New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-28
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
,,nu.,rs nrArH nuE no PNEUMONIA.

bR IJPHAMs DEATH DUE TO PNEUMONIA.
The Coroners inquest TO determine the cause oil
the death of Dr. W. r Upham was held yes5erda y;
developing the information winch mas peen so seuu,
iously concealed by the dead mans physician ana
family. that DR.. Upham died of pneumonia and that
the numerous Assesses his body were he result
of hypoderrnic injections of morphine. George Up.
ham, the younger brother, was the only memoeT OF
the 1Jpham family present. DistrictAttorney Mel
son IL Baker examined the witnesses. Theodore
Fitch, the Corporation Counsel of lonkers, stated
that he was present as counsel for Mr.. Schepp but
his claims were not recognized by the Coroner as
Mr. Schepp was not directly accused of anything. ,
DR. Samuel Swift, the Mayor of Yonkers, TESTIFIED
that he had been practising physician IN f9nkers
since 1872. lie received a note from DR.. ". H. UP
ham, or March 20. stating that he was Ill. and re-
Questing DR.. Swift TO attend TO some OF ms pateHtS
lie did So and would stop at DR.. Upbams house ire
Quently and report to him the condition oil MS pa,
ients In these visits reference was ever MADE 70
the doctors illness, with one exception VIZ 49,.
Upham showed hun asnall aDscess Oh NE io. rba
the skin over the abscess had moi been proKeh. ino
last time the witness saw the doctor alive was On
May 4 DR.. Upham did not at any time MAKE aSy
The witness said he was INFORMED ena' ~
was the request OF the Coroner tmao t no
thonld belp 10 make the pOSt-mortem examination
on the body lie did so, with the assistance OF
Drs Janeway and Sou hworth Dr. Jaheway usea
the scalpel The body was very much enaclaleu,
viii numerous eub-cutaneous absccSses-over
hundred III all. The witness SAID ne saw no AI4,
cation of Gnnshot wound Inc apscesS nn s, 1ho
groin was traced TO the bottom. ana no foreign SUP
stance or leadcn ball was found. III was the Wiz
ness's opinion most decidedly that Ur. Cphaln dlI
not die of any violence, but that the cause Oh dedt
Was hvpoStatic pneumonia caused BY general dc-
bility and mal-uutrltOn. Ihe numerous sinai az f
soesses upon the body were, with the exception ol
The large one in the groin, caused 10y hypoderhhc
injections OF morphine. III. SouthWoItHs 'eS'Aion9
was substantially the same as Or. SWiits; -.
Leopold Schepp then took the stand, after being
instructed that he need not answer any question
that might degrade or ermlnate nan; po,o,
do YOU know DR.. Uphamf said Mt. BAKER
90 do sir" said the witness. -,
"DId YOU ever have a personal encounter WIN
hint BY personal encounter l mean ana you ever
fire pistol at him. strike MN Win any lhs'r
OF beat hiu with your istsF u,
Il have not. | never heard of anyone VINO ga
have nor have ever in any way assaulted MN.
DIR. l.. q. Janeway testified that he had oecn
wears. 81 knew Dr.. Upham for "a number Oh years,
he continued land thought him young man OF
g-eat promise. / visited him twice during ms ILL.,
mess al the request OF hs father. last saw MN u
week before nc died. | made the autopsy on his
body aud saw not the least sign OF wound.
The small Assesses were OF no importance
IL their beS ring the case ana the large aoscTss
IL the left thigh just below tie groln was seen oy
ne when the opening at the Or.nce was too Shall 10
adnit OF the entry of a ballet. In the autopsy
took ont the of this absccSs and examined every
mart of IL. ] cut down into the bottom OF IL anu
found no evidence OF a wound. Dr. Cpham had
taken morphine injections saw no evidence al all
OF external injury, 1t Is my OPINION that dcath was
caused by hypOstatic pneumonia, Caused Oy general
exhaustion ana mai-nutIltlOn. L lDluh !Ae dOsCeSS
iD the gh Us que TO the same cause" -
Michael Courtney the former coachman OF MT:
Sche; p, testified that he never witnessed or heard
OF any violence being done Or. Upham by MI
The District Attorney asked the jury if they
wished to have DR.. Upham, sen. summoned before
them. Foreman John W Oliver, the Editor OF L ne
y0RkerS Statesman, stated that they dld not ne
jury then retired and Ill five minutes brought IL
verdict that death due to hypostatic pneumo-
MIA superinduced b. manutrllon."