The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1874-06-25


it. l told them that if that was not
what was the matter, / knew nothing
about the case, and they had better gel
'another physician. One week before
her death she became satisfied she must
die. 1 told her she could not get well.
On Thursday before her death, she told
me she had been with child. and she had
given birth TO it two days before I was
first called, and she had burned it in the
crate asked her what she had taken.
She said she had taken two boxes OF
pills Ben. Easterling had brought them
to her. The first box were golden color
ed pills. After she had taken them for
a time, she went to Hale, and told him
the pills did her no good. and she wanted
something else. Hale told her that he
would not give her anything unless he
made an examination She told him it
was not necessary to make an examina-
ton, as she knew what was the matter
with her, and wanted something to re-
lieve her He told her to go back, and
continue taking the golden colored pills,
back, and he would fix up something
that would help her She did go back and
took more of them, but not doing her
any good, she sent Easterling to Hale's,
and he brought her some large soft,
dark colored pills, and she took of them.
They made her very sick, she vomited,
and soon gave birth to the child. She
| had been sick ever since, and vomited
up everything she swallowed. She then
threw the balance of the pills in the FIRE
The cross examination did not change
the examination in chief.
Susan How. Is the mother of Belle
How Belle would have been fifteen
years old the fourth of this month.
Witness then detailed the dying declara-
tions of Belle, made to Dr. A. B. Mona
han and the family, as testified to by
Dr. Monahan, and substantially agreeing
with him She also testified that Belle
had previously made confession to her
/ (Belle's) brother, Henry, substantially
| the same as she made on the Thursday
revening before her death
On cross examination witness said that
the first Doctor called was DR.. Clewers,
and he gave her three powders, and the
next day she came all right This was
before DR.. Monahan was called. Clew
ers was called because Dr. Monahan was
not at home. Monahan had been the
family physician. Clewers only gave
her medicine to break the chills. She
had slight chills every evening about four
o'clock. @
Mrs Byers Am sister of Belle
How Heard Bellies dying declaration.
She said she got box of golden colored
pills from Hale, and took about half of
them, but they did her no good, and she
took the balance of them back to Hale,
and told him she wanted something else
He told her he could not give her any
more medicine until he made an exam
nation She told him that was not nee
essary, as she knew what allied her, and
wanted something to relieve her. Hale
told her to go back and take the balance
of the golden colored pills, and if they
did not relieve her he would fix her up
something that would relieve her. She
did so, sent back, got the dark colored
pills, took two doses of them, when she
gave birth to the child, burnt it, and
threw the balance of the pills in the
fire
SECOND DAY.
DR.. c. K. Crumit Was summoned by
the Coroner to aid in the post nortem ex-
ination of the body of Belle How. The
body was in one of the rooms of the
Fulton Furnace tenement house, lower
end of Main street, jackson. The cavity
of the abdomen contained large guam
tity of pus, or matter, perhaps mere than
a gallon There had been a high state of
Inflammation The bowels were at
tached, and could not be properly sepa-
rated or dissected. The womb showed
signs of recent impregnation. There
was no apparent malformation of the
pelvis, or other parts, to render abortion
necessary to save her life. The 4imme-
diate cause of her death was the acute
Inflammation the remote cause, was the
trouble arising from the pregnancy.
Aloes is not the proper medicine to adj
minister in the early stages of preg-
nancy. 1t acts as an amenagogue. On
cross examination the witness gave a
lengthy and learned description of the
different stages of pregnancy, and fe-
male diseases, which, is not proper for
publication.
Dr. l. T. Monahan. Heard Hale tes-
tify at the preliminary examination. He
testified that he had made some cathar-
tic pills for Easterling containing aloes,
rhubarb, calomel. and other ingredients.
He also testified that he had sold Easter
ling box of Duponco's golden female
pills The witness then described the
composition and effect of these pills.
They contain arsenic and strichnine, and
their effects are to produce abortion.
Arsenic and strichnine are classed AS
poisons. Arsenic poisons by irritating
the mucus membrane strichnine affects
the nervous system. The witness went
into a learned and minute description of
the case Was at the post naortena exami
nation. Found there had been extensive
Inflammation of the cellular tissue, or
lining of the cavity of the abdomen
Was satisfied that there had been an
abortion, she had taken cold, puerperal
fever came on, and this was the cause of
death.
Benjamin Easterling- recalled. On my