Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-07-02

and this eXculpation is complete unless clear
ly contravened by the evidence OF two white
witnesses. This is exactly what the prison
or has done she has, as the law permits, by
calling on God, eXculplted herself, and her
oath is good at least against the Islander of
her W slaves. Which then should prevail
the clamors Of Others or the policy of the
law established by our colonial anceslors.-
There would not be Il title of positive evil
denca against the prisoner nothing but cir
cumstantial evidence-and ingenious combi-
nation might be made to lead to any conilu-
sion. Justice was all that his client asked.
She appealed to liberal and high minded men
aud she reioiccd in the privilege Of doing
SOTO accord her that justice they would de-
Inland for themselves.
Mr.. Deveaux was not cross examined.
Eridence ReSumed.--Dr. Il. w. North
sworn-(cautioned by Attorney General to
avoid hearsay evidence)-Was the family
physician of Mrs. Rowand. Went on the
9th Of January, at Mrs. Rowand's request
TO see her, at her mothers, in Logan street
found her down stairs in sitting room. She
was in a nervous and excited state had been
90 for a month before; he had attended her
she said nothing TO witness Of slave BTaria
found Maria in a chamber up stairs, about l
o'clock, p. NJ; she was dead she appeared
TO have been dead about an hour and a half;
his attention was attracted to a piece Of pine
wood on a trunk or a table in the room it
had a large knot on one end-had it been
used on Maria, 1t must have caused consid-
cradle confusion other pieces of wood were
in IA box, and much smaller ones; the corpse
was laying one side in the chamber it was
not laid out presumed she died there the
marks on the body were, to witness view,
very slight; some scratches about the face
he purposeIy avoided making an examina-
ton observed no injuries about the head
had no conversation with Mrs. Rowand a.
bout Maria left the house; it was on the
9th January last, the day before the inquest
knew the slave before, but had never attend
ed her.
Cross Eramined.-Mrs. Rowand was in
feeble health and nervous; the slave Maria
was weak and emaciated in appearances; sud-
den death of such Il person, in such a state,
from apopleXy or action of nervous system,
not unlikely /; her sudden death would not
imply violence; had prescribed assafntida
for Mrs. Rowand on a former visit; it is an
appropriate remedy for nervous disorders.-
Mrs. Rowand was not of bodily strength to
handle the pine knot so as to give a severe
blow Mrs. Rowand has five or six children;
the elder of them large enough to have carri-
ed pieces of wood about the room there
must have been a severe confusion and much
eXtravasation Of blood TO infer death from Vi
olence in this case apopleNy is frequently
attended with eXtravasatlon of blood there
were two Maria'S in the family.
In reply.--Mrs. Rowand could have raised
the pine knot, but could not have struck a
blow with it such a piece of wood could
have produced death, but it would have left
its mark; saw the fellow, Richard, he was
quite capable of giving such a blow.
DR.. Peter POrchcr-Was called in by the
Coroner's Jury to examine Uuriu'S body !;
found it in the wash kitchen it was the
corpse of one feeble and emaciated partly
prepared for burial had the clothes removed;
the body was lacerated with stripes; abra-
sions about face and knuckles; skin knock
ed off passed his hand over head +; no bone
broken; on request opened her thoraX and
examined the %vlscera found them healthy ;
heart unusually so for one Of her age; no par
ticular odor; some undigested food; no inila-
:. nation; removed the scalp and found consid-
cradle eXtravasation between scalp and scull;
} scalp bloodshol; Just under the scalp found
the effects of a single blow, just over the
right ear; after removing the scalp, lifted
, the bone; no rupture of any blood-vessel
l some softening Of the brain in The upper hem
ispherc; there was considerable eXtravasa.
ton under the scalp, the result Of a success
sion of blows on the top Of the head this
eXtravasation was general but that over the
= ear was in a single spot; the butt-end OF d
e cow-hide would have suf1iced for this pnr,
D pose; an ordinary stick; a heavy one would
I have done it; a succession OF blows on the
2 head, in a feeble woman, would lead TO death,
U | x,hon IN o r,tn on, II VunalI mot . an IA M
other appearance about her person TO account
d for her death except those blows.
Cross Eramined.-To a patient in this wo'
mans condition, the blows would probably
cause death; they were not such as were cal
culated to kill an ordinary person; witness
I saw the body twenty-four hours after hel
: death; it was winter, and bitter cold no DIS
organization, and the examination was there
} fore to be relied on; the blow behind the ca
y might have resulted from a fall, but not tht
y blow on the top of the head, unless she lei
head foremost came to the conclusion OF Z
succession of blows from the extent OF The
eXtravasation a single blow would have
shown "A distinct spot, with a gradual sprea
- ding or diffusion; one large blow; could no
~ account for it, as the head was spherical ; NJ
, blood on the brain; the soltenlng oil The BRAN
>, did not amount TO much; IN an ordinary dis
!; section would have passed it over; ange
sometimes produces apopleXy, which result
in death; blood between the scalp and tn
bone Of the skull it was evidently a iresI
: eytravasation; twenty-four hours would hay
- scarcely made any change; knew nothing G
" this negro before even alter examination
as the cause of death is sometimes lnscrutablt
-, not usual, however.
s In Reply.-Does not attribute the softer
" inc of the brain to the blows-lt was sligh
Ct and might have been the result Of ages;
&c was some evidence Of impairment Of VT
er powers by advancing age.