The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-27

-. Louis dow II 10 Easier Sunday we
saw a great deal Of each Ctner We
were, as a former witness has stated,
almost inseT able. / visit d bis
room seve'a times, but when We wer'
not looki g around the city or playing
poll we spent most OF our time in my
room. We played pool a grea, deal,
aud whoever lost the game paid for
it. We played about even, so he
Expense was about equally divided.
We disuk some, but not much. He
paid for most Of the drinks.
Mr.. Pieller was accustomed
10 call at my room early in
the morning, and We would go down
TO breakf st together, Ieu'n to nv
room, converse aud smoke for a while
and then go djwn 10 the rotunde.
Easter Sunday, before / went TO the
drug store, he and had a converse
uon about the performances OF the OPP
Grafton heretofore alluded TO snd a
day or two before thai. Sunday Mr..
Prrller descii bed to ms his symntoms,
md ] concluded that he was suffering
ir m ritture, and that the tet
method OF treating him was by pes ing
a cstheter. l'took my authorities on
medicine and read 10 Mr.. Preller c
directions a. to the proper meth DIS Of
administering chlOroiorm, and re.
ireshed my own mind as to the pre-
iantion TO be used. There are mar
ginal NOES on the pages treating q
the p mplt st aud ifesl modes OF uslng
the drug, tut made these not some
TIVE I've months before l left Englsnd.
After TINS conversation with Mr..
PNller ] W mt TO the drug At rs aud
purchased four ounces OF chloroiorm
sn1 a quantity Of absorbent cotton.
This same day Preller snd had gone to
another dug store, one under the
Southern Hotel, and mad some pur
cha ses, which hs said we must have
and could probably not get on ON
Journey to Auckland before we should
arrive Ut 5 n Francisco. 1t had been
understood between US all the tine
hat | wa' to FELL uy magic lantern
and some other things TO get money
| Tor The rip 10 San Francis o, ami az
| he was 10 pay Tor my pas cage 10 Auck-
land, with the understa nding That |
should refund TO him the co Cf that
passage. While in the drug stoie |
ordered and DRINK mixture OF brl-
mide Of pota 8 um and valeTianste Of
ammonia 10 qulet my nervee. ! drank
this in the presence o Mr.. Preller,
and he paid for il. as he did for the
other ,hinps pu'chated there. We
ihsn returned to the hotel, and on our
way up TO NY room stopped at the
cigar stand hnt purchase d a tox Of
cigarP, for which my companion alec
paid. We then went up stairs, aud
alter smoking for a while ard discuss.
ing the proposed operation, Mr.. Peel
Ter went to his own room, returning
shortly, after having removed hts
waittcoa. and replaced his coat
with dressing gown. In
me lia'ely thereafter we began
to make preDerAtions for he opera
ton. Mr.. Preller removed bis trou.
serJ and drawers and lay down upon
the b I'd. / placed four oupcs b0tle
OF chic Uform on the washtt and and
poured cut a fluid CANINE Of the
liquid on piece cf Int which l
folded three times. l III n walked 10
the be- and held the Int about six
inches from my patti ant's face, so that
the vap)r feom the chloroform might
become mix I'd with the air and pro-
duce not q to) violent exc ton. IL all
evaporatsd in a few MINUTES, and |
turned 10 got roe ard f uni the bot
tie which had placed on the wash
stand bad fallen of in,o the basin and
q large portion Ct the contents had
fl)wed out, aud not IN ugh waI left to
produce arW hesa. | then went to
the drug store t. get more, telling Mr..
F,rrow tha' | had spilled what | first
bought from i'm. l want, d four
ounce, but 'ha druggist only had two,
aud took thtt.
Were on excited in your manner i?
ak d Mr.. Ftuntl roy OF the d fenJe
Not asal."
sd d you fee any xc'em 'nt2'
"No, none Wh ttever; hut WIS GER.
tsinlv in huiry,to gta.ay and told
Mr. Fe nov 40. | mi k | remark, d
to him too, ih il WAS unI ect ssa y to
place abel upon the bottle, FIR | in
tandAd t. ptcs its colttns ia the
EN- yty bottl.- la my 10 IN return ID
IN my Dom wherb | ba1 left M
praller ia an Il ldretsCd condit on ly-
ing on my bid. l placed abCus a
pramme OF the fluid on the lint q
sAcold time, a d again held il about
Fix inches fr m his tace. continued
this until bought uncon ciou ne "a,
CT tnor insenslbllily TO psin, mad
been reached, / took the cath de
and Croceedei n insert II. Mr. Prel-
| rmade p cuiar no 81, W noin1 a.
II he ielt pun. came 10 the conclu
zion that had not administered a
sufficient amount OF chlOroiorm."
The witness here described the { ~
nation Of the gari al orpa1s, and their
sensltivene's, ard exp aimed at IN
performing any ore alton upon them
IL was not nscessa y that the patient
should be rendered who ly unIon.
scious OF the RESULT & rain.
Ii waI tvid TO me tia, Mr.
Pie Ter was ttill unCon Nious of pain,
and | poured out q gramme or q
gramm, AID u hat more Of he ch o o.
/ rm upon the lint, which / again
placed before his face. Almost before
l knew II MIR. PIE r's hr a hing BE-.
came very lahored, and az once sus-
pended the adm nj t'ation # chloro
form, for knew that his condition
was serious. l seized pair cf my
surge ma sci, S rs aud at ca cut his
shirt and undslsh 1T irIm his hody
and tried all meat Ct Tesuscta 4
with which was iamilia'. Itlapped
him with wet t>wels on the chest a nd
neck, dashed cold Warer on his Gu st
and attempted to rest>re resp,rl'iJr
by m owing his arms up aud dowu."
lhs witness proceeded With voic,
impTessively husky: al cont nua,
these eifolt' to iesiv4 my Fl end TO
over half an hour, nut it was useless
eptirely us, less. Shortly after M
trit nd cease d To brsst1e 81 d bis b, a.
stopped beating. 1hsTe vas no brea
on the mirror W. en- | held ito hi
lipF, Even afrer | Was SIZED he wa
dead c)ut nued my Eff rtlwlt tn him
| did not move and call assistance
A | my edoIts were t. restore him
eCaus, when Chlor1 form taxes hcl,
II 4 L.