A report of the trial of Cooper v. Wakley, for an alleged libel, taken by shorthand writers employed expressly for the occasion : with an engraving of the instruments, and the position of the patient / together with B. Cooper's "Prefatory remarks" on the evidence, and a copious explanatory appendix, by Thomas Wakley.

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1829
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Credit: A report of the trial of Cooper v. Wakley, for an alleged libel, taken by shorthand writers employed expressly for the occasion : with an engraving of the instruments, and the position of the patient / together with B. Cooper's "Prefatory remarks" on the evidence, and a copious explanatory appendix, by Thomas Wakley. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    EXAMINATION OF THE WITNESSES. iVJr. Alderman Partridge sworn, and examined by, iV^r. WMey. Where do you reside, Sir? At Colchester. i\re you a member of the College of Surgeons ? Yes. You are in practice at Colchester ? Yes. ' ,j How many years have you been in practice ? Fourteen years or more. Have you seen many operations of lithotomy ? Yes, I have. y Have you performed the operation yourself? Yes, I have. How many times? I never kept an account, but I should suppose about eigh- teen or twenty times; perhaps sixteen or eighteen times; I cannot say to one or two. ; I Did you witness an operation of lithotomy performed by Mr. Bransby Cooper ? Yes. -ii IjoriX Tentcrden. An operation at St. Bartholomew's ? Mr. Wakley. At Guy's, my Lord. In March last ? In March last. Have you read a report of that operation in The Lancet ?Yes, T have. Is that report correct, Sir ? It struck me at the time as being correct, and t have had no particular cause, as I am aware of, since to alter my mmd about it. I did not examine i>t very thoroughly. '' Can you point out any material inaccuracy in that report, Sir ? Why, the XQ^ port now verbtiiim has gone from my mind, but the general ■ ,;n-i^ Did the patient appear to you a healthy man He certainly struck me, when 1- went mto the theatre, as a very healthy man. I made that remark at the time, t Ot his years he appeared a tine healthy countryman ? It. struck, me,,so. Lord Tenlerdcn. Hesavshe appeared to be a very healthy man. Mr. Wnkley. Did Mr. Cooper or Mr. Callawav introduce the staff'?'' I'do not bear that in imnd ; I think Mr. Cooper did himself, but I will not be positive. ' Was the staff, after the external incision had been made, withdrawn? All in- struments were withdrawn immediately. ni. -n ,i, i. Was a second cut attempted to be made into the bladder W-ithout a- new intro^ duction of the staff ? The first attempt was so certainly, n n..,'; , ,, f The first was so? The first was made without any director. m.c .r l.ox(\ TeMerden. All instruments were withdrawn alter the first incision Wa8>' made: IS that what you say ? Yes, my Lord. ♦ Lord re»/erf/e«. The second cut was allempted to be made .';tjt m-.Wakley. Was made. ■' ■i^nn^ Sir James 'Scarleii. The gentleman put the questwn altcmptedtohe made Lord lenlerdm. Did you say made, or was attempted to be made' Made f tere withdrawn ' ^^st attempt here-^the first ^ilbrt after all instruments ^^'^ P?''^'^'' ^'^^ P^^'^^ [directing the attention'of tb^H r Tnf! cluld bound m the way in which k paUnt is tied.when undent tUopcralum of hilu>!.omy] di.rmg the operation, or nearly so ? More elevated. | The han( s were ucd to (he feet ? The hands were t;ed to the feet, .(^na the knees were lied to t1ie neck in this way Yes ^\nd in this position the patient remained nearly one hour f m7 n ^? ' ^'m yemM in that position. 1 Jl i -^' ^''^ P='l'^'t '•en'ain in this position ? It must have heen nearly an hour, from the notice I took of the clocl/in going in and comS' Diirina that period was a sound repeatedly introduced ? Yes Lord lenterdui. That's an instrument, is it ?