The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1892-09-24
THE CORoNER's INQUEST.
A Full Investigation Concerning the Death
OF VIM. w. Beaumont. 4

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AS the death OF William w. Beaumont
occurred in an unusual manner, it was
thought best by all concerned, and in the
/ interest Of justice, that an inquest over
| the remains should be held. Accord
ingly, a jury composed Of the following
gentlemen was summoned: Theodore
Brantly, E. S. Stackpole, H. B. Davis,
Joseph A. Hyde, S. E. Larabie and J. N.
Fox The inquiry was conducted before
Justice j. NJ Hartwell, acting coroner,
and the following verdict, after examin-
ing the witnesses. rendered:
DR. S. W. Minshall testified as follows:
s:On Saturday Mr. Beaumont came in andto me
4 that he he'd several teeth he wanted extracted, ana
that he could not have them extracted without an
anucsthetic; that he had talked to DR.. Miller and
the doctor had told him that he could not extract
| them under gas without three or four and posi-
| bly, a half dozen, sittings. He asked me If
would give him chloroform, and after taking him
in my private office and examining him very care
fully, and finding nothing to lead me to believe
that he could not take it as well rs anybody else,
| told him that I would give him the chlorotorm
this morning al half past 0o,clock. began gly-
inn if to him at Is minutes TO II this morning. and
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noticed unfavornble symptoms and Immediately
| Withdrew the chloroform and began the process OF
resuscitation. After second attemptl asked Dr.
Miller to step in TO DR.. Cransons office and see if
he was there, and Dr., Cranson Immediately came
in and We three worked for perhaps five minutes,
and then sent for DR.. Douglas and he came; then
Mr. ,Josyn and other citizens | don't remember
Just who else came.
ave applied electricity At once, even before Dr.
Douglas came. We did everything possible that
either of the three of lis knew, and later Dr. Ow-
! i,'gs came in. I do not know how long it was
after we began working with Mr. Beaumont that
DR.. Owings came but he came i'll later. There
was no special sign of returning life after we be
can working will, him till between half past
and 3 clock this afternoon. do not know Just
what time it was, but all signs Of life were extinct
asked MI. Beaumont Saturday when examined
him if he had been drinking recently, and he said
hc had not drank nj all for six eight weeks, and
that he had not been in intoxicated condition
since early in the spring. l examined him for the
EXPRESS purpose of ascertaining whether not
he could stand an administration of chorofornl.
and considered him fit subject for the admins
tlution Of the choroforn. l have learned since
, that he had recently taken tie keelty cure. I "
l. not know what effect tile keeley cure has on the
| system. II is very seldom that anaesthesa Will
occur with less than from four to eight ounces OF
S chlOrofurm.
y MIR Beaumont was conscious when the unfa
l. vorabls symptoms showed themselves He was
l. talking nationally TO DR.. Miller and myself Whn
e mean by unfayorablc symptoms is the dilatiol
d of the pupil and | Immediately observed the
weakened plse, stopped the administration o
l., tile chlorofomn and began the work Of resuscita
ton He went oil inioa state of nnconsclolsncs
J. and had had perhaps not an ounce, certainly no
more than an ounce, OF chlorotorlh administered
administered it through an inhaler invented b,
T. Professor Ezmark The Ezmarls inhaler, think
is the name of it, The inhaler permits one drol
a. a, time to fall on thin gauze that is stretched
1t over a wire. | did not know until after Mr. Beau
mont was dead that he had taken the Keeley cure
Il. and knew nothing Of amy instructions that m
q, given by these who administer the keele
cure as 10 taking chloroform OF any other med
1. cine nor do | know what effect the two woul
+, have together, as the keeey is secret relned
and have never seen any statement whatever re
y, oardng ii; therefore | fo moi know whether o
not ii is a powerful remedy. Professionally
know nothing of the kenIey cure and have Nc
taken any professional notice OF any one taklli
the Keeley treatment, but if | had known OF NJ
Beallmonts having been under this treatment
IL would have refused to administer the chloroforl
t's for ii wunld have been like experimenting upo
IS him ms would not know its effect or what ei1e
v. to expect,
n DR. Douglas was called and testified g
ne follows:
D. ssAhont. II o'clock this morning was sent +,
III. to come up TO the dentists office. went up hi
.er DR.. Mnshul's office and there found Mr. Beaumo
re- on the floor. Dr.. Minshall and DR.. Miller we
70 APPLYING electricity and artificial respiration
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N chloroform narcosis. | stayed there and hcp'
to work with him for about three hours trying
resusciute him. ! believe that ii was two o'clo
Ia. Wien we gave him up and thought it was OF l
use to prolong our efforts TO revive him. The
re. was Il slight circulation maintained by tore
IA. respiration The appearance OF the skin al
ell members were the only signs that existed
give us hope that there was lite. we appl'
he forced respiration, electricity and injected II
en- water n1o the bowels, and injected hypodern
in c,11v brandy and ammonia. keeping the head in
dependent position. Those are the remedies
Ter such Il case and everything was done that cor
he be done that would bring any hope OF success.
re- ssWhen was called by Drs. M1nshall ana MIL
it was about II o'clock. 1t recoilect right
they commenced putting him under the lnfuer
of chloroform about quarter to that time sc
must have been called Immediately after that
depends altogether on how il has been admin
he tered If it is administered i'll Il concentra'
WIS form 50 that there is but little of the val
rs: allowed to escape, it would require smaller do
nm but if administered so as to allow 99-lo0 of t
of yapor to escape, as on Il loose napkid, it wo'
A require Il larger dose.
81 am not acquainted with the apparatus ns'
'''e suppose il isa dropper TO drop the chlorefo
on Il napkin. | know nothing at all about
Ws effect of the Keely cure. 1t is not recognized
lge the profession. From the fact that it is sec
vas remedy we know nothing about 1t. The m
ynr eminent men in the profession are opposed 10
or / do not know that there is any authority as to
after effect of it.
"Necessarily person suffering from emo
- form narcosis would be in the same coholl
'es William Beaumont was in. had no doubt OF
yes at All. / don't think there was even an ounce
t,I-,,, 7 thot tta Str