The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-06-27

the condition was. what the matter was
and had to go to the drug store"
THE message was by telephone, was
lit?"
Yes, SIR"
who sent the message?"
1.-THE police departments Mr.. Downing
was the man l was talking TO over the
phone"
Did you know what produced the con-
diton you found the man in?"
Yes. SIR
'What?'
Morphine; opium Of some form"
rs there any other drug that will pro-
duce the same effect?"
mo sir. (Explanatory.) add as a
matter of explanation that this morphine
habiauate said that this man had taken
half a bottle of morphine, and exhibited
the bottle and morphine"
What was the size of the bottle?"
Il presume about sixty grains
What dose is necessary TO produce
death?"
From an eighth to third Of grain
is given incidentally. An habituate can
take more than that. We do not know
how much an habituate can take"
was the man Hiatt able TO talk when
you reached there?"
Not at ALL
What is the appearance, doctor, Of
morphine habituate?"
Thin and pale is what attracts the at
tention, with contracted pupil"
Did the appearance of the man Hiatt
indicate that he was a morphine
habitue?'
Did not impress me that way"
What sized dose win the ordinary
hypodermic syringe used by a morphine
habituate contaln?"
May contain a saturated solution; may
contain one grain; whatever the water
viii take up"
doctor?"
"a saturated solution may be five or
ten grains, 1 think. I don't deal with
morphine that way and don't know really
what saturated solution would be, how
much morphine drahm of water would
contain"
What preparation of morphine was it
In the bottle the man Briggs exhibited to
you?"
"Sulphate of morphine
What amount of sulphate OF morphine
administered internally would be neces-
sary to produce the condition in which
you found the man Hiatt?'
Three grains. Two grains hypoderm-
icaIIy."
Did you examine his arm or his per
son elsewhere to see if you could fnd any
hypodermic punctures?"
NO sir. I did not come to such a con-
clusion until I had made several pune
lures in his arm myself"
Did you see any scars or ulcers on his
aEm caused by the puuctures OF a hypo-
Germic syringe anywhere
81 did not The only marks saw on his
arm and the room was porrly lighted as it
was, was tattoo of the initials II. n.
Il"
1.-The arm Of morphine habituate will
show the scors
Very plainly"
I'm what state and county did this man
Hiatt dep
Wichita, sedgwick county, Kansas"
DO you know what was done with the
body?"
Taken to Dunbars-by hearsay."
You may state. doctor, your conclu-
sion, professionally. as to whether or not
the morphine or opium poison, from the
effects Of which the man Hiatt died. was
taken by himself with suicidal intent or
administered by others with the intent
and object Of producing his death"
My conclusions are that the man died
from the effects of morphine. Ny infer
ence is from the surroundings and from
what 1 saw that the morphine was not
taken by himself for suicidal purposes,
nor do I think he took # himself; but
think It was administered by others or
another: perhaps not TO produce dissolu-
ton or death. but for the purpose Of OBJ |
tanning gain. Neither Of which latter
could be positive Of"
Did you know Hiatt before you were
called 10 see him?"
Never saw him as know Of"