Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-03-28

LAUGHED TO DEATH WITH GAs.-NeW
York dispatches announced the death OF
Mrs Annie O'Shaughnessey, in a den
fist chair, from the effects of nitrous OK
idle. commonly known as laughing gas.
1t appears that the lady had been suffer
ing for long time past from tOOthaChC,
and finally determined to have them eX-
traCted. She proceeded to the Cstab-
lishment Of Mr. Newbrough. She was
placed in the operating chair, and Mr.,
Newbrough spoke to her about mhaling
gas. The woman appeared to have a
great dread of doing so, but finally con
scented to take it to alleviate the eXces-
sive pain. The gas was administered,
but did not appear to have much effect
upon her Fresh gas was procured and
Mrs. o Shaughnessey, after inhaling two
or three times, refused to take any more,
and insisted upon having her teeth eX-
tracted without. At this juncture Mr..
Newbrough asserts that his patient was
not perceptibly under the influence of
the gas. According to his instructions
from Mrs. O'Shaughnessev NeWbrOugh
proceeded to draw seven teeth. which
painful operation the lady endured with
great courage and fOrtitude. After the
last tooth was extracted, however, 1t
was noticed that the woman was acting
very strangely, and in a few moments
She sWOoned Mr.. NeWbrOugh at once
applied the galyaniC battery. and used
every means in his power to restore her
to consciousness, but without effect.
DR.. Otis was summoned, and arrived
soon after. All the efforts Of the medi-
cal men, however, proved futile, and
death ensued in twenty minutes from
the first attack Mr.. O'Shaughnesscv
states that his wife was always in good
health, although of a nervous, eXcitable
temperament Death may have resulted
from disease of the heart, accelerated
by the excitement and pain.
SAD SCENE IN AN ALBANY CorRT.-
On Thursday of last week the wife of
Patrick Golden was arrested on com
plant Of her son for abusing him and
his brother. Golden is sober, indus
trious man, but the woman is addicted to
drink and at times gets greatly intOXi-
Gated. When in this condition she acts
like brute. Her youngest son, four
teen years of age is lying at the point
of death. His elder brother has been
watching him carefully and providing
for his every want. Wednesday even
ing the mother entered the apartment in
which the sufferer was lying, and COm-
menced abusing him. The elder brother
demonstrated when she struck him sew
eral times About this time the husband
entered the room and prevented her
from doing further harm. That the suf-
ferer might die in peace, a warrant was
procured for her arrest. She was AZ
raigned before Justice Clute. The son
gave his testimony weeping like child,
after which the husband took the stand
The woman burst into tears, fell upon
her knees and clasping him by the legs,
piteously besought him, for the love of
Sod, and for the sake of their infant
child, not to send her to jail. Although
greatly moved he could not be induced
by her entreatie8 to change his determi-
nation, saying that the last moments of
his dying son should be peaceful. Jus
tice Chute, therefore, made out con-
mtment, and the unfortunate woman
was taken to jail weeping bitterly.