New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-07-12
PROCEEDINGS IN COURT.
TRIPLER VS.. SHINE,


DIR. James s. Thriller was recalled and briefly
stated that the medicines administered to Col Fisk were
procured at the drug store at Broadway and Analyst
He described the nature OF the medicines and inc
quantity given TO the deceased but his testimony was
unimportant.
Dr. william Shine testified: am physician ana
surgeon and was formerly Deputy Coroner lhaye been
acquainted with Dr. Trpler for the last four years;
about three weeks after the death OF Fisk met DR..
Tripler in Broadway and had conversation with him IN
relation to the death Of Col Fisk; he stated that 10
and that DR. Fisher also gave him some h Sne Fs
ministerial this medicine Tor t tSSr bSy sopped
10 Mr. FulertOn-My meeting with Dr. iIpier was
accidental we went mo os ,be J, mode Of death:
cannot tell whether IL was ITO or 10 llhlus put vs.
one or the other; Irmember remarklng II was aVou'
Mr. Townsend offered 10 show that the probe was
used by unskilfu person ana was otYAg h reen
use, but the testimony was ruled out until the pros''"
ton had finished.
ANOTHER MEDICAL OPINION.
DIR Guerdon Buck called behalf OF the prosecuton'
testified: have been physician and surgeon III 'hs
CITY for the past 40 years familiar with all descrp
tons Of wounds and believe that the Vdde heeH" anu
the Annual of Modern Surgery are good medea autnor
tiles: in a case where is wounded by piston
bullet entering the abdomen, passing through VI
the small intestines and lodging In the neghoorhoo"
of the thigh would advise that opium DC adihs'ereu'
and would give morphine in case or great PAM lhe Pa
entitled to all the vi
morphine is the proper remedy for relieving PAIN es-
pecially that resulting from Inflammation produced 10y
wound particularly inflammation sLgS'ins t ,b
peritOneum covering the bowels ana when iine tne
cavity of the bowels and it is preventive OF ihhan
nation. ,,- ,o...to, ,rhora ,herc
is 20 heavy seenl aud the patient l. aYasc anu con-
planning constantly o. go, woll you .sn,
opium under such circumstances Suppose pa
treated at o'clock in the afternoon, and two or
three grains OF morphine administered, and he was
walked up o'clock III the morning and held CONVEX.
saton, what would you say 10 its effect upon hImi A.
would infer that he was not so deeply narcotzed az to
Crosse xamined by Mr.. Townsend-I would not pro-
the wound described by the JrictAttorney
shock though the necessary effect Of such wound
shock.
Q Did that indicate peretonits A. SO early after tie
wound there would not time for considerable de-
veopment OF peretons-not severe enough OK Itself 10
be cause of death such wound as that in my opinion
would death In from hours to three or four days.
O. Would not suspect narcotic poison as the means
that terminated life A. would regard IL as indicative
OF narcOtsm but not In the sense as cause OF death
under those circumstances; in view OF the parts M
voyed in this wound and the inevitable result peron-
it's should regard proper TO commence the admin
istration OF opium the effect OF opium Is prosration
after the medicines taken as described Ms condition on
state Of narcotism should not regard ndreotlsm
the sole OF death the wound that has been de-
scrbed here could hardly have been anything else than
fatal.
The post-morteu examination here read to the
witness, who said the wounds were Inevitably fatal no
had heard of recovery from injury TO the ntesnes but
not from bullet wound such rs this.
To Mr.. GarvinA shock is the effect OF injury from -
blow, fall, wound or IL might be from disturbance
the motion there might De lttt
OF shock, but in such case as this, death was
the natural result OF the wound.
A WITNESS LOSES HIS TEMPER.
Dr. sayre was rectlled, and testified made post
mortem and an ante mOrtem examination OF Fisk death
was not produced in the slightest degree by the effects Of
opium did not make any examination in the presence
ofDr Carnochan. refused to hold any commun
cation with him it has said that have stolen Dr.
Carnochan's case have never stolen anything in my
lfe not even case OF dry goods at quarantine o tho
Court-I demand the privilege OF an explanation
Judge Ingraham-NOt al present, Doctor.
Mr. Beachn spite Of our protestations DR. Carnochan
illuminated brother practitioner by asserting that o
stole his own patient That gentleman Is now on tue
stand and think is but just To permit hlm 10 contra
diet all the causeless and gra9ltons Seation heaped
MIR Tremain protested, and the Court excluded the
testimony.
O. What was said or done by Fisk A. He said he
wanted DIR. White TO attend him, aud wished DIR. Wood
and myself consulting PHYSICIANS he much
were still contracted under the influence Of light, but
not much they would have been under the infu-
OF severe narcotics that vas about 10 o'clock At
night.
Crossexamined by Mr. Townsend-I have no speciality;
may treat hip disease more than any body else.
q Dr. Wood stated that IL WAS impossible To determine
fully whether person died OF opium poisoning unless
chemical analysis was made; do You agree with hint
@ Some one said on the direct examination IN regard
TO the patents taken out for these hip diseases- A.
Judge refuse 10 be insulted in regard to patents.
Q. We're not your inventions quesuonedi A. Yes by
some; have had trouble with Drs. CarnochaI, Rup-
paneer and Steele.
q. Was the grand sympathetic nerve perforated and
IL observed the postmortemi A. II was not per-
forated but injured that the cause Of the great
prostration IN this case
THE SEARCH FOR THE PISTOL.
s. F. Crockett recalled by the prosecution
O. Did you any other pistol except the one spoken
OF by yOui objected to by the defense ON the ground
that the subject exhausted, but allowed by tho
Court A. saw only and that was the one handed