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ELEVENTH YEAR OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MORNING , NOVEMBER Hi , 1881 , NO. 126
THE ASSASSIN ,
Troceoiliiigs of the Second Day
of Buiteau's ' Trial ,
The Time of the Court Token
Up in Socurinc a
Jury.
til The Swearing In. of the Ninth
Juror Exhausts
the Panel.
Quitonu'o Talkativeness of Mon
day Followed by Complete
Silence Yesterday.
Fears that Guiteau's Violence
in Court Will Lead to Hia
1 Being Shot.
Bethard , the "Crank , " Suing
Watched to Prevent Him
from Shooting Quitoau.
The Jury F.xpectod to bo Com
pleted by To- *
day.
Tlio Prisoner Joorotl at by ( ho
Crowd ou. Hia "Way to
the Jail.
QUITE ATJ.
Notional Afuociatoil
IMl'ANELLINO A JU1VY.
WASHINGTON , November 15. The
crowd nt the door of the criminal
court this morning waa fully as great
a8 yesterday uiul live ininutos after
the doors wore opened every scut was
taken. There were rather more ladies
in attendance to-day although the
number did not exceed a score. The
Jiyo jurymen accepted yesterday occu
pied Boats'in the box and the tnloa-
incii were shown in. through private
doors. All the opoctatora who were
admitted wore warned that they had
two and one-half hours : dieul of them
as no moving in and out would bo al
lowed and no ono could leave the
court until recess. Judge Cox enter
ed at 10 o'clock and the counsel soon
followed. Gultcau was convoyed
from the jail to the
court in the prison van , but was not
conducted into court until all the pre
liminaries were over. JIo entered at
10:11 : a. lu. handcuffed and walking
ahead of the marshal. Ho took a Beat
at the name table as yesterday. Ho
looked much the same except that his
eyes seemed wilder. After his hana-
cutFa had been removed he began , as
yesterday to arrange the papers on the
table before him and then fell to talk
ing busily with Mr. Scovillo , making
many gestures. When quiet had boeu
secured Mr. Scovillo oresented an ap
plication for more witnesics , the pre
vious oraer for forty having been ox-
naustod. The prosecution oQ'ored no
objection and the court took th6 ap
plication into consideration. The roll
of talesmen was then called and the
examination of jurow was begun.
Thus far Guitoau had kept quiet and
there waa nothing in the appcarans
of the court room to indicate anything
more than a commonplace trial. Ue
fore the first talesman was examined
Col. Cork hill suggested that the cour
address the panel as ho did yesterday's
panel as to what kind of jurora wa
expected in this case. Judge Cox
seemed willing to do so , but couh
not remember what ho said. Someone
ono handed him a Morning Pos
with liia remarks in full and ho reac
them to the panel. The first tuleatnai
examined was A. J. Howard , ayoXmj ,
colored man. He had an opinion bu
thought it was not fixed enough to
intertero with his trying the case
justly. Mr. Scovillo questioned hin :
closely , found ho did not know whether
ho know anything or not and chal
lenged him. This was the fourth per
emptory challenge for the defense.
John H. Lynch , the next man , said ho
thought Guiteau ought to bo hunger
or burnt and no evidence
could change the belief. Thul
settled it and L. 0. Barley ( colored ;
said ho firmly believed that the pris
oner was crazy. Albert 0. Stevens
wild excused because his opinion was
too firmly fixed. Then came Henry
Day , a colored man about titty yean
of ago , who offered much amusement.
Ho was always a freeman and expect
cd to live with Iiis wife all his life ,
had no opinion aa to Guiteau's ' guilt.
Ho was challenged peremptorily by
the dufenao. Henry Baldwin and
Jerry Cross wore excused but Michael
Shehan , a grocer , was accepted and
sworn as sixth juror. Ho said lie had
formed a\\ \ opinion , but Mr. Scovillo
by skilltul questions , found that the
opinion was that Guiteau wan out of
his mind ; was never in court but once
and wao then fined $20 for selling
liquor. Scovillo acutiptud him at once
as the objection was offered by the
prosecution. Then followed the
monotonous examination of several
jurors , all of whom were rejected.
Guitoau eat quietly watching the pro
ceeding , occasionally writing an au-
tographandconversinir inlaii undertone
with his counsel. Mr. Scovillo con
ducted the examination of the wit
nesses , Robinson evidently playing
second fiddle.fm. . jTalbort , during
his examination , occasioned mirth in
court by stating that ho did not know
which of the two at counnol's table
was Guitcau , au ho did not know Gui-
tcau. Italph Wormly , an intelligent
looking colored man , had road "right
smart" about the caio but not moro
than ordinary cases of the sumo kind ,
Did not believe all that was eaid in
the papers because they had told
lies about him. Ho could not Buy
whether Guiteau had killed the pres
ident or if ho did kill him whether he
was a criminal. Ho preferred to hear
the oridonco first , Ho did not think
nny sensible man would have shot the
president. A man who did such a
thing wa ? guilty of shooting , that was
all there was about it , but 'if ho was
crazy that might make BOIIIO differ-
onco. When asked how long he
had been married ho answered
with a gun , "twice , " and , amid
the laugh that followed ho was no
copied and sworn in ns .tho ninth
juror. Ho tried hard to bo excused
but with no avail. This was the first
colored juror secured. This exhausted
the talesman. Au order was issued
for seventy-live talesmen , and at 12:25 :
p. in. thu court was adjourned until
to-morrow. Tlio prisoner was taken
quietly back to jail and the crowd c i -
persed. The prisoner did not make u
single utterance during the session.
OUITEAU'S lllill.VVlOU.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 15 The fact
that Guitoau behaved so
well at the trial to-day is
looked upon with considerable suspi
cion in romomberunce of his violent
conduct yesterday. Reporter to Sco
villo after the adjournment :
"You kept him pretty Fttill to-day. "
"Oh yes , " replied Scovillo.
"Thero was no oocasion for him to bo
otherwise. "
Whether ho meant that Robinson's
silcneo added to Guiteau's silence or
not cannot bo said , but the prisoner
ocemod buttdr pleased to have hia
broth'sr-in-law do the talking. Rob
inson asked only three or four ques
tions. Scovillo's method of examina
tion caused much c eminent to-day.
He oven wont BO far aa to ask of a
juror , who was a department
laborer , if ho had made application
for his place to the department secre
tary. The government , recognizing
that Scovillo desired to find out if the
man was personally beholden to Garfield -
field , made no objection , though Sco
villo's persistency brought many
smiles. The four jurors obtained to
day arc as follows : Michael J. Sheehan -
han , grocer , is about CO years of ago ,
a man of family and a resident of the
District for over30 years past ; J. F.
Elobba , n well known plasterer , ia a
native ot Baltimore , who has resided
in Washington for thirty years , and
is well advanced in years , is in high
standing with his friends and neigh-
bora and a member o * Grace M. E.
church ; Geo. W. Gates , who resides
on Tenth street , South End , is a
member of ono of the oldest
families in that section , is about 30
years of ago , and is a machinist in the
navy yard , where ho learned his trade ;
Ralph Wormley , a well known colored
man , resides in Howardtown , acres ;
the eastern branch , ia a plasterer
trade , and liaa lived in the diatric
nearly all his life. Ho waa , in ol'
election times , well known aa an active
tivo republican.
The general opinion to-ntght
'
that both sides inadu'a mistake to-day
Juror Sheehan , on examination
plainly stated that he thought thu' '
; ho prisoner waa crazy , yet the stati
oft him unchallenged. Wormloy , al
though apparently unwilling to serve
: o a close observer seemed particularlj
anxious to got on. Hia answers won
itudied , and he played well hia par
f , as is thought , ho came to court fo :
; ho express purpose of getting on tin
iurv. It must bo admitted , however ,
.hat thus far the jury ia aboyo tin
average district jury. In this con
lection it is no mistake to say tha
lot much will depend on the jury ,
some feel that a scene will result from
Guitoau's vehemence in court som
day which will result in hia being
shot At any rate , ono out of ovorj
ten men scorn to think that the gal
lows will be rendered useless not an
likely by the prisoner's insanity as by
BOIIIO revengeful hand. The assassii
himself has fears of personal assault
whenever ho moves fiom ono place k
another. To-day when ho passed ou
of court the crowd on the street jeered
and derided him on every side. H
quailed before the crowd and slunk
along between hia guards as thougl
hia hmba would not carry him. Unti !
the driver whipped up the horses
the crowd surrounded the trembling
prisoner with derisive shouts. One
from whom violence ia not impossible
ia liothard , the tramp who once want
ed to borrow a pistol t * shoot Guiteau
with in the criminal court room.
This person hunxaroundthu east portico
tico of the building until aftot Gui
teau's departure , and although ho
iittemptcd no repetition of hin former
conduct , lynx eyes were on him , and
liia every movement waa shadowed.
A reporter asked ISotjhard if lie wan
waiting for him again. "They are
I'm ' afraid " said-Both-
watching mo , , - -
ird , "I wish I could get up behind
liim with a piatol , just as he did with
the president , I'd fix him then , damn
joon. " When Guiteau waa brought
ilong through the hall Bethard , who
lind moved outside on the portico , said ,
"Oh , iiow I wish I hud a aix.shooter. "
Ho did not have one. This afternoon
Tudgo Cos issued an order summoning
thirty-five more witniTEcn , for the
lolonao. From the Hoventy-fivo taloa
men Rummoned for to-morrow it is
jxjiected thu remaining thro-j jurora
will bo secured. Beyond that point ,
t is understood , the government
lo not intend to proceed to-morrow
THE NATIOWAI , CAPITAL.
'ttlonal A * datoU 1'itiM.
AHOHITECTH IlKrOHT.
WHHI.SOTO.V , November 10. The
mnual report of Supervising Aiclil-
ect JamoH S , Hill to thu treasury Is
; iven public. It shown a sutibf.ictory
ondition of the work upon the vari-
niu now buildings and says that ox-
onsivo repairs have boon nrndo upon
ho cuntom houses at Gloucester ,
kln . , Louisville , Newport , R. I. ,
STOW Yoik City , Rutland , Vt. , and
Springfield , 111. Ordinary current
etmir/j / necessary for keeping various
ithor buildi.igi in proper condition
lave alto buen made , The a'lvanco
u the price ot labor and materials
rill probably cause the buildings at
) anvillo , Ya. , Puducah , Ky. , and
lontgomory , Ala. , to slightly oxcaud
lie cost of the estimates made there-
f. The activity in the building busi
es ? hus resulted in Jess active com-
otition for gorornmont work. Prices
ave ranged higher than last year and
difficulty has boon met in securing
prompt deliverance of iron.
TIII : riiKsiiiKXT Asn CAHIXKT.
Although this ws cabinet , day no
regular meeting of the president's of
ficial family > vus hold. The president
Bpeiit some time , however , with Sec
retaries lUniiui and Folger , and Tost-
muster General James. Gen. Elmer ,
second assistant postmaster general
and Chief Clerk Yanwormur will
leave the latter part of the week un
their southern tour. Col. Thompson.
superintendent of the railway mail
s.'rvice , will go with thn party. First
Assistant Hattou will bo aetiim pos'-
master general ( turim * the absence of
Mr. James. Although not decided ,
it is not impossible that the president
may yet go to the Atlanta cotton ex
position if for no other reason than to
temporarily escape from ollifo-ueokcr.i.
L'LMMIMl 1US OU ) " .SIT. "
French , ox-auditor of railway ac
counts , has returned with the inten
tion of claiming hia old position on
the ground that , as no nomination was
sent to the senate within thirty days
after the senate assembled , his sus
pension during the previous recess be
comes inoperative and his light to the
oflicu ia revived in accordance with
thu law. It is also said that it was
not until ho had an interview with
President Arthur , in which he claimed
the auditorship , that he learned lo his
surprise of his suspension from iilllco.
At the time of the adjournment of
the senate the fact of his second nus-
pension did not get into the papers ;
hence liia surprise.
IlUltKAV 01' STAT1HTICS.
The monthly report of the chief of
lhi < bureau of statistics , just given the
public , shows the value of o > ports of
beef , stock , lard , tallow , butter and
cheese for the month of October to bo
S8,923-120. , against Sll GO/JO ? for
October , IgSo. Value for ton mouths
of the fiscal year , § 1111,728,221 , against
31,919 for the same time Itiat
year.
KI UK WOOD 8 UlU'OllT.
Secretary Kirkwood completed his
annual ropoit to-day. Ho first take
up the Indian question which , he sayi
has not lost inlotest or importance
The methods by which it ia to b
finally settled are now fully reorgaiv
i/.ed. Ho holds the difficulties to hi
ovcroomo are these : The Indiana < l
not apeak and do not wish to Joara t <
speak our language. Hence all busi
ness with them by the governmon
and by individuals huvoboenand mus
bo transacted through interpreters ,
This , ho considers , the preat source o
trouble. Tlio difficulty ia gradually
being overcome by educating the In
dian's. To this end lie favors onlargoc
educational facilities. Provisions fo :
the conduct of schools have boon mad
by congress , but oven those now ii
operation must bo abandoned unles
congress1 provides for their tupport ,
Ho claims that only by educating In
dian children can it ever bo pocaibk
to civilize the In Hans. Ho speaka in
favorable terms of the schools of Car
lisle and Hampton and if con roaa wil
foster and enlarge them their influence
may bo far more reaching. In clis
cunaing the future of the Indians he
saya that if ho is to ruako upward progress
gross ha must labor. The ijamo upor
which ho has subsisted is nearly gone
To make effectirp this agency of laboi
ho favors supplying thorn with news
nary implements. The titles of Indian
Jands are not such that tin
courts are bound to protect
To remedy this ho advises thai
now lawa and now troatiea bo made
and then the Indian will own the lam :
ho improves. He will enter more :
heartily into the work of cultivating.
On this point the socratary nays : "I
wish to omphasi/.o the point that wo
are aakin1/ too much of the Indian
when we ask him to build a farm on
timber or prairie with thu belief that
at some future timeho will bo com
pelled to chooio between abandoning ,
the fruit of hia labor or his kindred
and his tribe. White men would not
do BO and wo should not ask the In
dian to do so. " Ho rt'ccommunds as
an inducement for heads of families
to take lands in sover.-ilty ,
that $500 bo given . to each
toward building a house thereon
Wise liberality in this direction would
in the end bo true economy. Ho
places the number of Indians at 22-1-
000 , located on 102 reservations. Ho
l > aya a compliment to tno military for
their prompt and effective aid when
ever called upon , but the amount of
jtmntry occupied by Indiana has pro-
rented speedy concentration , and
lience he recommeada that all Indians
bo placed upon four and live renerva-
: ions and with thi object in view
ingge.sfs a commission to inquire into
the practicability. Hu sugguatn that
iomo of the older tribes bo selected
ind the experiment of local govern-
nont by ballot be given them and if
incccssful , to bo adopted with other
ribe.i. ' Ho rccommenda that futuru
ecicl.ition for the punishment of
iriiniH committed on reservations
) y Indians or whites bo
mactcd by congress , Hu says that
.ho Indian trust fund , 82,180,050 , in
nvestod in 5 par cent , bonds and in in
.ho treasury to the credit of the' Iti-
liarw and thu interest ia paid to the
'ndiaim annually. He rtifora to the
'act that valuable coal deposits are
lupposcd to exist on the San Cirloa
enervation and thu whites are on-
loayorin to get the land from the
'ndiaim but thu deportment lias refund -
: d to approve any contract looking to
hat end. Ho points to that portion
if the Indian commissioner's report
rhich rofora to the Sioux and Ronea
irroomont and says that the agree-
nont on the part of the Sioux was
rmnly anil deaorving commission.
lo invitea special attention to thu ro-
> ort of { .the commUaionur general of
ho land office which haa boon
ublialiod and concurd in thu roc.
imncndulions therein contained ,
The Si'LK.vwi ) and RADIANT HOMKS
ITANII UNIIIVALKD , They have been
tioroughly tested. No experiment ) ! ,
iundrods using them whom wo can
ui ryou to ni to their many excellent
matures.
MILTON Roomtn & Sox ,
Mth andFurnam Bta ,
CARFIELD'S ' TREATMENT.
Professional Opinions of Pour
Prominent Physicians on
the Treatment of
the Case.
Fammond Thinks the Wound
Should Hnvo Boon Probud
Right After th.o
Shooting ,
And that the Failure to Do This
Wna a End Error of the At
tending Physicians.
Ho Commends the Surgical
Statement by Dra.
iltou and Aguew.
Dr. Sinio Thinks Death was
Inovi table With the Spine
Injured as It Was.
l'bo VlcwB of Dj"cAslnvMt nnil
Ni\V YOIIK , Nov. Ifi. The following
is the professional opinion of Dr.
Hammond on thosurgic.il treatment of
President G.irlioh ) . Jt is believed that
these papers will close thu contro
versy on the subject , and it is further
believed that the contents of the four
articles , ( having been made known
to Gujtuau's counsel , has destroyed
their intention of pleading malprac
tice for defense.
The following is the paper of Dr.
Hammond :
It ban been asseited that the unfor
tunate termination of the president' :
illness was due to ono of the thro
following causes :
First The necessarily mortal character
actor of the wound.
Second The imperfect dovclopiucn
of the science of suigery.
Third The disregard by the attend
ing Biinrcons of the woll-n.cogni/.L'c
principles of mircjory , which , if : mte < :
upon , would have diminished or abel
iahed the tendency to death.
The short space in'this journal a
my disposal will only admit of a vorj
cursory examination of the points ,
while many others of great importance
inuot bo passed over. Tlio first ia ,
was the Wound necessarily mortal'
Et appears that the ball , 'after frac
turing the eleventh and twelfth ribs
ho former iu two places continued
directly on its county witi5 * .iiar'
defection , and atriking jTu 'lip
obliquely passed through the inter
voitobrao between the twelfth doraa'
and first lumbar vertebrae , cutting a
groove in the latter and lodging on tin
left aide of the apino below the pan
croiia and on the side of the peritonea
cavity. The spinal cord received nc
injury beyond a slight concussioi
which was recovered from in a coupli
of days. No important vessel wa in
jured and all abdominal organs os
capod. Now where are the elements o
inevitable death aa the result o
such a wound ! Dr. Hammond thoi :
quotes authorities , that although the
ball must have traversed the body of
the vertebrae in its interior part , and
although it may have caused paralysis ,
wo should still trust to the infinite re
sources of nature. Fractures of the
vorotcbraol eoltnnnjwith comprcssioi
of the spinal cord have recovered to
an extent greater than could bo mip-
poficd. Surgeon General Langmoro ,
of the British army , says that ' 'halls
have been known to p.isa through the
hose of the vertabrau und an apparent
euro follow. " Liddoll states that "out
of ton cases of gunshot fractures of
the vertebrae without injury to the
cord four recovered. " Dr. Hammond
imotea the following case reported by
Dr. Frank II. Hamilton , ono of Gar-
Reid's consulting physicians : "But
ano of the most instructive
lasea on record is that re
ported by Dr. F. H. Hamilton. A
Wldior waa wounded March IGth ,
1800 , the ball perforating or possibly
grooving the interior mirfaco of the
body of the second lumbar vertebrae ,
ilton found him suffering only with a
In September , 1805 , a small fr.ig-
ncnt of bgno eacoapod. In
September , 18 ( > 7 , Dr. Ham-
ilight paralysis of the bladder , The
jail was found lying in the muscles
) ii the other side of the spine and Dr.
Hamilton cut it out. Since then his
recovery haa been complete. Dr.
Hamilton took the man before the
tfow York Pathological society and lie
layu : _ "Tho members present conciirr-
id with mo in my opinion , that the
mil had struck the body of the vorto-
) rao. " Many other uuthorititw to the
iko oflect might bu cited , but they
ire unnecessary. AH to tlio injury to
he ribs no civil or military nurge n
vill venture to ufllnn that gun shot
rnctures of ribs uncomplicated with
of the abdominal or thoracio
are nccbsunrily fatal. It up-
to mo therefore , and I think the
; reut mnjority of civil and military
urgcona will agruo with mo , that
vJiilo the president's wound was a
orioim one there was not a single
onturo or combination of features
ibout it which rendered death inovi-
able.
Second Wan death duo to the In-
jpoato condition of the acionco of
'Urger/ ' , In gtiiiHhot wounds tlio
cieiicu of surgery roquircH certain
hiugH to bo done , In the first place ,
ho relative poHitloim of the aaflailant
, nd patient nhould bo , if possible , an-
crtained aa n thorough oxaminatioii
if the wound should bu made for thu
mrposo of determining the course of
ho ball and UA situation aa the ease
cquirod. There in no jiouniblo con-
lition which can stund in opposition
o this precept , though there may bo
uch au tainting Htato of the patient
o cause the oxaminatioii to bo do-
erred for u few hours , Such cauea
ro , however , oxcoodlngly rare , Thou ,
U foreign bodice , such an piecci of
clothing , splculno of the bone , etc.
ithould bo removed from the bac
( < f the \\oiuid us KOOH ns dis
covered and the bullet nhoiili
bo extracted if its removal ca
bo oHeoted without the intliction o
serious additional injury. All fmc
lured bonus should bo adjusted , ani
if necessary , their rough ends it
moved. All Huso thiniis should h
donu under antiseptic conditioun , am
antiseptic dressings should boappliei1
There is moro necessity for such nre
cautions durinj ; the firat forly-oigh
hours than during alt tlio rest of th
period of treatment , If , aflor athoi
ough examination , it uhould bo fotiiu
that the ball has entered the brain
or heart , or liver , or oilier vital or
gaiiB , op is lodged in ono of I ho grea
cavities of the body , further interim
once in in iem ; > ral unjustifiable , bu
such a fact can , in many CASOS , onlj
bo ascertained by nn exploration eon
ducted by a skillful surgeon , and wit
every precaution to guard against being
ing deceived. It ia in no case to b
deducted from a hmrii'd and snpcrli
cial insertion of the linger or prob
into wliat may at llrat sight b
deemed the tiack of the ball. Tim
Hammond quotes authority on thus
points , and proceeds : "In logard ti
the treatment of the hemorrhage ii
which the president aullered fo
the first few hours after the iu
llction of the wound , ami th
mana i-mont of the fractured rib , .
will only niiiko ono quotation and tha
will bo from the excellent work of Dr
F. 11. Hamilton : "It is seldom , uvoi
in gunshot fractuicB , that the inter
ccstal artery bleeds Biilliciently to require
quire a ligature , but in case the hem
orrh.igo f torn this Koitrco ia alarming
the artery cannot bu tied in the ustia
ay or its bleeding bo arrested b ;
digital coniproBSion. It will bo propo
to cast iv ligature around the untir
rib on the side of the fracture neares
the spinp , or ovun in some casea t <
e.\Hcct a portion of the rib iu order t
ruacli and relieve the bleeding vessel. '
Dr. Hammond continues : "Nothing
moro is required , so far as I can BOO , U
demonstrate \vhatthoHciiMiceofnurKer.v
requires of its. followers. Its princi
pith are of no uncertain tone. Cor
lainly tlu > * i > ivsidenl did not diu fiom
any lack positive prineiploaappliua-
blo to his ease. If there were m
, rnlua to bind such a wound as
that of the piosident the scione of sur
gury would be a fraud and the surgeons
goons who , tin ough the past. age.
down to the present timu , hns beuamo
oininent in their calling , would have
become unmindful of that deb
which Lord Itacon declarer every mat
owes to hia jirofesiiion. There are
however , explicit lules for thu man
ttgomont of every possible wound o
injury. Were those rules heeded ii
the prcaent instance ? The quuatioi
brings us to the third and laat divia
ion of thu subject.
Third The 'tiirgcoiw in attvindanco
and in consultation ou the OHIO are
charged with certain neglects and mis
takes , by reason of which the presi
dent died. While not prepared t <
assert , in the light of all the facts as
revealed by the post-mortem oxaiiiina
tion , that this charrpcan ; be Htintiunei
in its entirety , I believe that the fol
lowing alleged circumstances are true
If they aid , then , cojfar [ as they are
contrary to sound surgery , wore the
chances of President Garfiolii'a recov
ery lessened ? But whether true or
not , 1 doairo to express my profomui
admiration for the fidelity , devotion
and assiduity displayed by the attend
ing Biirgoona : That the'Jpresiilont
lay ff r at least ten hours before -
fore any oxplor.ition whatever waa
made of the wound other than
the hurried examination made at the
railway fetation ; that during nil this
no serious attempt waa made to arrcs !
the hcmorrhago which caused iiucli
alarming weakness , that acting on the
mistaken hypothesis that the hull hat
gone through his liver it was an
nounced to him that ho had but ono
chance in a hundred of recovering
thus still further depressing bin vital
powers ; that when made thu explora
tion was superficial and bused upon
the erroneous theory that the autiassin
had stood directly behind the prosi-
ditnt and hence the bullet had entered
the peritoneal cavity , traversing the
liver and lodging somewhere in the
nbdomon ; that in accordance vrith
this erroneous hypothesis the patient
wni subjected to rigoromi antiphlogis
tic treatment for the purpose of pre
venting the development of peritonif ,
of which there waa no real danger ,
und by reason of which his vital pow-
urH was further reduced and the lia
bility to the occurrence of pyaemia
greatly increased ; that no proper at
tempt waa made to ascertain the jins-
jiico of oxtraneoua matters in the
irack of the bullet , the degree of fruc-
.tiro of ribs or to udjunt the fragments
ind that , in fuel , fho fracture of the
; wolfth rib was not discovered until
tftor death ; th t it WIIN not till the
lecond diiy of July , twentyonu dayu
ifter injured , when , in consequence of
ho occurrence of tievero constitutional
lymptoniB , indicating thu existence
> f pyaemia , an inciuion wai
nado for the oiit of burrowing
iua ; that tlio eleventh rib uan
bund to bo fractured In ton places and
ioveral pieces of bono and fragments
jf clothing which had huori drawn into
.ho track of the wound were removed ;
; hat from tlio oxaminatioii then made
t wan judged that the ball had not
msHod through the liver , hut had boon
Inflected by the rib inn dovynwaid di-
ection toward the right gioin and that
Ills theory wns acted ujon until death
iccurred , when tlio post morlern ox-
imiiiulion ahowod ilH crroncouRiivsfl.
'u the autopsy wan found what had
) eon suppoMud lo bo the track of the
nil was a pus cavity formed by tlio
mrrowing of matter from the real
ruck of the wound ; that there never
FUS a reuHon why a thorough oxplora-
ion of the wound with a finger probe
ould not Imvo been nmdo within
wonty-four JIOUM after the shooting ,
iiid that thu utrong coiiHtitution of the
ireiidcnt und hia remurkablo powots
> f ondurunuu provu that any nucutuary
ml proper examination could have
teen endured ; that had thia boon
lone the track of the bullet
vould certainly have been discovered
a it had pursued u perfectly atraijjht
coin-so utulollccted by any tissues
through which it ha pasted , the
injury lo the HIM and first lumbar
vertebra' wirnhHiavo been ascertained ,
pieces of bono and of clothing would
have been extracted , lessoning the
suppuration and danger of pyaemia ,
und , though thu ball would not piob-
ably havu boon ro.u-hod , its approxi-
matu situation would not have been : m
it was , a matter of guess woik ; that
tliu failure to discover the real truck
of the ball und treat the fractured
ribs led to the burrowing of pus In llio
right inguinal region nud the fnrnu-
lion of u sinus which during life wns
mipposod to have been made by the
hullet ; that the error lima committed
was ono of emliiml importaiiee , for ,
had the real eharoclur of thn passage
been ascertained nut only would itn
progress have boon stopped at once by
appropriate mcuMiioa in position ,
bandage : ) , compresses , but means
would Imvo been adopted for causing
it to heal. Mistaken a ? it was for the
track of thu ball it was left open. A
largo amount of pus was thus Conned ,
the patient unnecessarily weakened
and the diiugcrof pyaemia immensely
increased ; that there is nothing in the
revelations of the post mortem to show
that the pyaemia condition which evi
dently existed had tiny ether source
than this since which was supposed to
bo the track of the ball ; that pyaemia
uxistod from about the L'lird or
' .Mth of .Inly , as shown not
only by I ho rigora , temperature ,
pulse , emaciation , delirium , und gun-
ur.il prostration , su it must Imvo been
witli a degr u of velocity altogether
inoapablu of producing ill elleeta. It
ia to bo Imrno in mind , also , that in
tlio full report of the autopsy it ia no
where ufBurted that thu rent in thu
spinic in ( cry was caused by the bullet
nor docs Dr. liliss , in his report ,
niiiko such a claim. It wm reserved
for gentlemen who had no connection
with the case during life to maku thu
discovery that if the largo clot came
from the splenic artery , where did the
iimall onu comu fiom that was found
m the omunlum , which , it in stated
in the ofTicial roiioil , hud no commu
nication with the uplonio clot ? Two
distinct clotu nho\v the existence of
two ruptures , both of which weru
piobably of pyaemia origin , or caused
l > y the ehloridu of y.me injection. That
the fact thut no clots were found in
thu heart wan duo to the same e.ui.se.
The killing of the organ with chloride
of zinc , and the consequent displace
ment of tlio blood that the phunoma
of death weru not uuch : iu would have
been pioduciul by hemorrhage and
that thu explanation given in the ac
count of the post mortem examination
of the cause of pain is entiioly insuf
ficient ; that death wan probably di
rectly duo to the formation of a throm
bus or clot in the heart , or Jo oinbol-
iam , and thu pain waa really in thu
heartas thu ) ) , ' liwt declared , and
finally : to- . . " ' " ' { therHj .
concluaioim it "WTiuthed that the
wound was necessarily a morta
ono. It ia domed that the science
and art of surgery are in such an im
perfect state of development a.id af
ford no certain rules lor the Ireatmon
pf au.ano like that of the president and
it is asserted that during the
forty-eight horns the surgical practices
was not in accordance with the well
defined and acknowledged surgica'
[ > rinciplc3 and precepts and that hunce
the president did not have all the ad
vantages of treatment which modern
ourgery iacapabluof giving.
WILLIAM A. HAMMOND.
JK , AHIIUIIHT.
Dr. Ashurst , after a careful review
if thu case , stinm up by saying thai
the mistake made regarding the course
if the ball was unavoidable ; that thoru
vaa no evidence of malaria in thu
resident's system ; that there was no
> yaemia in the modern sense of the
ivord , implying metaatalio abscesses
n the lung and liver after death ; that
at no time would the surgeons have
wen warranted in attempting to ro-
novo the ball ; that during hia entire
llncHH the president was insufficiently
lourishcd , owing to the rebellious dis-
lOflition of liia stomach ; thatantioptio
vaa the cause as far an could
mvo been ; tnat , while difficult
o say whether or not the
vonnd would Imvo bcon nocesaarily
atnl on any man , ypt it can only bo
aid that if the president had been a
-oiitli of twenty instead of a man of
ifty ; if nil his organs had been per-
cctly healthy instead of hia liver en
urged and fatty and his kidneys dis
used ; if ho hud been entirely free
roni care and niuiety instead of bo
ng worn down by trials and anxiety
ml able to eatnnd digest all the ncc-
BBiiry food , oven then the muno care
ml attendance mignt neb have saved
lini. Every tiling was donu that could
ave been dune und nothing left un-
ono that could poduiblo have been of
junefit ,
iin. KIMH
iya that probing wan impossible.
) euth wax inuvitablo with Ills spine
njured an it waa. It its u wonder thut
10 lived HO long. At least thu mir-
; oonn did all that wan possible , ull
mt thu present slate of medical
cienco would permit. Without thu
irouad of thu vurtubruo it would have
men impoufihlo with the troutment
or the preaident to die , with it im-
/or him to livo.
iin. IIOUDKK
ays ; "It I'H incmopiohunsiblohow the
iieaident lived nix Jiotirs with such
round , Everything possible wnu pro-
> orly done , Nothing oven imprudent
vran uttemjited , and every hour tlio
iroaident lived beyond six hourH after
iu was Hhol was the romlt of every
vailablo rcHourco of medical science
icing ekillfnlly and constantly ap-
lied.
_
A "WorJa uf Good.
Ono of the most popular medicines
low before the American public , In
lop JJlttura. You BUO it everywhere.
'eoplt- take it with good ufi'cut , It
tulldn thorn up , It in- not aa pleasant
0 the tauto as itoino ether liitterw an
1 in not a whisky drink. It in moro
lo the old fashioned bone-net tea
inl hi done a world of good , If
ou don't fool just right try Hop lit-
urn , Nunda Nona.
uovlC-decL
MONSTER WHISKY POOL ,
A Pool Formed By Western
Distillers to Eeduco the
Amount Produced.
Cuituno , November 10. A special
from Cincinnati eayH that nrinngc-
menta between western distiller for
the formation of a big whisky pool and
u reduction of the amount produced
have been completed , and all that now
reiiuins to do is the election of otllccis
of the now association or pool and the
flxim ; of thu amount which cnch dis
tillery ia expected to pay in. The de
tails will bo nUmided to at a meeting
tu bo hold in Uhicii < ; o to-morrow. Tlio
association will include all the dislill-
L'lio.i of Ohio , Indiana , Illinois and
Mifnoiiri and Rcatteringustablisliinentu
in the states adjoining those named.
It is prolubly the bij/geat whisky pool
over formed. Mr. Miller , of River-
ton , 111. , ono of the lu'st known
men in flip trade , 1m the contracts of
all tin ) Illinois distillers mid others in
the more western slatcn to go into an
arrangement by which thu production
could bo reduced fo half the registered
capacity of fho distillery. Such a
move had become nucens.iry in order
to give stability and an uniformity to
the mat-hot. Tlio proposition is to re
duce the production in all cases poH-
siblo to ono-luilf the registered capaci
ty of the distillery , this liir.it to bo ap
plied at once in castn where distillers
have a largo amount of iitock
on hand and cannot at once reduce
their production to so great an
extent without loss. A royalty might
bu paid into the pool for all gouda
manufactured in excess of the pro
posed limit. Tliu amount of the pool
ia to 'bo fixed at § 500,000. It is
thought that the market can bo closed
up and thu reaction in prices brought
about on or before December 1st.
The reduced consumption of corn will ,
of course , have an effect upon the
price of that commodity , The num
ber of dialilhirn oiituring the pool iano
great that they will be easily ublo to
control the market. The move is ono
of much i.ignificauce to the liquor
trade.
Kiuulmoil ) [ Agnlu.
I saw HO much tuid about the mer
its of Hop Bittern , and my wife who
was always doctoring , mid nnvur well ,
( ennui mo co uruontly to got her some ,
J concluded lo be hutnbupgod again ;
and I am ulad I did , for in leas than
two montliH HBO of the Bittotn my
wife \virn cured and nho has remained
no for eighteen months since. I like
such hnmbuL'j'ing. H. T. St. Paul.
St. Paul PioiiLur-PresH.
novl5deol
Saliuo County.
Llncbln Democrat
Jjntv fall SaltiiQ jrovo vine ] u\tui d
majority for GarfioJd ; this fnllho re
publican ticket in defeated in that
same county. Wo say defeated , be
cause the candidates on 'whom the re
publican machine concentrated all of
its efforts to elect have all been de
feated. There is a JCBHOU in thin , ami
it in thia : The republicans of Saline
don't like their machine ! Who in that
machine ? Who works it ? Chairman J.
W. Dawos , of the republican state
central committee. There I'M auainst
that gentleman a very strong dislike
among many of the republican leaders
of that county , and this dislike is the
ruin of the republican ! ) over there.
Thu causes which have brought this
dislike about are not , an Mr. Dawca
himself believer , duo to the oldcnunty
seat fight between Wilbur and Crete ,
inasmuch us the most popular repub
licans in Crete are fighting Mr. IXiwca
now , whilu they fought side by aide
with him in the county seat fight ; and
the same may bo said of the republi
cans ot Friendville and Dewitt. The
cause of that dislike is due to the elu-
nentii with which Mr. D.iwoa sur
rounds himself These elements arc
> bnoxious to the republicans of Saline ;
hey have no confidence in them ; they
lospiso them. The first remit ia , that
mndicappcd by those elements , Mr.
) aurjH ( is obliged to fight battles to
carry the primaries in the interests of
us pets , and as he is : i good lighter ,
10 goes the tfholo hog or none. The
second result is , thu democrats get all
lie pork.
"Bnohupaiba. "
New , < | iilck. cninpluU cure In four divvx ,
irimiry i.irectiona , unmrttng , freiiical | or
Illliciilt urination , kiditoy dixeni N , $1.
Depot nt U. J . Oooilmaii > n , ( fi )
Kniuas Land Frautlu.
Jatlonal Associated 1'rofia.
WICHITA , Kan , November 15.
I'lio counsel for the defense in the
sunnier county land irauds uppclirod
yi-s-tciday before Hon. 0. G. Foster ,
Jnited States dintrict judge , and do-
Hired to argue the mntioiiH to quash
.ho indictments , of which tiiuro an ) n
arge number , including the offense pf
lorjury , subordination of perjury ,
md conspiracy to. defraud thu govern-
nont under the United SUteH laws.
t was filially arranged , at the auggcs-
ion of thu court , that the question
icing an important ono , and affecting
n largo number of sottlent on the
) ungu diminished reserve lands in
wuiHUH , it should Lm reserved and
ilud in the United States circuit
onrt , which convenes at Tonoka on
ho 2th of November , at which time
Judge McCrary ia expected lo bo
irt'Hont.
FARMERS AND MECHANICS.
If you wish to avoid great danger
and trouble , bosidea u no small bill
of expense , at this season of the year ,
-ou should take prompt stops to keep
lisumio from your houaohold. The
Astern thould bo cleansed , blood
mrified , stomach and bowels rcpula-
od , and prevent and cure dlueawoa
arising from spring malaria. Wo know
of nothing that will so perfectly und
urcly do thia us Electric- Bittern , and
it the trifling cost of fifty cents a bot-
lo.Exchange. [ .
Sold by Tali & MoMahoii. (1) ( )
DESDKMONA ,
On exhibition nt Hoapo'fl Art and
tluslo Hall ia a fine water color paint-
ng of Dosdomonu , colored by "V/ilson ,
1. A , , London.