The San Francisco call., 1897-06-13
SHE HAS A PIN
IN HER THROAT
Mrs. John Martin Meets
With a Singular
Accident.
Threatens Dr.. Brunne and DR.,
Somers With Ar
rest
" Two Men Cut My Throat" the
Accusation as She Senten.
tiously Puts It

pin-woman's constant safeguard,
ally and friends causing Mrs. John
Martin much mental anguish and phys
ical suffering, and is also likely to give
TWO reputable physicians, DR.. Brunne and
DR.. Somers, much serious annoyance.
1t is a long, black headed pin, and
whether that makes the case more COM
p!icated will soon be decided, for the in
dications are that the matter will be aired
in court.
The trouble began on Tuesday. Mrs.
Martin was undergoing that mystifying
process known as trying on" when she
put the long, black headed monster in her
mouth. Her pearly teeth for a moment
closed over ii, and the next-oh, fatal
she sneezed. Then. like the serpent of
Bramacharin fame, it turned and stung
her-and lodged in her throat.
The lady a. first experienced no incon-
venience from the pm so safely and Sc
curely cushioned, but acting on the ad-
vice OF friends decided to summon her
physician, DR.. A. 6. Deardorff and have
the offending point removed.
But the kindly fates that preside over
the destinies of pins were leagued again t
her; the doctor was not III town. Upon
the commentator Of neigh BORN g
druggist DR.. Brunne was sent for. Brunne
asked for an assistant, ana permission
being granted called for DR.. Somers.
What happened upon Somers' arrivalsis
best told in the language OF the patient,
VINO at present Is mourning the loss OF
two teeth and nursing a badly burned face,
g cut ton que, iacerated salivary glands, a
mangled throat and he-pin.
The first thing DR.. Brunne told me
was that it would be necessary to admin.
lister chJoroiorm. Before I knew it they
ha the kitchen table up in my dressing
room. 1t did not :ake a moment for them
to yank me on that table and sprinkle e
chlOroform all over my face.
This sDrlnklIng Of chloroform has re-
suited in an ugly burn on the lady's left
cheek, which is likely to leave discolora-
ton for some time. and eyelids destitute
OF every vestige OF epidermis.
After the chloroform episode" Mrs.
Martin continued, "tbey forced a clam D
down my throat and proceeded to butcher
me. My neighbor, Mrs. Ryan. who was
In The room at the time, says l bIed pro-
suSely. There Cre eleven towels all
soaked with blood to bear out her testi-
mony. She was finally so disgusted with
Inc brutal treatment that : he took il upon
herself to command them to desi,t.
Ihereupon they threw me upon the ped,
making no effort to revive me from the
unconsciOusness produced by the anes-
thetc"
The following day DR.. Dearborn was
summoned and found his patient in a
most precarious condition. There was
blood poisoning to guard against, Il very
much inhamed throat to nurse, a cut
tongue to heal and abused saliyary glands
to attend to. In addition the operation
had cost Mrs. Martin the loss Of two teeth.
For two days the unfortunate woman
suffered intensely and was unable to
speak. Yesterday the fever had some
what abated and she was d BILE to take a
very little liquid nourishment. She was
also able to see her friends and tell in
whispered tones of her strange accident.
DR.. Deardorff reports his patient as
mending as rapidly as posi- bic under the
circumstances. He hopes that n a f. W
DAYS the Inflammation will have abated
sufficiently TO allow OF a thorough exam'-
nation and another attempt to remove the
offending pin.
illness has by no means dampened Mrs.
Martins ardor Y Yesterday she had a cup
of tea with Mrs Durrant and teIephoned
to Chief Lees: "Come up and see me- |
want you 10 arrest two men who tried to
cut my throat"