, 1874-02-15

der tho advice and instruction Of the family phy
sician, who iB reputable and akillful.
MEDICAL AID.
Drs. Beane, Rouse, and Dodge, on being ap.
Piled to, hurried to the houRe and dlt
al that lay in their power to re-
ncvo the DISTRESSED mother and dying
boy. But their skill. it ia supposed, will DO OK
erted in vain, as there is hardly chance 1o1
their recovery.
TIE HUSBAND
is from the North OF Ireland, and is in compar'
atlyely easy circumstances, owning the property
on which his house il built, which ls Of no in
considerable value. He ia 3 moulder. and has
until within short time, been employed at q
foundry in his neighborhood; hut tho estab-
llshment was closed early in the winter. aud he
detained him from home, except at occasional
intervals. He Was last seen at his house Thurs
day morning, when he went to lis work,
somewhere in the lower part Of the city, de-
signing to return home last night. One can
hardly imagine the exquisite grief that over
Ehelmed him when he was informed Of the
calamity that had overtakeu his household. nor
with what feelings he returned to d family ho
had left but a few hours before, to find two Of
them dend, and the remainder fast following in
their footsteps. One could rarely see moro
melancholy spectacle than that exhibited to the
Sight Of those who are called npon to Visit the
locality. The dead brother sleeps beside the
corpse of his elder sister, and the pail hides
from view the two forms, composed for the
tomb, their hands folded on their breasts, the
eyes classy, expreesionless. sunken, aud dls-
torted.
is not fully ascertained; aome believe it to hnre
resulted from asphy1ia. but the statement that
there was no fire in the stove during Friday
goes far toward diBproving this theory. others
are of opinion that it is case OF poisoning, and
regard tue nurse as guilty Of tue crime. 1t il
That %tn rf m
visited the family Thursday, and distributed
large amount Of candy among the children, but
it is hardly probable that this could have pro-
duced fatal result. The woman Behrens WAS
arrested. and will be held to await the verdict
Of tue coroners ?p-y Dr Henro,,n: County
Physician, assisted by DR.. Beane, made =
POST MonIEM EXAMINATION
OF the deceased last night with the following re-
suit Upon opening the bodies they noticed the
tissues had bright red appearance. The lungs
were studded with bright red spota, minute in
S!he The liver. hea1t, bran and Kidneys we're nor
mul. The stomach aud intestines contained but
little they we're bright red, and evidently some
what inaamed, especially that Of the boy. There
were no signs indicating the exact CAUSE OF
death. The stomach md other por-
ton Of the body which are necessary.
were taken possession Of by Dr.. Hcnrotin for
chemical analysis and microscopic examination.
The third child, Willie. was dying at 10 o'clock,
and the mother, though in no immediate dan
ger, vas not in her right mind. She says the
children we're sick during the night, and she put
them all in her bed. She does not believe them
to be dead. All liquids that are known to have
been administered to tho children we're removed
from the house and retained by the physician.
The Coroner may throw some light on thls mys-
terry at
THE INQUEST,
to DO held tomorrow, the result Of which will bo
looked for by the public impatiently. The
TRIBUNE reporter desires to acknowledge his in
to Mathew Fleming for his courteous
assistance in aseertaining the fscts.