The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-12-19

wounds caused by knife, the other from &
pistol ball. 1t is not true that the per cent
Of morality is 30 per cent. The rule In
surgery is to tic both ends in continuity
Following Brother Duncan's example, a.
Mayo expressed it, he asked DR.. Smith
"What and where is the calamus scriptori
us?" The doctor got around this question
adroitly we'll enough, but when Mayo asked
him to locate the lacuna magma the doctor
laughngly said: 81 pass" Where is the
morsus diaboli ?" said the interrogation
"Guess I'll have to pass that too, said DR.
Smith. Now tell the jury where you
would look to hunt up the nerves Of lancisi.'
pass again." said Smith, and that ended
this sort of export testimony while the faces
of the attorneys for the defense were
writhed in smiles. and the judge was forced
to relax his usual gravity Of manner. DR.
Chalafant came to me with paper the Sun
day evening after Parks died. lie had in
his hand prescription blank. We looked
on calendar and took off the dates of the
operations. Talked about the testimony be
fore the coroners jury. told him that we
had better get out of the matter the bes
way we could.
A recess was here taken.
CLAUDE BAKER.
Lived in Streator for IL years. Have
been in the post office for or years
Know Weast and Miss Grunlen, She called
at the post office October 8. She called for
q letter for Miss Nellie Moyne and received
one. Weast called for letter two or three
days after. Here the letter was shown
witncss.) This is the same one. 1t was re-
ceived at the Office before clock that day
The letter arrived on the Pekin about
o'clock Oct. s. Weast called about the 9Th
Collection sustained as to what conversation
took place between Baker and Weast at the
post office. Court afterwards withdrew ru
iing) He called and asked if there was
letter for Miss Nellie. He did not know
the other name. asked him if it was
Moyne and he said yes; that it was for a
lady at his hou Sc. (The witness here iden.
tilted the letter he gave Weast,) The letter
came over the Pekin, and arrived October g.
Cross. Ernminahon.- receiving stamp
on this letter indicated that the letter was
received between | and 2 o'clock My re.
collection is that Weast called the morning
of the Sth for letter for Miss Nellie Moyn
DR.. JOHN j. TAYLOR.
Lived in Streator for 8 pears past. Am a
physician and surgeon. Have been practic.
ing since 81. Graduated at Rush Medical
College. Know Weast. Saw Parks on one
occasion when he was injured, October 9.
went to the side of the patient. lie was on
q reclining chair. The wound was not
bleeding when was there. had the ban.
dsge taken off. DR.. Minor objected. said
that | could not tell what to do until had
first seen what was the matter. The ban
dage was taken off. tried to insert my
finger in the wound but it WAS such
that | could not. After my examination
concluded that the artery was not wounded.
Some ono suggested amputation, but | OBJ.
iected. suggested that some one stay by
the patients side for four days and nights.
The limb WAS not swollen when saw it, In
case the upper end was tied and the lower
was not, the patient would bleed to death.
Suppose DR.. Taylor, said Bull, that Parks,
az YOU saw him wounded Oct. 8, and that it
was discovered on the 18th that blood was
oOIing from the wound, and an incision
made external and internal, and an attempt
made TO tie some vessel and that this wound
was then choked up and remained so until
the 2Sth. and that All attempt was made to
ligate the femoral artery, and that instead
of doing so they igated the long saphenous
vein | ask you what would be the probable
effect on the 18th, whether it would he fatal
or not, there being no legation at the lower
endg' Ans. IL should consider it bad
surgery and that the patient would be liable
to die" The continuous operations tying
m artery, and not tying both ends, IS like
locking the front door and leaving the back
door open The method of operating in this
case, as should have pursued, is to make
An incision and go down and find both ends
Of the artery and tie them. Sundry and re
current hemorrhage use dis,inctively as to
The terms.
The court opened for the afternoon session
and Bull upon entering said; /" beg your
Honors pardon; my watch must be behind
time" In propounding the question to the
witness Bull went over the ground of the
operations and asked what would
be the result. The court sustained the OBJ
lection as in the custom put by Duncan to
DR.. Smith and said that his ruling in future
would apply to all questions Of that nature.
Cross En- | would have known inside OF five
minutes if any artcral vessel had been cut
from examination. | should say that If
had the case in charge and after having
made two Intellectual attempts to secure the
femoral artery, should amputate the leg.
If the patient objected to this course should
have nothing more to do with the case. 1t
is not the case that the majority OF cases OF
injuries from n-shot wounds severing the
femoral artery have proved fatal. The
court sustained objections put by Msyo)
do not consider that it would necessarily
be fatal in this case--the cutting Of the FEM
oral artery by ball at the lower portion OF
the middle third Of the thigh. The patient
would probably have bled TO deatht it
both protuberances of the artery were not
igated. In my judgment it would be neces
,ary to tie both ends of the artery. If this
we're not done should consider it bad sur
gerry. Tying the sacphenous vein | consider
detrimental to the patient. do not know
hat any vein or artery WAS tied ON this
occasion. From my experience | have
learned that there is more danger in ligating
\ vein than in that Of an artery.
DIR. II. l.. BoNAR.
Reside in Streator. Have been there
about three years. Am physician and sur
yeon. Resided in Bucyrus, D., before com
ing to Streator. Am graduate of the
of Pennsylvania. Have practiced
about six years Saw Parks first on Oct. Is,
The occasion of the second operation. DR..
Smith and have boon associated together