Amador ledger., 1900-02-02

was, it was healing, and that was the
cause Of preparing the solution and ap-
plying some healing ointment. There
was nothing done that would injure
her in any way.
81 saw Mrs. Darling the next day
about II o'clock. She was in bed and
was laboring under intense excitement.
She was almost in a state bordering on
insanity. l should call it. very seri
GUS case of hysteria at least. | was
satisfied that if she did not stop she
would injure herself very seriously and
so told her. | said. Mrs. Darling, you
will kill yourself if you do not stop
this, and l told Mr.. Darling the same
thing. | knew there were several
things that might result that would be
injurious, if not fatal, to her in such a
state of mind. | warned her to keep
still, but she was so excitable 1 thought
it necessary to inject a sedative under
the skin. She complained that she
vOmited if she took anything into her
stomach, and l knew she could not
keep any medicine down that way, so
injected little morphine and atrOpia
to quiet her nervous system and to
bring down this nervous condition
which | knew would ruin her if it con-
tinued. | left some tablets to be given
her every four hours if she was not re-
lieved. The tablets consisted of two
grains of quinine and | think five
grains of antikamnia.
81 next saw Mrs. Darling about 6
o'clock in the evening. They sent for
me. When l arrived she seemed to be
greatly improved. She was still ex-
tremely nervous. Her pulse was very
good then; it was about seventy and
reasonably strong. Her face was some
what flushed, and there were apoplec-
tic symptoms about her, but not suf-
ficient to alarm me. Still she was
quite nervous, and l gave her another
injection of mOrphia and atropia to al
lay nervousness and produce sleep.
She had not slept much the night be-
fore, and she had not slept all day, and
thought good sound sleep would do
her good. | asked her husband to
make her something to eat; some cruel
or something of the kind. made her
a whisky sling, and she kept that on
to feel better for it. | left her asleep,
better in the morning.
"That night was called out of bed
about 11:30 Mr.. Perkins, 1 think,
came for me, and said that Mrs. Dar-
ling wanted to see me. | went there
and found her dead. When | arrived
placed my hand upon her head; it
was cold and clammy, indicative of
death. | took hold of her hand and
found no pulse, so | found the poor
lady was dead. Her face and neck
were surcharged with blood. Her face
was somewhat flushed, and the back of
her neck was diScOlOred | did not
give any opinion as to the cause of
death until the undertaken arrived.
AS he came in the bedroom door, he
said, What have we here?' said, "A
sudden death, Mr.. Roberts,. He said,
What is the matter?' l said, 1T ap-
pears like the rupture of blood YES
sci. The symptoms we're apoplectic.
That it was brought about, in my
opinion. by the excitement that she
was in during the day; she was In a
terribly excited condition, and l told
her husband that that was what had
killed her-what had induced the rup-
ture. When l saw Darling after the
death of his wife his manner towards
me was kind. He was overwhelmed
with grief. and, of course, his manner
would be unnatural to some extent. but
towards me it was perfectly kind and
gentlemanly. About that time we
took tea together at Mr.. Perkins
house, and Darling, although he was
bowed down with grief, joined in the
conversation more or less, and he was
friendly. 1 did not tap hir on the
shoulder and say, You better keep
still about this matter, because you are
just as liable as l am, or anything to
that effect.
THE next time 1 saw Darling was on Mon
day, the 18th Of November, on Spanish street,
just in front of Mr.. Jensen's residence, in SUIT
ter Creek while 1 was my way to visit a
patient. He talked pleasantly for awhile on
going to bury his wife. He remarked that he
allowed to bury her that afternoon, but he said
1 don't know whether 1 will or not. Some of
the neighbors think that there ought to be an
examination made, that there was something
wrong about her death And he said If there
is anything wrong 1 lay 1t to you He said
What did you do to my wife before she died:'
told him did not do anything to his wife to
injure her in any way. He said he was very
very great and he did not see how he could
bear it; he didn't see bow he could stand 1t. l
told him that the people there were very good
when people died and If the funeral expenses
were too great for the friends to bear that they
generally contributed and helped them, and l
| said will be willing to do as much as any
body to help you in your distress. He said 1
will tell you what will do, Judge; If you will
give me the whole funeral expenses will bury
my vile ana nave nOlnlnB SdlQ ABOUT III at
l won't have any examination or bring the
matter into Court or anything elSe.' Well, l
told him couldn't do that l said i am very
anxious indeed that you should not think that
have injured your wife in any way, and am
going to visit a patient and when get back to
the office 1 shall be glad to have you come to
the office and will show you exactly what was
done to your wife, so you will see that have
not wronged her in any way When returned
he was standing in Mr.. Brinn's door as went
by and beckoned to him and he came with me
to the office q! was anxious to convince him
that had not injured his wife. That was the
object of the visit. / then showed him the in
struments that 1 had used and explained to
him how used them. and he went away appar
emily satisfied"
Attorney Jones subjected the defendant to a
very thorough cross examination, and his teSti-
mony was substantially the same as on direct. |
The defense then called the following wit |
nesses who testified to the good reputation OF
the defendant in the community in which he |
resided for peace and quiet. j. r. Parks, E. G. |
VOORHEES,, M. D. Calkins, Hiram Deacon, Chas. |
Truscott' W. F. Detert, W. E. Proctor, j. E.
Bawden, Fred Rabb, Fred Warner. Walter. S. |
Coolidge, w. E. Finn. Frank Soracco, w. T. |
Turner, John R. Tregloan, E. S: Gabbs, w. E. |
Downs, Lucas Oettinger, w A. Woodworth and |
G. " Carpenter.
The defense then rested.
DR. E. E. Endcott was called in rebuttal and |
ing the autopsy Edward Roberts, the under |
taker, did not say in their presence, when they |
came to the wound in the fundus, THAT looks |
like one of my punctureS."
ward Roberts did not state in his presence, |
while he and DIR. Endicott were holding the |
autopsy on the body of Mrs. Darling, that the |
wound in the fundus looked like one of his pune
lures.
Mrs. A. Sadler. called in rebuttal testified |
that on the night Mrs. Darling died the defend |
ant and Edward Roberts took tea together at
Mrs. Perkins, and later on Andrew Darling |
came to Mrs. Perkins and took tea.