Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1853-07-02

death, was the discharge of the ball. liz
must have been in an erect position whci
shot. Am regular practicing physician.
Cross examined body must have
been higher than .le muzze of the pistol
Judging from the course of the ball through
the wound; did not see anything TO indicat,
that the ball mad touched the spinal column
DIR. La. Q. Rswson, Sworn--I examined
the body of Elwanger with DR.. Beaurrand
found wound in front of the neck, little tc
the right OF the center near the junction o
the claricle with the stersuim traced the
wound backwards through the intcgument,
and the superficial parts down to the com
mon sack that contains the large vessels on
the right side. On opening that sack,
found that the ball had passed through the
right common carotid artery at or near its
origin. In passing backwards it struck a.
gainst the front and lateral sides of the body
of the coryical vertebraL 1t then glanced
outwards and backwards till it passed
through the pleura into its cavity We
opened the cavity Of the chest, took out the
lungs and found large quantity of blood in
the cavity of the pleura in the right side
passed my hand down the cavity of the chest
and found the ball lying in the blood, between
the lung and the ribs of the right side.-
The wound was sufficient TO have caused
death very soon. A person wounded as the
deceased was, must necessarily bleed to
death in very short time.
Cross -examined-Judging from the appear
ance of the wound, the ball must have come
nearly from the 'front.'.
William Ryan.-Was on the other side of
the river the day of the show. Saw Rose in
a crowd there by the side of the small tent
don't remerlber the time of day. McGraw
came up and deman ded his pistols, and asked
him if he had a mind to kill folks, or some
thing like that. Rose stepped back, put his
hand to his breast, drew out pistol and snap
ped it-McGraw struck him somewhere about
the head with club. Rose. started back and
after going some steps turned and fired AT
ter McGraw struck him they all run after him
and halloaed, "catch him" turned and fir
ed across the pike, towards the south side, in
the direction of the man who was killed. l
was 10 steps from Rose and did not see the
pistol when it was fred. Heard the ball pass
my head and my hat fell of. The powder
flew on my shirt and in my face Had not
seen Rose until that day and had never
had any fuss with him. Did not hear
Rose make any threats or say anything about
pistols that day.
Cross-examined- had been over
the river fifteen minutes before the pistol was
tired; McGraw was there when got there.
McGraw went up to Rose, he had piece of a
stick in his hand; when he struck him he hit
him about the head, and Rose said, 'hold on ,
after the pistol was discharged, threw a
stone at Rose and hit him about the eye, be-
cause thought he fired at me; he was len
steps from me when my hat fell off,
Thursday Morning.
Croes-examination of Ryan continued-The
witness here wished to explain some things
said yesterday. There was Young man
came out with cigar in his mouth and said
to Rose that if he threatened to shoot him
as he had other people, he would skin him
from his head 10 his feet" he replied, "that
if he did not keep his hands off him, he
would put button hole through him, as he
had the materials" | have seen the man
sInce-his name is Eli Baker--Rose had hold
Of the pistol to draw it; did not see Baker
over the river at the time the pistol was fred
After the ball passed me, the powder was
on my shirt and face, and afterwards went
to the river and washed my face.
Cross-examination continued talked
with no one about my testimony since last
night first told Mr.. Haynes about wishing
to explain my testimony this morning. /
forgot last night about the powder flying on
my face; at the time some one spoke to him
about sklnning him, he stood outside the gro
cery; Rose was also out of the door when
Baker spoke; think Allspach was there !;
do not know whether Allspach followed him
up then or not; | stopped there when they
were talking; did not know that Rose was
in that part of town when went up there.
| had just had my dinner at Mr.. Macks'
before | went up there ; Rose was talking 10
some one when we stopped; Don't know cx-
actly what Rose said; this was the last time
saw Rose before l saw him when the pistol
was fred did talk with Mr. Bull and Mr.
King last night about my testimony; do
not know whether what threw at Rose was
stone or brickbat; l did not carry it from
this side of the river did not pick up any,
thing this side of the bridge; was walking
in the street, when first heard that there
was going to be fight over the other side of
the river; it was on Front street on this side;
| went right over the river; thought saw
the pistol in Roses hand when the cap snap
ped; this was before McGraw struck him
when they demanded the pistol, he turned
round and went in different direction at
least two steps. The people then gathered
around hose SO that could not see him dis
tinctly; | saw Rose when the pistol was
fired, but did not see the pistol when it went
of; do not know whether there was many
people between me and Rose or not Nv
hat fell of after the pistol cracked | did not
hear the bullet until after l heard report of
the pistol; my hat was not hit / picked up
the stone after my hatfell of, / did not 90
to Rose over the river and offer to fight him.
David Belts sworn-On the day Barnum's
Show was here, on the 23d of August, 1853,
as crossed the bridge, saw great many
tOOafbar tha 81, IL al. l.