The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-06

Alter having ARMED he sooE 8 .aan most men.
name and residence and an tS eSs ~ h ns
lowing s hyposaetics cas- -:stwenty years The fol
defenceA gentle wSs n s9en resG 20 MN oy me
on the morp' .ne heights Of Georgetown, ID. c..
O'clock .Ag OF the 2ztn Of June, 1871, at seven
fsakIasted. After other OCCUPATIONS he called
mile further or ana there he was engaged about
important business. in completing which ne walked
cessigely warm and he seemed to be much heated.
lie took no dinner. He came over 10 Baltimore IN
and walked about a mile from the depot to his
lodgings and Immediately walked out again
at nine O'Clock r NJ he partook OF a hearty meal
Of meat biscuits, coffee, NC. with raspOerrIes as
The eonclIdng course; and after smoking and
he retlres to bed. Some hours afterwards ne IS
taken sick and leaves his room and walks
though sun complaining OF not feeling well,
ne goes out, visits friend and re-
lndisposed. Between eight and nine O'Clock P. M.
he drinks glass OF lemonade with brandy In 1t,
the night he is attacked with symptoms Of cholera
mOrbus, and goes TO the yard once about twelve
O'Clock. On the next morning, Moucay, he Is still
unwell ana complains OF nausea and glddiness but
eats some breakfast IN bed; ne vomts at about ten
O'Clock A. NJ, and again at ABOUT four or five O'Clock
he Is visited by a physician, VINO finds nim very
much nauseated, pale and prostrated. with rapid
bucket between his knees, into which he vomits
frequently; dose consisting OF two drops Of Gre
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which relieves him; he s seen again at two O'Clock
a: M. on Tuesday sitting upon the side Of his
NC De' remark; n he is visited BY his physician
again on morning. as aS91s ten
himself as well enough to leave Baltimore during
the day He continues to steep during the morn, ,
his bed TO lounge In the room, seems feeble and
exhausted. He returns to his bed and sleeps
He Is again aroused and returns TO the lounge while
his bed IL being made up: IN walking from the
Guilty IN walking, that his gait Is unsteady and that
| he staggers as ne moves along He lies down on
room during the Whole OF that DAY and he passes
no urine. At SIX O'Clock T. ~ he Is discovered
profoundly and breathing nssv
his position and seems to breathe better.
He spends the night on the lounge. HIS physician
apout ten O'Clock In the morning ana finds MIN
1 semi -comatose with feeble and rapid pulse;
RESPIRATION slightly hurried, and the muscles OF the
neck, back ana extremities rigid. He s aroused
| proround sleep. tremor passes over HIM when
touched. He can only arrculate SINGLE word at
UNABLE TO FRAME A SENTENCE.
| He has passed no urine Tor more than twenty
hours; no special relaxation OF such muscles as are
not rigid is observed; his face Is turned toward the
back Of the lounge, and IS vid, OF purphsh, blue
isn and reddish tlnge. Az eleven O'Clock A. M. forty
drops OF the tlncture OF gelseminum are admlnis-
tered In two teasp0onfuls OF water, his physician
having previously removed MIN to mis- bed and
applied to MS head His teeth are clenched, his
jaws are opened with dlfnculty TO receive the med
| cine. In short time his color improves ana his
eyes look notably better although he still remains
unconscious and rigid; he then shows signs Of great
restlessness struggles to get out OF bed and then
reapses INTO state OF qulescence and semi-con.
AT five minutes before one O'Clock another dose Is
administered, containing more nguid-between two
n a
fifteen minutes afterwards he saps the shoulders Of
an attendant grasps the back Of his neck. selzes
various parts OF his body, scratches himself with
his nails, uGters dlsOinted words and cries, and
then is seized with tetanc commissions; apisthoti-
there seemed TO be q systematic effort to throw
himself upon his left SIDE; he emits groans; iris
is apparently in articuto morris. Al half-past one
O'Clock p. M. cnloroform is administered. and at
about TWO O'Clock p. NJ thirty grains OF choral are
THREE O'CLOCK p. NJ HE DIES,
Wnout az IN ms nr soc hs urine Is
tested with nitric acid and heat without the discov
ssy .. any m IT, ne a
like scratches, on his neck and abdomen, some red
patches In the mucus coat 81 the stomach and In
inc liver spleen. eopnagus lungs and heart Ia
healthy condition the vessels OF ,u the d1ra
the s'' Veins alled with dark blood, Indicating
brain; the brain substance natural and healthy
with some dark points OF blood indicating passive
congestion on ITS Cut surface, such, In Inc language
OF his physician, as are frequently produced by the
mere act Of dying, and which may have
increase or dimlnitlon OF the cerebro spinal 1uid
no e1usOn Of cerum and no signs or results OF In
Illumination In any organ or structure; about two
inches or the spinal cord, the medulIa oblOngata,
were examined without the discovery OF LESSONS;
the rest Of the spinal cord itself not examined
lie was then asked his opinion IN regard to the
causes which produced General Ketcnums death.
Inc gist OF ms reply was that be could not name
causes. In his examination he stated that he
had attended several cases OF cerebro-spnal
OF the disease had occurred there during the last
summer. In many respects he confirmed DR.. Warren
fully, though his expressions were quaint and his
manner very peculiar.
CASE IN POINT.
His account OF the treatment which he adopted
the serious turn which things mad unfortunately
taken In the earlier part OF the day.
ana his pas sa sI "e sn''s to tell l sas
story HIS disgust was extreme wnen the
a. % ses snna 9 r ooa nG %
most indignant manner lie asserted that 1t was o
vulgar term which should not nave been employed
In court OF justice or tolerated In the text books.
Some one recently described gelsemium o refrig
orator. and II IS very easy to understand therefore
disease as an addition to the Ice treatment. DR..
Morris occupied the stand but for short time, and
especially the latter VINO Tor hve weeks had been
cooped up and deprived OF all sources OF amuse.
menr.
PROFESSOR HARVEY I. BYRD.
Professor Harvey L. Byrd was next sworn and
took the stand The Professor Is q very remarkable
looking person. He has the air and bearing OF q
knight oil the ancient cnivary, or of Southern gen.
teman before he lost his amendments and was able
to eject society and to patr0nize the Virginia
springs. He is certainly the most polite ana pune
tlous man that has yet appeared upon this judicial
scene. With the manner OF Logan IN his celebrated
the assembly and feeling that lie master OF his
subject proceeded ~ demonstrate the TACT BY telling
al no IN n
he had been o professor for seventeen years aud
had served as surgeon In the Confederate army
had already induced the crowd to prick up It's ears
and to stand upon the tiptoe OF expectancy,
and from. the appearance Of things there
was no disappointment when he described
the meaning OF health ana showed
how readily 1t might be supplanted by disease. he
was equally lucid In his reasons for q decided |
opinion that General Ketchum died OF disease and
not Of poison He discarded AM Imonv ami laaned |