The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-10-08
ADOuT TIM AUTOPSY.


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Dr. bliss and MS Associate Physicians
and Surgeons.
Chicago Times Special
As soon as the mortal part Of james A
Garfield In laid beneath the sod In Lakeyicw
{ ,metery DIR. Boynton, his friend and kins'
man, will set about the preparation ola
statement ofthe case and its treatment, and
of the autopsy and its results, which, not,
withstanding the fact already photographed
the Times, will undoubtedly be read with
the myst profound surprise by the general
public. In view ofthe prominet revelations
It may be well to state fisrt
WHO DIR. BoYNToN IS.
AS already intimated, heis kinsman OF
the dead president. His father and Presi-
dent Garfeld's father were hali.brothers,
and their mothers were sisters. Bound to-
gether by double cousinhood, they We're
brothers in adversely. The families OF poth
were poor, and both struggled maniully Tor
place in the world. Both won, In the
profession of statecraft one earned a fame
which reached round the world. In the
practice of a learned and honorable profess
on tho other gained reputation which
was not circumscribed by the narrow limit
of his personal acquainiances. This man
was almost constant watcher ats the bed
side of the wounded president during the
last few weeks of life. He saw ana heard
things during those weeks of which ne has
not vet spoken, save to few friends who
are bound to him by ties as strong as
hose ofkindred. One of these friends is Pr
Beckwith, of this city; whose letter to the
Medical Times was telegraphed. you to-
night. This gentleman is a prominent no.
meopathic physician of this city, who has
earned 3 high place in the profession, ana II
oneshould Judge from his surroundings,
competency as well. Yearsago he TOOK an
interest in youAg Boynton, then youth Of
fifteen, who was making resolute struggle
for an education. He had got into the
clutches of the exacting Shylock, who was
pressing fer his pound of flesh, and IN ms
great ext, entity he appealed to Dr.. Beck
with. He did not appeal in VAIN. The doc
tor not only came to his assistance, but
stood by him until his education was mn
ished and has taken fatherly interest III
him every since, D. h,
revealed all that has been telegraphed you
about the lying bulletins and the still more,
living report of the autopsy. More than this,
he has told him
ALL THAT THE PROMISED STATEMENT WILL
CONTAIN,
but more than he has already said on this
point DR.. Beckwith will not say until the
statement is published. In conversation
with him this afternoon, in the ample par
lors of his comfortable home, however, |
learned some interesting facts ana secured
some suggestions which are worth preserv-
ing. 90 1,,,r oeor +ho
president had been removed to
the White House, the highest medical Off
GERS of the army and navy, together with
large number Of the most skilled and repu-
able physicians and surgeons of this city, |
met in consultation and, with anxious looks
and heavy hearts, We'd with each other in
pgso sG@e'h a relieve sny he
,r aid in saving his valuable
life. During that day the sur.
yeon general of the navy, at the request. of
many surgeons in attendance, and by the |
consent and advice of the surgeon who sub
,eouently assumed charge of the case. made |
he first examination of the wound. On
he following morning the same. surgeon
general, together with other prominent sur,
yeons and physicians, as is already wen ed
nan whose abnormal development OF
weeks had made him chief surgeon III
,harge. The authority for this wholesale
lismisasl was alleged to have been given by |
he president, after consultation with -,srs.
Iarheld, though nobody has borne witness
O that Consultation, and 1t IS TACT tnat
hey were not alone together during the IN
ervening time. The reason gwen Tor the
|ismissaI of Surgeon-General Wales was
hat he had made an examination
# the wound without author
ty. Yet he had been requested to
make the examination by all the surgeons
n charge, including Bliss himself.
thintwenty- hours afterthe tragedy
It the depot
.DR. BAXTER,
Who had been General Garfelds physician
II Washington for thirteen years, called at
he white house and politely requested per-
vas insolently refused by the self-installed
urgeon in charge The reason Bliss gave
or this refusal was that he suspected Bax-
er only wished to see the president for the
,urpose of getting the, attending surgeon
dismissed and himself installed in his stead.
Dr.. Baxter protested that he harbored no
UGH intention, and finally left the presi-
ential mansion to avoid personal violence
nd an unseemly quarrel at the very door
f the sick-room.
DRs. AGREW AND HAMILTON,
yben subsequently called in, and, as is now
proven, approved the Diagnosis
ven up to within ten days Of the fatal ter
of the case signed bulletins pur-
,orting to give pulse rate, temperature, etc,
Without counting the beats or consuming
he thermometer. 1t was not until Dr.
Hamilton was informed that the bulletins
earring his signature were not giving exact
acts that he began TO give the matter ms
attention. The result will be seen
" any one who will study the record pub
shed in the Times on the day following
he presidents death, in which 1t will be
that there wasa sudden and appa-