New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-07-10

established and you ind he becomes sleepy but is
lapses with noisy respiration. his pulse runs
up u O and respa ion is IS and from o'clock to l05
suspect from tbatl Objected to- Mr. Treman said he
Understood that it is proper to put any Goheca case
thai was so IN hls opinion but TINS question was pre-
see by reference Toe question was repeated wlth the
addition TINS condition having been brought about by
Fisk on the postHortemi A. The further from the
scat OF the injury the symptoms OF shock are disappear
that the shock win not return.
z: would you consider that he was then threatened
with. or actually had shock A. When the symptoms
OF shock had disappeared, we would suppose the SHOCK
q Could these symptoms occurred from recurring
shOCkl A. Not Immediately.
@ Is there anything IN these symptoms denotng re-
curing shocsl A. None of these symptoms appertain
10 shock the rapid respiration applicable to collapse
the rapid pulse applicable to periton but not inVa-
EFFECT OF MORPHINE.
O From the conditions have stated what would you
consider produced it, having heard that morphine had
been administered A. Wen, the fact that morphine
tends to produce sertorous breathing and slow breath
ing.
O. Would you saw under such circumstances and con-
ditions that morphine rather than shock placed the
patient in that condition. Objected to.
O What effect does morphine have A. 1t depends
upon the dose.
O. Where 80 drops Of Magendes solution by the mouth
and Is drops hypodermcally have been given' A. 1t
would produce drowsiuess and depressing effect
Q. DO you consider it good practice 70 give opium,
which also has a depressing ehecti A. That is matter
Of common sense That where person Is already unItr
depression You should give them nothing more de-
O. After grain Of morphine has been given by the
mouth s 10 safe 20 administer morphine TO the extent Oh
another gram hypodermcally within an hour IN 'he con-
Q what would be the effect OF such actipni A. De-
pressing: consider IS drops OF Magende's solution IN
tg0iuccd approximately equal TO two grains OF opium
O. F.orn the statement have given to you in regard
Tie quantity OF OPIUM used and the forms In wllch IL
was iins,ercd the condition OF the patient when you
ADM IsJgatioa Of that opium explain his CONDITION
q. Would it explain his condition when you saw him
Tie Court suggested to add the words, what is your
opinion 10 the effect the patentf" The witness
duce narcotism: the sterorous breathing DO ex-
planned by opium; 1t would require something OF that
The depressed condition following large dose OF
opium or mophia manifested 10y more OF less nsT i
bty heavy brcathing and III some stages $40" Pulse'
O. Mat was the condition Of the particular organs OF
thc body on the post-mortemf A. They were geheIaIy
@ Did you see anything unfavorable to recovery in
thCml a. Nothing with the exception OF the wound
he under that could have admitted OF
cure that 49, there was no eXtraVasaoh OF leculVnV
material. liuternal hemoTrhage, and not pertontS
enough 10 Kill Lin lie did MT die OF any OF these
FISK DIDN'T DIE OF SHOCK.
@ From all the circumstances spoken Of the things
administered to him, with 10 ounces of brandy given
him would YOU say he died of shockl A. would not
he had Mt the symptoms Of shock when saw him.
O. II was stated by DR.. Tnpler that you were present
A.
O. Dia you attend any Of these gatherings among the
CroSs-examiued by Mr.. Fullerton-Q. Are You in en-
uro harmony with Drs Wood ana sa5ret A. AS iaf as
practice goes certainly would not probe wound OF
o. You say YOU would not have probed the wound so
faTas ne afipose ma tier is concernedl A.
O II the probe don't enter the cavity OF the bowels
o. II would not induce peritonitisl A. No Sir.
@ T. your Judgment was he aDoTns uGGcr lne luiu'
enc % uli a. He didn't breathe so Wheh he spoke
q. How long after did hel A. Not more than half
FIsK's WOUNDS.
O Wi! YOU state the jury what 1t was under which
he was suffering, you observed it'll A He had
wOundn the intestine and under the tube of the small
intestine there appeared to be the passage of ball. and
IN the arc intestine also; il was perforated wound
o. Is such a wound dancerousl A. Decidedly so; all
wounds penetrating the abdomen are necessarily dan
gerous wound of the mesentary is not per SC dan
@ Does not pertonitis generally follow a glInshOt
Q. Did YOU regard this as a dangerous woundl A.
Q. Csn you turn to such case as thisl A. Exactly
Q. SUBSTANTIALLY and the man recOvered' A. Yes,
q. DO yoa ever administer opiuml A. Frequently.
8 Any stagel A. Never in the first stage not in
la-c t0e after the iIritahy OF the shock has passed
and the depression has passed ana the sequence
shock has come then opium In small doses can be
Q. Don't you call the sequence OF shock a shock
No. s never do, bat physicians are apt TO dlner
..s
O. DO Won consider collapse a sequence Of shock1 A.
consider IL n part Of the shock ITSELF $50
I'M sY ~ ' s5 81 t5fe + certain peculiar
tios When TIE patient irritable and restless although
he NAV nave cot the shocki you may then give
o. You would give grain A. No. would not.
q Wouldn't you give auy n. (hesltatngl WouId
sTnpose the irritability continued. what would Dr.
Cafnochan d. then A. might give another nan gram;
@ After waiting awhile and the restlessness conhueG
u uicbt possibly give him another half grain but
alter this continued to certain extent would STOP
% We have not got 10 that extent yet. lAnusementJ'
A i might give something else. $500 ., ,.,.
O. j am not asking YOU what you might 90, Dut WnaI
sou would dot a. 1 should stop the opium ana uy
O. suppose after giving opium the irritabty subsidized
SO as to think that the opium nau Deen Oh ser
yice ana suppose rTitability afterward REQUIRED
what Would YOU dot a. On, you are putting the0reu
"a AID want theoretical answer Sir right out Of
yonr 7racticeq lLaughterI A. L might give nan
grain of opium, but would not stick ~ INTO man
N Whaf do Won mean by sticking ltlntO a manf A.
utu,dermic infection means sticking II ill.," don't f
o. 700 sometimes stick IL in, don't your A. very SCI
You DO sometmesl A. Yes Sir; but consider lit
dangerous. -, l., 49,. -. y rorsor IN
urCd should ask for glass OF wafer auu lhs tne 'e
I'M his hands and drinks, would Won regard IL as SOME
little cvidevcc that he was under the influence Oh OPIUM
to any great effect A IL might De cohsluereu A' INC
Persons die Of Shock, don't they1 A. There
exceptional cases. as you say; II depends on the vital
energy OF "A man TO a large extent. 49, ~. -
O. DO you believe that person wounded as FISK was
could help sustaining shoeKf A. lie must nave hau d
shock; J.. follows necessarily. 49,
O. there such thing a. person SUSTAINING shOck
without having external evidences OF III A should
WHAT DID FISK OF
O. Now will you tell the jury what, in your Judgment,
be ded from; you say you the treatment and have
general idea OF III 1 should MT think it was shock
O repeated A. I did MT see him enough; did MT see
him toward the last
A.