Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-03-31
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On examining the head outside, / could
discover two scars in the skin; there was
an appearance Of depression above, ia
front aud behind tho ear; the depression
was between the two points of injury; The
scalp was adherent 10 the skull at the
wound; the depression after the skin was
removed looked as ikit was an inch and
one-half long. Ii was noticeable that the
bone had been injured in the direction
where the wound was; the bone had
healed in the front half Of the wound ;
but In the lower half II was not only
assured, but depressed, and had not
closed up fully. We removed the skull,
aud in so doing cut through the depressed
portion; the membrane had adhered to
the skull under the wound. Nothing very
noticeable about the general character OF
the brain; the membrane itself was sound
even where 1t adhered. We removed the
membrane and noticed that this men,
branc nj the same point was adhercnt To
the brain beneath il. The brain itself. and
other membranes looked healthy with the
exception OF n portion on the right side
the middle lobe for q space Of four inches,
the substance Of the brain was sofiencd,
but held by the membrane; this solcning.
The greater part Of It was beneath,
and above aud behind the fracture; the
other membranes were also adhCrcnt TO
the brain, aud the brain itself at that point
was a little hardened near the most de
pressed portion Of the fracture; the brain
was then removed, and there was nothing
noticeable excepting what has been men
| toned. Pus was found miIgled with
| the ccrubro spinal nuid between the
hcmispheres of the brain. We discovered
q place OH the side OF the right hemisphere
| where matter issued which accounted for
the pus found. a section Of the brain
was made in the right middle lobe OF tho
brain that passed through m ab.ccss
that contained pure thick pus, the ab-
! >ccss would hold IS rauch rs large hcu's
egg; (; seemed about Xlobuiar, aud sur
rounded By membrane ;ha, is the product
| Of disease, and was uouri>hcd by the YES.
sells Of tho brain. \ llltlc dccpc-, and
In front was second ab,ccss. ono eighth
rs large rs tho first; and little In front
OF the second was still another OF about
tho same size as the last; the brain be-
! tween thc las; absccss and fracture was
| hardened We found abOIt ibis same
point q considerable part Of The middle
! lobe Of the brain was s0lencd. | cN-
amlned the lungs ihey were dark colored
and iullllra;cl w,lh blood ,bu. were sound.
The heart was found In health, as also
The Kidneys, the spleen, stomach aud liver
were sound. Found no other disease than
that Of The brain.
should say That tie examination WAS
sufficiently thorough /, wog!l not have
been possible that an injury within week
or ten days could have produced tile re-
suit iouul lcould say by an cxamina-
ton whether an Injury was quito recent
or not. bu, not just how long In This ease
should say that two, three or more
months had elapsed from the appearance
found. My own conclusion is that the
immediate cause OF death Nas the alb
scesses and solicuing. There Ms pre-
yious cause 10 these. and As a matter OF
opinion should lay that the fracture Of
the skull and conclusion OF the
of the brain was tho first cause. AbSccs-
es can occur in the brain nom tumors.
There has becu 10 time since the injury
that Nj. Hammond has been n we'll man.
The condition of The brain might have
been aggravated by very slight causes,
but " Ia K IN such condition he was sure 10
die: this condition OF The brain could
never have. healed. think the ASSESSES
must have been formed when Injured, and
soon after.
George II Hammond brother Of decreased, tcs'
td,l that his brother came 10 his house on The
evening of O.tobcr ll,h, AMI rcquc-icd him 90 90
up To the corner, a. Euilerlvid had laid him Ia
lie and lac wished to prove 10y witness that he had
not i,d. When they arrived there MIs butter
field called her Lasband cut OF TIE barn Henry
threw the blanket on uis hoysc aud got out of his
Eig. AT tie same time Buiteriell came out and
into tie road with hoe in his hand AMER eN
changing words ,Aice, ButtcrGeld struck Henry
down with the hoe, and hc fell, 10 all appearance
dead The witness then spran- forward and re
cevcl second blow upon his side When the
ar,, blow WAS given Henry WAS holding hi' reins
10 one hand and whip in the other, and lell with
tho rein- under him.
Peleg u. Hammond, brother Of the deceased,
testified that he arrived and saw Henry lying On
the ground apparently dOad; thai be took the colt
and went Tor his father and the doctor.
Mrs. Isabelle Buiterlcll. vic Of LysSnder t.
Dutterleld, testGed that Rcoiy Hammond and
Edwin Slcams rode up to the house each In siss
that Henry and her husband hsd an alteration in
words, ANer which Henry went away, but shortly
returned with his brother George that she called
her husband vino was in the barn, TO come into
the house that Henry got ont of his gig, blank
cled his horse. and stepped away from him brush
ing his hands, that afier exchanging words with
her hus band Iengy doubled up his list and step
ped towards him. Sic Iii not zee her husband
strike, but did sec licnry drop.
Edwin Il. stearns, Oroiher-!n-aw to deceased,
testified that he fell in with Henry some distance
from the corner; that they had m alteration as
they rode along; tina; when they reached the cor
ner Butlerleld, who Was coming out Of his gar
den, asked "What is u.,' and witness replied, |
mot much.- and IIcary, with an oath, asked
Butterleld what 1t was to him. Witness tesli.
mony in regard u Tho remainder OF ths alerca'
ton corrobcrated that OF Mrs. BniterGald, alter
which, and before the return OF Henry, he went
home.
Mrs. Albina E., wife OF Edwin b. S!earns, tes-
tined 10 hearing loud tax at the corner, and to
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