Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-12-12

Of Julia Kinds. Every sndsavor va
used to bring to light al the facts con-
corning Ii and to AZ the guilt upon tho
party or parties concerned in bringing
that death about bat In this respect
the inquest was unsuccessful.
DIR. Grant testified that about three
months ago deceased called TO- see him;
she said she had been deceived by .
young man under promise OF marriage
and was 10 the family way and wished
me to produce IN abortion; I told her 1
never did that business; she then asked
II a. q favor; said she could get IL done
elsewhere for S25. but wished me 10
treat her; I advised her to 20 to Ban
Francisco to some hospital for women
in that condition; she Left my once and
never returned. Lest Saturday I was
called to see her ct the @. 4 c. boarding
house; she appeared to be In . great
deal OF pain; asksd her II she had been
taking anything; shs said she had not;
told her I thought she had been trying
TO procure IN abortion aud q she did
not seem disposed 10 tell me OF the mai
ter she hsd better get some o else; she
wished me to give her somsshins to 70.
lievs her Of pain - Il Wa % great she
could not live under Il; gave her Q pre-
sorIptiou OF spirits Of ether. uncture Of
opium aud esmpbor and water Of An.
mouia aud directed her TO take . dessert
tsaspoonful every three hours ; I also
ordered cloths to Be wruug out Of hot
water with turpenuns and applied; did
not hear from her sgin Till I heard she
was dad; (portiou Of dscsssed's uterus
shown) am satisfied from the condition
Of the uterus and from the symptoms
that I found in deceased that the present
condition Of Affairs was produced By
mechanical means.
Mrs. Bose Perkins was recalled:
When I called to see deceased as before
stated Miss Handlsy commenced throw
ins some papers OF stun through the
window and into the bucket that stood
there; after going into the room where
the baby was she took ont OF the wash
stand drawer Q kind Of an instrument
which I think she Afterwards threw away;
Il was kind OF red color and made Of
rubber and flexible; alter leaving the
house I went up town: met DR.. Heath
near the California Bank; asked him
what about the girl that died and had
the baby IL the Coroner should not be
notified; be said no, there was NO occa.
sion to say anything about the baby; he
did not want TO give Q certificate. bot for
M to 20 to Dr.. Grant a. be had attended
on her drst.
Miss n. Hsndlsy recalled. Her pre-.
| vious testimony was read over. and she
continued: cut two splintsrs OF wood
In the houss for the doctor TO Lift the
| child out Of the vessel with; they were
small, ~ small - I could cut them;
knew nothing about the navel string DO.
ing cot; nav no o cut IL: no physician
cams to see her to my knowledge till We
sent for Dr.. Grant; was not 10 the o
when the child was born; I bad no In
s,rumrnt 10 my baud when Mrs. Perkins
asked me to see the baby; I took no
long, a-xibls Instrument 1t that time
nor threw IL away; I took the baby up
| With Two sticks; DR.. Heath was their
| aud examined Il; never saw Dr.. Heath
there ill called 40 before stated; as soon
a. the child was born I sent for DIR.
Hath; deceased told me to keep the
baby; I met Dr.. Heath. the day do
ceased died, near the California Bank;
halted him; had conversation with him;
hs did not say to me "bury that baby
and say nothing about III" Mrs. Per.
kins was With ne don't know whether
she heard what Dr.. Heath sail I; hs said
nothing about the baby; he did not ar.
rive at the house until after the baby
was In the vessel ; was out Of the room
not NOTE than 10 minutes when the de-
ceased got up and used the vessel.
OHicer Underwood was called and tes-
tiled: Was called on to 60 after DR..
Heath; this was In the night and In the
early part Of thu week; went into the
room; found Miss Hinds In distress;
asked her II abe bad bad any other doc.
| tor; she said yes, bot didn't want him;
said I would do her . favor to get DR..
Heath; went and got him. % requested;
after no saw deceased be made Q pre-
scription and I went and got that; don't
think I was called In again till one night
after when my wife came to me and
said Miss Handlsy had called her to
sssist; my wife went In and saw what
was the matter and told Mss Handley II
was childbirth; ! looked at the chamber;
saw q little baby In the chamber; was
aware Of the situation deceased was In
before that; she wanted to have Q talk
with me and my vile; this was before
this hsppsned; shs wanted TO know II
We could help her out OF the fx she VA
in aud would take the child and raise u;
told her II my wife was villinsI was
satisfied, % 10 had no children; We
promised to take the child and keep II
and do the best VI could for Il; when I
saw tho child its face VA down; was
called In alter midnight when saw the
child in the chamber; sm satisaed Of
t6at; there was no physician there then.
fThe testimony Of this witness con.
,rsdio,s that Of Miss Handlry. who
suors the child wss born about Q o'clock
in the morpipg.-RxF.
DR.. Van Zsndt waa called and testined
that be assisted Dr.. Kirby In an sutoPsy
on Julia Hinds examined chest md
abdomen: upon opening the cavity Of
the bowels found marked traors Of In
dammstiou OF the covering OF the bow.
els and the bowels and upon examina.
ton Of the womb found that 10 bad given
birth to q child. with strong and decided
evidences Of mstritio indsmuaton; the
neck Of the womb wa in1ltratsd with
pus. very much lsosrated and showed
evidences Of severe injnry; the womb
itself was ipnltratsd With indsmmatory
products; the right fallopian tubs con-
tanned pus and decided marks OF infsm.
mstory action above the tubes OF the
ovaries; there VA some edusion In the
p~srtoussl cavity upon opening the
cheat and examination Of the heart We
found It normal In its condition, the
isft yentrids contained 40 olot Of any
eharaeter; the valves were apparently