The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-10-01
THE AUTOPSY.
Statement of DR.. Boynton Regarding
the Case
Items of Interest Gathered From Our
Late Dispatches.
DE. sey.,e.,. statement.

plicating statements relative to the
surgeons have been in circulation, and
as DIR. Boynton has been brought quite
prominently before the public in this
connection, he has been called on and
the following interview obtained from
him:
"Doctor, is 1t true, as was stated in
the New York Times, that while at
Elberon Drs. Agnew and Hrmilton re-
monstrated with you for giving publi-
city to opinions not in accord with
their own regarding the presidents
case?n
''There is not word of trnth in the
statement"
"Were.you relations with the attend
ing surgeons cordial or otherwisep"
"Our personal relations were cor
DIAL"
I'm what respect did your opinions
differ from theirs9"
ST considered that nearly all Of the
serious symptoms and complications
arising in the presidents case after
about Aug. l, were due to blood poison
ng, and that a serious lung trouble
due to blood poisoning developed be-
fore his removal from Washington.
understand the presence Of blood poi
soning was not admitted by the attend
ing surgeons until a few days prior to
the presidents death. The presence
of any serious lung complication was
also denied. The cough was attributed
by them to a simple bronchial catarrh. :"
did you witness the autopsy"
81 did"
''In the light of the autopsy do you
still consider that the lung trouble was
due to py@mia and was of the nature Of
metastatic abscesses?"
81 do. When the lung tissue was
divided the pus poured out in abun-
dance, mainly from the minute bron-
chial tubes, and that peculiar conges-
tion of the lobules Of the lungs which
constitutes the first stage in metastatic
abscesses exhibited in marked degree.
The condition OF the lungs constitutes
one OF the most common complications
In py@mia, and is essentially different
In its nature from an ordinary case OF
bronchial pneumonia"
Were there any pus cavities in the
iungsf"
mo, sir; there were not. In many
cases OF metastatic assesses OF the
lungs no pus cavities are formed. In
the presidents case there were no symp-
toms during life indicating the presence
OF these pus cavities" I"
III mas peen reported tnae you were
20 make iuli statement OIL the autopsy
as you viewed IL. WIZ you do SO
now"
i am not autnorlty Ior such a re-
port.
Dio you state, as was reported In a
Cnicago paper, tnat the oaii was acci-
aentaiiy iouno loose ana toiiing around
In the bottom OF the bowl IN which the
intestines had been piacedI"
mo, SIT; made no sucn statement.
l may have stated In private CONVEX
sation, not expecting III 10 Dc made pup-
lic' tnat wnen tne Walls OF tne aDdom-
maj cavity were removed ana piaceo IN
a washoowi' tne oall was conveyed with
them into the BOWL where 1t was after
WARD discovered, aiter tne 1aiiure 70
nno IL In tne region OF the pus cavity,
wnicn nao Deen MISTAKEN ior tne track
Oh tne Dau."
Dr. boynton returned with Mrs.
darneld upon the tuneral train 70 MS
nome In TINS city. In tne course OF a
conversation with your correspondent
upon the train he made some state
ments concerning the treatment OF the
physicians which must occasion wide
comment. The doctor spoke, 1t will be
seen, with great freedom and some
warmth upon the subject:
The battle Will open soon, ,"he said,
land the oelligerents Will be all OF their
own laitn-py that l mean the other
scnooi OF PHYSICIANS. Ihat remarkable
autopsy Will Do oVernauied unmerciruiiy
ana some new hgnt let IN.
WASN'T tne autopsy correct In your
opinionr asked.
mei' maybe lnesieating anu then
empnaticaiiyh IL was not such a one as
VIII satisiy the meoicai world"
II Will. Do considered somewhat
severe renection upon the accuracy OF