The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1844-04-19

found hy witness about = lnches above anu back |
of the centre of the left breast: The ball had |
lodged between the ribs aud the skin. Took the
bail out himself Produces BALL Supposes that
to be the same bali. It was taken from him by |
the coroner to take before the grand jury The
coroner handed II back to him. Has NJ hesi,a-
lion in believing it to he the same bali. II is a
lead bali Thinks the deceased died Of that wound. |
Crhr question that ELECTED this last answer was |
objected to but was answered before the objection
was heard Thinks he has sufficient skill Ia |
form an opinion on that subject. Questioned lay |
defendants cuuucIl:) i not II physician or sur |
genn. Could not say that he had any more know
ledge than ordinary men of the ANTONY Of the |
human system (lcrc defendants council NOV
el to exclude from the consideration of the jury
the opinion Of the witness az to the cause OF the
death of the dcccased) Question by prosecu-
tor: State the reasons why you suppose the de-
ea,cd came to his death by the wound described
hy YOU. Collected 20 by defendant but allowed !
by the couft.) Answcr--knowing that animals. |
by opening lesser artery, die IN consequence oil
il and my other reason would he this, that the
ches, of Morse's body was filled with blood, or
nearly 81. The blood had every appearance OF
hayin, been produced by that wound. Defend
ants council--A this evidence is objected to.
The court here oveuuled the motion to exclude
from the consideration Of the jury the opinion OF
the witness az TO the cause Of Morses death, to
which defendant excert.) Was in Morse's house
on the 20th, the day the inquest was held. Did
not go TO the field where this happened on that
day. This took place IN La Sale county.
Cross Eumined.-- Witness was down a, Pull
lips on tho morning Of the 2Sth, Go, up that
morning between aud 4, as near as his memory
serves him. was before daylight. Lived at Hos
firds ut that limc-t is IN the neighborhond Of 2
miles from Phillips. Don't recooct whether the
sun rose clear or cloudy that morning. Don't
know that he could tcltthe time he got TO Phillips
that Misunderstanding To his best recollection
it must have been not far from O'Clock. Don,
rccollcct whether the sun was shining then or not
there was a light snow on the ground that fell
the ui,lt bciirc. VI hen he got there the first and
only person he saw, was Samuel Carter sitting on
the fence leading from the stable around a small
| ward lule from the hauto--the fence went n few
| lengths north from the northwest cornor Of the
stable then east and west--he was sitting on the
| fence running east and west few panels west OF
! the corner Cooks a, the map formerly produced
| The fence west Of the stable might continue some
! 3 ur 10 panels nofth--ls bat few rods from the
stable t. the corner Of the fence running east and
| west, and that continues round enclosing the
house. Is not positive that there was fence be-
|
there were stacks in tho field west Of n north
course IRON, the stabe--lhcrc were stacks i ~ 5
rods soulh."e,l cf the stable. The wheat stacks
were ninth of due east course from the stable
some or rods north oi cast-in the uClghbor-
hood Of Is rods from the stable. Could see Nor
| scs house from the sablc--standing at the stable
would have to look north Of the stacks to see
! Mofsc'5 house. Should think he could not see
| Morsr's stable from Phillips. Should think
| hursc's house was some 90 rods from Philips
! From Phillips house to where tnrtcr was sitting
would be some or 3 rods IL IL about the same
distance from Phillips house it is to his stable,
It might he more than 60 rods from Philips house
To Morsc's h,use--shuuld not think II was so
rods, it might bo--shoull judge it could no, be
100 should think il would not be so. Phillips
house stands Just at the edge If the tmber--the
timber is back of phlIIlps'-thlnks that an object
would he easier discovered from Phillips To Nor
SEES than from Morse's to Philips. Morse lay
partly between The stacks and stable. When he
got there he had not been removed-he was lay
log IN very near an east line from where Carter
was sitting on the fence. Saw the trails Of blood
they continued from tho body IN nearly the d.
rccllon of where Carter was sitting on the fence.
The trains OF blood where not as abundant, when
he first discovered The blood as nearer to the body
| NC hllbutU tllbk. ne UhSlHfu III HONlNg Nbfst
--hrlped to undJcss han on the day Of the inquest,
his coat sleeve was very tght--was very snug
ON both arms--,he coat was tight, he should
think. should think it would be doubtful if he
could tell u white man from a black man, or a
stranger from Morsc's to Phillips Should think
no might see an object the size OF nile gun at
that dlsaucc--if an object Of that size were stuck
up ia the ground with no dark back ground and
no shy or relief beyond it, should think it might
be discovered that di,tancc-should think 1t might
be discovered some 90 or 50 rods probably II
there was rail fence, six rails high. between
Morscs house aud Phillips, large rails, sakcd
and ridcred, worm fence, should think when he
got within rcd or of the fence it would he
difficult to tell whether ho had gun or not
could not tell gun from stick at that distance.
In a short time after he got there, there were a
great many persons therc--ls not able 10 say
whether samuel Carter was there OF not--Anson
KugsbuJy, 4 i llosurd, and John Stridcr went
there with hm--dont yCcollcct Of any more.
| There was no person nearer the body than SAINT
/ Carter When he goi there he discovered men
coming at a little distance from both ways--a
good share of the cighborhood came in immcdl-
lately after he go, thrre--saw u + Rans,caJ, Ma.
Jor d Wallace, old Mr.. PrIcc. l,laus Holiday,
Wells Holiday, Ferdinand Garter and Henry
Glover there-dunt tecOllcct whether MNlard was
there. The body was not moved after he got
lhore until they thought hes, to remove it to the
house. Should think it mus, have been 10 o.
clock, m when they so, him to the housc---il
might have been after.
Direct rcsUaoed,-A light snow fell that night
Did no, see Phillips tina, morning. lie can dis.
lngush ono ighbor from another Gu or 80 rods
should think generally he generally
would kno .Acm that distance.
Gross examination rsSumCd.-llc should no,
swear to the identity Of a man that distance.
Dr. Nathan Gungman. Witness is acquain.
ted with deicndant-not very intimately. Knew
Lowell nrsc. Witness is practising physician
Some time in the latter part of January, no, Ger.
tain as to the day, he was called on by the coro-
acr 10 make an examination Of the body of Mors,