, 1873-12-29
PRISON DISCIPLINE.


Special Dtspatch 10 The Chtcaao 7s1t4snc.
JoL1rr, Doc. 27.-Tho Ooronor's jury to inves-
t[gate tho rccent tloath Of convict Henry viii.
inns, rcneAemblod at tho Stato panitontiary this
forenoon Mt 10 O'Clock. aa]. 8. ". Mum, Il
criminal lawyer, actod ns foroman Of tho Jury.
Tho Hon. J. N. Houthworth and DR.. Oanislus,
Commissioners, aud tho Wartlon. Mai. Wlam.
and Ills assistants, and Dra. u. @. Miller Curtis
Bacon, and Casoy wore ptesont. Tho Hon.
Horny snapp appeared IN loyal capacity at tho
instance Of tho officers OF tho prison, and Z.
pholps appeared for Dr.. Nfaaon, Prison phyai-
can. At tllo solicitation Of tho Coroner, J. II.
Flanders appeared as Connty~Astorney.
Dit. II. J. OUTFITS, swoRN.'
When ho frat .saw the body of Horny
Wiila1nH. which was last ovening, at tho
Office Of tho Coroner, II bore ovidonco
tint b poat-mortom Ind nlroady boen hold.
Tie hoart lad boom removed, aud tho
scalp Ind boon taken OF. Examined tho body
thoroughly found no rcason to bellovo TINT tho
dcccnsod came to his loath from diaoaso. satd
covered with an unusual n1nount OF fat. It Ia
not d fatty degeneration, but iB fatty
deposit. Tlie hoart lind two aporturoA II,
it,, and + waB told QUO was mado
Of tho muscular tIss,,os. rho other opening was
throo inches in length on tho extcrlinl Hurfaco,
between tho yontrcloh. The upper third Of this
opening WIS made with knife, and tho lower
.llu LUZ snu sa'n9 nRPuai"eo; ,,' e no"
or was m nnto-lnortom rupture. It CONNECTS
ncction between tho lower third Of thts oponng
and tho loft yentrclo, which appears to have boon
made with q knife. The walls Of tho right von-
triclo wcro thinner than is usual. In my opinion
deceased had slight disoase Of tho heart from tho
fatty condition, but no dlseaso Of the
waves ING AhMeu.ato' causo OF the al-
,,o9uu ,s9 M Inl,.uIo u tno LEA; noast nihns haYe
Ill., Tsoa 10y osss.eont VI 5 ni1cM 49, y. tllo e5n.ola
ta' tho aeseaseds 1,,e oa.n coa nave oGen nacer'
,; tainou py mooes1 examination pe1ofo ny ueae
tHo couuiton ~ nss nunst autttea uiIl 1nr tasu
out, naa 9nen "ncosao mo!n esenlnaiiy ioaa
~ uoat, Doa1 HaoM LIN ~ t.s nenlt 10 tnaI VI
Afesa md sillor. , Il was mid I T to bo IS Wil1ams
ncutS nitM .t bucu 4lo"Fsi "!tnout 4Aoor, Mnn
@ so'uo nso M ~ ~. NY. ~ otsnno " 'nu pnouy
~ nv.o nt .na i~s. on An1@ ,, Mupus la,s
Ioihor cccnss "nv rao to " h,a oot, 1rn vo vny
1onGe or nos, from ah ot nenrt EUR ao
-. ~: +: n H." a..5 4t6nn:, - sno oo
XIII, ~ ~ tT tI, o - - num3u LII I isFG eaeGu
uoai "" th;,,aa us M ,,, ~ nea.s u
or thn hrn ,yos " I'm ;nice i,v rec",,t o9c enant
~ gonses'"n M' naa Mo, a .ue csuIo @ y.
ueatii: lug ~ MisGasS ~ sil1 AcaIt "aa o1 Aone
sIa'a'n6' 4ne o",n IL 'a oa aosseea. @
Examined tho body Of Honry Williams
last evening. Tho brain was cougostcd, T4u
other orgaps were In good condition, Saw
tho heart Of Williams IN alcohol Mo uppor
aud lower third of the alleged rupture was
,nade With u knife. The hoart was not
were thin, Tho accumulation Of tat would IN
torfora with tho action Of tho hoart Deceased
NAV have como to lis death from hoart disease.
liz was not lit for active exercise. phygiclan
could have told tho condition of the lonlt BY
examination before death. 4 violent shock to
suol, d man as Williams would be- likely to pro
tuco serious roanita,-r rupture Of tho Ieart, for
Instance. 1t would DO gross neglect In plygi-
clan to order violent shools without kuowl-
cdgo OF tho condition Of his paticnt Was
once Prison pbygicisn. Did not alwsys exam
inc couyicts closely, and the tleoase Williams
had might have egcancd nv notice, / might
haye ordaroi lin a batl,. 4 bat,, adminisIeIed
to mau in the condition Of Williams might or
might not produce death.
m. \, 9. MILLER or CHICAGO. swonS.
uad examlned the heart. HaGi uoyor seen
The bodY OF Williams but produced n, aN!dayit