The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-24
DIR. RICARDO'S TRIAL.

The trial OF DR.. Norton {. Ricardo. OF PaSsac.
for alleged assault With intent to kin, with NOR.
phlne, little boy named Waiter SchafTer, IN order
to cover up mis- malpractice In treatment OF n
fractured arm, was resumed in the Patel son court
yesterday. Mrs. Schaner. the mother OF the In.
jured boy, was upon the stand again yesterday,
her examination not having been concluded the
previous day; nor indeed, was II finished yesier.
day. as 1t is very searching and tnoI cugh, she be.
ing probably the most important witness TO be
produced. The following IL synopsis OF tAe ties.
timony adduced from Mrs. scnaner yesterday
Mr.. Roberts asked 10 see the arm; thought
then tina. Walters side was becoming mortified
and asked Or. Rlcardo's opinion; afterward /
thought IL was discharge IRON bis arm and so
1t proved to be, for 1t all washed on; 1t was on
Sunday morning that Mr.. Roberts and | washed
or the discooration; Mr. Roberts watched with
Walter three nights; DR.. Ricardo told Mr.. Schaffer
Saturday night that IL would be necessary for him
to procure ice for the body ia the boy should
die as ne could not get ice on Sunday; saturday
night Dr. Ricardo told me that Waiter could
not possibly live longer tnan two O'Clock
was v,no inar INC aoc'U, aoaea mat ne
him morphine about once In three hours:
he also gave him le'er medicines every hour,
sometimes pulsatlla and sometimes aconite;
about two O'Clock on sunday morning the dis
coioration was wasned' from his body from the
time " alter broke his arm to the time It was
nnai.y taken of was two weeks and two DAYS;
the first week substituted medicine OF my own
lor DR.. Ricardo's, anu thought that Water was
better; he rested well; told the Doctor thought
he was getting better. but he SAID | must be
mistaken; on Monoay ne told me he was
dying: SAID ne could see the death stupor In
his eyes: my sister was present AT the time:
on Iue,day my sister toa pr. Ricardo that sne
mistaken; every oay the Doctor sand he was
oylpg; on Thursday told the Doctor Thought
Walters arm wouiu rot and Drop or; lie said mat
Was impossiDle; on Friday night thought Walter
was better; on SATURDAY We sent Tor DR.. Watson
fr..vn Ynatf Loci nd nr Dtn ha a
write letter 10 Or. Watson, telling him the boys
CONDITION, ana wnat had been done; TINS
ter as requested; DR.. Ricardo said It was
Ws4er eoua send not 0T i've Dr. un, wAs on
Doctors arrival; Saturday morning he gave me
some new powders lor Walter, telling me to give
him one every hfieen minutes; DR.. Ricardo called
earlier than usual saturday morning; asked MN
why they were 70 be gIven so often; ne said, III
you think nneen minutes 100 often give them
every naIf hour, but think he should have them
every fifteen minuies;i' ne did not tell me then
what those powers were, but looked see aud
found them 70 be morphine; | know because |
tasted mem; showed them to DR.. watson ana be
me Court here interposeG that not much I'm
p0rtalce vas 10 be given to THIS statement, as
there were several medicines that tasted So mucn
Ike morphine that an mex erienced person could
not tel the difference between them.
Witness resUmed-Saturday morning DR.. Ricardo
told Inc that lie would leave some
powders. ne had previously told me that ne was
giving water morphine powers; he told me that
Water suffered more tnan was aware or and
tnat very frequent doses would d. necessary 10
alleviate MS pain; the powders lett OH Saturday
morning. were much larger tnan the ones ne mad
previously been Qivink walter; the ooy suffered
very little think. on the Friday pgnt aud sat.
urday morning preceding the attempted amputa-
ton; | frequently he'd him, winch seemed
10 nave auetlng effect; cd not awe him tue
pow1efs tue Doctor left on saturday; occasion.
ally gave the BOY part ol tie powders leit ny DR..
RICARDO; rom the time washed on the dIscolora.
Nun gave Waller no medicine OF Dr. kicardo's;
the nrst morpaile powuer l gave was on the sat.
uroay morning following the accident: the enect
was 10 tnrow MIN into q deep sleep. so deep
thought ne was doaa: when told tae Doctor oil 10
the next CAV 40 SAID that IL was strange, as the
powder was smau one never rave aim O wnols
one again: did not tell the Doctor was only giv.
ing him part OF MS powde,s: gave MIN sinsll
dose about once Ia TIVE four nous: on the
,otowing ne accdens gave HIN part VI one pow.
GER; ge1era4Y gave h!m abou, o e dose q Jay;
Thursday night, the Gay DR.. kinps was there /
gave min part OF o power; tue aay OF the az.
tempted amputaton rave mn part VI o pow der:
] gave hin another saturday nigat; old not tel
Dr., Ricotdo tnat was not givlng the dossa ne had
prescribed because did not dare 10 (tne witness
took powder. and snoweh til. Jury wuat proper.
tiou che was IA tae habit Of giving alter ne
powder was snfioisnt 10 induce sieep. (Four pc.
psrs were snowa 10 witness which sno SAID
Mers the zane she RAD feasivsd lron. Dr.
Ricardo ana stetwsrd gvsn ~ 1r. TutiIsJ
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