The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-04

IW tnc NMolt.vUS, T, Was firmly Qatr
rent 20 tae aL' sop yl-c oi the Liver. N..c
greater omtnWm cred Che intcSiiucs
pretty thoroughly frm the trsusycrs, colon
slmoS, 10 the pabis was Iiii Qltc ht
and very much hWckvncl 10y ycUou> CON
gesuon on both sites, KS lateral margins
! We're adhcrcut to the abdominal MALI,
! opposite the eleventh and twelfth ribs ON
| zen side these adheSioNs were numerous.
nrm, well organized and probably OLD rA|
Root note here SAYS these adhcsions and
hrm ones on the right ,ile, as well as lhosy
70 the attack a. chronic dvser
terry from which the patient Is said
to have suffered during the civil war
On the right side there We're few smaller
adheSionS and a number Of more delicate
and probably recent ones Amass ofblack
coagulated blood covered and concealed The
spleen and the left margin of the great
omentum. On raising the omtutum il was
found that this blood was extended
through the LEFT lumbar and lilac regions
and dipped down into the pelyis, IN which
than pint of blood, The second loot note
here says: A large part # this had proha-
bly, transuded from the injection material
of the embalmer. The blood Coaculatcd
having been turned out and collected and
measured very nearly u putl IL was
now evident that secondary Eemmorhage
| had been the immediate cause of death, but
the point from which blood had escaped was
not Of once apparent The omentum was
not adhe-ent To the intestueS, which We're
moderately diStcndcd with gas No mites
final adhcSions were found other than those
between the transverse colon and liver,
already mentioned. The abdominal cavity
| being now washed ont as thoroughly as
possible, 4 fruitless attempt was made
10 obtain some indication Of the
| position Of the bullet, before
making any further ipcision, by push.
| ing the intcStiucs aside. The. extremity Of
the catheter, which had been passed into the
wound, could be felt between the peritu,
neum and the right lilac fossa, but It had
eyidently doubled upon itself, and although
y prolonged search was made, nothing could
be seen or felt to indicate the presence of
the bullet either in that regiOn or elsewhere
The abdominal visccra were then carefully
removed from the body, placed in suitable
vessels and an examination made With the
following result; Tie adhcsious between
the liver and transverse colon proved 20
bound. an abscess cavity between the
verse colon and transverse meso-
colon, which involved the gall-bladdcr
and extended to about the same dis
lance ON each side of measuring six inches
transversely and four inches from before
backward, This cavity was lined hya thick
pyogenic membrane which completely re-
placed capsule of that part Of the under sur
face ithe liver occupied by The ahsccss 1t
contained about two ounces of grceniSh vel
low fluid u mixture of rus and hillary mat
ter. This absccss did u)i involve any'por-
ton Of substance of tie liver except the sur
fuc", with which il was in contact and no
communication could be detected between
ii and any part Of the wound. Some rccrat
pcIitoncu. adhesion existed between the
upper ,urlucc Of the right lobe of the
liver and the diaphragm. The liver was
larger than normal weighing eighty
four ounces. Its substance Was iiru, but Of
Il pale yclloWish color nu It's surface and
throughout the interior uf the organ, from
had b,en penetrated hy the bullet could be
found nor we're there any abCrsscs in any
. part OF ite ti~.us The spleen WAS con
nectCd with the diaphragm by firm, prob
ably old peritonoal AihesionH, There were
several rather desp congenial assures In It's
margin, giving il . globular appearance. II
, was abnornslly Large, weighing eighty-one
ounces, OF q Very dark rcd color, both on
surf,0. and Oh tho section. Their were
the postcrior wall Of the stomach
and the ynsteriur abdominal walls With
this exception no abnorlnp,itcs were dis
covered IN the stomach or in, 1tines, nor
: wee any other evidences of general or lOCnl
e., o.. :.v' , bcsides' those already
/. mentioned. ILv right kidney weighed six
ounces, aud q = left kidney seven ounces
Just beneath The capsule the left kidney,
AT about the middle Of its convex border,
there was little ahcc,s, onc-thlrd Of nm
inch in diameter. There were three
a small series ON the courV border
Of the right kidney, just meath It's
capsule In othsr respects luc tissue VI
4 both was normal The urinary bladder was
empty Behind the right kidney, after the
removal Ofthat body, the dilatcd track VI
the bullet was dissCtCd into, and il was
, found that from the point at which 10 had
| fractured the right eleventh rib, ,nrrc
d. inches and half 10 the right " vcrtchr,rl
spine, the missile had gone tn the left
& obiQucly forward. passing through
: the body Of the first lumbar vcrcbrT lodg-
ing in the adipusc connective tissue imme-
diately below the lower border Oi the pan
, Creas, about two inches and half 10 the
left Of the spinal column and behind the
: peritoneum II became completely cncyst.
0 ed The triwk Of the bullet between the
point at which II had fractured
the eleventh rib and that al which Il
, entered the first lumbar ycrtCbra was COusi,-
/ ward through the adipoSo Tissue behind the
, right kidney, and thence had found its way
I between the pcritnneun and the right lilac
! fossia, making descending channel, which
D extended tn the groin. The adipose tissue
! behind the kidney, in the vicinity ofthis de.
9 sccnding channel, Was much thickened and
condensed by inflammation In the chan
= mel, which was found almost free from pus,
| luyt the flexible cathcta, introduced into the
! wound at the commencement Of
= the autopsy. lts extremity was
/ found doubled upon itself i'm.
r mediutcly beneath the peritoncum, re-
I posing OH iliac fossia, where the channel
/ was dilatcd into pouch Of considerable
c size. This long, descending channel was
/ clearly seen To have been caused by the
: burrowing of us from the wound, and was
{ supposed to have been the track OF the bul-
a let. The last dorssl, together win the first
/ and second lumbar vcrtehrr nnd twelfth
) rib, were then removed from the body for
I more thorough examination. When It's cn-
? animation WIS made il wae found that
!. the bullet had penstratcd the first lumbar
Z vcrtcbrw in the upper part of the right side
: Of its body.