The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-13

body on the noor discovered blood the hsuds;
the body exhibited the appearance Of death caused
By gurshot wound; the face pale and the mouth
in the back Of the hsac In os with the opening OF the
about three inc from the hair cotted
with blood dissection found the ball had entered the
base Of the occpts bsne In about Line 70 the left OF
the fvemen man aud lodged In the right side OF the
head At the junction Of the oocptal and temporal bones
having passed through the spinal marrow this wound In
my opinion, he cause OF death.
Question by Coronsr-From tbs nature Of the wound
and the course Of the ball. do you believe the deceased
Answsr-I think it possible he could have shot him
SELF but 1t would have been vy difficult for him to have
done 20.
To juror never saw suicide OF this kind
By Mr. Bussed-Q The appearances OF the wound
ebsnrsd The surgical sape.snos o. IT. a Il wsa,s
have ctapsed the surrounding parts but not the surg
csappearapce around the wound; IT would
char &c the iss ~ some distance from the wound
Can you tell, from the appearance OF the ball, aud
the traverse OF it through the head and the Embedded
the pistol of when fred A. cannot tell the dis
tsncs ths aperture where the bA entered not
ged, II wss clean hoe; haa the pistol been lodged
suits Ihave seen such wounds frequently in cases of
suicide when the pistol has been close to tbs wound
To Juror-In Of suicide had the pistol been held
81, inches ffom the skull the bah would have made
clean aperture.
Albert G. Allen (colored man) sworn says.-I am In
the employ Of Mr. Wood and take OF the Offices in
that buidipg Tuesday morning last ~ about hapast
ten O'Clock or quarter to eleven was sent ~ Mr.
that Or Intsner had faintss went into thu of q With
nr novns And onnd DR. Tntensr having On his Il hit
on the floor did not notes any blood when nrs, vent
To- supnospe bs had f.inted want avav and returned
again in sbou, afteen minutes
here Al that the object of s Witness was
To see anv were by him going ia or ont OF
,he offices on that morninr1
Witne,, eontinued. When returned saw the blood:
I know DR.. Lutener: cav him at about ten O'Clock
that morning In mi Woods ofios he came in TO
borrow the INV YORK HERALD; hs took the paper
and then rstnrnsd hack Ia nj. ofioa. I did mt sas
him sys After that il was about three quarters of
~ bonr .stsr that that Ne Simmons renus.ted ma 10
90 .ftar nr nouns sf ar the ,ed l.ft Mr. woods
ese. rsm.;usa IN ths oics soms thrss osarsrs of an
bnnr thsn ,sos m. hronn, ana assnr tha st.irs
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n nc st.;rs ma % On ,hs stoon ,shsn NJ Simmop,
tea ~. IN % Sor doctor. II mp.t have bean .hont
tent, m,nuiss After the left M Wo,as nice
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haut bm ~ Sa.u tbs ,sairs a.r Miss shinn.n coma
49, ,bat 49, Inc a., ti,,s s,v mar that sor,in,. ajd
~ a AN .hsr nsrson n,ss nm or down stsiys on that
,ro,.;na. son,, In, .;thsr NJ or NJ. g.,s. Ala mot
e.. either Of f them on That morsipg. ''''
70 man Win sca m s.onn;-~ ma m
,hs st.rs s 400 and sskns ma .hppt S,a vife
rr Iu,snsrs this VAS Itbnt About en- res
Sssrs had long eonvsrs.ton with him
he ,os me- his inss WAS 10 rstsh II hs wife vent into
nr or came ont Of tbat Office then ,sksd him
II cted apy mproper ntsr ,ouree between his vie