The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-05-20

gret her death, for she suffered IN
speakable agony and often begged hiul
to kill her to relieve her from pain
But we are much distressed OYER the
affair, for it seems to us that murder
has been done. Yet # we consulted
our own wishes we would say and do
nothing. But there is the law. So we
decided to come to you and abide by
your decision"
do you charge him with murder?"
! asked. 'sDo you want me to arrest
him, notify the coroner, have the body
ezhumed, and, if the chemists analy-
sis warrant it, have the matter
brought before the grand jury"
They didn't want that-not for a
time. They wanted me to send tor the
physician.
And why should send for him?"
was my natural query.
Because said the business nan,
whose commercial rating was UP to
the AS you are the mayor Of this
city and we citizens in trouble, and
we ask you to help u.s.
The next day l called the physician
up on the telephone and asked him if
he would come to my Office. He said
he would and in short time We were
in my private room, with both doors
locked behind US and my secretary on
guard against intrusion of any kind.
I had never met the doctor, and
hardly knew how to approach the sub
ject While maneuvering for an OPEN
ing he surprised me by saying:
7 think / know what you want TO
see me about. l happened to drive
past your house last night when two
gentlemen came out. I recognized
them The wife Of one Of them was a
patient of mine She died about two
weeks ago. You want to ask me
about her death. :,
YES replied Did she die Of
cancer?''
NO
.Of what them"
He leaned forward, spread his arms
out over the table and, loosging ne IN
tently in the eyes, slowly said:
Mr.. Mayer, the poor woman went
to sleep and never awolSe. gave her
the morphine which put her to sleep
and / made no effort to awake her.
We'll, ] said, somewhat startled,
is that the way you cue your pa
tients?,'
Listen a moment he said, his
face paIing. Il know what | have
done, and under like circumstances
would do the same thing. Hers was
an utterly hopeless case. She had at
the best but q few months to live, and
every minute would have been in
creased agony. Her suferiags would
move a stone to tears, She. often I'M
plored me to increase the dose OF
morphine which [ administered 20
ease the pain for few minutes. Only
little more, doctor, she would beg,
just enough to put me to sleep SO
that / won't wake again. The after
noon of her death she asked me for
the hundredth time how much longer
she would have to live. When I told
her she prayed / might be wrong, that
. death would come sooner.
Her physical pain at that instant
was more than even !, accustomed to
such sights. could look upon. Shs
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nodded my head and soon was ready.
She asked me for the hyperdermie
syringe, and whispered: Put IN
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