The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-09-07
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OUR STEUBENVILLE LETTER,
srErnENyILLE, Sent. 0, ls75.

STEUBENNlLLE, sept ., 1000
Editors Inlclllgcnoer.
There is an old saying, when thieves
fall out then honest people get their own,
but when doctors differ it is hard to tell
what the result will be, rs will be readily
observed by perusal OF the following.
Joseph Kirk, as you have been already
advised, Is dead, and We are having u reg.
ular "Kilkenny war among the dds.
ciples OF Esculapius" as to the cause Of
his death.
DR.. j. w. Stewart and DR.. n. w. Cum
ningham stated, during the latter part OF
last week, that ii Kirk died it would not
be from the wound received ut the hands
Of Guyder, but from malpractice upon
the part Of DR.. ]. b. Priest and B. d.
Worlhing, the Hospital Superintendent
OF the Panhandle Company in this city,
The excitement in reference to this case
is running so high at this time that con-
Cluded this morning to furnish the read.
ers OF the ISTELLIGENCER report OF the
investigation and the result OF the CoFo-
ner's inquisilion. When Kinks death
occurred, on Saturday night, Coroner
Stephens was notified, and Immediately
impanneled the following jury! W. II,
Mooney, W. I. Campbell, A. NJ, MattaCk,
A. IL. Dohnnan, John Irwin and Eli
Fetron, to inquire and true prGsGntment
make. The jury, after viewing the body,
adjourned until this morning at 10 o'clock,
at which time Drs, Enoch PeaTce, Jr., and
d. II. Fisher would bo prepared to report
the result OF the post mOrtem examination
made By them. ". A. OSesney decide d
TO enter into all the details Of the case
and called Hugh Mellor who testified
that he saw two men fighting in front OF
the banking house Of Sherman, Mooney
& Co. Saw man he supposed to be
Guyder come up, Saw him strike Kirk
could not say with what. he was close
to him when he delivered the blow, say
four or five feet. He was struck on the
head. Icannot say Us to the date. Guy
der was in no danger, No one was max
ing any attack on Guydcr at all.
Robert &. Howerter was called and
testified that he saw Guyder throwing a
stone or brick. Guyder was probably
from three to four feet from Kirk, He
must have ran twenty steps before he
threw. Kirk was standing with his
back partly towards Guydcr, who threw
kind Of overland. When il struck Kinks
head it cracked like gun'cap. Gnyder
was in no danger that | could see; there
was but one lick struck.
B. D. WorthingtOn-I saw Kirk after
ho was struck. When first saw him |
did not know where the wound was. |
was requested by his mother on the 25th
nit. to 20 and see him, He told me
where he was hurt. lie was in bed, very
weak, with good pulse, howeyer,-about
10; complained of pain in his head, sore
moss in face and side Of head, quick
breathing and shortncss Of breath, ex.
amined his head, and found the scalp
healed over, was certain there was
nus, and told him he ought to have 1t
lanced. lie wanted me to do it, but |
refused unless n physician was present.
They sent for DR., Priest, He came, and
/ lanced 1t ut the request Of the Doctor
and Kinks friends. cut sufficiently to
lot tho matter out and enable nc to make
an examination Of his skull, as Kirk
thought there wiz u piece OF loose bone
bearing on his brain. found the skull
broken and deprcssion about the size OF
thumb nail sunk down upon the brain.
We closed the scalp. lie came to my
house after that TO get his head dressed.
From what know OF the wound came
to the conclusion that there was no RiteC-
ton Of the brain until the latter part Of
last wGek--'rhursday, think. ! thought
the blow had aggravated his former dis
ease. His pulse ut that time was at GO;
on Friday evening it was down to d..
There was no scrapng Of the skull by me
or by DR.. Priest, rs has been charged;
neither was there any morphine admin
istered by me. L did not even give him
drink OF water.
Mr.. Worthington detailed at length his
symptoms at different times, but rs it Is
not material to the issue, we will at once
proceed to tho evidence Of the principal
POWDER MIxEis
DR.. J. W. Stewart stated that he had
not assisted at the post norton. lie then
detailed the circumstance Of Kinks being
brought to his Office in the evening in
question. On examination hO found n
wound from ! to / inches in length, and
the bone pressed down about one.sixtecnth
of an inch. lie examined it carefully in
connection with DR.. Cunningham, and
concluded that the patient was suffering
from no real fracture oil tho skull, and
examined the wound enough to become
satisfied that there was no loose bone
there at all. lie called again In three or
four days; his system was in pretty good
condition; he slept we'll und was doing
we'll, The wound seemed to be dlsCharg-
inV. lie was called in again last Satur.
day In connection with DR.. Cunningham,
and found him in q sopotihc condition,
pulse depressed, and had tho appearance
Of being thoroughly narcOtiaed. Was
told Mr.. Worthington had operated on
him and had removed all matter In order
to get at the piece Of bone to remove It..
Found the scar considerably larger than
1t waa originally. Am not prepared to
say that this wound was one Of the causes
Of his death.
DR.. N. W. Cunningham was not
present ut the posi- Bloritm, but should
have been "a matter OF courtesy. saw
Kirk on the night he was hurt AngustI
Saw them carry a man into Dr.. Stew arts
office. | entered and examined depress.
ion Of outer table Of skull. lie called to
see me nfterward, appeared healthy and
in good condition, physically and men-
tally. Judged SO from the fact that he
mentioned three men whom he said he
could whip at once. Saw him last Satur.
day., Found him in n comatose state, un.
able to see or hear. found one powder
in paper of whitish substance or chalk
color, vial with something that contain
ed think valcrienno and perhaps opium.
don't know what caused hiB death. l
treated him for ndrcotism, believing that
hc was overlOsed with narcotics did not
consider the wound necessarily fatal.
diagonis satisfied me 1t was natcotism.
cannot tell what the medicine contain
cd, but have it in my possession with that
end III view, 49,.
DR.. j. u. Priest, who compounded the
medicine, was next called, and testified
that he had been called to see Kirk and
had prescribed for him. He had cured
him OF stomach disease, and Kinks vile
being alarmed insisted on calling in the