Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-13
WILLARD MURDER CASE.
THE LAsr SICKNESS DEscRl1ED
The Testimony of Physicians and
Others Present at and Before the
Death of Mrs. MilIard.

A crowded courtroom and unabated inter
est were the features of the features OF the
opening Of the Circuit Court yestel day
morning. Counsel of both sides were
promptly on hand. The testimony of Mrs.
Workman, the neighbor of the deceased, was
continued by the prosecution:
Mrs. Workman-The first time i called 10
see deceased after taking care of her. she
looked as she did when left; II was the same
week; she was in bed, and complained of
pain in the stomach was there only ten or
fifteen minutes; was there next week, on
Tuesday probably; think she said II am
feeling much BETTER" she was in bed; OBJ
served same symptoms. pale face, ETC.; think
/ observed symptoms of diarrhoea and vomit
ing; her skin was cool; her husband was
there; was there again on Friday; her head
and stomach were troubling her; her eyes
looking bad; she said my stomach feels
bad;" don't think there was any vomiting
then; she said s'my head feels dizzy" her
eye-lids looked bloated didn't OBJ
serve this go much before; Mary Heath and
her husband were there; was there next Mon
day night; Wednesday afternoon an injec-
ton was given her; went home in an hour or
half hour after; she seemed weak and ex-
hausted after injection of course; there was
no injection given the night before she died
to my knowledge and heard of none.
Cross-examined-Live about five blocks
away; was there Saturday night; Mr.. Millard
and daughter were there, and sister Betty
VanVliet was there middle of the day; Winnie
Etterman and old Mrs. Place-Laura Place,
was there: was not in the room all day: on
second visit Polly Percival was there think
besides the others: she staid fifteen or twenty
days: / think Mrs. Swartout was there;
DR.. Eplay came in at or o'clock; he
stayed fifteen or twenty minutes the injec-
firv, <xiu Tvoo fau mi, aft n
left. On the third visit / think went there
in the morning. In the afternoon on Tues
day, Mary Heath was there.
Re-direct-Her husband felt of her pulse
and said it was over 100; her surface was
COOL he examined her pulse on night of 8th:
he said it was 112. think; her surface was
cool.
DIR. HoLLIsTER.
Dr. David Hollister called.-Remem ember
last sickness of Mrs. Millard; was called in
May 2, 1882; was there half hour; she soon
went into spasms: she had two or three
which lasted from two to five minutes; COM
planned of great distress of stomach and
burning pain in throat; appeared quite easy
after spasm: 9th day of May was there again
her fluid extract of henbane on both visits:
spasms continued from two to four minutes;
was there when she died shortly after these
spasms; Mr.. Millard, Mrs. VIM. Workman
and others were there; there was no vomit-
ing; her pulse on I'd of May was quick, but
not so weak as afterward.
DIR. EPLAy.
DR.. Eplay called-Prescribed for Mrs.
Millard first April %, on request of her hus-
band, and first prescriptions was so dated;
Mr.. Millard was there when / visited her:
she was laboring under nervous prostration:
had distress of stomach: prescribed four
ounces of elixir of the yalerian, am nonia.
and Wheeler's bark of iron four ounces; was
called on oath in afternoon: same symptoms,
only more marked: Mr.. Milard was there:
visited and prescribed on the 25th; symptoms
of stomach became leading feature, with
soreness, distress and thirst; prescribed SUBJ
nitrate of bismuth, morphine, warm appli-
cations and pellets of ice: she complained of
dizziness; prescribed on symptoms as given
by Mr.. and Mrs. Millard; on 26th or 9th
prescribed mild cathartic: met DR.. Pray at
DIR. Pray made any suggestions
different from what had been done;
prescribed an enema on 26th or 9th: gave
salts and SIENNA to remove any offensive
matter in stomach or bowels; prescribed on
Goth and 30th April on symptoms given by
Millard, which were sickness of stomach and
nervous or poor spells; medicine was given
to allay irritation of stomach; gave no pre-
scription between April 30 and May 2: had
| added small doses of nux vomica; she had
no fever in which the fever was the leading
disease; May 2 or her pulse was 10, symp-
| toms distress, prostration and thirst: Mr..
Milliard said she had complained of Difficult
| ty in urinating several times: light hurt her
eyes; next prescribed on May 4; she was
| worse; May 6 all symptoms were worse:
can't say what prescribed: next visit on
evening of Sth; same symptoms and COM
| plant, light hurt her eyes; medicine includ-
ed extract of henbane and those powders
mentioned.
Court here adjourned.