New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-07
THE GUITEAU AUTOPSY.
REPORT OF THE MEDICAL EXAMINATION.
TILE COURSE OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF TIE
BRAIN OF THE AssAssIN-coNDirioN OF TIE
rHoRAx AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF MkDi-

PHILADELPHIA, July 6.-The following
official report OF the autopsy upon the body oil Euteau
will be published tomorrow in The Medical he~s OF tns
city: -. A..
hodw of Charles j. Gueau, who died by hanging, June
90 $50 at The United states JAIL Washington, d. Co. In
The foIlowIng physicians were present DR.. Noble
Young physician TO the Jail; DIR. a. McWilnam, ms
ASYLUM at Bloomingdale n. "; Dr. A. +, McDonald'
snperintendent Insane Asylum. Ncw-ior& CITY DIT W.
Godding superintendent Government Insane Asylum
District OF Columbia, and DIS. Wilmer and Patterson,
his assistants Dr. George L. Porter BridgeP9rt conn;
Hagner Washington, ID. c. Dr. Robert Reyburn. Wash
ngton, ID. G.; Dr. W; j. Norton Editor OF me Jonrna
Dana New.York CITY; DR.. q. X. Mills Philadelphia;
DIR. ID. G. Patterson, coroner, Washington u; 81 pr. o.
schmidt washington d. G.; Dir. P. j. Murphy, Washing
ton, ID. G.; DR.. Il. 4. sewers Washington d. g.; III r.
Is. Lorng, Eye and Ear Dispensary, Washington -. vi
Dr. d. Lamb acting assist ant surgeon u e Al r n.d
DR.. J.. &. McConneiy, MICROSCOPE and MI hriiS'
,clafhirt anatomst, Army Medical Museum
The custodian OF the body, the Rev Dr. W W, hlcn i
having requested me 10 make the anu o ,e
by Dr. Young nad prepared the following course Oh
procedure with the object OF securing the ost eA"0'
The external appearances Of the body should first be
noted The cavities except the spinal should be opened
and their con ents examined that after the removal OF
the brain and It's examination without lhcsoh, ~ ~
be transferred properly guarded ami protected To tue
Army Medical Museum where through the courtesy OF
the Curator Surgeon d. l.. Huntington, Ohlieu et''oS
Army il would be photographed and then a casb ne
taken that its internal structure should then be CD
served, and portions set apart Tor nicrOscDpci @
nation and mat the entire operation shOulu po ooi
peted a. far as possible, the same day. 10 ehhpe 'c
physicians resident elsewhere present by INVITATION, 10
return promptly TO their homes anu tAav 'n0 "o'''
should be taken in duplicate -. =, . ..o, Ia
Shortly previous to the examination u was agreed Dc
tween the Rev Dr. Hicks ana the United states Ds,llc
Attorney. George b. COrkh tnal the charSo Vi tnc
moval. preservation and disposition OF the 1ran snouu
be vested jointly III DIS LanO sewers anu % 5t
and that nicToscOpicai examination slOulu DC
by parties De selected by the gentlemen making Tie
Tae examination was then conducted by me, assisted
by Drs Harusan and oOwcrs and MI sonar I1 ava Is
possible III the Order prOposeu DIS, NJ
Schmidt Patterson and others took notes, and Mr.
Charles Thought, OF the Museum, the photo5iIp 80
BY reason delays, lOr winch neither nor my as
sistans were responsible the examination was hOt DC
gun until $50 p. zone nour and nall after deahl, Ia
consequence Of wnch the pLotogfaphhs was lcss Suo
cessiul, and cast was inpracucaDie. =, 81. 800 ,,,
The body which OF FAINT yel0~ish I'M, was tnat
OF abouC ave feet seven inches III heisht' ana
weighed l45 pounds.
The eyes were examined by DR.. Loring who reported
that tne pupils slightly and equally dllaed the
vitreOus cloudy and the findus Observation-Disclosures
peated inc hours later ANA noticed an
appearance OF transverse fracture OF the lenses
\ small wnitc scar, directed obhqueIy do"hwari,
forward and TO he lett and confined to the scalp, was
observed midway between the top OF the ctcdf ana INC
median line of the head -,
Tnere was yelowish furrow, few lines in width,
extending around the neck III direction uo"i"alu
cleidonastOd muscles were found IT, Ds torn ~ ."O'
about halfway between their points oil origin ana naeI
The thyrO hyOid 1g lnent was also fup,uleI, anu
the nyoid bone ana thyroid carthage Niueiy s[u." ea
ne large blOOdyessels were not inJured neither was
n
StuIi.-Ihe right parei.ll bone was signify n4tlehed
uvera space about two uches square DacA Vl Tue
rOntop aretal suture and 10 the rEhl o. Ihc hieIPL
rieial there sghJ iAtened elevation on the cor
bonding ernai surface OF the caVaa me IlVhlL
suIure was ODltarated; the others quite distinct
number OF PLcclOnan dcpressions were ODefNeu near
groove Tor the longitudinal SINUS In thicAAe7s INC
skull presented nothing remarkable.
Membranes Of the Brdia.-Ine dura mater was ilriny
adncrent portion Of the cdVaria III the
vicinity OF tne 10 Z tudinal sinus.
Tnere were adnesiOns also TO the base OF
the skull; they quite hrn and situated ia me seN-
eTai iOss9, ana most marked III lhe deeper parts Oh the
fOsse, where also there were shlH pdtcH'h api vP5
nnlted,o. immoVaDo arbOfesccnt cOngcsl'lWlth now
stSg,aiion was again most marked IN the anterior
ana middle There congestion Vi the AURA
me Cura ana pa mater were adhercnt to each
other ana 10 the brain on both sides along limited
portion Of the longitudinal assure IN inc NcInltJ u
pacchioniau grauuatlOns. .
Inc dura was sngnty rhickened along the LONGITUDINAL
sinus. also slightly nickenrd ana Opaque a'ohs
portion of tne line Oh the middle meningeal arerJ on
each side. , a.. -,
presented many places where II covered the sulcl
small paches Oh tnickeninS aud opacity elsewhere IL
The pia mater anaInic anleriorly posteriory
Their was slight hypOstass.
spects.
MANY conlcal enlnences OF Large size. There was 40
rolgnenmg any al the inner surface OF the Skull
The Iran was fIm lis weight, including the cerec
l1Im llul, pOns and mcGula, aud portion OF
tne dura, 40i2 ounces II Was slightly hAltened
in the region ding 70 the attemng OF tne pa
reta bone above mentioned On sect ON o tn creOrdm
there aplearahce as OF hil-ht Thinning Oh the
gray cortex; the measurements takch however, gave
1eplhs Of lilo TO b men IL close proximity 10 tacn
other the white substance was almost Absolutely
ancmic The ccrebelun ana Island OF lcli were Dom
cOrered Oh each SIDE.
Inc fissres.-Ine assures generally presented con
sdcIa3.o depn; many place, AS III tue right assure
oi ltOaadO, announcing 10 = lIcn.
1Ae Ilgt assure syIvius typical; the left was
sepTa Ell from the first temporal nsslIe 1y 5lsnt
ala wltn the hsshre OF Sylvus; the lett
was separated OnIy by small bridge decpy situated
l.oI W.
The nrsl frontal hssIfe on tHe rSht side was not
connected VITA nat OIL KOlamdo but at the posterior
part was crossed by "A secondary assure. The
ON the side, except that e assure AS crossed Dy
small Drldge near It's ctnTe. Ine second and tiird
frontal assures presented nothing rena. kable lhere
were numerous secondary assures
The prrcenra ana retrCcenlrd ASSURES on each slde
were wen defined, and were unconnected Win DINER
The utrrpdretal assures, On each sde tcrn
ma ed the transverse occipal, separated only Dy
sIgnt bridge. Inc parietO-Occptdl was Wen Iakcu ON
The raIsverse Occ pitd assure on tue flshi
SIDE was iehned; IL began %" inc NE ian surface anu
extended wen Out~ards. Inc nrst temporal assure was
developed on the right SIDE on tue let was not oi
tine usual length. Wcrnlcke5 assure WAS "eI mdIAou
Oh the eIt SIDE, Dut not Confident. .
Tne oaosO assure was double on each side
the upper Of the Two being probably the true ono On
rgnt, the upper one extended paek 10 he anterior
margin OF paracentral Obue on the left not 50 far
The lower one eAtehueu on Tue Ilg, siic 70 my
ncn front Of the parlelO-Occplt INSURE rom
when separated by small bridge; on the Lett
SIDE, also. ny bridge OF larger SIZE.
Orbital Surtace.On gnt side were seven assures
radIstng circular issure surrounding small Is
olated convention on lHH lel sue mele i'e I
radiang from small shallow depression, Ihe eIl col
lateral assure was wen ucunci, CAtcuullB " lho
terror extremity Of the temporal lobe the rght WAS
also well Marked but did extend lar DdcH as tne
there attempt at confluence anterl0rIy
win the tempOrO-Ocopltala small, bridge intervening
rue lett uporO-Ucc iital nssuIc well defined
Jhe COurOltiOHS.-Ine following alone call Tor re-
mark: Inc ascending frontal well defined on eacn
side.
The ascending parietal the right side was well de-
yeoued in its lower bat narrowed IN tue
upper fourth. lett side the narrowing less
marked The Island O Kc presented ON the riSht sue
1--WE nssures aud sralsn, syn on the eft side seven
assures and elnI straight gyr The paracentra lODule
Was well marked Tight side small on the ielt
IhOgar Qnd AOdOmen-ine usual mcdidn inclsOn was
made ana the Opeded. Iner was an eXraya-
saon vi hood into tne rght peciOralis major mus
Gle near the second RIB. The adpOse layer or the alb
dOmind section was lncu III Thickness. Inc dome
OF INC ahragn extended " the iourth rD On each
size.
There were peuritic adhcsions at the of the
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