Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-02-23

Some one said go for the doctor" ran
for Fin. l don't think he lived five min
utes after l got back. Never heard him
express any luminosity against the prison.
er. Had heard him say several times that
there was no chance of his getting we'll.
DIR. Fl. u. Henkel was present. said II
he thought he was not going to get we'll
he wanted to make statement. DR.. rs
answer WIS that he could not tell until he
could see the effect of what he was then
doing.
| WATCHING FOR DEATH.
DR.. II. Fl. Henkel recalled. Showed a
portion of the uena cara taken from the
body having ragged hole in it perforated
by the ball. Weighed the ball from the
cartridge of Amlss' pistol; it weighed 8l1
grains; the ball taken from the body
weighed and grains less; the former
ball was nearly Of an inch in diameter.
| Burner. pressed me for an opinion about
| his case soon after | entered the room. Did
not answer at first; afterwards l told him
thought the ball had entered the pere-
toneal cavity that it was a very grave
wound but much depended on what it
passed through after entering the cavity !;
also told him / feared some important Or
gans had been injured. He remarked to
me: "Oh we'll then: there is still
chance" This was about ten minutes
after 1 came in. My reply was There
is possibility of your recovery" About
,, IL +. NJ. he Inquired again about bis con-
ditlon, saying: HOW is it now" My
reply was about the same He said
There is stiila chance ?'' said: "There
is bare possibility" He said ''Oh we'll
we'll hope for the best. it may not be as
bad as it seems to be- At ! A. M, he
turned on his right side and blood came
from the wound which confirmed my ap-
prehension of internal hemorrhage. After
he awoke he asked How is it now ?"
and again replied, "a bare possibility"
At 8 A. NJ, told him 1 thought he was
almost the same as at A. M. At 10 A.
NJ, told him thought he was little
worse, but he would rally by the use of.
remedies. At II 35 A. NJ. told him he
was little better than at 10 A. M. He
said, "Still chance ?'' said, There is a
bare possibility" All my information had
been in replies to his questions as to his
condition. After that he asked me no
more, and gave him no further opinion.
| The fact of his internal hemorrhage would
| not enable him to tell his condition any
| better than his physician. He would be
conscious of his debility but would not
know the cause of it. He would know his
condition as to weakning better than any
| one else There was no time that be
up all hope of life. I was in consultation
three or four times after I saw the de-
ceased.
w. A. Cushinq.-Saw Burner ten or fif-
teen minutes after he was shot, thought
he was in dangerous condition when 1
first saw him. Between 10 and II o'clock
next morning he seemed to have rallied.
1 said, '.Old fellow am sorry to see you in
this fix" He said yes and he was afraid
he was going to make a die of it. He said
he was not afraid to die but hated to have
it happen where it did.
DEATH IN SIGHT.
DR.. Il. NJ. Henksl-HaYe been a physi-
clan for thirteen or fourteen years. Saw
Burner about 9:15 Z. M. January 2nd. and
several times between that and my last
visit at 2:15 next day. Not at any time,
except during my last visit did | gather
that 3. had given up all hope of life or
prolonged existence. [ was his physician
and my opinion is based on what he said
and had previously said. at my examin-
ations he would say, "How goes it now?'
or How is it with me now?" l would re-
ply VERY much as you were previously"
told him that he was in a very precari-
Gus condition and was seriously injured
Almost invariably his comment on this
would he There is still some show?' His
countenance would illumine at such times.
He Was suffering great deal and rarely
| smiled, except on these occasions. He
| seemed naturally a jovial man aud when
something was said to amuse him on other
occasions he would smile. At my last
visit at las my opinion was that he had
lost some hope. His mind was clear as it
had always been. l made some remark
about sending for his wife. He said then
things are gettino little bilious, eh?"
l said you are not quite SO we'll as you
have been. He then said-having before
refused to send for her-"I think you had
better telegraph for herr said it was
then too late for her to come on the even
ing train. He replied sob. we'll, if live
you can telegraph for her in the morn
| ing" That was all that was said. 1 had
| been there about Is minutes aud it was
wound as since discl 9sed, there was at no
Time any possibility of his recovering.
Saturday.
THE COURT ADMITS THE LAST STATE
MENTs OF BURNER.
When the court opened on Saturday
morning Judge Smith gave his opinion on
the admission of the statements made by
Burner before his death. In his opinion,
which is an exceedingly able one, the
I Judge says that if it were not for the evil
dence of the two physicians he would ad-
! nit the statements of the deceased with
out word of comment. The opinion re-
views the evidence and says it shows that
the deceased seems to have been begging
somebody to hold OUT hope to him; was
struck with the fact that after IL he never
asked any one about his case. He seems
when he last spoke to Scheffer IAN old friend
to have given up al hope. Have weighed
the evidence carefully and impartially a
while the deceased may have had some
CLEANS of hope at times, he had at the
time of his declaration to Waters, Licklitel
and Scheffer given up all hope, aud 1 can