The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-07
could have inflicted the wound herself without any


couid nave innictsd the wound herself without any
great dmculty
Cross summation thinks that he he prsoner)
could nave done without any great dmculty thinks
stood face to face that he with the pistol in his
right hand, could not have inflicted that wound II he
aaa eesn IN Inc proper rssse position there Is no
ooupt nc couiu nave innic 81 that wound science Will
net decids ne got into proper relative posi-
tion, or mott II they were standing together and he
on one sde OF ner witness cannot tell whether he could
nave 30 nred as TO produce tho wound
x, Uh. MuhRAf CAhSochAs was then called and sworn
TINS eIy was some years ago assistant to Dr. Vasn-
Tine Mott mas been connected with the hospitals in
France witness has frequently had opportunities Of
smnng gun-snot Wounds the muxxe OF the pistol
nave been within three or four inches OF the body
PROBABLY touching the surface when 1t was fired on
In oroer 10 produce the wound and It's appearances;
witness has seen in his practice wound by pistol,
nreo on at distance less than loot where the diane
aperson standing two thrs. PAGES of could in
Witnesses judgment 30 hre pistol as TO produce such
wound 1t appears to the witness quite possible for
tne deceased herself TO have produced such wound
On cross examination, by the Attorney Geuera no.
was elected contradictory to the above opinions
RICHARD WILLIAM WARRINGror, sworn lis q phys-
clan and surgeon OF 20 years experienced has
gooo many gun-shot wounds; deceased might nave
in1 G thai wound herself
CCsseraniinafion- Is not possioie 10 ure IL on nor
pull tne trigger with the right hand 30 AZ 10 pro-
o1ee sucn wound
lives AZ 81 Louis; her husband name Is Jonn Wad-
6en; was In st. louis summer before last; was then
washing and ironing at hrst after which witness was
chambermaid; knew Mrs walker the deceased, when
sne boarded at Mrs. Murphys was living there when
che came there and ell the time she was there attend
ed to her bed ROOM MIR Walker the prisoner brought
ner TO beard there he LETT her there was present at
ynelr separation when he bid her good bye he shook
AaDds with her and kissed her aud bid her good bye
Q.-bid you know her, after he left to become &C
quaintrd with any other gentleman!
Objected to by the District Attorney, as being per-
fectiy irrelevant to the issue
Mr. O'CoSoR said that the prosecution had shown
wished to show that 1t was not improper to withdraw
the payment OF her board He intended to shew that
sne became as much the vile OF another man as she
was OF Alr. walker.
Mr. McKEoN said, that was exactly what he thought.
out even II ne could prove connection with o000O peo-
pie 1t had nothing to do with this issue.
Inc Court sustained the objection as being ques-
ra Viz that Of the marriage OF the parties which
Issue tseu was very remote TO the subject OF the trial.
Decision exceptedto .
ME- JOHN MULLIN, the gunsmith OF William street,
was again called to the found one cap
OF those I'VE caps which were left on the psto
the powder was loose inside the barrel to which this
cap belonged was still loaded it was the rst barrel Of
Inc SIX wnlch wouid nave nred on II the cap had not
the next pull OF the trigger would as It did fire
~ .he next parrei; mat was tne one wnch went on,
Iherefore whoever fred the pistol first tried one bar
ger Pueo the trigger anu IL missed nre then the trig-
ger was pulled AGAIN ana the next barrel In order was
1scnargea ana successfully, Whatever nand IL was
tnat uischaigeu ~ Inc cap was broken by the nam
mer coming down MI Mulin then explA artis-
SGsy ana TECHNICALLY the whole nature Of caps, bar
fei LIS pistols &c.
me delence mere rested The prosecution then call
90 whsssts 70 rspuS the presumption OF deceased
Dr Hos.cx was Grst ca,,pi tn n. st.,a O.. ..s.,. -
to tho nossbilitv of the ACT of smcide Wns. h1dS
think 4 was NOT probable thai n.rson hmssIf Could
infict such wound mon himself The reasons are "a
folIows.-HoIang the pisto in the right hand there
wod hc acn 81 mover 70 mil the trrrsr q, va 10
ra IL off in the directisn of the wound The doctor
here exn,aincd scientihcav. how The aexor muscles
-oo,S II. -. M q ,o;n, j. -,n,; -.
N.Tu.x,r, SrmpsoN was then called and sworn
witness does business in the cty hut sleeps Mt lanai