The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-10-25

i
he said he would bring DR.. Kirkeudal
| with him; then he said DR.. Kirken.
dali had to 60 to Yoncalla, but it would
make no difference; got Mrs. Tracy
| to help. The way the operation was
| performed didn't like 1t; wanted tC
| get DIR. Belt but the doctor objected
and said my wife was getting well; be
| said If other doctors were brought IN
| they would claim that they had cured
| her; another time when / asked him
| about getting counsel he said,
don't want you to think / can't get
| counsel;n wife and named two ply.
sicians we would like TO have come
and one we did not want come; he
| said, when ply sicans want counsel
| 1t is when they know nothing of the
CASE" I told him / was going to see
another physician but he thought ]
was not treating him right; 1 did 60
to to see Dir. Belt and told doctor s. OF
it; remember part of the conversation
between US; he told me DIR. Belt would
probably object to the treatment and
wouldn't come; my wife died on the
| 18th of March; after the second opera
tion she never was up; she didn't eat
much after the first operation but be.
fore her appetite Was very good. An
examination of my wife's remains
was made after her death by Drs
Belt and Kirkendall; I was not in the
room at the time; the examination
was made at my request.
Cross Examination-My wife was
suffering sometime before the opera
tions were performed; employed DIR.
Patterson and he came to see her
twice, but that was before we moved
to Drains; / employed Stryker be-
cause he made me believe was losing
good time; DIR. Belt told me he couldn't {
act with Stryker; the instrument was
pushed up SO far | could not see it;
have no prejudice against doctor Stry-
ker; my feeling toward him is that of
any reasonable man who knew he had
murdered his wife.
Mrs. Tracy sworn-Reside In Drain;
was acquainted with Mary e. Hart;
was present at first operation; doctor
said dropsy of the womb was the trou-
BILE; said there was no need of counsel;
Mr.. Hart suggested 1.-THE doctor, Mr..
and Mrs. Hart being present the
doctor said other Drs. might give her
stronger medicine and kill her; he said
to open her side would kill her; said
his operation would be painful had
my 0&SA w hAA .. 4ANAt WACu lC DcI-
formed operation !; she suffered very
much and said sometimes the doctor
was killing her; he kept repeating she
would get well If she could stand it;
said he was about to open q sac of wa
ter saw her before operation;
she was very poorly, but about the
house; did not see her until I'd opera
tion; she was restless that night and
very bad stayed with her ali night;
she was flighty aud continued getting
weaker anu had no appetite. No wa
ter was taken by first operation the
doctor said I'd operation had to be per-
formed before she could get we'll.
Cross examination-Wait on her
as neighbor; lived about half a mile
away; she was considerably bloated
and looked like she might have had
the dropsy; did not watch the doctor;
she was weak from the operation aud
nervous. do not know what he gave
her; heard Hart and doctor Stryker
talking about counsel; the doctor said
there was no need OF counsel doctor
seemed to want to cure her was very
weak after I'd operation she felt for
while relieved, but soon began sink
ing; she appeared to be badly bloated,
but did not know what allied her !;
there was blood in the chamber and iu
water that crme from the sac; Mrs.
Hart consented to the treatment, but
hated to do so; she was not altogether
well for about three months before the
operation, but was not sinking; no
relation to Mrs. Hart; have no preju-
dice against Suyker, but don't think
him doctor did not think at the
operation she would ever get well.
Mary Matoon sworn-Knew deceas-
ed when residing near Drain was
there tue Sunday aud Thursday of the
last week she lived; when was there
she was sitting up, but in great pain,
and crazy all the time; complained of
pains III her stomach; would rub her.
self with her hands; said she had brain
pains /; saw the doctor there several
times and he said she was getting
better all the time; sat up with her
the after part of Sunday night on
Monday night went back and Mrs.
Hart never spoke again after.
Mrs. Matoon sworn-Acduainted
with Mary E. Hart; lived about one
mile and half from her her health
was poor, but she went about the
house; did her work with help; was at
the house when doctor Stryker was
was there when operation was per-
formed, about last of Febrary; heard
there mad been first operation; was
there two days after; doctor said there
was sac of water in the womb which
he had to open; said I would have
counsel If my folk were sick, but he
said he didn't need any. Mrs. Hart
| was standing up and two of US (Mr.
Hart and myself held her up by the
| arms; one neinstrument, something like
O knitting needle; was a handle to the
| long one; water did not come and the
| long instrument was used; the short
| one was put in for the water to run
| through when he was using the long
| istrument doctor said he hurt his
| fingers; stick was whitfield out to
| fasten to the instrument no water
| flowed until after the stick was put
on; operation lasted half an hour OIL
more; chamber was full of water; q
good deal run on the floor; the doctor
thought after operation Mrs. Hart
would be all right; she did not SLEEP
| much; after noon next day she never
had her reason; had sinking spells;
thought she was dying; she was crazy
| all the time after first operation the
| operation hurt her pretty bad; she
| felt quite easy for little bit after oper.
alton; was there two hours after hel
| death.
u, Belt sworn-Have been q physi
/ clan and surgeon since 1880 am ac
| quainted with doctor Stryker; haG
conversation with Stryker day aftel
/ dissection; sent for him at the time
| but he did not come until we go
| through; told him sac was too small tt
hold two buckets of water Stryke
said he performed the operation, ane
that he had drawn two buckets of wa
ter; was requested by Mr., Hart Il
come up and make examination will
doctor Stryker; said he was a poo
man and we charged nothing for it; W,
| made examination and discovered tina
something had passed through th'
cavity of the womb, penetrated the os
and funtlus, and 1t was my opiniol
that plastic Inflammation had set in
we found portion of the abdomen
very much infiamed and glued to
gether; the condition of the wom
was entirely healthy; / looked partic
ularly, and found no remains OF an.
sac, or other unnatural formation tina
could have contained the water; new
or heard of person having dropsy c
the womb; know of no disease tina
would justify tapping person throug
the fitndlts or upper portion of tn
womb; it would certainly be yer
dangerous operation and one liable
produce Inflammation of the peritOi
enunt; person suffering with intian
nation of peritOne6JIt51t would nav
severe pains In the abdomen and hea
with high fever and delirium. d
Kirkendall took possession OF th
uterus and have not seen 1t sine
Here DIR. Kirkendall was called al
u. 1..rrl.d tho and accom- nanl