The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-12-12

temps at explanations, the witness was
forced 10 answer Yes" "Will you now
swear that you did not talk Of this matter to
any one during the dinner hour, anu thar
YOUR attention was called to your statement
of ligating the vessel in the center OF bullet
wound?" 81 don't remember Conlinn-
ing. he said the vessel injured was the Fem
oral artery. Learned this positively after
the man was dead 1t would make some
change in the condition of the patient if the
artery was not ligated at the first operation
and il would etfectt he question OF his recoV'
cry
DR.. cHALAFANT
The prosecution then introduced the above
mrpeon. who swore that he was resident
of Slreator for the past two years. Previous
to that time at Dwight, IL years. Am ply
sician and surgeon, and graduate OF the
old Cleveland school in 1866. Knew Parks
slightly. Met him first at Weasts house
during the reunion. Next saw him on Oct.
9th in n room in the Plumb house, where
was called to attend him. The death of
Parks was caused by pistol shot (Anolh-
er colloquy occurred between the attorneys
and Judge Blanchard decided that if they
desired to 60 Into the subject matter of the
treatment Of the case by the physicians, they
should do 30 in their direct examinations
Moloney took exceptions to the ruling. he
cess for five minutes) On the afternoon OF
Oct. 9th Parks was given some spirits OF
ammonia and whisky and placed on q reclin.
ing chair. His pulse was between ITO and
100. lie looked as though he was suffering.
In an hour or two he rallied considerably.
| felt that the femoral artery was injured,
and so expressed myself to DR.. Taylor. lie
said that he was positive that it was out OF
the line of the femoral artery. (EIere the
attorneys for the prosecution held whis-
pered consultation) Think DR.. Taylor was
sent for at my suggestion. Have high
opinion of his surgical abilities. Attended
Parks several days after the shooting
There was hemorrhage on the 9Th, ana we
proposed to cut down and find the vessel.
pulsaing tumor made its appearance on the
outside of the limb and ! feared there was
danger of hemorrhage. told Parks that he
would be obliged to undergo very severe
operation and that requested the attendance
of DR.. Andrews. of Chicago lie
said that he had selected Dr. Minor to do the
cutting. The limb was in bad condition.
DIR. Miner, after he had cut into the tumor,
removed a large clot of blood as big as a
goose egg. retired from the case, conclud-
ing there was no necessity for two physi-
clans TO be in attendance. The wound was
cleansed with solution Of carbolic acid and
bi .carbonate of soda. 10 seems to me that no
man could be positive what vessels were tied
at that operation. First thought that Parks
would recover. Three days after the hrst
operation his pulse was 40. Pyemia had
set in, and it was my opinion that he could
not recover. On the 18th there was con.
sultation and all the questions at issue were
discussed DR.. Minor did the cutting at the
second operation. We ATTEMPTED to tie the
femoral artery and | think we failed to
secure it, l am sorry to say. No one eI-
pressed q doubt as to our having found the
femoral artery. At the the third operation
DR.. Smith placed his finger on the vessel and
said that it was pusatng. Veins do not
pulsate. The limb was amputated on the
3lst DR.. Taylor of Pontiac was present
with the other ply sicians. Dr. Minor did
the amputating assisted by DR.. Bonar and
myself. At the consultation previous there
was good deal Of talk pro and con. 1t
seemed to be the opinion that whether or
not the amputation took place. Parks could
not live. Personally | was for amputation
II was the opinion of all present that MIR.
Parks must die if we left the limb on. By
Duncan: believe that the femoral artery
was the one injured by the pistol ball, at
least it was one Of the vessels so injured.
There was an artereal vein ligated at the first
operation. do not know anything about
how long it would take before gangreen
set in if femoral vein was ligated. When
the third operation was made | know that
the femoral vein was ligated, but not at the
second, when there was a different vessel
tied. don't know what vessel was tied at
the second operation. No vessel was tied
twice In the third operation it was the
internal sephonuous vein which was ligated.
1t is an important vein and was injured by
the shot. 1t is an injury to the vein to Ii
gate it, Here Duncan produced the stand.
ard authority on surgery, Erricson, and
desired it to appear that, though Dr. Chal-
FAINT recognized it as the best medical author
ity extant, his theory and practice ofligating
veins and arteries as adduced from his tesi-
mony were in direct variance to Ericsson.
~ ask you,' said Duncan, las physician
and surgeon, is il not an absolute necessity
to know anything of the anatomy of the
body above the shoulders, to thoroughly
understand the styloid process of the tenn
poral bone?' The doctor hated TO admit
that he did not know. but finally he had the
honesty to say that he did not know any
thing about it. number of other medi-
Gated interrogations on the anatomical con
struction of the human frame were asked the
doctor, but he was foored and had 10 own
up that he did not know. DR.. Chalafants
testimony was given with all the careiulness
that came from due deiberation and he
spoke 80 slowly that it was near the hour for
adjournment. when he was excused.
U. $. PAINTER.
This witness was called to the stand, but
was objected to by Bull on the ground that
his name was not on the list of witnesses
Before the question was disposed of court
adjourned.
Fifth Day.
At three minutes past the hour OF Judge
Blanchard said, "Sherff, call the court to
order" T. s. Painter, justice of the peace
in Streator, who WAS called Thursday eve
ming, took the stand When called this
morning Bull promptly objected to his being
IL the