The Washington times., 1902-07-10
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Inquiry Into Demise Of Little Elsie
Theresa Wheeler
Monday.


District Coroner Ncyitt held an in
guest at the Sixth police precinct yes
te.day over the remains cf little Elsie
Theresa Wheeler. the Gitcen-moulhs-oll
cai'd who died Monday morning at the
home II Ter aunt. $50 Eleventh street
southeast
Dr. John Y. Carraher who nad charge
Of the case oricr tc the clild's death,
was present at the inquiry. He was rep
resented by Attorney Edwin Forrest.
The iaGues wac held tecauae the moth
or Of the enid was mo- satisfied tnat
death resulted from cnolera 49,, 4.
several witnesses. insulting ---teyle
ray= ..ans. gate isalil.oEy 80 s..... ...-.
ur. Carlaaet'5 diagnosis e1. .-. --.a
aeIe proper and ,ae Ju.y .--- "a
ser4.ct approving ,ao c,rt4- tie o.
death. The jury found thai dan was
Lae result o cAJ.era ln4a4,d-a -4d ,l-
--s= vas ended.
C.4.Gist Sexton Testides.
-~ses Sexton, 1901 eleventh Street
zaltA.e.. registered pharmacists. y.es
the sl ness examined. He tosti1.5
tae- prescription shown him vas
14--sEt - his store G5o-- ac54 last
Fax. Witness GLea ta= pres .p,.c1
sid 1ei.va.e- il 10 eu n- -.e SICK
Iia. He e&Piei8ed 257 Eial lG-
description ard how h p.5-are4 she
upPosI,1-Iss furnished. fhg pgcs, -tp-
N, ne SAID, did not appear 20 hin as
--T anything out OF ,He ordinary.
.:.lz=5 said ne made mo coulcDts
a-.- -a prescription when h Elle1 It,.
& slice g. Ewing, 1908 / Street
81. hag.. 81 er.FIi s1ced nurse, testI-
.e4 la, san. 4@E at-- went 60
.,s.. N EeoieT's ana ota-e1 -- vices.
sunday, te-wcel Il and Z cit
-sss as engaged 10 take charge Of ,he
patient. She vas there when Dr. Car
aAe- came. Sne suggested To the doe.
-o0 -flt the Chiid mad the dysentery.
am tue DOCTOR responded in the affirm
alive Sunday noiniHg, ABOUT o'clock.
lEe ralen apg,a ared to have spasms.
An0jHe. doctor wt= called IL con5uita-
t.o1. The cn,ld dIed Monday morning
bout l2.-0 O'Clock. Witness said s1e
aas familiar with diffeIent diseases ana
expressed the opinion that the child had
the dysen.ary.
Ms. Theeisr's Statement.
Mrs. Catherine v-he lee. 10 eleventh
Street south as. mother OF las deceas
cd. ,old Che i.ry ,net hct c-,.1 vas
EN- sic!, vl,a bowel comp ains .1oneay
o. laat week, and 20 Dr C.i -4het ",
called about 1 O'Clock that II shl. Fro
nat time until r4iday ne doctor aa7-
he child every day prescribing powdefs
and liquids. Friday the sIppostto.,es
we're prescribed, and witness said sss
followed the directions. Nlsr the .oc-
tor came, about 1:30 or o'clock in tlz
afternoon. and saw the d:oNsy ,o2Ci-
ton OF the child he inquired /, she had
administered two of the sUppositC-ics
and she answered that she had. - Ca
raher she said, told her he would sd-
minister belladonna and relieve tie
babe. Seve. al other doctors, she stated,
were called ia consultatio The
worked upon her little one, but without
avail. The several doctors called IN
consulta tion she said, did not prescribe
any medicine. Or. Carraher, she said,
remained in attendance upon the caiid
uGtH death occurred.
Cross examined by Mr.. Forrest. N.,
ness said she caused the llTest:s.-.il-I l-I.
symptoms Alarming.
Mrs. Margaret c. Lohr. slstc- Of A---
Wheeler. at whose house. 759 Eleventh
Street southeast, The infant dl=l. e-s
next questioned. Witness expla ed e
symptoms Of the chilJs Illness
tient was brought 10 her house .cllss-
day. After the second supposit--F ya
administered, witness said. there ~ss g.
quiet sleep and palcness Of the face
which she did not like. when the
came he inquired about what had Been
done. and witness said he exp
himself as being sorry that cha 71a
snppositcry had hesz given yer-
tor. she said. to'a her thee E NOR
gh.ne ana bella1oa-a in She
tion, bul the dssEs'a showed .ar
prescription and ,l.1 he- lse vas
aclladonna in L. Ee.ia5anua aaI CO.'S
fee were admin --=red =sii #.-ps
but the child never recovered 1cE The
supposed eleg S Ct rae
Low ola ras sr g-.- -r. orrest
al "a.
r'rfreen rc~tAe.' vas her crzsr.
".tl-c nas -Ha .a.!I 5y-l.'
'H4 -r.'
Witness -t--=t -he- The sIrrositories
1srs s7-.. cred -u!y and death oc-
-=d . 1n- little one had no
spaaIs "nTl The oe,iadonna was ad-
mlnistered
The Consulting Physician.
Or. c. NJ. Emmons testified that he
was called in consultation and he found
Or. Carraher's treatment had been ell
right. He told of his visits to the house,
anu said he filed out the certificate at
the request OF Mrs. Wheeler aud her
sister. Zen the question OF morphine
""a -7 witness explained to Mrs.
.a-t"s he morphine mad been
ls 4- -.a death would have &C
sH---- - did. lie consider
eI @ II. l-.=- aad given proper
tree ia t-
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