIS- Lloyd? About twenty years; have
been her physician since 1865; don't recollect
whether | was her physician prior to that date
| or not T called to see Maud Saturday evening
| inst before sundown; she was vomiting and her
bowels were too free; did not see the character
| of discharges that evening" saw them next day;
| she threw UP Il short time after L arrived at
the house: it was nothing more than water:
gave her powder; did complain Of being
thirsty; no fever; asked if anything hurt her;
gave no evidence of pain; only sickness; did not
think her very sick; gave caomel aud opium to
act upon liver and to quiet action on the bow
els: went next day about o clock; did not go
sooner, because did not think it necessary;
don't recellect who came for me; found Mrs
| Lloyd there; don't recollcct whether Delphi
was present; Mrs. Lloyd said she had sent Tor
me: when I arrived found her very much ex-
haustcd; she had had actions; saw them; there
was no blood; examined the child; saw no evil
dcnce of thirst; no fever; no pain; there was no
swelling either; examined her tongue; nothing
peculiar about her vomiting; slight dlarrhGa;
bowels had been open all day; went again Mon
day; found her more depressed and vomiting
at intervals no int1amatlon; no swelling or le'
yer; examined vessels wherein were her actions;
the action was the color of lime water and milk;
did not examine as to urinary symptoms; there
was DO nervousness or spasm; no blood dis.
charged: called DIR. Cross in; saw the child and
prescribed Oxalate of Cerium every two hours
and Herksum's tincture OF bark; | stald there
until she died; she only threw up once while
was present; there was no complaint OF pam;
no burning complaint;did not look at her tongue
that morning; don't know whether she had
perfect consciousness; she sank rapidly; there
was no peculiar expression about the eyes;
only they were set in death: no narcotic
symptoms; register hangs up in store;
any one has free access to examine It, admin
, istered pitrc of bismuth Sunday evening, three
grains IN each powder | conducted the post
norton examination with the assistance of DR..
Cross; tied the upper critic first then tied the
duo denum and cut off below ligature, aud
took stomach out; no symptom OF irritation; no
blood in streaks about it; no int1amation; held
it UP before strong light surface seemed perfect
ly smooth it was at night; put it IN glass jar;
(here jar handed to Mrs: lis. connSel), that
is like jar | gave MIR. Bentley; never. had
another like it;don't know where it came from;
nothing by which | can state positively 1t is
the lar. Mr. H.-Was any impression on the
wax which was around the mouth Of the jar!
None sir. The wax could have been fused and
more could have been put around it; wa
present at the exclamation OF Maud with
Tonrv and Tiffany; don't know that | would
have recognized it by it's features its general
anpearance was like same child; there were no
distinctive marks by which [ could recognize;
another body could have been put in the place;
T was with Mrs. Lloyd when the child was
born. Mr.. H-What time? Was that child
born after the death of the father? Yes sir how
long; don't recoilect; Was anything in its appear:
ance which lead you to believe the child had
been poisoned? Ny opinion is that it was not
poisoned. MIR. H.-Dr. NJ do you believe there
was anything in that child either before or at.
ter death, that would make you believe that
the child died from anything than natural causes.
This. counsel on the other side objected to,
whercupon Mr. Harrison changed the form OF
question: to the following: Dr., will you please
state whether from your observation during the
life of the child or after death it had died from
natural causes Yes sir When did you attend
child On the 18th 18th, 9Th, 10th, tn and 18th,
March. The child had some fever and little
vomiting. Who summoned you on those days
, Mrs. Lloyd. When you went, did you see Mrs.
Lovd ? Yes sir. Who was nursing child? She
was pursing the child What was the charac.
ter of health of the child ? Flcshy but frequent
" sick stomach was delicate ; was called to
see it when there was not much the matter
with it. When baby she suffered great deal
from stomach and bowels About the bottle ;
how was it washed? Washed by me in the
store at the hydrant there was pan wash
ed the bottle in it and poured water in pan
have seen children that presented same APP:
pearance. Mr.. Kilgour Was Mrs. Lloyd
nursing child when you went Yes sir staid
IS minutes Saturday, 80 minutes Sunday :
Mrs. Newton was present. Have you ever
: seen case of arsenical poison? No sir;
not to my knowledge. Did you suspect poi.
son being in the family when you visited Maud
No sir What was kept in this bottle? DON
know: think calomel came from DR.. jackson S
sale | think; have not read much about arsenic
since was a student; thought the child died
from internal congestion of the stomach.
i By Mr.. Orr-No sigl of congestion after saw
the stomach; was mistaken; | made one visit
on Saturday afternoon, one on Sunday and one
on Monday morning, and then came down to
the store; fixed up powder, and vent back with
!, DR.. Cross; child died one hour after swallowing
powder; placed stomach in jar soon as l could
though when I put the stomach in the jar
that there was no poison in the jar; my impress
sion is that that was the child Maud; MIR.
Wright, the Sexton, and Mr.. Hammerly, the un-
dertaker, were there; no signs Of it having been
moved since interment; Mrs Lloyd was with
the child; sometimes Delphi; child was in its
mothers arms somtimes; something's ID bcd
sometimes on the floor with DOLL don't know
whether any one administered but her mother
Mr.. H,-Dr., was Miss Ryon there? Don't