The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-28
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child about a two-hundredth part of d
grain of strychpnc and directed this to
be repeated in two hours. also gave
about a haf-tcaspoonful Of whiskcy.
remained about an, hour and a half and
left the child apparently much better.
Il attributed death at the time to
acute indigestion. 1t is an unusual ter
minntion of such n case"
I don't wish to express an opinion as
to the actual cause OF death. Mrs. Per-
kns seemed TO be very anxious about
the child. l noticed that she expressed
the opinion several times that the child
would not recover. l have attended quite
frequently in the family. Mrs. Perkins
always seemed u very devoted mother.
do not recall anything to show that she
had an unbalanced mind. do not think
she is woman who would poison her
children.
The house was full of women when 1
called to treat Willie Perkins. | did not
know any of their names"
In answer to a question from Commons
Wealths Attorney Richardson, Dr. Terrell
said that there was nothing administered
by them that could have left traces Of
PHOSPHORUS in the stomach.
About Octavia.
"rhe message came to my office about
noon of the 18th of October, to attend Oc-
tavla Blakey. l received the message
about . o'clock and saw the child half
an hour later. l found her in stupor
from which she could be aroused with
difficulty, The pupils were contracted
~, r tr1nc MI a n
when the child was awake. The child
did not complain of pain, and when
aroused and asked, said that her stomach
hurt her. ] gave water enough to COM
pletely wash out the stomach. AT that visit
I wrote a prescription for tincture of nux
vomica. twenty drops elixir lastated pep
sin to make two ounces, and the dose
was ,easpoonful every two hours In
addition | gave some external applca-
tons. | saw the child again about 6
O'Clock, and her condition ! thought was
slightly improved.
Symptoms Manifested.
about $50 o'clock Mr.. Perkins phoned
me that he thought the child was dying.
then requested DR.. Z. w. Gee to go
with me, and he did SO. The child APP
penred to be very much improved, except
that the heart was weaker. she was
conscious and sitting up IN bed. at the
time they phoned to me they said the
child was in deep stlpor and couldn't
be aroused We then gnve new pre-
scriptlon of nux yomica-I think a drachm
and tincture OF strophanthus. thirty
drops. This was put into an elixir pep
tenzyme to make two ounces a dose of
this was a teaspoonful every two hours.
we also gave prescription OF colonel,
cerium oxalate and powdered peptcnzyme,
10 be made In six powders and directed
It to be taken one every hour until three
had been retained. When we left the
child seemed to be recovering rapidly.
II am unable TO assign any disease as
the cause OF death. ] received phone
message about o'clock on the morning
Of the 18th that the child was dead. The
mother appeared TO be very much dis
trsssed.
at my first visit to Octavia Mrs, Per-
kins first told me OF the anonymous
letters she had received. and showed me
the letter containing phosphorus, and in
Sisted that the child was poisoned. She
called my attention TO the Odor OF the
vomit, but / could not detect any odor.
There were several women III the room,
and one in particular was very ANXIOUS
to help. don't know who any Of them
were. One colored woman WAS present at
one of my visits. l did not notice any
special grief among the children. The
oldest girl appeared 10 he the nurse"
DR. Taylor said that he had not noted
any grief on the part OF any of the chill
drcn over the death OF Octdyia.
At 1890 DR. Terrell left the stand, hay
ing been testifying for two hours.
DR.. Terrell then read a postal, dated
May -, 1896. that had been received By
Mrs. Perkins He also read the other
threatening letters found in another col
u.nn, TO the members OF the jury.
Mrs. Perkins's Statement.
All eyes we're turned towards the door
when Mrs. Perkins. inc mother Of the
two dead children. was called She was
on the stand for something over half an
hour. when a recess was taken for dinner.
When the jury reassembled at O'Clock,
Mrs. Perkins was stil on the stand.
Mrs, Perkins said shc had been married
three years 10 MIR. Perkins. She has
lost four children--two when they were
infants and the two who are alleged 10
| have been poisoned.
| In giving the name Of her second child
| 10 Dis, Coroner Taylor asked Mrs, Per
/ hins TO write The name, and she did 30
| writing "WllIt MICK Perkins" on q
/ piece Of paper IT was the first copy OF
! her handwriting the coroner had re.
celyed.
W!lle BlukeY, lie two-ytar-old chile
that YYDs the firsl 10 die, did not go on
" he houae on the sunday previous 4
his Illness, sald Mrs. Pefhlnt Mary
ny dapgttter twelve years old, mas al
Ways win hIfn when he went our on TN
street on MoHday, The lsih Of septem
her bctWnen and 4 s'elock, he va
taken gut BIZ ArB. Bryant 10 her hone Z
get ies IN about twenty mipute& 81
brought Mira back Win her o@n baby
mn ~. ai,1 MINI 80 AZ.