The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-02-10
THE CORONER's INQUEST.
Testimony and Verdict I'm the
Ain Robinson Inquesl-.Arrest
and Arrangement Of DIR. lIons-
err

Testimony and Verdict In the
Ain Robinson InQuesl-..Arresl
and Arrangement Of DR.. HOns-
er.
So much public interest has been
manifested in the case of the unfor-
tunate girl, Miss Robinson, aul SO
many stories have been set atloat re
gsrding the developments at the in
quest, that we have thought best to
let the precise facts in the case be
known. Below, therefore, will be
found the testimony, in substance,
and the more important portions
cerbatioa, of all the witnesses exam
ined
MARY +. DoTY-Gave age, residence,
SC. Saw the corpse of Ali Robinson
half hour after death. Natural neat but
little diminished. Face was purplish,
lips blue, ana bruise on forehead, said
to have been occasioned by the fall. No
one stated what caused death. Did not
examine room or see medicine. John
Lucsnea came after me. No one there but
family aud nelghbors. This was We'd
nesday evening, January 9Th. The fu
neral was on Friday, at II o'clock.
ISABELLA CARNEY. Went with Mary
Doty to house of deceased, and corrob
crate her evidence as above.
SrsAHHAH LIGHTFooT.-Camc to Lu-
censa's about half hour after Mrs. Doty
and staii until morning Mrs. Doty's
statements are correct. The corpse was
more purple in the morning than in the
evening. Heard no remarks from the
family in regard to her death, or health
shortly prior to death, or about finding
or having any medicine. Have been &C
ouainted with deceased 4 or 5 years, and
her general health was good so far as l
know.
DANIEL d. DoTY John Lucenea, the
step father, told me the girl had not been
complaining, but had been doctering for
three months; that he knew nothing
about it until lately; that he did not
know the Doctor, but it was some one at
West Branch. l asked Mrs. Lucensa
the evening after the girl died if it did
not seem very sudden? She answered,
yes, and said nothing more about it.
The reason asked, her death seemed
mysterious to me. Mr.. Lucenea, think,
told me she was doctering for female
disease. I saw no medicine.
JOHN LUCENEA..-Know nothing about
the death; when / was called IN she was
specifies; she was up stairs in this
house; she only came back here q week
or ten days before her death, | knew
she was doctering, but did not know
what for | only knew from hearsay
with whom she doctered. I saw some
medicine in bottles, bottles shown and
identitiedl, but have no knowledge of
instruments being used. saw hei
about 25 minutes before she died; APP
pesred cheerful; went up stairs between
) and O'Clock p. NJ; my son first told
me of her death. | was never more sur
prised and shocked in my life. She was
working at Amos kimberly's before she
came home; had been there about two
years. She was on the floor when | came
up stairs, and breathed but few times,
and gaspsd, and then We put her on the
bed. Did not notice any blood. She
was lying on her back, her hands lying
loose naturally; did not see any bottle
or instrument; saw bruise on the right
side of her face after light was brought.
Her face when first saw it looked flush
ed and natural; breathod as any person
would in last struggles; no muscular
convulsion; she was Timber. Went after
the women, and when came in with
them she looked pale; could not see
any great difference in her face She
was 1S the 9Th Of last April.
MRs. LUCINDA LUCENEA.-The deceas-
ed is my daughter; her age was stated
correctly She came home from A. Kim
berly's about ~ weeks ago; after two
weeks went to her sisters, south OF
| Springdale, stand 4 weeks. and then came
home again. On Christmas she was at
Comfortable at party. Her usual health
was not good, although she looked rug
ged. She seemed to lack strength, but
she did no complain much; she first
complained of cold or the effects OF a
cold-pain in the side and weakness
across the kidneys. Said she had been
doctering ever since she caught cold in
| September She made such statements
in relation to the cold that l employed
DIR. Houser, OF West Branch, by her con-
sent was not present at any time he
prescribed for her, but talked with him
prior There was suspension of menses;
on being questioned by me, She said
there was nothing but cold to cause
this. told the Doctor, but did not con-
suit him in reference to it arising from
| any other cause but cold. l made no
censures; raised the child and had
| found her truthful. DR.. Houser was not
! our family physician; | employed him
because had heard him recommended
in female diseases only had one inter,
| view with him, and 1t was then left to
the girls consent to be treated or not.
The Dr. said she would have to 60
through u thorough examination. Heard
him make no remarks as to its arising
from any other cause than cold. The
deceased told me that DR.. Houser said it
was inflammation of some internal female
organ--she could not remember the
name he gave to it; she said he was
treating her for that disease, both by
administration of medicine and by in
| jections; she was following his advice,
but no: punctually. Bottles exhibited J
The bottle marked, "use as you did the
| last" was to be worn on saturated cot
ton during the night in the vagina, to be
/ followed IN the morning by an injection
of as hot water as could be borne. Don't
know that she used cold water unless it
was the evening she died. l went out
to milk and she prepared the water in
my absence The first heard on com
ing ia was the noise of the injecting in
strument against the dish, and almost
Immediately heard her falling. found
her lying on her back with hands
up over her head; her face was fright.
fully dark; she seemed unconscious and
was dead from any thing we could see;
she only breathed three times; did not
seem to struggle. She ironed clothes
during the day and did not complain
unusually. The light colored medicine
was to be used three times q day in the
dark fluid contained in the other round
bottle; think she used these week be-
fore she went to the physician; accord
ing to her statement, they were obtained
at Kings drug store in West Liberty, the
prescriptions being taken from DR.
Gums medical work. THE letter pub
llsbed last week was here shown and
identifed.) She destroyed her other
letters. DR.. Houser proposed that she
should come to West Branch to be treat