Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1895-10-03
DR., DAICNEAULT TESTIFIES.
THE PHYSICIAN WHO ATTENDED
THE LATE ESTeLLA HOUGHTON.
Has no Doubt About the Cause of tho
Young Lady's Death Important De-
veipments In This Famous Franklin
County Case.

SOuhty Chhes
St. Albans, oct. 2.--Dr. Daigneault a
! French physician who attended Miss
Houghton in her last Illness which re-
suited in DEATH was called first this
morning and testified through the medium
Of y. f.. LEcuyer The doctor testified
as follows: Reside at 96 Lake street St
Albans, physician by occupation and have
been practicing six years; was a graduate
of Victoria college at Montreal; had been
in practice all the time except two months
and that in St. Adams.
Was called by Mr.. Emery to attend a
woman at Il oak street on January t..
1895; on arriving at the house found Miss
Stevenson ana on going up stairs found
the patient in the chamber facing the
stairs; Miss Stevenson took him to the
room; did not ascertain at that time who
the patient was; remained about half an
hour at the first call; said he asked Miss
Stevenson what troubled the girl, if the
girl had baby, and Miss Stevenson re-
piled yes, and that to the best of his
knowledge she told him it was Friday.
during the night; thought January II the
datc of his first call, was on Tuesday
called TO see the girl on eight different oc-
casions during her illness; his lact visit
was on Sunday. the 2Oth of January, but
he found the patient dead thought he was
called on that occasion bv Mr. Emery hn-
tween l:31 and $50 a. m ansUernd the
call at once; found the body warm and
presenting the usual conditions of death
said that on occasion of his first visit he
asked Miss Stevenson if she had "a phys-
clan for the girl; was told no because
all is going we'll" Thought Miss steven
son told him that the girl arrived ot hnr
house on Friday night. made an evarnina-
tion of the uationt on his first ,isit md
diagnosed the case to be puerperal fever.
also found that there was pelvic peritoni-
tis; said pucrperal fever was a raver euh-
scoucnt to child birth. Thought Miss stc-
vonson told him the nirl was take, sicl,
Friday night: his examination showed TIM,
there had been n rnisca i.r.ia ge. found ,L.
patient had fever of about 100 degro.e in
flammatiou of tho womb. swelling of the
body and i'm very feeble state DID not
know whether the patient was a member
of that family or not: Miss Stevenson did
not give any name vheu refer,,irg to IN.
patient: was not paid for attnndancn at
that time: next saw the patient at about
> or Is o'clock of the same day: on first visit
gave her duininp and prescribed brandy
and internal injections every two or three
hours. Miss Stevenson was i'm the room
with patient on this first visit left dircr-
tions with Miss Stevenson for giving mcdi-
cnes, etc. ON second call found fever had
diminished slightly: prescribed opiates to
allay pain; general symptoms of patient
on second visit were the same. only less
fever ana NOR" pain; made another eX-
ANIMATION, which disclose q nothing new
d1d not remember mat anything was said
by Miss Stevenson about the patient on
second visit; told Miss Stevenson the pa
ucht was very SICK; told the patient that
she was very sick. uut 49,. 20 be diecOur-
aged: saw the patient again about a. m
lhe IbIh' tnouSht her cond'tlon the same;
saw the girl again the mex morning; she
was a Itll' weaker ana had less fever;
tHouEht She was better; did not change tho
treatment. Next called Thursday. whom
ne nduc Two calls; conditions We're the
same uId NOT change ms course Of tr, at
meht' saw the patient ON Friday; found
h'r weaker ana h"r race oi color which
pre'eded blood poisonln- did not think
she was suffering from blood poisoning.
nut feared II might come; saw the Eir!
odtuIHaN morning. thought she was lit
uo hrtlor'
Hald IL" mad not received any pay for
( S'fNlc'S IN thIS case; ana not call any
IouhS'I To assist him; had seen Nj.
Emery AT the house. three times moro or
less Wh"n n" called sunday morning he
found the patient dead; said he went to
Ar Mc'i"ttrick at once for advice ana
then went to Mr.. Hatch's and told him the
ErI was dead; was at McGettrick's at
ahoui or $50; and at Mr.. liatch's soon
aItcrWarH; told Mr. Hatch that there was
a Glrl dead ON oak street and there might
be suspicious circumstances and that he
wanted an autopsy; called on Mr.. Hatch
| twice; went and found out girls name
/ from Miss Stevenson and gave it to Mr..
J tiatCh: took the pamn from bc,l-