Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-07-13

! America resisted the payment of the
$4,000 life insurance carried by the de-
ceased.
Dr.. r. G. DePuy was the first witness
called Friday afternoon. He testi.
fed regarding the symptoms OF fits and
convulsons and stated that the general
outward effect WAS the same.
Mrs. Georgia Bennett testified that
her husband I'd for two weeks prior to
bis death been engaged in hauling ice
from Sweetwater lake. The lake, she
stated, is located five miles from San
born to which place the ice was hauled
He made two trips daily taking with
him two teams, one of which be drove
aud the other be led with rope. In this
way he loaded and brought to Sanborn
four loads of ice each day. On the day
on which he died, she testified he made
the two trips as usual. When be ar
rived home about $50 in the evening be
complained Of not feeling we'll and
short time afterward DR.. Barton was
summoned. He felt the patients fore.
bead and gave him some medicine,
which produced vomiting. He also in
jscted morphine into Mr.. Bonnett's
arm. Chloroform was also administered
to the patient to produce sleep. The
cloth saturated with chloroform was left
over Mr.. Bonnett's face while the doctor
joined the family at supper About fif-
teen minutes after the drug had been
administered it was noticed that the
patient was breathing very heavily and
the cloth was removed. The witness
went on to describe in detail the efforts
made to revive Mr.. Bonnett. He died
at l:3O the same evening. The de.
ceased, the witness testified, appeared to
be IN the best OF health up to the time
Of his death and ate heartily on that
day.
Miss Moffett of Cooperstown was en-
ployed at the Bonnett residence at the
time of the occurrence Of Mr.. Bonnett's
death. She described what took place
on that evening and corroborated the
testimony given by Mrs. Bennett. She
was of the opinion that morphine was
injected into Mr.. Bonnett's arm about
nine times.
Mrs. Smith OF jamestown told of q
visit which she made to the Bonnett's
in October 1898. She described the
manner in which Mr.. Bonnet was taken
sick at the time Of her visit. 1t seemed
as though it was stomach trouble and
tho man was in great pam. Three
times he was effected severely.
Mr.. Stsndish was present during the
last llloess and ueath OF Mr.. Bennett.
He testified that he assisted DR.. Barton
10 caring for the patient, helping the
Doctor to walk the man up and down the
room to throw off the effects Of the
chloroform.
Adolph Rsith stated that he resided
near Sweetwater lake. He was engaged
during the two weeks prior to Mr. Bon
nett's death in cutting ice which was be-
ing hauled to Ssnborn by the latter.
He thought, as did the other witnesses,
that Mr.. Bonnett was in good health.
Mr.. Dam of Ssnborn testified that
Mr.. Bennett hauled ice to him last De.
cemter, that be was hard working man
and seemed to be in good health at the
time mentioned.
SATURDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
In the trial OF the case of Georgia
Bonnet vs.. the Modern Woodmen OF
America, William Berriman and Geo. F.
Carl of Sanborn testified Saturday in
regard to the case. Druggist q. E.
White OF this city told OF the properties
Of certain drugs.
Dr.. Moore OF Minneapolis testified
regarding the effect of different drugs,
such as chloroform and morphine. He
believed, from the evidence given in the
case, that it was not chloroform which
caused the death OF Charles H. Bonnet.
He discussed the amount OF morphine
which would make dose, and stated
that the size of dose OF the medicine
would depend altogether upon a pa
tents condition. In some cases even q
comparatively small dose would be dan.
eerous, while IN others the effect would
not be noticeable. Attorney White,
for the Woodmep, questioned the w.t.
ness closely, with the AID Of big medi-
cal work, but found that his knowledge
of medicine was good. He defined tits
and convulsions, and explained the dif-
ference.
pr. Drew, of Minneapolis. testified
as 40 expert. ae stated that he WAS
present during the trial and gave it as
bis opinion that from the evidence OF
the treatment accorded Mr. Bonnett after
morphins had been given, be judged
that the medicines we're gwen as an an
tidote for morphine poisoning. He fur
Thor afutnd hot no ho1;ovo1 thof Mr.