The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-11-02

put on inquest by the Squire as a juror.
examine ed the wounds; there we're three il
the throat done with some sharp instru
ment, and one on the forehead. supposed
to be done by club. The scull was frac
tured from II to 2 inches; the fracture
widened as it extended to the nasal bone
the frontal sinus was caved or depressed
Three wounds in the throat; two cross
wise and one up and down; wind pipe
severed; spine or bones Of the neck nearly
severed; spinal marrow severed. The
wounds were purifying; creepers or mag
gots in the wound nearly an eighth of an
inch long. The blow upon the forehead
would have produced partial paralysis
but might have partially recovered from it
but without immediate medical treatment
would have produced DEATH A person SO
wounded could not have inflicted persona
violence upon himself. Wounds in the
throat would inevitably produce death
Supposed from appearances deceased
must have been dead 24 hours when
first saw him. Had vest on; helped take
off clothes. The pocket was cut off the
pants Ii was after sun.down when was
there. The club was close by the boy. is
of hickory, about feet long and as thick
as my wrist. Don'trecollect of any blood
on, the club. Club and knife shown.
| This looks like the club. The first time |
saw the klrite was a, Esqr. Murphy S; looks
like the same kniie; should say was the
same knie. 1t was first handed to me to
know il il was sufficient to in(lict the wound.
On the examination a clot Of blood nearly
as big as hall grain OF corn was found
near the back spring inside. The inside
OF the clot was soft and sticky. Where
small blade shuts down there was blood
also, with splotches OF blood III other places.
Blood will speedily rust steel and iron, as
| know from my surgical instruments.
Cross examination When FIRST saw
wound on head supposed il was cut with
a sharp instrument, but when dissected ii
showed il was done with heavy. dull in
strument rclub introduced instrument
through the cavity into the brain. Saw no
blood on the club; made no examination
tor clubs or stumps where clubs mig gllt have
been cut; might be that blow could be
inflicted with a club and not show blood
on, the club. Think did give club to
Mrs. Sellars-tnay have done it. The
blow would produce compression OF the
brain and paralysis; was plenty of blood
around the head: hair on back Of head
was full OF blood. Atthe place where the
deceased was lying. there was consider
able quantity Of coagulated b.ood. Was
DO difficulty in finding blood. The wealth.
er has some influence on the coagula,ion
of blood. Don't know how many pounds
of blood there is liz an ordinary sized man.
If jugular vein and the carotid arteries
were severed, as in this case, twould take
some 9 or minutes to exhaust the blood
from the body. Picked the blood out OF
the knife with pin and separated the
blood; on the blade was where we found
blood in the evening. Oxyd or rust will
show red; iron ip the blood is what give
the red cast. Did not say at the Squire's
whether it was human blood, or the blood
Of lower animals. Didn't go into cheini-
cal analysis of the blood Was satisfied
it was Llood without it. gave il as my
opinion that stains OF, the shirt was blood,
and that shirt had been washed in cold
water. What | rubbed on the blade o.
the knile in the evening did not say was
blood; asked for an Adjournment SO that
could make an examination by day light.
Had the kniie in my possession over night.
When blood coagulates it becomes COM
ple,ely dry. The fbrin remains with the
coagulaton Threw away the particles |
examined Picked out Of knife clot as
big as a small grain OF corn; picked out
several others, some as large as grains oil
wheat. Didn't think Of keeping them.
Have skill enough to tell blood when ! see
| il. Cannot see globules with the naked
eye. First went 10 the body OF deceased
out of curio sity; afterwards wenti search
of prisoner. | told the father OF prisoner
TO make no objection to the search of his
house; but il he could assist his son off to
do so.
Re-eramincd constituent princi.
pie of the blood OF man aud inferior ami.
mails is the same There is some differ.
ence in the blood Of different men owing
to their food, but the constituent principles
are the same.
Dr.. e. G. Laughlin--Was present
where the body OF Sellars was found on
the night when the inquest was held and
assisted in examining the wounds Of the
deceased. On the scalp of the boy there
was a cut something near 3 inches long
running across and terminating at the in.
ner corner Of the lett eye; the fracture ol
the skull was two-thrds of the distance
! From>ragged nature Of cuts in the throat
supposed they were done with dull instru.
ment. The fracture in the forehead would
PROSTATE the person and render him insen-
sible, but the probabilities are that con.
sciousness would return; but the skull be-
ing partially depressed the probabilities are
that the deceased would not recover so q.
to inflict such wounds upon himself. The
wounds in the neck would produce death
[Club shown. Same club saw before
Diagram shown.] No house could bt
distinctly seen from the place where ths
boy was found. and more difficult 10 SEE
the body from the houses. Phe body wa.
down in the woods, the ground descend
ing from the road at grade of about
degrees. knife shown.] Picked bloot
out with pin near the backspring; M
doubt that it was blood. Body must hav,
E lain from 12,o 94hours. This club woul'
have been sufficient to have produced tn
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