Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-13


forenoon; prescribed the aperieut first; re-
sorted 10 an injection i think the next day;
gave her the salts and SIENNA for moving the
bowels; II / prescribed an aperlent ard il
did not have the desired effect
| probably would have given enema; my
recoIlections are that ! gave the aperient
TO move the bowels; don't remember that j
testified on the other trial that / gave il for
costiyeness: can't say that / gave the in
lection on the 10Th; can't answer as 10 the
medicine | gave on the 18th of April; think
gave an enema that day, also think pre-
scribed warm applications 10 the stomach;
think / prescribed blister for her back the
first day ! was there: inquired about the ef-
feet of the blister the next day; learned that
il had been removed: think II was there on
the 27th. was there next on May second:
thInk prescribed for her on 18th and 30th;
directed Mr.. Mliiard how 10 use the medi-
cine. 10 use little more for the
stomach than usual: an excessive dose
of hydrate of chloral would have d poisonous
effect; il would not produce vomiting; it
would have nearly the same effect if injected
or taken IN al the mouth; an injection given
to a person with diseased stomach would
not have the same effect as on a healthy
stomach: don't remember that prescribed
any medicine May 3; was there May 4; think
put up some medicine that day: prescribed
on May q; don't rec0liect what was there on
the evening of May {; directed her TO take
nux vomica in drop doses; she was IN very
bad condition on May 8: left some medicine
that day. can't tell exactly what gave; think
pat my hand on her stomach: could not
say that testified 10 this before: ii was the
latter part of the sickness; when i first
called, from the irformation got from MIR.
Millard, called her troubles spinal irrita-
fions: about the 18th the stomach difficulty
developed into an aggravated fern; treated
her then tor Inflammation OF the stomach.
REDIRECT.
on the 26th or 9th there was Inflammation
of the stomach: met Dr. Pray there on the
9th; we agreed as TO treatment; on the Sd
of February prescribed on the information
Mr. Millard gave me: September 1881,
discovered no Inflammation of the stomach:
met DIR. Pray there again May 3; don't
think there was any conclusion arrived at
different from Inflammation of the stomach:
did not have entire charge of the case.
HELEN WORKMAN.
Helen Workman, testifed-Have lived at
Palo ten years; know respondent: knew his
wife; saw her In her last sickness; lived
across the road: found her very sick, Tues
day morning. April 10; she did her house.
work prior to that time: she was vomiting
when l went in; it was or 8 o'clock; said
she was sick all night; complained only of
being sick at her stomach: was there al
2:30 or y. M: stayed perhaps half an hour or
an hour; there were good many there;
saw her next morning: she complained then
of pain In the stomach and In back of head;
think the doctor ordered blister to be
put ON her spine; was there when they put il
on; Mr.. Mlllard put ii on; l stayed possibly
half an hour or an hour; was there the next
morning and dressed the blister: complained
of her head and back: was there every day
except Sunday: Millard's mother came up
Sunday and stayed all day: l was in on the
fol Oh, oil rt.
took care of her and again dressed the
blister: she said she was about the same: did
not complain of a pain in her head; was sick
at her stomach ] was in again next
morning: about 8 or 8 O'Clock; |;
remained about half an hour;
she complained of pain in her stomach;
think put on poultice: Eplay suggested 1t;
was there when she died; was there the fore
noon before she died; this was the 9th she
kept growing worse from the second week of
her sickness; could not retain anything on
her stomach; the vomit was bilious looking;
it was very yellow: was there the night be-
fore she died: think her sister was there:
think it was after five; Mrs. Susan Bell
Mr.. Millard and his sister were there; Mrs.
Millard appeared 10 be very sick; felt of her
limbs: they were very 1old: complained of
her head and asked me to put hot cloths on
she had q spasn; wanted them TO press on
her stomach: DR.. Hollister had not come in
the mouse yet. uD Iot huoW tudt tDat lBtFt
was hot plate on her stomach; think If
there was plate there / should have noticed
it; took her hands and showed me where to
press; MIR. Millard and myself raised her up;
she sat up few moments and lay down
again; gave her brandy; raised her up again;
then LAID her down and she lay over on her
left side and died: think DIR. Hollister came
in while / was pressing her stomach:
Mrs. Bell was there when / went in; arrived
before DIR. Hollister; Mrs. Millard had
spasms on the last day: did not have two
while L was there; Mrs. Bell put hot cloths
on her limbs; Mrs. Bell was there
when / went in; Mrs. Compton
followed me IN; DIR. Hollister gave her Mrs.
| Millard) some medicine the spasm lasted
| about five minutes.
Cross-examined-knew Mrs Millard four
|. teen years; was her aunt by marriage; lived
across the street from her; had lived about
| sixty rods from them prior 10 her death:
was there on the 18th, and every day except
Sunday up to the time she died; did not see
| Mrs. Workman there the night before Mrs.
Millard died; she had gone home: don't
think any one dressed the blister but myself;
/ gave the salts and SIENNA; she had been
| costive ever since she was taken sick: gave
her some pills also: they had no effect; re-
member OF an injection; was there when il was
given: Millard fixed il and applied it.:
was not there when the other injections were
than what the physic caused; stomach re-
| tanned nothing: complained of no tenderness
of bowels or stomach: was there when she
| had the spasm a week before She died: we
sent for DIR. Eollister: was taking care of
| her: the rest were al ta; called Millard: she
had a twitching Of tbS stomach DIR. Hollis
ter came and gave her medicine: she asked
J her sister to press har5 on her stomach: did
nothing else for her, ss the doctor came In
and gave her medicine: her husband vss
away on business: complained of ber head:
was afraid she was going 70 be sick again:
had been IN III health ever since knew ber;
did not know Of the character of her trouble
at other times: she was 85 years old when
she died: her complaint was always Of her
bad and sTdns: she said she was troubled
with a female difficulty: she thought a fe-
Fnale weakness was the cause Of ber rornif-
ing 50 much: noticed no pafhness Of the
eyes
Re-direct-Attendedf 70 the blister about q
week. tvice p day; 10 uas puf on the second
week Of her sickness Tuesday of Hednesdar: