Savannah morning news., 1886-04-21
4 MAN VIVIScCTEO.
Iho Operation to Which Bnry Win
heid submitted-A Very remarkable
Narrative.
From thePhiIadelnb4 Netcs.

Ihough HenryWnfelcnas lived in a
sailors boardinghouse cI Water street
just above SouthAe is man OF excellent
education, well Acquainted with the
higher literature, Grd an accomplished
conversationalist, When such a man is
found in such a pition 1t is expected
that there may / connected with his
downfall one of bse histories which are
more frequent thn people ever know.
! When a man is fond who peddles collar
buttons and readthe works Of Herbert
| Spencer while Faiting for customers
curiosity is eXcit. In this particular
case the few whuave gained the CONT
dence of the anORly have learned a story
as remarkable AMY OF the creations OF
the nOvelists.
Winfield has hen in Philadelphia be-
tween two and lree weeks, and came
here directly ir0 Pittsburg, of which
| city he is natie. One night about ten
days ago ne waPicked uD in the street
| In what was supposed to be drunken
condition, but wen taken to the station
! house was fOunCto be weak from loss Of
blood. His arm lied profusely from De-
meath bandages offending from the elbow
to near the sholller. It was deemed ad-
visable to take i'm to a hospital, and
there strange sisht met the eyes of the
young surgeon when he removed the
bandages.
HAD HE BEEE TIVISECTED.
The skin had beel slit for fourteen
inches and stripped fOm the flesh as if
for the purpose of dissection and sewed
up again. Winfield tated at first that he
had been stabbed. BIT eventually admit
ted that he had allowd the viyisectiOn Of
the arm by a party young physicians.
The story would hav been incredible but
for the uncOntrOvert)le proof given by
the condition of the Iember, and the fact
that slight odOr OF hlorOform was per-
ceptble. The skinsOOn formed again
and he was dischared apparently little
tine worse for his experience.
When reporter Termed of the fact he
sought the man at be address be had
given, but found tha he had gone away.
Until yesterday no tace of him could be
discovered. He wa then found with a
small stand containing few cards OF
gold-plated collar buttons on Market
street near Eleventh but seemingly more
engrOssed in "Spencr's Ethics" than in
beating up trade. B now calls himself
Wynn, and though It first disposed to
deny that he was theman sought, at last
admitted his identity
He reafiirmed the sorry about the vivi-
section of his arm, bit declined to give
the names Of any of he doctors.
"Why did you submit to such an opera
tiOn? asked the reprter.
"What prompts men to accomplish
deeds of herOism or Prpetrate the fOulest
crime ?-mOney. | wanted money and
put myself into ther hands, well know
ing what [ was dOins in order to get it,"
N
dented action ?'
1.-The event Of my lfe."
"And that event wasp
THE EVENT OF AN ODD LIFE
zone which | am willing you should
hear. But you can only learn my history
through the same potent influence as
caused me to submit my arm to vivisec-
tiOn-l want MONEY!"
A five-dollar bill was sufficient. he
shut his book, packed up his wares, and
led the way to tavern. He called for
absinthe and brandy, and drank about an
ounce of the Frenen ''demOn with green
ewes" in about double the quantity of
brandy. Then he began.
IL was born in the Smoky City, of En-
glsh parents, 80 years ago. My father
was well-tO-do mechanic, and my
mother a frugal woman, When at 16
was called upon to choose a profession,
chose medicine. Ny father believed that
the American training was inferior TO the
English, and sent me there. | remained
three years there, and went thence to
Paris, with my fathers sanction, to com.
plete my medical studies. which had only
begun. / was in my 22d year before
tasted strong drink, but the appetite
grew upon me, and | was accustomed tC
take large quantities of absinthe. My
companions who had led me into the habit
fell away from me till at last / found my
prospects shattered.
81 soon ceased my studies altogether
RemOrse overlook me at intervals, and
more than once the idea of suicide pre-
sented itself. At last, in one of those des
perate moments when | was penniless
without food and ordered 10 quit my mis-.
cradle lodging, | swallowed a dose Of lau
danum, hoping to end my troubles. was
discovered in a stupOr. An ambulance
was brought and ] was taken to nos
piJal.
ALIVE ON THE DIssECTING TABLE.
"After hasty examination the physi
clan pronounced me dead. There was q
clinic in progress in another portion o.
the institution for 400 students. 1t struck
the doctor that |, being young and heal.
for dissection. as ! was still warm and
limp. My supposed dead body was hur.
ried 10 the amphitheatre and placed on
the table. In n very few minutes the skin
was stripped from my back and the verte-
brR aud all the muscles and nerves which
enter and connect with the spine laid
bare. IL was an interesting dem0nstra.
ton, | am told.
LAS the demOnstrators singled out nerves
and passed his finger along, tracing their
courses and explaining their force, there
were frequent contracti0ns and twltch.
Ings, which seemed quite natural after so
recenl a death. AT last the demonstra-
tor, selecting one OF the nerves, began tc
separate IL from the flesb with his fingers.
Instantly the body began quiverinR all
over. There was n discharge from the
stomach, and an unparalleled sensation
was produced. The demOnstrator felt in
the region OF the heart and detected a
faint pulsatiOn.
"Qulckly replacing the skin, and fas-
tening 10 with few stitches, he turned
the body over on the back. After every
resource Of science had been tested ] was
"in three months was able 70 walk
about. My silence was purchased for a
moderate sum, though my case was well
known among the profession.
"In October, 1873, / left Paris, and re-
turned TO this country. My parents, by
some means. had beard OF my conduct
and refused TO see me. They have gone
to spend their lives IN England. l have
been all through America. Two years
ago I obtained q clerkship in my native
city, but did not keep 1t long. wan
dered 20 Philadelphia. l was without
funds, when "A sudden thought seized me
that / might obtain q few dollars by al.
lowing my arm 70 be viyisected. Alter
all think could scarcely be repaid for
subjecting myself 10 such treatment