The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-06-15

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tinued but in very limited quantity and
{ much changed in character.
The counsel then read q letter from the
( defendant 10 the witness. dated New \ ork.
June Z 1851, and a letter from Same to
same dated New York. June =, 1881, and
+ another from Europe. dated July II, 1851
O.-DO you know whether. since a prll.
/ 1852 the date Of defendants return from
+ Europe. he mas had trouble with his ear
/ Ale has.
Q.-Whst troubles A-Inflammatory
symptoms; nothing ike as severe as his
I former attack.
I Q.-Needing trestment} A-Yes. sir.
Q.-Accompanied by any pain or head
ache A.-ConsideFa bic.
| Q.-I understand you, doctor. that the
/ brain IS in close connection with The ear
A.-N cry close connection with IL. very
/ thin scale. or plate OF bone intervening be-
tween the middle ear and the brain, some.
times, in fact the bony plateibeing entirely
absent-only memorGneous structure inter
vening.
$50 that a trouble OF this kind in the
ear would affect tho brain necessarily.
from the anatomical relation Of the parts
Mr.. Campbell-We object 70 that as lead
ing.
ton of the parts necessarily lead TO the
affection Of the one if the other was
objected to and the objection over
Witness 1t would be very liable 10.
Q.-There would be strong probability
OF It, is that what you mean A.-1 es, sir.
DISCRIMINATION.
Mr. Campbell-I wish you would de-
scribe the external appearance OF that in
jury. whether when you first saw the de-
PENDANT there was any cut or anything OF
that kind, OF merely bruise. or how that
was A-There was no cut, sir no ex-
ternal wound, only confusion.
Q.-When you nrst saw him, was he in
sensible Ale was sensible. though
somewhat deliTious that is great mental
confusion. That condition continued much
the same as at that time for about twenty
four hours, when IL began 10 grow less, and
the reaction commenced at the end OF the
twenty-fOur hours, or on the morning or the
second day after the injury. A congestion
is the primary stage OF an Inflammation,
and conges ion followed this injury upon
the supervening Of reaction. 1t is full
ness OF the blood vessels in the brain, an
undue dullness of the blood vessels. an I'M
due amount Of blood remaining in the YES
sells.
Q.-Then you applied ice to reduce that,
restore those vessels to their normal eondi-
tion, did you not A.-Yes sir.
MIR. Campbell here handed the witness a
human skull and asked him to describe on
what part of il was the external confusion.
The point indicated was on the lower or
posterior interior portion of the parietal
Q.-Do not assesses of that character
frequently form without an injury having
been received on the headl A.-Some-
times.
O.-Where an incision is made into tho
drum of the ear, which l understand was
done in this case, does not that invariably
produce deafnes to extent at least! A
II is liable, not invariable. IL depends
more upon the character Of the disease
than it does upon the injury to the ear
drum. If for instance, a very small pune
ture would be made and 1t heals very soon
afterwaTd, and with very limited scar,
or cicatrix, there might be no appreciable
deafness from the wound.
PUs IN THE BRAIN.
Mr. Campbell-NOw, as a matter of
course, none OF that pus would pass
through the brainl A.-None which came
out probably passed through the brain,
ana probably no
Q.-No Pus could form there! A;-No
pus probably passed on through the brain
at all. The object Of the operation was to
prevent it passing in there.
Q.-When it does pass to the brain under
those circumstances 1t is uniformly fatal,
is it not A.--Well so nearly uniform
that it may be said o be uniform.
Q.-You do not know OF any eXception2
Al do not know of any excep ion in my
counsel if he pleased, and the jury the
thin scale OF bone which intervenes be
brain substance There is the little thin
seal of bone which inteTYenes between
this middle ear and the substance Of the
brain-thls little thin scale here. lShow.
ing.l
Il.-Now you say he returned whenl A.
In April, ! think. l882-you mean re-
turned from Europe or his trave{si
Q.-Ies. from his traVels3 An April,
Q.-How long after his arrival was it
that you first saw him! A.-Within very
few days.
Q.-What was his physical condition
then? Ale was highly improved. His
general health was much improved. There
was no discharge from the ear. The ear
drum had healed.
Q.-Was there ever any discharge after
waTdl A.-No discharge OF matter
Q.-How often have you been in attend
ance on him since that time as his phySi-
clan! A.-PeThaps ten or twelve times.
Q.-FOr what complaint! A.-Chief1y
this; the recurrence Of this pain about his
ear or head.
Q.-Now. if there was any tenderness in
that direction, would that be affected by
cold, or by indulgence in dissipation. or
anything OF that kind A.-InduIgence in
dissipation would tend to disturb it.
Q.-What would be the effect of cold
windsl A.-That would have some ten
dency to probably disturb it.
DANGER OF DEAFNESS.
Off a man was suffering much from
anything of that kind it would not be
very good thing I go yachting in the bay
frequently, would it! A.-Well. it would
depend upon the amount of suffering or
inconvenience which one had. 1t certainly
would not be prudent If q man were haY-
ing an attack of pain, or trouble of that
character; it certainly would not be pru-
dent for him to go out on the lay while so
suffering.
Q.-Would it be prudent for man who
was liable Co occurrence of those attacks
II hat was caused by any inJury-if those
attacks were caused by any in ury, would
you consider it prudent thing for him to
so out yachting in this bay in the kind of
weather that we generally have here A. /
i think it would not DO unsafe under |
favorable circumstances.
Q.-When there was no wind I suppose
it would be gOodto go yachting then A /
man does not necessarily have 10 stand up
in the wind and turn his diseased ear to- (
ward 1t.
Q.-Now. an abscess of this kind is pro-
duced frequently, is it not, from diving and /
bathinR2 A.-Sometimes.
Q.-Diylng to considerable depth A
\ es. sir; sometimes.
Q.-Frequent shooting sometimes pro
duCes the same result, does it not-results /
in assesses of the ear! A.--The shooting
of cannon does.
Q.-The conclusion produce by fire.
quent loud reports Of weapons of various
kinds. when they are anywhere near the
region OF the carr A.-Shooting with a
cannon, or anything that will produce |
sufficient disturbance OF tho atmosphere /
and sufficiently close to the car drum,
Q.--Wonta shotgun do it? Al sup
pose II Is possible, II the shotgun be suffi-
ciently heavily loaded, and be large one. (
1t Is not very probable, however.
gwen, do you know how his head /
aches were produced In other words, do /
you know whether he had been INDUCING !
too free.y Al never knew him to do So /
Q-PreviOus to consulting you? Al /
have never known him TO so. Ny pre- /
sumption about the cause OF the headaches /
was that they were from severe mental ex- /
ertion. in consequence Of his tendency to /
trouble OF that kind.
Q.-Now, doctor. have you taken any Z
part in the preparation of the defendants 1
defense2 Aft you will make the cues
ton more definite, perhaps L will know 1
how 10 answer it.
o. think it is a very definite question. /
WHOM THE DOCTOR CONSULTED.
Mr.. TaylOr-He may not know what you Z
mean by taking any part. Al am not a /
lawyer
Mr.. Csmpbeli-The doctor lie too intelli- .
gent q man not to understand that ques.
ton pretty thoroughly. Do you say. doc
tor, that you cannot understand the ques-