Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-16
ECLECTIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

April Meeting-The Brain Of . Horse
Thief and Suicide.
The Central Ohio Eclectic Medical Asso-
citation met yesterday Wednesday, at the
Office of Drs. Austin and Hodson. Owing to
the inclemency OF the weather the attendance
was small, but the meeting was one of great
interest
Dr. Bloyer filled the chair and called the
meeting to order. The minutes Of the pre-
vious meeting were read and approved. The
roll-cail found the following named per-
sons present: DR.. Butcher. of Urbana; DR..
Bloyer, of Catawba; Dr. Wildasin, of Platts-
burg: DIR. Nesbitt, of fremont City; DR..
Dowell, of Urbana; and Dr. Austin, DR.. Bar
ry, DR.. Dillahun,, DR.. Hodson, DR.. Miranda
OF this city. DR.. Butcher first de-
scribed the case mentioned in the
previous meeting, Of the young man under
hi: care, of abscess of the lung, and says the
young man is convalescing nicely and hopes
by the next meeting to have him before the
association. DIR. Dowell, coroner of Cham
psign county, then showed the brain of the
noted horse thief. Mcclure, Of Troy, Ohio,
who was caught and jailed on the goth day
of March. After being in the Jail only few
minutes pistol shot was heard, and it was
found that he had shot himself through the
bead. An inquest was of course thought to
be necessary, so the coroner DR.. Dowell) was
summoned, and on examination found be had
shot himself Just above the right ear. A probe
could be introduced to the depth of three
inches and hard substance felt, which was
thought to be the ball, and the man still alive.
When he fell be struck the ear of bucket and
cut an ugly cash in the back of his head,
the opening intersecung the bullet wound un-
derneath the skin, but outside of the skull.
In few days be was able to sit up and walk
around a little. talked nationally, and seemed
to think be would recover He was ordered
to lie on the wounded side OF the head and on
the 5th or 9th day several pieces of bone
worked out. On the tenth day piece of the
ball the size of q half pea, worked out
through the wound, and several days subse-
qsently, several more pieces OF the ball of
irregular shape came out. 1t seems that the
ball bursted into fragments, and all OF them
entered the brain. Now the query lies in the
bursting CT the ball, why did it burst and what
caused il? This brought about lively dis
cussion on the question by different members
of the society. The ball was of 32-caliber.
The man, it seems, had a mania on an inven-
ton OF his own to prevent horse stealing; it
being a combination paddock" he locked
it up and forgot the combination, and had to
break it to get it open. When delirious be
talked of it, and spoke of it in his dreams.
Or. Bloyer then described q case OF a
young man shot in this city during the
campaign) in the head with 32-caliber, who
still lives and enjoys good health, excepting
neuralgia pains in the head, probably caused
by the imprisoned ball. Several other cases
of an interesting character were described
and discussed, one of a man who ruptured
the .'tendon Achilles" or the larger cord OF
the heel on a square lift. This case also
caused an interesting discussion. The meet
ing then adjourned to meet at the Lsgonda
House the third Wednesday Of May. when
final arrangements will be made for the Ohio
State Eclectic Medical Association, which
meets here on the sth and 9th of June.