The New York herald., 1875-10-25
THE ASSASSINATED EDITOR
Death Of Mr.. Carruth,
of Vineland.
A Bullet Imbedded in His Brain
for Seven Months.
MEDICAL HISTORY OF THE CASE.

pendent has at last met his long impending fate. IL
w1B be remembered that he shot down IN his own
Office by C. X. Lands originator Of this eeie-
brated temperance town. Mr. Carruth had pub.
lshcd an article series OF articles deroga- !
tory 10 the peace Of mind or Mr. Lands, and
although the articles did mention yet i was
generally understood that they pointed at Lands.
Lands so understood and taking OF the articles
be waited in Carruth's Office for his coming, shooting
hm in the back Of the head as he turned TO Zee.
Eventually he Tar to be able TO visit his
relatives in Clinton, ~ Y, after having sold his office
to Mr. f. A. Teall its present proprietor Mr.. Carruth
continued to mend that he could walk and spend
considerable Of his time out OF doors About this time
he was approached by lands and his counsel
with offer looking toward settlement
for civil damages the amount being generally under
be $5 900 and some 800 acres Of unimproved
land. The offer firmly declined and Carruth
and his family returned home He has been
depressed mentally since his return, fear
ing that his family would not be provided
FOR in of his death 1t had been thought up to
within the past week that in settlement could be
agreed upon he would be inspired with renewed energy
and would The basis or settlement
had been agreed upon, the being axed at
about si2 contingent upon Mr Carruths
removal nom the State Carruth his supper last
evening usual reclining in bed About two three
hours after supper he taken with convulsion
followed with vomiting, Subsequently he sunk
into stupor and remained unconscious
until the hour Of his DEATH which occurred
ut three O'Clock this morning Dr. Brown,
the attending surgeon and physician, in connection
with eminent surgeons from Philadelphia, will hold
post-mortem examination tomorrow Mr Carruth's
body will be taken Clinton Oneida county N. Y,
Tuesday for burial
lands SURRENDERED BoSDsMES
Mr. Ia dou
when he rearresed and taken Brdgeton jail by
Deputy Sheriff Cortis and Constables Babcock and
Washburne His trial will of very likely at the
January term, when he VIII probably be indicted for
murder in the FIRST degree
In fact there is than a likelihood Of his being
indicted, as Mr. Carruth's death occurred within the
time prescribed by the statute-onc year and day
IMMEDIATE SHOOTING
was the following article, which appeared in the
Independent in the early part Of March last and which
Mr. Lands held in his hand during the shooting
prominent Vinelander sat down by the side of his
loving wife on the sofa and looked up into her eyes and
called her "a duck and "a birdie Y and "a rabbit
and all the other endearng names Then he told her he
wanted her 10 learn the Of revolver that in his
ABSENCE she could protect their home and syerware and
defend the honor of Vineand- Then he went oil and
bought an elegant seven shooter and nice target
Then he set up the target in one end Of
the parlor and gave her first lesson in shooting
Then ne told her he wanted she should practise every
day. Then he went away for week. When he
turned he found the the other OF the
LOOKING glass The parior door resembed
bad of smallpox and the furniture looked
ns though it had been indulging in wreste with
burlington county hail storm Did ne walk up to his
wife and scken her with all the endearing names Of all
the birds and fourfooted beasts Not much.
He marched out into the street in his shirt
sleeves, with but boot on, and that
patched the big toe. Then he went
Falopng up and down, telling every he met con
hdcntialy that his wife crazy. Then he went off
and tried to get her into private insane asylum Yes,
be did the wretch.
THE MEDICAL TREATMENT cARRurH.
The following are extracts from a report Of the
symptoms and surgical and medical treatment
of Mr. Carruth entitled, /" Remarkable Recovery
from Bullet in the Brain, BY Dr. F. r. Tuller Of
yincland, published in the August number of ''The
American Journal Of Homeopathic Matera Medica:''-
March 10 1875 at IL 80 A. NJ, was called to see Uri
Carruth editor Of the Vineand Indepeadn aged afty
years man Of good habits and healthy body temper
ament sanguiEe bilious, nervous. one hour and
half before my arrival he had been shot with English
pistol called the British bull dog The missile
conica ball, measuring -sixteenths Of inch in
diameter tpenerated the Uranium, about half inch
above and 70 the right Of the protuDerauce OF the
pla bone and is supposed to be lodged over the right
The distance between muzze Of the pistol and the
head of rs victim was probably not more than six feet
Mr.. Carruth running when the bullet struck him,
hnd falling upon the right cheek bruised that part or
his lace considerably and 20 abaded its surface as to
leave the bloody imprint upon the floor In the fall
from the conyulsive effect OF the shock from the bullet
he bit his tongue badly on the left side
Mr. Carruth's symptoms follows:-The bullet
wound bleeding quite freely; cerebral substance
was oozing from II and one physician who had been
present from the hrst said that "not less
!han tablespoonful Of brain matter had been
thrown on The eyes faint dim. without
ustre; i with great difficulty that he could
discern one object from another; staring at
things countenance stupid face red and considerably
bruised on the right cheek and about the right eye;
could not answer questions without waiting some time;
vomiting pulse sixty per minute small hard, slow
Alter carefully collecting the symptoms above
noted, Arnica 2Ooth, given doses
repeated every Two hours, n answer 70 =
S. Gross arrived from Philadelphia on tie morning Of
The 10th at half-past ten O'Clock AT this time the
and hands were warmer; vomiting and retchng had
ceased and the temperature Of the body consider
wound and decided to make a crucial opening in the
scalp sufficiently large TO admit Of free examination
and survey Of the parts within the skull the line Of
The bullet After dong this he introduced hts little
hger Of his lett hand and found several small pieces Of
bone which he removed oy means OF iorcepsj he also
found larger piece one inch and half inside ol the
cranium which proved TO be the ono cut BY the bullet
containing both tables He then introduced flexible
Run catheter following the track OF the bail Two and
half inches and gave the opinion that II was impossible
70 IT, After he had done this he closed the perpen
dicular opening with suturcs dressed the parts with
sweet oil and proper bandages
28d-At i0:2O A. NJ Professors A. r. Thomas and J.
z Morgan, OF the Hahnemann Medical College, arrived
from Philadelphia After carefully examining the
hs could be expected $50 r. NJ, pulse 81;
chilly On exposed parts; urine natural Con-
tnued medicine AZ longer intervals
2bth.-Dischargc from wound or saruineous muco-
purulent matter swelling 81 the right cheek on the
heerease; the disco0ratiOn both sides darker and
extended over surface; muscles Of the neck
iane soreness about the bullet wound appetite good;
dei the same as before. Continued medicine.
a0th.-Pan the whole head but most over tho
right eye; temperature gTtS
April lo--Dartng and throbbng pains commencing
n the or0ce Of the bullet wound ana going forward
toward the right eye where they Just behind
that organ soreness Ot the right eyebn vision tho
same ~ all drectons has look Al objects some time
before he can focalize them
10th -DischarGe from wound watory and gangnlno.
lent; pcrsptation about Tie acc head neck and
shoulders, head feels fant sensation ag III somo
terrible calamity about 70 bef hin: cannot bear
TO be alone
1gth-Ihe muscles OF the neck more swollen. al.
rucnl matter matter burrOWed small sac belos tno
bullet wound considerable soreness the occiput.
pulse small, weak
In company with Dr. Morgan the symptoms y The