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ressingly affected with spasmodic asthma. “She isa female of nar- 
row and depressed thorax ; and sacs dein aman been subject to 
from the state of the wat or ten the manner of preparing tincture, he did not 
know. | aR os oie nat j ee re x 
oo: The. Sélicitor General alec statett see Sue ceanedlchads salle the 
prisoner, the latter had administered the like medicines with those given to the deceased, 
to several of his patients, who had died under his hands; and to prove this statement 
_ he called: several witnesses, of whom but one appeared. | He, on the contrary, testified 
tes, she. sheeia sheiiipaningwians ap Bicditeeion whiewntacbnd he took 
; ders several times in three or four days, and was relieved from his com- 
elaine had not since returned. And there was no evidence in the cause, that 
the prisoner, in the course of his very novel practice, had —— any other fatal ac- 
cideut among his patients. ; . 
_ “ The defence stated by the prisoner’s counsel was, a es had for several years, | 
and in different places, pursued his practice with much success 5 and that the death of 
the deceased was. unexpected, and could not be imputed to himasa crime. But as the 
court were satisfied, that the evidence produced on the part of the screened did 
not support the indictment, the prisoner was not put on his defence. onde 
_ “The Chief Justice charged the jury: and the substance of his direction, stick: 
of several observations, which ib foreitie covet darinsie tle neeten ee con- 
venience here thrown t ogethi ie: sh sy oo rr as 
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‘ That the deceased lost his life by the ‘unskilful anneal ie prisoner, did 
not s seem to admit of any reasonable doubt: but of this point the jury were to judge. 
Before the Monday evening preceding the death of Lovett, he had by profuse. sweats, 
and by often repeated doses of the emetic powder, been reduced very low. In this. 
state, on that evening, ocheelapen of his Indian tobacco were administered. When 
