Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-12-11

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Bedy % DO Examined.
Coroner Brodsk commenced an in.
quest last evening upon the body OF
Jennie Kinds. who died at the O. i O.
lodsips.houss in Virginia very suddenly
last Tuesday.
DR.. Heath was the arst witness called.
he had been informed BY Ofacsr Under
wood. Of Chinatown. that . poor girl
was there lying sick and ct the ofaosr's
request called to see her. He found her
suffering considerably; examined her:
abe was pregnant and he asksd her II
abe had taken any medicines to produce
an abortion and she declared she had
not; his examination did not disclose
q effects such % would b produced
by drugs Of that kind and her womb
VA in q natural state; he prescribed
morphine and syrup Of soacia and pop.
| pies TO alleviate her pain; gave orders TO
sdministsr every three hours Until her
pains we're relieved; he IVES Of the optn-
ion that the woman had taken nothing
to produce an abortion; he YES called
sasin after abe had bssn delivered OF
her child; found her very low; asked
her again II shs had taken anything to
produce an abortion; shs answered no;
examined her again; prescribed sdmu.
lants and left; from his knowledge OF
the case be thought abe died OF embolism
OF the pulmonary arteries, or what the
physicians call hsart-olot.
Dr.. Eagles VA then called. The Cor
onsr stated that he had found certain
powders In the room Of the dscsassd ssd
had submitted them to Dr.. Eagles for
analysis. The doctor said one Of these
powders vas oapsioum (red psppsr). the
other Wal srsot. The herb was admin.
istsred sometimes 70 cause Q contraction
| Of the womb 20 - to foros out Whatever
IL contained; Il was sometimes used TO
produce abortions; thoro were about 10
grains left OF the powder; an ounce he
thought could be purchased for Is cents,
From the statement OF the oase made BY
Dr.. Heath he was not By any means
sure that deceased bad taken any OF the
powder a. some necessary symptoms Of
Ii presence we're wanting In the case.
Its presence In Q room whore . woman
had had Q miscarriage was perhsps pre-
sumptivs evidence that abe had taken IL
10 produce an abortion but was not con.
elusive; IL might have been there and
not used and the result brought about In
some other way.
Miss Lindlsy. keeper Of the o. O.
Lodging.house, whore deceased died.
was next called. She testified 10 the de-
ceased coming to her house. saying she
had no friends, no money. was hungry
and asked 70 be taken In. and wa
allowed to stop there. On the night OF
the Ore In Chinatown abe went out bare
footed upon the porch and stood there
half an hour; she was very cold when
abe came In; nsxt morning she com.
planned Of being sick ; had pains all
through her bones; SAINT for DR.. Heath;
gave her three doses Of the medicine he
| presoribed-ons st II o'clock at night.
one ct 3 o'clock and one at 0 o'clock
A. ~; her pains then ceased and she
went to sleep; about 8 o'clock, while
witness was ont Of the room. deceased
got MP and used the vessel and left the
whole thing In Il: sent for Dr.. Heath
again; he came and prescribed stimu-
lants and left; sent for the clergy; Father
Sullivan came; the woman died soon
after: to the best knowledge Of witness
deceased had taken nothing to produce
the abortion; abe had said that she had
not, and, further, that abe did not want
to get rid OF the child. a abe had ar.
ranged with Q certain party 70 take 1t;
after IL was delivered witness wrapped
the baby In . cloth; did not wash II;
showed 10 to deceased, who then eI.
pressed sorrow that 10 had not lived; the
mother did not dow much; not more
than women ordinarily do In childbirth.
Mrs. Rose Perkins was then called;
she knew deceased |; her name was Jen'
ny Kinds |; abe called her sometimes
Ellen abe would have been twenty
years old about the hrst Of January;
she was born in England and brought
up in Ireland. This witness called TO
see deceased after her death and opened
the bed to zee II abe had been delivered
Of q child. Miss Lindley said she had
not; aftsrwsrd Miss Lindley took her
into another room. opened the wash.
stand drawer and showed hsr the baby
IL was . boy. and she should judge II to
be about Ave or six months old; Miss
Lindlsy did not know anything about the
baby; asked her how Il anne then that
navel string had been cut, for IL Was cut
a. was plain to be seen. and witnsss
had examined Il.
Witness then said the best thing to do
was to 90 to Father Sullivan. the priest
that visited her. and zoe II be would do
anything toward buryine her; he said
the girl was very low when hs called
and did not get the rites Of the church.
and he would have nothing to do with
her.
The rest Of the testimony Of this wit.
meas was mainly directed toward efforts
ON the part Of Miss Lindlsy 10 conceal
the baby part Of the whole Transaction.
Miss Coz, an acquaintancs of the do.
ceased, wac next called and affirmed
that deceased had told witness Of her
condition; said the father Of the child
was In Australia; his name was Lafsrty;
deceased said abe would not try TO get
rid OF the child; the father would yet
come back and marry her.
At this point the inquest wss i'd
jourued I'LL 2 p. y. today In order that .
cadavsric autopsy might b made a. 10
o'clock and further evidence introduced
~ to the cause OF the death Of deceased.
Chrissmas deeds.