Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1874-03-21

no one came 10 awaken me; l told tht
sheriff that if he thought anything Il
| wrong he had better have an examination
| was not present st her death: knew moth
Ing of the medicines given her. There is
| no Dartition in Williams room: there ie
one bed and 9ed-lounge in the apart
ment.
DIR. III. c. BEARDsLEE. being called tes-
titled:
Am physician, and conducted the
post mortem examination. Drs. Brown
Root. Sweeney and Carlisle assisted. We
examined tn. heat. lung liver, stomach,
duuuo.um, a poroon of the large anu
small intestines and rectum. There was
no abnormal appearance except that the
| heart was sOmewEa5 fatter than usua +.
The lower lobes OF both lungs were con-
gested; the liver seemed healthy; there
was from one to two ounces OF thick dark
brown mucous matter in the stomach. The
muceus membrane was inhamed: the de
odulum was infamed in the inner sur
face as was the fectum: the uterus was
normal and not impregnated. The other
organs were natural. The cause of death
was probably arsenic: the symptoms of
sickness here were about the same as
those of arsenic, but less violent. 1t is
not probable that the effects shown were
produced by idiopathic Inflammation !;
the examination was supposed to be thor
ough; could not tell the difference between
poisoning from xalic acid and arsenic !;
this appearance of the duodloum; the
symptoms here are the same as those laid
down by Taylor. for arsonical pOisons:
the medicines prescribed by other physi-
clans would not produce these effects.
DIR. YOUNG. testified in substance
that being present at the post mortem eX-
animation he saw nothing abnormal in the
condition of the internal organs except a
fatty. degeneration of the heart. From
what L then saw / think that gastralgia
tI1nn fnUr or hny md
by the extreme pain produced paralysis
of the heart; it is not my opinion that she
died by poison.
DIR. BROWN, being sworn testified in
substance that he was present at the post
mortem examination, and that there was
nothing especially unusual in the condl-
tion of the organs except Inflammation,
such as was probably caused by power
full irritant. She probably died from the
effects of an irritant poison, such as ar
senic, which would have a tendency to
preserve the body and prevent decompo-
sition; arsenic is not corrosive poison.
E. J. SWEENEY testified: Mr.. Williams
met me on the street Monday evening in
front of the Cowles House between seven
and eight O'Clock. Said that there was a
woman sick at his room. Was afraid she
would die. Wanted me to go o'his room,
he might want my advice as to what
course to pursue. l went, but the woman
was dead. DR.. Young was with her. DIR.
Root came in soon after. l advised an in
quest. DIR. Root said on account of SPAR
ing Mr.. Williams mother by the exposure
of the matter in Painesville, he thought
the woman had better be put in coffin and
taken to her friends. Judge Palmer was
sent for. came, and brought a coffin. Mrs.
Searles was sent for to put the woman in
proper condition to be laid out. 1t was
arranged that DIR. Root should accompany
the body to Cleveland on the first train
Tuesday morning, where she was suppos-
ed to have friends.
MRS. A. P. SANFORD testified: Am not
acquainted with Kittie Moshier and never
saw her. Took some provisions to Will
liams' room and asked Mrs. Searls about
her being there. Never talked to Mrs.
Searles about disposing of the girl. Have
said l was sorry for Mr.. w. but never said
/ was sorry for the girl. Do not know any
thing about Mrs. Searles having arsenic
in her house nor sending her son to buy
it. My husband and Mr.. W. are good
friends.
CHARLES SEARLEs testified: Never
purchased arsenic for my mother or any
one else. Got some once to give to my
horses and gave them one dose. The rest
of it is in my barn. Did not know the de-
ceased. Brought her up from depot in my
bus.
DR.. A. S. GARDNER testified: He had
prescribed for deceased two weeks ago
n Williams room for bloody diarrhe a.
Have seen her on the street once or twice
before, but never prescribed for her before.