The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-09
The VERDICT OF THE JURY
The Coroner's Jury Arrive at a De-
CiSiOn.
MUCH TESTIMONY WAS TAKEN.
The Jury Report That They Believe
That Mrs. Butland Came to Her
Death From Causes Produced
b, by Malpractice on the Part
Of DR.. S. X. jackson,

All OF thu evidence obtainable was
submitted to the Coroner's jury yester-
day, tending to show the cause OF Mrs.
Butlsnd's death. They returned
verdict that the woman died from the
effects OF an operation performed bv
DIR. S. h. jackson.
THE INQUEST.
The inquest was held in the Corpora.
ton Court room yesterday morning,
Coroner Charters presiding. The fol
lowing gentlemen comprised the iurv.
j. l.. Nash, E. l.. @. Manning, ii, Val.
lentine, John T. Wilson, John A, Jen.
kins and Joel Capps.
MIR. Geo. Butland, the husband Of
the deceased. was the first witness. He
told of his wife's distress of mind and
nervousness, and he proposed that she
should consult DR.. Landlord. tho fam.
ally physician, but his wife. said she
preferred to have DIR. Jackson. He
learned that DR.. jackson was in Bran
bleton and told his wife he would see
him, he begged his wife not to go but
she was so determined that he gave his
consent. MIR. Butland said he had a
private talk with DIR. jackson aud told
MIN that his wife anticipated visiting
him. He made DR.. jackson promise
not to do anything to endanger his
wife's life, as he did not understand
her system.
HAD NEVER SEEN HIM.
They had never seen DIR. jackson, but
understood that he frequently made
such examinations aud gave such trent
ment as his wife desired, MIR. Butlaud
did not know from whom he secured
this information. His wife had S2S.
She asked for more, but he refused to
give her more money, thinking she had
enough for the doctor. He said that
about D o'clock DIR. Meredith's osrriupe
came to his place of business to carry
him to DIR. Jackson's Office, where his
wife WAS i'll. When he arrived Dr.
Jackson told him his wife was dead.
81 asked him what he had done aud
the doctor SAID he had done nothing.
HE took me in and showed mo my
wife. was overcome, aud | again
said: What have you done, DR.. Jack
SON.? he said: You arc overcome
by your feelings; ] have done moth.
ing DR.. Meredith asked me il
wanted post norton. | said If nv
wife came to her death by natural
causes l didn't want any publicity.
DR.. jackson spoke up aud said there
Was
NO NEED OF POST MORTEM;
shat my wife died of heart trouble,
from shock. L left word to have the
undertaken send my wife home and
went to my children. In an hour or SO
the body was brought. and the ladies
IN shrouding her found marks Of burns
on her arms. One lady said she was
not satisfied that my wife was dead aud
L asked that DIR. LBnkford he sent for.
Mr. Inf No.
tended any of my family here before.
Some wanted TO send for DIR. Leigh.
He wasn't found and DIR. Landlord was
gent for, but his wife being Ill he could
not come. DIR. Nash said he didn't
want TO take any case that DR.. jackson
lad had anything to do with, they not
being on friendly terms. He saw my
wife end said she might have died from
heart failure. / then saw DIR. Lapk.
ford and told him the circumstances,
and he said he believed DIR. Jackson
had caused her death and advised
post norton.
DIR. LANDLORD SUSPICIOUS.
''Dr. LRnk ford said that when lie read
the account it the papers that he had
his suspicious. When / went to see
DIR. jackson he said for these EXAM.
nations he charged S25. On Tuesday
morning DR.. jackson and his daughter
came to my house with flowers and ex.
pressons of sympathy. l told DIR.
jackson that did not want him in the
house. He brought the $50 and offered
1t to me saying | needed it worse than
he did. | refused to accept 1t and n
friend took it and put it In my hand"
Questioned by the Coroner-"Would
you recognize her clothes?' Mt the
same time handing the witness two of
her skirts. The witness examined the
garment and said: IL would not swear
they were here"
Judge Brooke, counsel for DIR. Jack
BON, was present and excepted to all of
the heresay testimony.
Mrs. Jane Rowe, who very nervous
during the entire time she was on the
stand. was on the verge of faintlng,
testified that she stayed with the chill
dren while Mrs. Butlsnd went to see
the doctor. Nix. Butland told witness
why his wife had gone to see the doc.
tor.
WHAT DR. MEREDITH SAID.
Dr.. Meredith was the next witness
Said ne was called on Monday evening
OF O'Clock to come to DIR. Jackson's
ofdco IN q hurry. When he arrived
ehere he found lady on bed. She
had been dead about ten minutes. The
Doctor eDd his daughter were very
rurch eyrjfa6 oDl uora