, 1883-10-06
sTDDEN DEATR.
Tss Coroner, .snry in the Case Of Mrs. n,
o. simond' Meet. and AdIearped rsy
Further Evidence 10 o'elsek tht, p "

DR.. Wells, in his official capacity as Coro.
ner, summoned jury, consisting Of A. B.
Banks. E. Smith. G. D. CoEn, J.B. dc.
MILAN, W. G. Langford and II. d. Chan.
man, TO examine into the sudden death O:
Mrs. Simonds, who fell dead yesterday,
apparently ir0m an attack Of paralysis. AZ.
ter hearing the testimony of several ,i.oes.
ses, inclading that Of Nr. Simonds. the
husband: Mrs. Nye, !odger in ths house.
Miss Lrcy SimOnds, l4-year Old d.nah.er.
sud Doctor n. 6. Blalcck, the attending
physician, the jury was constrained from. In.
direct conflict in the most importan. parts
Of the testimony 70 adjourn until this after.
Loon At / o'clock for the receipt o. further
testimony.
Without making any comments upon the
matter as II now stands, unassis:ed by the
additional testimony which the e1anina-
ton OF the ieoeaseds brain and stomach will
siflri further along in the day, We Will
simply glve the material parts Of the testi-
mCny as aiduced at the examination. and
point out the priaoipai points OF discrepancy
aad contradiction.
DR.. ELALoCK.
Testified thgt lie was called at Il o'clock
Saturday night by Mrs. Nye to attend Mrs.
S.monds. lie found the patient in q SPAS.
mode condition, ard so !nsaimste that med
!cine couid not be given through the moath.
he administered BY hTpolsrmicslsyrinse
solution OF bromide Of potassium with nor.
ph'a. lie ieft medicine to be administered
in case the patent recovered so inst j. could
be administered. At 0 o'clock Sunday
morning he visited the patient again an6
fcuad the system very much relaxed, with
no srasms, bat evidently falling rapidly
He ;hrn g1Te her iogr OF FIVE hypoderrnis
injections of brandy with the bromide This
aas all the treatment. The doctor gave it
as MS opinion that the patient died Of paral
ysis resulting from apop.exy Of the brain, or
possibly congestion os the brain. The hls-
tory OF the cas5 showed similar attacks Of
p.rtia! paralysis. and DR.. Boyd, he reElem-
hcrcG. had spoke Of This same case to HIM.
He thought there could have been no corro.
s.ve pcisous administered. Srvychuia pro-
daces =pasms, bu, with it great paIn- The
patient w.s without such pain. AMI hai
sperto7ou. breathing, and after the Gfst
sgasn relaxation. There ccull have been
NJ opium Lsei. Is was shown hy the diia5ed
pupils 0! the eye. lie w2s net the family
uhTsrc.a7, aad .his was the first time he had
b,ca called - visit this patient. Her symP-
yoGs we're Exactly analogous to those Of
jimmie" Eouraa, whom he hal attended.
Mr.. sIMoNDs,
T1a hushaad OF deceased, sad that Mrs
S.moal5 has been lying Tor some time. She
tgli ii.n some three weeks acn 10 make
arrangements for Ter death. DE. Boyd has
been her .e.liar Physician. wa' absent
during the d,y and did not get home until
sIcat slx O'Clock There was no ore present
hat Mrs.. Ne AMI myself q, the time ny
w.ia was aiken. The children had gone to
he'd. 3'r1. Nye came ia about nine c'clcsk.
There vas but one neighbcr called in after
tae attack. She was attacked about ten
o'cl2c'.
MR7 SYF,
Swcru sad: | have lived here since last
spr,ng ] was here when Mrs. Simonds
was sick ,n the STA, not when she VAS IA
ken -.ck III the cnaI- did not ct IN un-
q! - O'Clock. / ioani her on the sofa. l
called Mrs. Simcads' daughter from mp
s.airs and then vent fo- the Doctor ! was
-. the hol.e half ar hcrr b fore went for
the Do,tcr. sat on thit chair. and Mr..
S..4on's On shat sofa. He said nothing to
INC about Mrs. Simonds being sick. l was
-r5=c15 whea Mrs. Simonis had an attack
IN her :hgoar, prior to her gong to Pstshs.
TIE Ia:i,ut III !icstel thct she WIS in pan
~ lie chest md .le head, jus did not
Sgoaa.
fTCV T sIvoNDS.
III. 5sughts~. y years old. testified: That
h-- u,'a.r ~. taken sex ahoat II o'clock.
Witness Was pg AZ the time. Mother vas
i ting in 4 chair and 4, seI sleepy, and got
her r. y, :io char - Tic sosa ~ the other
ro-u. She then yen. 70 slsep. Ten NH
I'e5 a'rar ms,hrr commenced to Srosn.
Sc Wa net conscious at any time there
a!.,r
T-c reapi. # the phys.cis"s' examination
al! - ..v,R tomorrow.