New-York tribune., 1872-07-03
PROCEEDINGS IN COURT.


The first witness called yesterday was Dr.
John p p White of No 81 West Twenty-third-st. VINO
testified: am a physician, and have been In attend
opce ON Col Fisk for about four years attended him
sor a slight attack Of biliousness about week before
This occurrences about O'Clock the afternoon OF the
9th of JANUARY summoned TO paror No 2l1 OF tne
Grand Central Hotel, where COL Fisk was lying ii he
was on his bed attended by physicians who were exam
ning the wound; inserted the probe aiIer DF wood
10 the distance OF about three four inches when
met some resisting suDstance mentioned that factfo
tho other surgeons and having withdrawn the probe,
s,,,e discoloraon remained upon ~ made no further
evaminaton but 1 asCeraincd from the test applied
aua the respiration little weak, but not irregular
- clearing out the room, withdrew for cons'ita
| nla when we determined upon the manner oi Hsat
Pnt and the time Tor the distribution oI the WORK
went in aud the room until Y O'clock when eft
m coi FsS az o the pulse Was u and The respi
rion AZ then eft the hotel and returned az ~ O'Clock
o hold a consultation with Drs. slyre, WOOD Trlpler
Fisher, and steele; we had some conversation WIN , 9sf
readiness; his pulse was Then 20 and respira
ton 52 at this time he complained a great
complained con- of pain in the abdomen Inc consqlls
don lasted until = osl?ek when went Nome Staed am a tb M
of the bed and Fisk opened his eyes and nodded 10
me asked him how he felt and he sild very thirsty
tie servant handed him some and he tell aseep
again at O'Clock his pulse was l2S and respiration ~
bs eve was contracted he died at 10 minutes To II Che day
affrr ne received the injuries and I him about
honr subseauent Dr. Marsh performed the post m0Itm
neratJon lie wound m the arm can't Il, very
infinitely, but the wound IN the abdomen passed 0Ohque
y on the right side inches below the navel and
half inches from the median line, and downward tor
about four inches, where II entered the abdonen ana
there was appearance OF cloted blood on the ohen
tnm it then passed through the mcsentary and In and
out through the large ntestnes the bail passed out the
cavity OF the peritOneum and lodged IN the thigh bone
death was produced by that In the other wound
the hall passed clear through the arm saw C9l Fish
tbe Thursday before the shooting; called Oh hhn ths'
coNsULTAnoYs OF PHYSICIANS.
Cross examined by Mr.. Townsend-It was about 500
when l saw Col. Fisk on the evening he was shot
the doctors have already mentioned aud lev gentle
men were i'll the when called; did not 'ee any
ladies in the ROOM all there might have been from Is
to 30 persons present. Col Fisk living on the bed
with his head slightly raised; the memorandum have
read written by DR. Fisher, who took II at he re
auest of the others took the pulse and respiration
myself three times out of four and hc made The record
saw The record after he made Il during The course OF
when received the memorandum; this was about days
OF weeks afterward nad no conversation with any
spoke TO Dr. Wood the subject but to Dr. rrpier
previous the meeting; / am quite certain that
TO this meeting; l met DR.. Fisher at the post
Inortem examination; az this informal meeting the
minutes the read by Dr. Fisher and nothlng
particular done mat was the only meeting that
held IN regard 10 the procedure ana tne prcuc, IL
the case; there meeting held az Dr. Woods Once
abot three weeks afterwaId. at which DIS steele and
Tpler were present; only relnaSea SDout psS
about the authorities aud-the resulto OF the treatment
o. was anything said In regard 10 an agreement that
they should determine up0u what they To testify to
here A. No, sir; not IN any improper sense.
o. Was there anything saiu inrcgid 10 any agreement
he veen the doctors what they should TESTIFY az to
thu right mode cf treatment A. ies sf ~ one sense
tlnt was about three weeks after FlSk's death.
g. Was there ans tilng said or any agreement made
tLt the testimony here should pe ~ uint on tlT SUD
retl A. Having adopted he same mode OF treatment,
II s only natural testimony should be unit there
wa no understanding 81 The nature You intimate; when
prnBed the wound / satisfied that the resisting
subs ance I met Wheu prohcd the wound was not a
bullet; ( 20 concluded the absence OF discolora
nOn on the probe; lAr as | know there was NO
stimulant given; I saw Mr.. Gould and Nh Tweed
In the room: when arrived Fisk slightly under the
influence ehloroforn at tune after be recovered
from its effects did hear hun talk rregulay; he
wandered "a little, but that was ALL an antLontlcS
agree that quiet is necessary In case OF shock;
the patient was given chiorofOrm before arrived;
the eject Of chOroform depends very much upon IN"
nonle OF the and his capacity 10 bear suffering
during tho rst lew seconds after the administration OF
ehoroform the pulse becomes nutered but then " De-
steady; lady In the room no, was
told WAS Mrs Morse; we id ascertain the tompein
ture Of Flsk's body ~ did deem t necessary: