The sun., 1893-03-23

sixth OF a grain OF sulphate or ,tno nnn nj ana
B Fowler .od him q ahnt sunostS ono
OF srTS oyen enc grain. 2i morphne could not baye
niost profound cases oil opiu, q T poisoniSr' 'he he
had ever witnessed, and advised him to go ut
Ss to sns dasst to any mistake
1.-THE drugs. This the doteI.dsnt' Ian 'in preten%ed
sad 6eo cxacy ss, ssso1 tho
ing to the prescription. which was written by
MORPHINE THE CAUSE OF DEATH.
Il have thus relatc!l the occurrences covering
the period OF time between tho retirement o,
the deceassd. In anparent good health and
yari3us symptoms, and of. the treatment It and
clans agrees. aud they al! testified in the most
positive manner that tho, Decreased cama 10
They based their testimony in that respert
upon the appearance and existence OF condi.
IN 'sI Thse any
OF death. pr Fowler was u physician who hal
te Sn Moso ys1 in
tcnsSs OF opium poisoning He testified that
the three stages. of. a Iieasnrable exeito.
msnt. nn . Of conn. anl of tho entire. ner-
tIon OF the pupils. o. he eyes bcior" lea,h.
Mss,on MsTs G,,m g,1mnp, p,ta Of symptoMs which, in
hs hsd n Ssrdosf OF WAR TO
beginning to end was MeNs THtuso eSnda,Sn OF no1
ohns or Sr"tS po,oaiinS and EiG,nr. Of
reane to the sanions S"eyins sma saaa tn1
addressed to rhvsielans Of high standing and
sxperience, called ~ experts. they agreed In
the expression OF their opinions that the cause
., yG 9eath was opium poisoning. md that. the
no oshor cause.
THE posr-MoRrEM ExAM,yAr1oS.
Am an ddutopsy du was va, made some ffty-nve days
mn MnG ~ ts Of rsn n
eSato ot preservation, a circumstance due to
@s ad 'aes Ssa s9at the body hnypg been
sns snssa saTausy s1ii surrounding It Two expert!
nesd we're 81 at t GJss
msna and a. ,hs autopsy f"li"winc It The
,hs hear 9 rdnI or mo OF
there any conditions OF prcgn"ncy. Th"rswass The was
the conGssted nppearance OF the brain which
Ths eh"mea esiasnf' sNnart re s
, moved certain portions Of the Eody necessary
anali sIs which he testified to in detail and at
great great length resulted in tho finding OF NOR
an 'ssses esdsa a thns at
Sses oupa It IS had 5een sSsn aaa s ssGa sm
lar 9uantity. 1t plso appeared that tho fluid
Ihine, It may De Observed. in this connec-
Sion. that as the deceased lived for twelve
ton IS Very ausE tie M Inning IiRsS'ci Of
Rorphine In the ANALYSIS of the contents OF
taking Of nm excessive dose OF that drug. 4
minim!m ~ A. dose to produce the conditions mar
sS sran
ms IN so1aGSstien With sil this evidence H symp
autopsy and Of the opinions OF % medicai al ex. e"o
j psrts, we have certain other fnets bearing in
deceased was do ssariDed US a young woman Of
noSrinS noS and 9pnearfnee an nnl with well
sSs had not Been siTe from ii hsas
and there had been no evidence. and none
so hsS no ofnne a
AZ ;ISidsassd from her h Say,nf 4. been sysS. durias
Sres bouss for 81 GT iwsys 81
so%e a e. ten en- days previous to her last Illness she
each. compounded with Guinine. under II
prescription Of the defendant: The de-
to establish thss theGres oi ursmic
slower part Of the Srain He also; S in his own
experts. who. in answer to questions. emtody
tng the same facts as Gsopouphded to the pIain
opinion could be given Of the % cause @ Of deats
and that the symptoms were compatible with
Of the results Of the autopsy and Of the chemi.
n conneetion n with M the nossi BE W sSistsn"e t oi
kidney disease, he sought to show that with
q morphne would S be be to to iT'ff n,tnsiy a8Ss tic
sqa ssnnoms sa afDT 10 "Ha those
dsfa an SS to 5hese bs
81 the opinions Of medical practitionors., and
being conscious OF the ineXactness OF medical
jury could not have come to any otter conclu.
sion upon this evi !ence than that tho deceased
came to her denth br morphine poisoning.
undoubtedly. Y. |
snS o. Mo the a 0 M shsS
causes than that OF morphip. poisoning whore
soss in wers s sa
these peculiar symptoms. which are admitted
to ,.b bbeSng ,S to narcotic m Rois2nng considered
tho drug. and with the positive testimony as to
t,e discovery ot MORPHINE BY SUBSEQUENT
as to the cause OF death which 1 see Ias no
Way OF douotinG or Of disturbing. | may
careful eonsideraton Of tho professional evi-
denee given. the theories OF urnmic poisoning.
were contradletcd eithar BY the he actual com:
bination OF symptoms or from tho absence Of
t. the fact the aacaasea bsns
,no, able f. sneak with clear arisulation and ra
something whch M not deemed possSie 1hers
hsmorrhage Of tn. mons in the brain: while
quite possible !h in tho nrs. stage Of mornhino
noECp5ls 1He HenSo OF eNnllHTHtlOn IlTst no. |
tteed. from her remark ABOUT having such
pleaSurnhle dreams. would not seem to COM |
port with any disease OF tho brain. or with
uremio poisoning. That symptom. with ths
somntose condition ensuing. with the sym;
an almost impercei tible point. and theiriack OF
sensitiveness. and with the peculiar respira-
xether In narcotic poisoning. The dot etermina-
tton as to the cause OF death can rest IN my
judgment. safely upon u group Of symptoms |
which invariably accompany and characterize |
po sonine by opium or morphine. upon the
Subsequent revelations by autopsy and unaly- |
sis, and upon the previous constitutional con-
dtionh OF the decease all OF which together
turbance differing from that made.
The question OF what was the cause Of death |
was one the determination OF which. upon |
sufficiont evidence. belonged to the province
Of the Jury. and the statement of my opinion
has been made solely to express q conviction
hat the necessarily pEor determination OF
that question by tho Jury was altogether cor
rect. We huve no right and there Is no |