, 1873-04-12
Suspicious Circumstances Attending
tho Doctors Visits to
Mrs, Hall.
What Reynolds Does and Does Not
Know About the Case,
From His Own Statement, Death Was
tho Result Of Ignorance or
Malpractice.
The Inquest Adjourned Until
Monday Afternoon.

tending tho doath Of Mrs. Snrah N. Hail was ro-
sumod at tho County Hospital, at 10 o'clock
yesterday morning, md continued Until o'clock
In tho evening. Whom tho jurymon wore nil
seated, the Coroner atntod That ho had bcen re-
quoatcd by aovoral Of tho Jurors to ask Mr..
Barber, counsel for Dr.. Aoynolda, to retro.
Mr. Barber Baid the inquest ought not to DO
conducted In secret; nothing warranted It, and
It WAS improper. Tho Coroner, however, was
obliged to conBidcr tho wishea Of tho Jury, and
he would comply with them. Ho would not in-
trude whore he hnd no right; still it was only In
extreme caseB whoro absolute privacy should be
demanded. The inquiry could not DO made
olandestinely as long ms reporters woro present
Tho Coroner thought tho 1urymon had no por-
sonal feeling in tho 1natsor.
Mr. Barber considered that, as citizon, he
should be allowed to ro,nain.
Tho Coroner said il tho Jury insisted upon Ills
exclusion, ho should have to enforce their de-
mand.
Mr. Barber satd lo would comply with tho ro-
guest voluntarily, but ho protested against It as
being extraordinary.
The legal gentleman then loft tho room, ro-
marking, while going toward tho door, that tho
public interest was the most Important In tho in
quiry, and TINT ho would bo unwilling to place
tho alighteat obstacle In the wny Of d most thor
ough examination Of tho circumstances.
THE MORNING sEss1oN
was devoted to herring tho testimony OF sevoral
Witnesses, including Mrs. Coudery and Miss
Coudery. the aunt aud cousiu Ut the deceased.
Both seemed inclined to conceal all they knew Of
the caae, and, as will 10 seen by tho testimony
OF DR.. Reynolds {if it is truo), did not royoal
soyeEal important facts. Tho Doctor limself
nr3f tSA a4n
He waB palod aud flushed alternately; contra
dloted himself continually, and, whoa caught,
put, in very. unsatisfactory paronthetical
explanations which tended to confuse him tho
moro. Tho physicians on tho jury questioned
him very clohely regarding Ills medical acumen.
but hla answers did not show . sublime knowl-
edge Of pathology. He was asked about mat
tors which wero certainly Irrelevant, and ap-
parantly purposely confused. Ho, however,
maintained that ho would tell oil he know, do
string .oyerything connected with tho case to bo
boN bsoash to ght is probable that he viii be
on Monday next. Tho two "important
witnessos" mentioned in tho Times yesterday
morning ~ero examined, but they did not pm
out well. Thore was grain OF truth zecrcted In
to nothing By the statement OF Dr. Boil.
subjoined is tho Testimony clioitod yesterday |:
TEsrIlosT OF FRANK BROWN.
:: fIanE A A1roten, s!sor3,: AM clerk Ct the Grand
she came there TO board on tie I'LL Of March New
berry came with her was not there when they came
Saw them 60 to meals sometimes a!one, and at other
times together Knew she was A1rs. Hull from tho
tas. Of hsr coming 13F He key q her room ana
nor with Ncwhcrry, beyond talking to lin, when ho
esme % 5 t. The oco On Saturday. week before hirs
i 5sias e. Lay VIE Esaa 4sEs aas''sa sp 'ns
to tho room called tWo nart}nS anil
but got answer. then went to No. s7~afrs Halls
come In so s sete ID ms to
,ia Aslsa hsr Icy sic fo and sho
Ter with her. Asked her whore Ns,yberry was, and
came can in ton minutes afterwards, through
and and sd aTsa a and va s.paIasd apSad
the eanse Of his absence tiea 10 na Indy partner
IL went on watch again: AIRS. Hall laughed and
}okea as1ng LUZ ts game ana xas apparently In good
Gg own e s os ~s5 ss
asked mo to send out TIE first one, saying any drug
stoss wonl.' do. boy vas sent out for that cue ts
Reynolds first ca,ne-tho date cannot ro1nombor--ho
asAed 70 be shown TO Mrs. llalfs room it might have
Ss Sssn easr VIZ nsas s ea sssa Ss a das
PRESENT when Mrs. Iii 0 died. sFS "a, o. Tss shs
wien met Mrs Gowry WHO sa % she 1S woula rins ths
bell, sho waited tho doctor ordore That vas eout
~ o'clock: sho dd not Hay what doctor: went to
IN TIE otee ths nhysletan Ind bosa sent tor l1a
waa sorry to aeo ler 10 Ill., ad Hho said sha was too
Told her any thing aho wanted sl4o could have Sis
thanked Inc, aud haid tho bells answered proplp-
~. waa In thu room when sho died. ghe did aot
sptfaR AK to s nst resosn5ed M me- That was
vomit. She was perfectly quiet. The ladfey In tho
room were gIyny hsr brandy 70 reviyo ler. Did nos
doctor ehe would haye been al rjght.n DO not know
who scnt for Reynolds iirst, nor who wrote the note
oa d e dc no eAa uo okksst knaW thst ts
nolds excluded Mrs. uall's niece from tho room.
There % was lu4y there on Friday whD was aai to 10
eang MPs. ,s asae o. q OF as hsr
utes after sho died. and took hold of hor hand and
fet her pulse nude tho ronark thoro " Use Of
teeug aea T. ,o w9aans aa plss IT, stepped back .ad
room, aud 6pieafoa to mo to ba excited. After rth-
Ing around tho room he went out. Never had any
variation VIII him about her, lie seemed SURPRISED
TESTIMONY or s,ns. ROSA E. oouDEaY.
Ros4 4. coaderv, srorn: Live at No. 233 Ontario
saturday, tte 6th tnss, 1t aif o'clock. Had
conversation with her. bhe said nothing about lIor
7rs h nd aos G Ssk her ~ s ~ sory vosy H.
9h8 asksa o to satid for the fysicau, Did not toaf
her say II had followed The advice OF tho pbyalciau
al would hnyo boon well" wont to SEQ her OIL
wednesday, 70 Inquire about her cosin u Joliet aud
found ler III: 6he was up and dressed, Bho told n,s
ul1e bad had bilious nttact Eba vaa aubIoct to
bill ouHncss. On Tuesday my daughter went to $40
gov s4s as eng Hlet. 4de Returned siie tpld that
Mrs. usil Lad had Ill hcmorrhHgo thas the p1yst-
trouble, and hccn nAcr tho care Of phyatciaus, Sic
never told mo Whit they said utlel her. Know New.
Had heard AIRS. Hall speak Ut him beftxo tl4t liz
came to our house one oYsuing oHiy. Knew ho wa
friend Of laEs. Mover requested Mrs. ua not to Gull
Oh me With him. Ncrer Lal any cause to do sa. liz
sysr invited to como to my house by mo, Mover
received letter from any Of hor relatives down East
asking not to Row her to board vt my hoBe Bhe
boarded With Ina three years ago, at tho Clarendon.
ouuId not Hay wAoher wrote letter 10 1uy daughter
telling her rot to receive Mrs. Hall aee0uut Vi ler