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an arsenical embalming fluid, so that, although consent 

 was subsequently obtained, it was decided that the cxami- 

 nation would be so vitiated as to be worthless. On the 

 death of (he daughter, the coroner summoned a jury and 

 held an iiKjiiest. The post-mortem was conducted by I>r. 

 George A. Hendricks, in the presence of the jury and 

 several physicians who had been invited. Dr. Hendricks 

 has kindly furnished me with his report, which I present 

 here in full : 



" The autopsy was held fifteen hours after death. The 

 alxlominal viscera were first examined. The great omen- 

 turn was small, in normal position, covering the small 

 intestine. The small intestine was moderately distended 

 with Hat us. The jejunum was ashy-green in color; the 

 ileiim purplish-green. About eighteen inches from the ter- 

 mination of theileum was found a diverticulum two inches 

 in length. The small intestine contained very little ali- 

 mentary matter. The vermiform appendix was free, con- 

 tained some small fecal lumps, and snowed no evidence of 

 inflammation. The ca?cum, ascending, transverse, and 

 descending colon were empty and their circular fibres were 

 tightly constricted, except at intervals where the intestine 

 was distended with gas. The sigmoid flexure was moder- 

 ately distended with gas, and the rectum contained small 

 bits of fecal matter. The stomach was somewhat contracted 

 and lay wholly upon the left side of the median line. It 

 contained a few ounces of fluid. Its extremities were ligated 

 and the organ removed. The mucous membrane of the 

 stomach and intestine were not examined until they reached 

 the chemist. The duodenum was distended with flatus. 

 The liver was normal in size and appearance. The gall- 

 bladder contained about one ounce of bile. The spleen was 

 normal. One-half ounce of fluid deeply stained with blood 

 was found in Douglas's cul-de-sac. The uterus, Fallopian 

 tuhcs, and ovaries were deeply congested. The left ovary 

 was enlarged and presented on its posterior surface a hemor- 

 rhagie spot, oval, about one-half line in length, and several 

 other less distinct ones. The right ovary was normal in 

 size and showed numerous Graalian scars. The ureters 



