The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-03-01


hypodermically and by the bowels. Hines
died In one hour and fifteen minutes,
Sperry In two hours and fifteen minutes (;
Myers continued in comatose condition
until T.. M. He sat up and talked an
hour later. stimulants and milk were
given him, and next morning he ate some
breakfast. He Is now out OF danger, but
his tongue Is coated with thick fur.
Thomas was never entirely unconscious.
He is much Frustrated, however, his heart
acting feebIy. lie spoke with thick tongue
and complained OF sore-throat yesterday.
Myers, an epileptic, was the only case which
was accompanied with spasms. He and
Thomas told the attendant when they took
the medicine that 1t burn. them. Refer
ring to the fourth-ward waiter, which poi
soned five men, witness said 1t was taken
p. NJ, having been there about three hours
or more.
wINDLE AND SARAH M'ALExANDER,
who had been taken sick on Friday Zone
while eating, the other shortly after, had
been affected with the s1me symptoms rs
those taken Saturday. Sarah had not been
taking medicine, nor had she ever epilepsy.
She vomited green mucous matter. like
that found in Illness stomach. Windle
had taken turpentine before he was at
tackled.
DR.. ii. III. Henkel testified that
he conducted the autopsies. He
found the lungs OF Holloman in normal
condition, excepting The remains of old
pleurisy; heart normal. except walls OF
left ventricle; hypertrophied walls of the
aorta had undergone general dilatation !;
liver normal; kidneys affected with ne
phritis. The mucous membrane OF the
stomach and lower portion of the esopha-
gus, as well as the upper portion Of the
small intestine, were congested in spots over
the entire surface. There were some indi-
cations OF disease in other portions OF the
body and brain, but not OF recent occur
renee.
on THE BODY OF HINES
the only abnormal condition was found in
the posteri0r portion OF the lungs, where
hypostatic congestion existed also, con-
gestion in the mucous lining of the stomach
and upper portion OF the small intestine.
In the case OF Adams there were no abnor-
nal developments except IN the stomach,
where the congestion was much more
marked than in the others. The mucous
membrane Of the stomach was more or less
destroyed. There was no odor OF poison
that could be identified on any Of the
bodies. He was Of the opinion that the
patients had died OF some poison taken
into the stomach.
|. G.. NJ. GROVE TESTIFIED
that he. was an attendant in Ward No. B..
He didn't remember when he took the
waiter from the hall about G:3O p. NJ
whether the others had been taken before.
He took it to his room and kept it securely
until the next morning, when he admins
tered the medicine. No one but the other
attendant and the night-watchman had ac-
cess to his room while the medicine was
there. Only one patient (Slr. Vaughan
was taken sick after taking the medicine,
and he in about fifteen minutes.
The evidence was closed at p. NJ. until
10 O'Clock tomorrow morning, when the
other attendants and some employees will
be examined. Their testimony VIII prOba-
bly, consume another day. The jury is
making faithful effort to SIT the whole
matter to the bottom. and though the in
vestigation is most tiresome no pains are
spared to secure every particle OF evil
dence having any possible bearing upon
the tragic affair. So far there has been but
little encouragement that solution OF the
mystery will be reached, though there have
been now and then some CLEANS Of light
upon the ease, which may or may not de-
velop into something tangible.