The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-03-17
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THEIR GUNS
THE PHYSICIANS WHO ATTENDED MRS STANFORD rs
HER MORTAL AGONY AND THOSE WHO CONDUCTED
THE AUTOPSY REPLY TO THE STATEMENT GIVEN
OUT BY DIR. JORDAN AND TIMOTHY HOPKINS.


The official statement of David Starr Jordan and Timothy Hopkins
paper Of March TO- 1905 makes incumbent the undersigned
issue the following and give it the publicity.
1t opinion that Mrs Jane L. Stanford died OF chnne poi
sonng coming this conclusion the following
She died after brief illness Of half an hour following the nge
ton Of dose bcarbonae Of soda containing unknown quantity
OF stychnne in CONFUSION having the characteristics OF the sc
nine CONFUSION and which was seen by Drs f. H. umphrs and H.
V. Murray.
The post-mortem rgdt identical with that found known
of srychnne poisoning
The posmorem examination revealed other OF death
The vital organs OF the body the brain heart lungs dne liver and
spleen being normal for OF her and habits of life.
There undgesed food in the intestines
which presented a healthy normal appearance.
The posmortcm appearances conomed in respect with
the postmorem appearances authenticated cases OF schnne poi
Add these facts of which have personal knowledge the
the authorized chemists that they
found stynne in the contents OF the ntesnes and in the contents
the bottle marked bcarbonate of soda from which the dose that
Mrs Stanford took prepared and there chain OF evidence that
will fold as the fercest assault
We affirm that She did die Of acute indigestion because the con-
the bowels perfectly dgested and death
too sudden to be caused by that complaint
We affirm that she did not die OF ptomane poisoning because that
disease is rapidly fatal
angina pectors neither the symptoms OF
the attack the condition OF the heart confirms that diagnosis
1t mbecie think that Mrs Stanord and known
mental characteristics might have died Of an ysteca seizure in half
an hour.
Her advanced age the unaccusomed exeon suet Of unsuitable
food and the unusual either separately combined could
death Mrs Stanford died.
No Board of Health existence could allow certificate based
such of death go mchalenged.
rycnne the bottle Poland and the presence of
strychnne explained away and until
convincing proof has been offered to an unpreued medical profess
sion that she did die of sychnne poisoning diagnosis must
stand.
Now as astonishing signed by Jordan
and Timothy Hopkins 1t begins follows:
judgment after careful consideration of all the facts brought
knowledge fully convinced that Mrs Sanfords death
due sychnne poisoning intentional doing
the part any We find the of those with her her
last moments evidence that Of the characteristic symptoms Of
srychnne poisoning present.
Now let first OF all what the statements OF those with her
in her last and then will look the characteristic p
toms Of schnne poisoning The following the statements
to before the
Miss Berner said in speaking Of Mrs Stanford said
take it, jaws set eferrng to the hot waer $50 rubbed
her Understanding her face pink
3 doctor came in and prepared medicine a
time the rigidity OF Mrs Stanfods muscles relaxed
on lne" she remarked to the DOCTOR another P''"' coming
a. "A violent pasm came on from which She did not
Miss Hunt stated speaking OF Mrs Stanford She said she had aC
a fit which had thrown her Of bed"
Then the following dialogue took place between the
The cQroner'Dd Mrs. Stanford have another spasm2
The Coroner-aIIow long did last you know"
Miss Hunt don't know how long it lasted"
5 The T Mrs. Stanford come out t Of that pasm
i The Coroner-'And passed away l IT.:
Dr. Murray stated-"When had hold Of her wrist noticed the
position distinctly firmly cenched he
lap the thumbs the palms the knees well the oes
the turned and the feet very much ached the pupils
Dr. Humphs stated Mrs Stanford then told that she ha
been thrown out of bed by a spasm.
Il 2"She had just it (meaning medne) her lips whe
She my jaws stiff felt they glas
from her hand she then said 1t horrible death die and mme
daey became totally rigid respiration stopping She Breathe
again The lasted about three minutes should add that he
face white, her lips livid.'
Then the following dialogue ensued
CoroneWen she ceased breathe and became rigid po
to that what was the position Of her bodyf
inward that to say the nsp was very much aced and the toe
pointing strongly forward the knees in the position Of mine now
Ansyer"As widely scparaed as any ones would be sitting on
chair Her head thrown slightly back her eyebal proud
ling prominent would than protrudng her pupils dated
her Jaws fixed her hands the thumbs dug into the palms and tn
a fingers contracted like that"