Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-04-24

utu TUE appearance A. tnouHn tAe emory
hai stopped sso~i G before the ovum had
cav upan ii no marks of instruments. The
growth of the ovum 40 q whole indicated
/ two months Of pregnancy. The embryo
probably would not show over six weeks
formed An opinion that instruments had been
used That was formed after took the
case FROM DR.. Eaton after my return. did
net form that opinion from my personal sx-
amiaation of the case, but from outside
facts. The appearance of the ovum did not
confirm that opinion. When saw the pa
tient on the 18th, | had a suspicion that an
attempt had been made At
abortion. asked il she had been
doing ANYTHING to herself to produce an abor-
ton. and she said no; If she had wanted to
she said she would not dare to. supposed
she told the truth. From the knowledge l
Possessed Afterwards, it 10 my opinion that
means had been used, either instruments,
liquids or something Of the kind. 1t was
my opinion that the abortion caused her
death. l saw the letter there which WAS
written by Mr.. Croweli to the responder,
and which wAs not sent
Ques You may give the contents Of the
letter.
(rhe counsel for the respondent waived
objection TO this testimony, stating that as
the witnesses had represented it to him GU,
of court he had no objection to it)
witness-The letter stated that hi. wife
had been 90 sick he was obliged t. call
phs elan, and he wanted to know whss
fu' her should be done in the case 10 COM
pete the abortion; whether il should be
done at that time or at . later period
Cioss examna!ion--l did not state TO you
(Mr. Haines) that the substance u the let-
ter WAS to come down again. | do not SAY
that the word abortion was 10 the letter, hu' |
that is the idea conveyed tc me by II. uu
March Sd We bad consultation of phv.- |
clans as to whether IL was advisable TO pro.
duce an abortion upon the ~oman. Dr. |
Boutelle thought il not advisable. did not |
state TO him any suspicion Of mine that an
attempt had been made 10 produce on, |
Think Mrs Crowell tli me whtn | vas
first called that she had been vomiuug more |
or less for three weeks.
The witness was cross examined at some |
length upon the condition Of the pa.ien', her
symptcms the development Of the fu .us y,
different pei OILS, and the causes tha; nigh, |
produce All abortion.
Crosby Il. Eaton, called by the govern.
ment. testified that he Was a physician aud |
attended the deceased during the week DIR. |
Psrsons was absent; tina, he and Psrson-, |
before the latter went away, discussed the |
advisabihty of procuring an abortion II the |
case .hoOld require, and that while he had
" a ll a. .far pta rtn mai apI
charge cane On, he administered half a |
dram of ergot, and possibly dram, that he |
administered it to contract the entrus and
e1rel the ovum; that he thought he cansed
the second dose 10 be administered; toe er
got then was Immediately expelled aad he
discontinned thry treatment. il having no
effect upon the @
Frank Foster, cd by the government,
testified tina; Grow .ii worked in the scythe
shop between ths ls; and 10Th Of February,
but could not tell what portion OF the time
Ju'ius +. Stevens testified to seeing Mrs
Crowell about betw wsen the let ard l2;h of /
FebJu, ~.
tbs closed the testimony on the part of |
the <, rernment.
Mr.. liGines thea opened for the defence. |
He said the respondent WAS a miieife and |
nurse aul that she did receive a lrt.r from
Mr.. Crosell, and did go to Oakland, expect |
ing II vas Il case Of child brth that she |
fouEa the wemsn very sick and told her she |
needed doctor; that she performed no op- |
Grafton and did not prescribe for the woman
l. j. Crook- r, called bv the respondent,
testified that he had heard the testimony Of
the phy ys.c,lgs; 'hn' N bis opinion the ergot
TO M Crowell about the 18th
q" Mof- l. T"m.i cave produced an abortion #
nm tksr Af.... had k,... L..
fore for that purpose. Iu the condition tne
patient was in he ,hpnght the treat.Arrt psop-
er and If adopted before might have .a,e4
her life. From the description of the o,um
the child would be about two and one-ha t
montha OLD If mechanical mean, had been
used To 1estroy it's life he would expect to
find evidences of rupture shout the ovum
lr the life of the fGtus had been destroy ed
and the ovum det,chsd it would have become
decomposed in very short time. lie saw
no evidence to warrant The opinion that the
f1tus was dead and the ovum unhealthy be-
lore it came away on March 10th
'lies, Do you see anything in the history
of this case as described by Dr. Parsons 10
Indicate that any disturbance occurred on the
18th of February
Ans. do not see any symptoms of abor-
ton in the case anyway, except as she was
finally helped through, and think that WAS
good treatment. In my opinion the cause %
her death vas starystion-Want of nourish
ment and loss of blood. The nausea and
vomiting, in my opinion, was caused by her
pregnancy. by nothing except natural causes
Geo. +. Brickett called By the respondent
testified generally with reference to pregnan-
cy and miscarriage. His direct examination
was concl luded a, the time of adjournment