Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-05-06

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stss-Btlls- Respect TO che HEM
cry OF Late Chairnaan Randall.
The Board OF County Commissioners
held their regular meeting st II A. n. To-
day, and were called TO order BY Commits
sionsr Torp. the full Board being present.
Commissioner Fox filed his credentials
with tho Clerk. and Commissioner Nye
made temporary Chairman. Com
missioner HaEeltine nominated Commits.
sioner shepperd a. Chairman Of the Board.
Commissioner Fox seconded the nomins.
ton. aud on motion Of Commissioner
Torp the nominations were closed. The
nomination Of Commissioned shspperd was
made unanimous and be was elected Chair
man OF the Board.
REPORTS.
After the reading Of the minutes. Com
missioner Hazeltlns reported the receipt
Of $50 from the sale Of the Tyler hoistins
works. Gold Hill. bid In by the county
for taxes.
Tho County Physician presented his
monthly report. as follows: Number OF
patients In hospital. April ], 81 dis
charged during April. 81 died. j.; &C.
counted for. IS In hospital. Nay l., o.,
consisting Of 8 females and "A males
daily average Of patients during April. So.
DR.. Kirby also reported that no had Ad-
dressed Q note 10 Alexander Bros.. Inform.
ing them that the hospital water pipe
could not DO tapped for the use OF any
circus or other show. Filed and referred
to the Hospital Committee.
COMMUNICATIONS.
The Clerk then read the following CON-.
muuication ::
VIRGINIA. New, April ~. 1878.
To the Honorable Board Of County
Commissioner Of Storey county. Nevada
-Gentleman Al the suggestion OF Col.
N. N. Stone, ! have the honor TO submit
herewith the report Of . chemical analysis
made by me Of the contents OF the stom.
ach Of Joshua r. Johnston. In this report
I purposely refrained from giving any per-
sonal opinion a. TO the possible or prob
able effects Of the amount Of morphine
found but. at the request Of some friends
Of tho deceased. would supplement my re-
port by this, my professional opinion:
The amount OF morphine In the stom-
.ach-about Ia g~rains-would not neces-
sarily produce death. per 90. alone. but.
when We find q certain quantity OF poison
unsbsorbed after some lengthof time After
death, II 10 always To DO presumed and has
10 be taken account OF In any calculation.
that about one.hAlf only remained, tho
other half having been absorbed into tho
system and become impossible to demon.
!,rssax Si,bput taxing into c~ousiders.
ton the authenticated fact Of the deceased
having evacuated his stomach The same
morning by taking an sme'is. Ins
question now arises whether 1ohnston
took this dose OF morpnine ior
tho purpose OF sooering up n many
habitual d~runkards are wont 70 10. ~,
Il Is TO be presumed nm NO nin- ne
habit OF curing the enecu oi "hisA{ ~
that way. u knew ehacuy nov uiuoh W
take without risk. The evidence o. thoss
who we're with him irequehuy, uuIins ,nu
Aiter MS SPt..e.; ue.'e 49, s-..,,
D,sus, uss s.g ,hinc. for him nndor
pn ~ aio.u,..,.nc.. INT nsvsr oplum or
,nn,rhin. in AN, form only yslerisp. or
bromide, or potassa. Moreover, the
probable quantity used-about * grain,
would be conslderAoiy .oo.e ho u,u
In. Nh;Is ,Ss a%n,n,itv remaining was
probably moi suficicnt 10 u immediate
death, IL certainly was enough 10 first
probably supply aud afterwards cause
The dclirious symptoms reported. and con.
bined with the s~ubsequent exposure. Win.
out sufficient clothing, death WAS the
necessary consequence.
Taking all the facts OF tho case Into
consideration. ] would venture TO express
~ my private opinion that the poison was
administered to the deceased not with the
intention 10 commit murder, but 10 order
10 stupcfy him and rob him Of whatever OF
,.I.,a he hal nm lila narann. Anil this Ia1t