The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-16

Objected to by the defence and modi6ea into tho e.,

Objected to by the Defence and modified into the fol-
Wha, in your opinion. was the cause of death,
W,tN,ss-Thc manner in which " e found the body and
The stonna appearance induce me to say she died from
although that includes drowning which does moi proinc
congestion Of the branbut idence is TO be found in
the heart pillow bed held tightly over the mouth
would leave Indications such we found On this loG
never saw more healthy body in death by smoke or
dehterios gas We always End or less Congestion NJ
me Draln the first question which to our mind ON
ndng the body was, whether the person was alive or
aea when the hire broke out the placid appearance of
the countenance the natural of lie body and
other indications induced to believe she was lead
before the burning in this opinion we Were confirmed
by the appearance of the burns and the eve which
would naturally be closed if the fire approached during
| This last ties tmony was objected to-
Inc court stated that the medical testimony was
strengthened ny the reasoning which the witness used
, WINES - when the fire comes in contact with the
living body blister arises around the edges of that
there Is ared dehnable line which the person should
die, Is always dstngnishabe by pinchng the finger
When fire reaches body after death there is no blister
and no perceptble red mark In this body there was no
blister and no red mark At the navel par, where the
fire had stopped distinctly visible. The skin was
puckered upand there nohuid between the outer and
the inner layers II she had been burned death the
face would have shown great distortion must have
| suffered great agony.
Cross-cramned- have been in practice Il or 10 wears.
have been present and helped examine several ca4e
where Eve been afterwards called as witness.
By the DisTRcT ArToESEY.-On the left breast of tbs
woman where her dress opened, lay small brass
key; embedded firmly in the flesh, but there no
dscoloration. If it had been there during life would
have left mark there.
C,oss-erarainedI do not recollect being present
post norton examination of any person who died OF sui
location before this Death from inoNication matter
OF common Occurrences. In the first place, find more
less congestion OF the brain, and the subject generally
dies OF apopexysame congestion OF the lungs, rothy
condition of the mouth and the passage leading to the
lungs IN bloatcd countenance the eye protungand pupil
datlng and in the majority OF cases. peculiar smell of
alcohol in the stomach, and in dscolorion
of the brain We also find an enlargement OF the liver and
hardened condition thereof do not recollect
death from ntoxcaon where there is congestion
the brain and lungs might depend upon the position of
ton but hardly conceive possble it is said negroes
have killed themselves with the tongue this had
so little blood water on the brain, that should say she
had not died Of ntoxcaon the signs OF death from SUI
location the congestive state Of the lungs and the
gorged condition of the heart; the marks would be d
ierent in person who dies from suiocaon the person
should be sober than what it would be if he drunk
in the absence of all symptoms OF drunkenness am OF OPT
MON that woman not drunk when she went to bed
but in all of medical opinion it necessary TO be-
precise in language and that there nothing to
cation or strangulaton combined, OF either alone
Of suiiocaon the tongue does obrude from the
mouth some times; it occasionally happens where death
from the burning charcoal generally obrudes
without knowing nything OF the history oil that woman
should say that the stomach was healthy, and that she
not an incorporate woman could not give OPT
MON to whether intempeiatc person would burn
quicker than another calm countenance is one ndca
ten of death from smotcfing and by death from tho
fumes of charcoa there of death from passion
where the person has some organic disease Tor the pas
to act upon; this woman liver was cut up we cN-
amned the womb but found disease there the key
spoke of not attached TO any thing.
Q-Fr0m the mere post m0rtem examination can u me-
deal man say if death from suiocaon was accompanied
by violence noti
WIrNEss-Why, not unless found marks of
violence il had such a could simply say he was
smohered uni could refer to the surrounding CIR
cumstanccs.
BY District ArTonNEY-There no laceraon on
the tongues never heard of intoxicated person dying
in the bed in that way; generally they 80 on IN an apo
pecc state, and you can detect the smell OF the liquor
DR.. PUTNAM cxamined,-I was acquainted with the de-
ceased and visited her professionally.
Here the DIsrRcr ArronNsY offered to show by this
thrpat toy
OF the witness
Counsel for the prisoner Objected >" 'h- ' and DR.
The Court postponed their decision this point until
the morning.
= Ronrnr Nrlsov NJ D.. examined--I've been in prac.
tice 30 years. present at the post cxam
nation Of the dcceased the last two Witnesses pre-
sent and assisted This witness went the
timony given by DR.. Rogers In the Of his
tmony the Dr. said that all of death hch he had
examined, the heart found more gorged the right
side than the left except in of poisoning from
prussic acid in which the left side of the heart
burning Dr. ~ said if the burning took place after death
there would be mark and therefore he led 10
ect that in this case the woman dead before the burn
ing.
Crcsstraained.--I could discover no marks on the
body of this woman from which could with certainty
state the cause other death; could suppose causes
BysWHTISG-ler stomach was healthy and il is very
great mistake suppose that all drinkers die early
and have diseased tomachs persons do live very long
have good health and yet drink although is not
popular opinion because Is not supposed promote the
of temperance she might have been drunk at
IL o'clock and the alcohol would all have got before
the morning; her stomach empty, which showed She
had solid food for five hours the stomach unusual
ly empty.
Dr. NELSON having replied to questions put by the
counsel for the prisoner his previous experience in
Canada the Court and. adjourned until 10 o'clock
this morning
SUPREME CouRT Jan u-Present-Mr Chief