The Portland daily press., 1894-01-26

COUNTY ATTORNEY CHARLES A. TRUE.
the young Yarmouth physician who was
first called to attend Mrs. Meyer. DIR.
Hanson is a graduate Of the Bowdoin
and Portland medical schools. He was
an excellent witness, clear, direct and
not too profuse with explanations and
statements.
In detail DR.. Hansen testified that on
the evening of the 2sth of last Ncv4m Der
he was called upon by Mr.. Geroux to go
to a house on the middle road of Cum
berland This was Prawda's house, and
he found there Mrs. Meyer, lying on the
bed in her room badly injured in the
face. So serious was the wound that
he sent for DR.. Burbank for assistance.
The wound was on the left side of the
face, taking off the left corner of the
mouth, tearing the right side of the face,
breaking the right upper jaw cutting the
tongue, etc. With DR.. Burbank he ether
lied the patient and dressed the wound,
working as long as the strength of the
patient would allow. Alcoholic stimu-
lants were then given to help sustain the
patient. About the second day pus be
gan to form, causing the stitches to break
out. The witness visited the patient
| twice day as long as she lived. dressing
the wound. AS supportive treatment he
gave those drugs that would best sustain
strength. Nourishment was given by
the mouth as long as the stomach could
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Der 5th, assisted by DR.. Burbank, witness
removed some shreds of bone that
| seemed to be impeding recovery. In a
case of this sort the principle of surgery
to be followed is to put the parts in the
| best possible condition, and then main
tain the strength of the patient. The
| wound was carefully drained to take
off accumulations of pus.
The condition of the wound led the
witness to think that it was caused by
some missile not large and passing with
| great velocity.
| Alcoholic stimulants, iron, beef, iron
and wine, beef tea, milk etc.. were given
| the patient She died on the afternoon
of Dec. 18th. An autopsy was performed,
when it was found that the parts around
the wound were in state ofssdecomposit.
| ion, black and odorous. The main or
gans of the body were in normal condi-
| iton. But gland of the neck had swoi-
en- and broken down into pus. The wit
ness was positive that death resulted
from the injuries.
Mr.. True having concluded the exami
naion for the government, the witness
| was turned over to the defense, Mr.. f.
| W. Chase conducting the cross examina-
| tion. Witness said it was ten minutes to
eight o'clock in the evening, standard
time or ten minutes past eight by local
time, when he was called to go to
Prawda's. He started for his house not
later than quarter past eight. Young
Mr.. Geroux, the dentist, accompanied
him. The Prawda house was about a
mile and a half distant The first per-
sons he saw were Mrs. Prawda and Mrs.
Meyer, whom he saw at practically the
same moment. Mrs. Meyer, the mother
and victim. was lying ON the bed, and
Mrs. Praw6a, the daugher, was beside
her. DR.. Geroux went in with the wit
| ness
Until DR.. Burbank came DR.. Hanson
ministered to the comfort of the patient.
He went down stairs once or twice, see-
ing there Messrs. John H. Carter George
Carter, Charles Blake, John WEIGH.
When witness was attending the pa
tient he made general survey of the
room, and he saw where the bullet went
through the window, and where it struck
| the ceiling in the next room. Mr.. George
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