The San Francisco call., 1897-11-02

He said there was no insanity IN The lam
lily either on his or his wlie's side. lie
knew his daughter was accustomed TO use
morphine to relieve pain from ingrowing
toenails, but so far as he knew he had
not been addicted to the use OF the drug
before she came to Berkeley.
The laSt word from the dead CIR.
reached Redlands last + iday. The letler
contained nothing indicating that she
was despondent. He identified the letter
that las come addressed 10 the girl since
her death as one written by Der OF
his family. He also identified the pack
age received at Berkeley since the girls
death as a package which he mailed from
Redlands. He stated that the package
contained some birthday cake and a ring
which a Canadian aunt, who died recent
ly, had worn.
DR.. Eastman testified that he was called
to attend the girl last Monday night. He
found her lying on the bed, sleeping
heavily. He introduced q stomach pump
and the girl recovered so he could remove
it. The doctor diagnosed the case as NOR
phine poisoning, reaching this concius
from the nature Of the sleep and slight
contraction OF the pupils OF the eyes. The
doctor was with her for several hours.
After she had recovered he insisted on her
g.ving up the morphine she had in her
possession This she refused 10 do. She
ueCllnPQ 10 say W letleI sue udu Ldhtn
the dose with suicidal intent She de-
clared that sne had taken the NOR
phine to relieve pain and added that she
was accustomed to take it when she needed
it, but that she never took more than one
sixth of a grain. She said that she had
taken the drug to make her sleep forever.
Then why lid you not take more, " in
ouireu the doctor. II never take too
much. " she replied, from which the doctor
concluded that the girl wa, addicted To
the use of morphine.
Dr. Eastman insisted in vain on having
the poison, but the girl promised that she
would sleep that night with NJ IS Durgln
and that she would give him The morphine
next morning.
On Friday afternoon Miss Holywell OBJ
tanned a sleeping potion from DR.. East
man, paying for it at he same time. At
9:30 Friday evening DR.. Eastman was
summoned 10 attend her at the DurgIn
residence. The stomach tube had already
been applied to the girl, wnom he found
to be suffering from morp phine poisoning.
Drs. Eastman and HoagianI worked
over the girl for several hours. Al times
res piration seemed almot to cease and
the pulse became weak. Artificial respira-
tiop and stlmUlants were resorted to In
vain. The girl died Saturday morning at
clock.
The witness testified that the autopsy
| nau Deen performed Dy Ut doaS M anu
himself. The autopsy eve I'D the fact
that the girl was sufferer from certain
ailments peculiar to her sex. ''Ihe trouble
was of such nature" said D.. Eastman
that meiancholia or some nervous affec-
ton might easily be expected as a conse-
| quence. Ii this trouble had been dag
nosed this girl might have been success
lully treated but 1t is possible that an
| operation might have been necessary.
Undoubtedly The girl suff red greatly
! from ingrowing toeneils The carbollc
acid found in her room was probably used
! on her feet
| DIR. Eastman declared that he had seen
no evidence that the girl was not in her
! right mind, but that he was convinced
| that death resulted from mclanchoIia.
! Miss Harriet NJ. Durgin testified that
she knew the dead girl slightly that Miss
Holywell had re ided at her residence
since October g. On Monday night a tele-
gram came to the house for Miss Holy we'll.
| She took the telegram up to the girls
room, knocked at the door, received no
response and entered. NJ iss HolywelI was
half kneeling on the floor and leaning
against the bed &Mlss Durgin reused the
girl and gave her the telegram. Miss