Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-04-06


TIE death of Prof Walker, by poison;,o
has beru mentioned 10 the Gazette. The mar.
tculars are thus narrated 10 the New YAH
Herald:
1.-THE particulars of very singular case or
poisoning by hemlock were developed 10 Brook
lynyrserday, the victim being Prof +. v
Walk,r Wcll-knowD scientist, who was a vie.
TIN 10 his own drcotion TO az Investigation Of
the mrIhods OF treatlbg nervou, diseases Prof.
+. W. Walker had for long time suffered
from spasmodic contnrtiOns Of the muscles Of
the tace and had been treated by Dr. Brown.
GUARD. o! New York. who is Dow in Europe.
The >trychnlne TIE ItGncnt Wa first applied, bur
without SUCCESS. Prof. Walker then PLACED
himself under the trea'lncu, # Prols Agucg
and Webster. and they adopted The method Of
Prof. John Harley Of s.. Thorna5' Hospital
ln London, which is he n-e nf c,nium or the
huld extract OF hemi"ck. . Saturday he
visited DR.. Aguew 5 "tficc, 10 Nv York, where
the drug vas used, tut with NJ satisfactory re.
suit. As Prot. Walker Was leaving the Gtfce
| the physician instructed him to procure some
| OF Prot. Sqnibb's fluid extract of heulock aud
take fifty drnls It a dose. Tie doctor de-
scribed to his patient what Symptom. would
appear on his takiug the dose. Pr,f Wakrr
then visited DR.. Squihbs manuiac,ory in
| Doughty street, Brooklyn, and procured IN
ounce vial of conium Returning to hi. !. me-
he began taking tie medicine, bur IT, ,,Iri
dose resulted iu his death. He took - =,
dose 90 Saturday afternoon, and y -. ~;
afterward instructed his wife to 81, Il =. .,,,
with writing materials and note bis syr.p,au.
as he detected them. He then dic:s,e! b..
following, and continued his d scrip;ou H., t.
| died -
'At ten minutes past four p N. ffty u i'm,
| Squitbs exttact If conium. Twenty minutes
to five p. m., effect very decided -dizz.ne>s
and relaxations Of the muscles and limbs ftry
muims more then taken, aud immediately di;
| 6culty Of walking and want Of power 10 con,ro!
movemen forced to lie down, but no miti-
cation of spasm limbs weak, unatie 10 hold
up the head, speech thckruing some, pain AID
heaviogs in top and back of the head, pulse
fify-six. Fifteen minutes past FIVE D. IL. took
fifty drops ; some nausea, some tremor al base
OF clavice and 10 muscles across the chest 10
| dinnutioD of spasms about the eyes, more OF
photophobia dislike Of light.) Twenty minutes
past five p. ~, droWsiness, inclined TO sleep
| Twenty minutes 10 SIX p m., eyes difficult to
| open and speech difficult difficulty 10 the
| throat prostration nearly complete diplopia
| double sightednes>) vastly Increased. Ten
minutes past six D. H., Dausea, twi,chinvs on
right side, uDabe to aricuate, eyes closed,
fuluess almost to suff,catlon 10 the throat.
pulse about sixty, 10 fact six waller ! water
water
"These were the Professors last words. Hi,
wife, seeing that he was dying. lett the room
to get some coffee, and wh-u she returned he
was dead. Prof Walker died of paralysis Of
the spinal marrow.
previous to his dea.h he stated that before
he left DR.. Agocw's Office the doctor told him
that he might expect all those symptoms The
Professor, while taking the drug. was very lie.
| liberate and said to his wife, Take down just
as dictate" When his case was in the hands
of DR.. Brown Scquard the kuife was used, but
to no purpose.
professor Walker was sixty five years OF age
| He was at one time the Washington cores
pondent of the New York Express, and WIS
intimate with ex President Johnson. He was
one of the persons poisoned at the National
Hotel, Washington, on the OCCASION OF the IN.
| auguration of President Buchanan 10 l>j..
During the rebellion he vas commissioned by
General Mansfield to go to the village Of
"E B. " in Charles county, Maryland, to cay
ture Confederate spy nlm"d Emack With
the assistance OF a regiment OF cavalry he
captured his man. Enack sc.ped, aud in do
ing so stabbed Professor Walker in the abio,
men, iuhicting wound from which he only
recovered after long stay in the hospital.
This Emack was atlerward placed 10 Command
of Libby Prison.
IN 1871 Prof w. was knocked down by a
brick in William street. New York, and his
face was badly cut This accident caused the
disease of the face which resulted IN. his death.