The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-08-04

Il have no memory Of meeting any
one whom ! recognized Twas too much
wrapped up in my own thoughts To trou-
BILE about the few people did chance to
meet. "
"You were in Felspar road about /
O'Clock. How do you fix the time?''
Il remember looking ut my watch
nnder the gas lamp which stands outside
49,"
did you remain standing under the
gas lamp long?"
only few moments
Gould you say if the windows were
all closed in front at the time you stood
thereY"
81 should say they were l glanced
at the house. 1t would have struck me
with surprise and alarm if had noticed
an open window The light from the
lamp throws strong glare on the
house
"You saw nobody in the neighborhood
of Mrs Davorn's s house ut o'clock in
the morning?"
mo My memory is that the road
was then perfectly quiet and deserted "
What, in your opinion, DR. Loclerc,
would be the effects Of chloroform ad
ministered to a sleeping person?"
The question startled every one in the
court who had been following the in
quiry attentively 1t brought them back
quickly to the most interesting point
the discovery as to what had happened
to cause Mrs Davorn' s death
THE effects would vary considerably
Much would depend on the condition of
the person to whom the chlorofOrm was
administered and much TO his or her
general temperament
AT all events II sponge saturated
with chloroform administered TO sleep
ing person would produce complete in.
sensibiity?"
If the treatment was persisted in for
a sufficiently lengthy period-yes.
And might cause death?"
Possibly Either cardiac syncope or
apnea might be produced. The first
symptoms, however. would be complete
iisensibility.
And, l repeat, death might be the
reSult?"
Eyes. F"
"Will you tell the jury what, in your
opinion, would be, generally speaking,
the symptoms and effects Of chloroform
inhalation by sleeping person?"
THE first symptom, as l have said,
would be complete insensibility. The
person TO whom the drug was being ad-
ministered might struggle in his sleep
or might awake and struggle. In the be-
ginning inhalation Of chloroform pro
duces sense of mental intoxioation,
consciousness in the case of person
awake and in his ordinary senses re-
manning.
But the probability is that if
sponge saturated with chloroform was
employed sleeping person would never
awake?"
'The probability is quite the other
way. l have frequently chloroformed
patients-though perhaps not in such
rough and ready way as by means Of
saturated sponge-and / have never but
once had an accident The exception
was an elderly man who was chloro-
formed at his own request for an opera
tion. He died Of apnGa.
Would you consider Mrs. Davorn an
elderly woman"
"No.
"You did not examine the deceased
after deatht"
mo l understood DR.. Perciyal had
pronounced life TO be extinct some timo
before l had reached the house.
THAT is all have 10 ask you.
II beg your pardon, " said ono Of the
JuTymen as Dr. Leclerc, feeling faint
and sick at heart, was about 10 retire
How long would person-the de
ceased lady, for instance-left 10 herself
after she was chloroformed thoroughly
how long would she take to regain
aensibihty?"
1T would depend largely on the con-
dltion Of the person, ON her general
health, ON her temperament It would
be impossible TO give any fixed rule "
Ten minutes or a quarter Of an hour
might elapse!" said the juryman, feel
ing secretly proud Of his medical lnowl-
edge.
1T might "
THANK you, doctor.
As Leclerc retired, with the intention
Of seeking out his sweetheart, Inspector
Briggs tapped him ON the shoulder and
indicated 10 him that he would be ex-
peoted to remain in the court until the
inquiry was concluded or adjourned.