Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-05-15

night After examining her they deter
mined to put her on treatment of vibur
mum pruni folium with opium. BY careful
maneuvering. at this time DIR. Cox said b
was able to extrac from the girl her father
name, although she implored him not u
write 10 him, and he said he woult
not. On their return to his office the tw,
composed letter to Mr.. Taggert, askin.
him 10 come To Wheeling Immediately. /
was sent, ard Mr.. Taggert came in person
on Monday. The treatment in the mean
while was minutely described by the Doc
tor, who said be was labOring all the tim,
10 prevent miscarriage. He confessed
that the case at this time was a puzzle Il
him, "a there was no dilation of the Os uteri
as usually accompanies such cases. Mr.
Iaggert was taken to see his erring daugh.
ter, and the interview between them, as
described by the Doctor, wsl an affecting
one. Both wepi, and the girl threw her
arms about her father, crying out hyster-
ieally. Papa, is this you?" sis this
You?' These we're the last rational words
be heard her utter until after she was re.
lieyed of the child.
Mr.. Taggert returned TO his office with
him. and there asked what should be done
Both doctors sgreed that a miscarriage was
inevitable, and the best thing TO do was
to conceal the matter as much as possible.
Iaggsrt asked his brother to take charge
Of the case, and he replied that he was
not resident physician in Wheeling, and
mad patients in Proctor, who demanded
his attention. There was only one way
in which he could take charge of the case
and that was to take the girl t. Proctor
rsggart then suggested that this be done,
and after further talk it was agreed on.
READY FOR PROCTOR.
This was Tuesday morning, and DR..
Cox said he Immediately telephoned to
Luke's livery stable for hack, which did
not come up for some time. He and Mr..
raggert went out to look for it, and found
il at the ladies' entrance to the McLure
House. They entered il, drove to the
house of his cousin, Mrs. Biggs, and
there be administered large dose of NOR
phine. Mr.. Taggart and the girl proceeded
to the depot, and ne returned to his Office.
There be found a note from his brother,
saying he had answered call for him in
South Wheeling. DR.. Cox then said that
he had not intended to 20 to Proctor, but
thought be had better 70 10 South Wheel
ing to see where his brOrher was. He did
not find him, and near BenwOci he
boarded the train. and found that Miss
TaggArt's condition WAS so critical that he
feared she would miscsrry on the train.
He, therefore, determined to 20 on to
Proctor with her. He admitted, however,
that he stood on the rear platform part OF
the way down, and at no time approached
the Taggart couple, or made sign Of
recognition.
THE WORK AT PROCTOR.
When they arrived at Proctor, he con-
tinued, the girl was in desperate condi-
tiOa. The pains were coming up sharp,
and the patient was fast losing strength.
There was DO dilats;ion of the os uteri,
however, and the case remained as much a
mystery as ever. His brother arrived later
ia the evening and another examination
WAS made At that time, he believed Mrs.
Moore did ask if she could be Of any ser
vice but they told her no. They cOntin-
ued the medical treatment until abont 10
O'Clock, when his brother went home, be
lay down and Mr. Taggsrt sat up with
the suffering girl. At three o'clock in the
morning he relieved him, taking his place
at the unfortunate's bedside.
On Wednesday the girl grew worse.
Pains increased and she continued to sink.
Then Dr. Cox said: after consultation
we decided to assist nature" Ii was done
in order to save the w0mans life. Ihey
dilated the os uteri as well as possible, and
at zen o'clock that night, she was delivered
of a boy baby. The first thing that pre-
sented itself in the operation was the um-
bilical cord. His brother got hold of it,,
and as soon as he touched il, he (Dr. I. A.
Cox asked if the child was dead. He re-
piled, ''Yes, there is no pulsation. The
child is dead" ''I replied" DIR. Cox
continued, well if the child is dead, let
us use our instruments and save our pa
tient. At that time she was rapidly sink
ing. and death could not have been far OIL
We proceeded to operate and finished de-
livering her little after 10 o'clock"
RETURNED TO FIND HER DEAD.
DR.. Cox then hastily described the sue
ceeding events, but as his testimony was
voluntary, passed lightly over, the man
ner of the operation and the disposition OF
the child. On the succeeding day, he said
the woman was much better, and he be-
lieving there was no reason for fear, went
home. Her temperature was then only
one-half a degree above normal, which he
considered very remarkable. MIR. Tag
part told him that he would also leave for
home on Friday if his daughter were get
ting along we'll. On Saturday DR.. Cox
said he received letter from his brother
which said that she was getting along ad-
mirably, and ne did not know any better
until be received q telegram Monday
morning telling him to come at once, and
communicate with Mr.. Taggart. lie
telegrapbed Tsggart Immediately,
but missed the next tram
on the Ohio River. In the mean
while Mr.. Taggsrt arrived and asked him
what could be the trouble. He replied
that ne didn't know. While they were
waiting for the next train, telegram ar
rived from Morristown, Ohio, which real:
''Notify James Taggart that Lizzie died
this morning."
He continued, saying he read the tele-
gram to Mr. Taggart, and both went to the
P. @. & st. L. depot. They waited at the
depot for a few minutes, aud rain came up
and they went into the car lying on the
switch above the depot and remained IN 1t
on the way to Proctor. The remainder OF
the Doctors story he already bsen told.
ON CROSS EXAMINATION.
The Doctor said he was graduated from
Kansas City Medical College, on March 13,
1ss8. and had prsctised at two points in
Missouri. coming East about three months
AGO His cousin lived at the corner OF
Twenty-ninth and Wood streets, Wheeling,
and her name W.T. Mrs. J. E. BigsJ. Lizzie
went 10 his Cousins TO board on Friday.
He said she told him she had been hurt,
INIT he didn't now how she WIS hurt and
did NOT enquire. He knew that the girls
name Wss not CLARK, ard the mans name
was not Williams, when they hrst came 10
Proctor end he had told the people so IN
order 70 dl ,eive them. The crc Js-exsm-
ination. Cnductc1 1 by MIR. Wylle, was
particularly {. lrching as 20 the point OF
marsh language. The Doctor fit denit i
having used any during the operation, but
afterwards T, ',lled that he had said
,'Dsmn it'' once or twice, and lat in the
evening had said. speaking of the f@sus,
'uThe durn thing sticks" He had never
performe an operation like this before, or
f-sist d in one. His brother used the IN
strument the most of the time in this case,
He was certain hin brother cut OIL the
cbild's arm, and he thought the head
pulled of. He had helped his brother and
Mr. Taggart bury the child by the creek