Telegram-herald., 1890-04-22
THE CORONER'S JURY
The Inquest Completed on the
Body OF Mrs. Crane.
VARIOUS DOCTORS And OsE OPINION
Bat ths opini0n sf the Doctors Dirsrs
frs@ That OF he Jary-Drs. DissFsw,
Wood ana Fuller Have ssA~
thiag - Say.

Mary A. Crane, Was held IN the once
Of Coroner Loeher yesterday morning.
In addition 10 the witnesses examined
Saturday was DR.. Fuller, who, with
Drs. Lupinski and Penwardeu, per
formed the autopsy. The verdict OF
the jury, after reciting the eireum-
stances OF the case as already published
in the TELEGRAN-HERALD, was as FOL
lows:
That the deceased died of paralysis Of
muscles or respiration and of the heart,
caused by the inhalation of compressed
air, otherwise known as electro-ozone.
We further find that Or. Kennedy al
lowed said air 10 be administered by an
inexperienced assistant"
The verdict having caused consider
able comment in both professional and
non professional circles, the TELEGRAM
HERALD bestlrred itself last
evening to learn more definitely
than the language OF the verdict re-
yeals, It's real significance.
DR.. K. ID. Disbrow was a member OF
the jury, and he was thought TO be the
most competent TO give the verdict an
intelligible lnterpreta ton. The reporter
was atfably received by the doc or, and
at once propounded to him the follow
ing question:
Il see that your verdict says that the
fatal condition of Mrs. Crane was
caused by the inhalation of compressed
air. Do you mean, 10y this, general
condemnation of that method OF treat
ment?'
Not by any means"
"Do you mean that compressed air is
dangerous to consumptive patents?'
81 dc not"
"DOes IT mean condemnation of
the treatment of electro-ozone
There Is not 10 be drawn from the
verdict any inference condemnatory of
DR.. kennedy's metod or treatment. Ii
mply refers TO his manner of admins
tering it. The jury thought ne ought
To have had skilled person TO give the
treatment, who understood the whole
modus operandi of the apparatus"
DIR. DisorOw farther stated that he
did not think, and he thought the jury
shared his understanding of it, that
electricity had anything whatever to do
with the case.
DR.. VIM. Wood was found
at his Office, 1l3 Monroe ST.
The doctors attention was first
called to the fact of the wide difference
OF opinion among the physicians who
performed the autopsy. Drs. Penwar-
II II IL 81, =.
deceased lungs were badly tubercolous;
DR.. Fuller SAID that the conditlo was
mostly emb Ilous. Drs. Penwarden
and LuplnskI had disagreed as to the
probable effect of dlslodgment Of the
whole or part of the clot found in the
heart, one holding that it would go to
the brain and cause paralysis, and the
other that it would go to
the lung and cause embolism.
Now" said the reporter, to DR..
Wood, "what is layman 10 infer from
such conflict of testimony upon simple
facts of this kInd?''
DR.. Wood-"Evidently some of them
have misconceived the case"
"Have you examined the apparatus
used by DR.. Kennedy
81 have"
"Do YOU think it a safe apparatus for
invalIds to use?'
Il do not regard it as at all danger
Gus TO liIe."
"But how about Its use by those not
understanding itp'
1T requires no professional skill to
operate IT, for all one has to do is to
put the tube IN the mouth and turn the
cock. The doctor could do no more,
and the patient could do no less. The
fact that Mrs. Crane had repeatedly
before used the treatment alone by her
self without evil results Is proof that
she was competent 20 do so AGAIN"
Reporter-"M hat, then, do you re-
gard as the cause of Mrs. Cranes
d athf'
II think the clot IN the heart was the
immediate cause OF her death"
"DO YOU think the treatment OF DR..
Kennedy, with his apparatus at all
likely TO be any part OF the cause OF
her sudden demise?"
"No. do not think So"
Furthermore, said Or. Wood, "if
death vas caused by this treatment, 1t
seems TO me that the stoke
ought to have come during
the treatment and not SO long
after It. Quite a little conveTsati on
passed between the doctor and the
patient after the treatment and before
/ Mrs. Crane collapsed"
: From Or. Woods Office the reporter
repaired to the residence of Dr. Fuller,
where he was furnished with more
+ anatomical, physiological and patbologi-
cal Information than many young
/ medic has TO begin business on. Ques-
tons we're not gwen and received
: categOrlcally, as IN other instances, and
/ Or. Fuller sviees Of the case are epito-
uIized "A follows:
"Iu the first place. let Il he horne II
| mind that the power 20 maintain life
| differs IN differ subjects. A rugged
/ co OnstitBtloD may endure = very rugged
I environment, while a weak body maS
I suCcumb dndeT the slightest outward
assault. One man may 90 safe
\ " through ship wreck. while
I another man vii XIII himself
( vIth = sneeze Vow. Without gong mt
/ the details Of this voman's condition
it 8 evident that the improverishe
/ condition OF Der blood fauaenia
! rendered her Incompetent 70 y it1sts0d
/ naucn eTer ton Of sny sort S1e va
N condition q LIABILITY 10 4 2 from an
| cause Whatsoever that would teud Z
| eepiete TIE crCu .stion Of blood 60 t6'
brain. Any silE1t over-exert OF, sIct
as gong ID sta rs or sh0cS of fssr
1 OF appointment. would m h7r cas-
ID uhls. Nov the question =. VS. tier
/ iu her lie taat day snvthIng to alsee
Z - these co1dIto1s2 TIE veri .ct Of 80