The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-06-29

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the blow with his head towards Watson.
Thought he struck pretty hard with both
hands, held the stick up over his head
Never saw the pailing afterwards Saw
Crew fall fell over on his back, from Watson.
/ Wounded on the rightside-he struck down.
The ladder fell. Don't know whetheritfell be-
fore he struck him or not. Crew was next TO
the kiiehen-Watson on the other side. 1t
happened on Thursday morning about 10
O'Clock, Crew lived till Friday night.
ALEXANDER MoRgAY-was down at the
store, at the horse rack Was working Tor
Watson that day--carrying brick and NOR
ter up TO tile chimney. Was standing at
the loot of the ladder, Crew came along and
and told me he wanted the ladder. told
him he could not have it, he swore he would
be damned if be would not have it. He
then went down to the store. Watson told
him there was another ladder Just like that
one. Watson remained at the horse rack
Crew went down TO the plank road. Heard
Crew say be damned il he would not have
the ladder, or break his own neck Or Wat
sons. He swore if any person walked oyer
him any more, they would walk over his
dead body. Then he went towards Watson's
house. Have known Crew about twelve
years, knew him to carry pistol-and a
dirk knife with a spring in il. He said he
carried them to defend himself Did not
know him to commit any acts personal
violence. Hugh Johnston Was present at
the conversation before the store door.
Doctor McCoY-Was His Physician, was
summoned by Peter Lad TO visit the patient
Found him at his own house, lying on cot,
head and face bloody, some blood oozing
from the right ear, he was in comatose con-
dition, a suspension of sensation and volun-
tary motion. The pupils of the eye were
| dila ted, and insensibie to the" stimulus of
hight. His pulse beating 48 times per min
Ute, and feeble. His respiration about l2
times per mInute-with a loud stertor. On
examination of his head, found a confused
wound ofabout three inches in length. This
wound penetrated down to the skull bone.
/ The skull was fractured to about the same
extent, Fractured bone depressed or driv-
en- in to the brain. Blood and brain issuing
through the flssures of the fractured bone.
formed an untavorable prognosis after
having examiued him-The first time Wis
tied HIM on the 30:h day OF September,
saw him twice afterwards; he still continued
comatose The cause OF his death in my
opinion was an injury inflicted upon the
encephaIon or nervous centre--and the vi
olenL inhamatory reaction OF the Diagnosis
which followed. This opinion was predi-
Gated upon the condition which found the
patient l was the first Surgeon called
proceeded to apply "a small trephinc to the
surface of the skull bone-operated on the
parelal bone the upper margla ofthe frac-
lure. | instituted an elevator, and procee-
ded to raise the depressed bone. Removed
some three several pieces of Detached skull
bone, by applying the trcphine--and ele-
waited the depressed margin Of the appeftine,
turned back the flaps, and confined them
by adhesive straps, Gave him no medicine.
The power OF Deglucition WAS destroyed.
He spoke several words after l elevated the
depressed bone.
DooroR WILSON Mr.. Ely came and told
me Watson had sent for NE to come and see
Crew. Did see the wound when first went,
sent for Doc McCoy--when he came We
made an examination of the wound. Found
the wound pretty much closed up with our
stitch and adhesive plaster EXamlned by
pressing with my tnger, discovered two
loose bones to give away. We removed
them, and took out the c(otted blood and
some PARTICLES Of brain, washed off the wound.
Thoug ght he would die--did not know what
produced the wound, only from what |
heard. There was considerable force in my
opinion used 10 produce the effect | found.
suppose the wound was between 2 and
3 inches in length--it was on the right side
of the head Have had considerable expe.
rience With such wounds. They are not
necessarily mortal Think | would have
treated the case pretty much as Mccoy did,
so far as surgical operation is concerned.
inflammation Is the most to be dreaded in
such cases.
Testimony on the part Of the
Defendant.
EZEKIEL WuEELER-Worked for Pierson
Smith in 1852. There are two ladders
made at the shop. A pair that was made
To run together with kind OF an iron hook
for the purpore of putting up lightning
rods. They were both alike. Saw them
al S nith's shop six months before this at
fair. Crew SAID to Smith that he wanted
TO get the ladder to put up some lightning
rods-Smith Said they were not noned;
Crew said he would get them ironed If he
would let him have them. Crew brought
the ladders home and said to Smith there is
your ladders. | assisted Smith TO put them
away. Saw one of them at Lewlse's S house
before the occurrence between Crew and
Watson. Some two or three of us had one
of them Have seen Crew have pistols
and knives. Seen him have various pistols
and different kind of knives.
JAMES RoBERTs Have seen Crew have
pistols and knives three or four times. He
vas pump maker not pistol merchant.
Saw HIM have revolver lie bought two
pistolsof me at one time. Did not expect
That Crew would injute any person with
them
JOHN WHrE.-Know B. F. Sparrow who
was examined here as witness; had con-
yersation with him on the day that they
were summoned before the Grand Jury.
He said Watson said when he came in the
store that be was afraid he had killed Chew.
The reason | asked him the question was
because was there when Crew was struck,
and did not see him there. | won't say he
was not there.
ABRAHAM HoLMEs--Know where the lad
der was. 1t was standing near the end OF