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80 A44I[A M|f NM- Dis AL~ALEA . - GALAI-L -MM
ci1barfassed Bis expression vas eoncefned and
anxiuns. leane 70 town next n0rplng about 10
O'Clock. went FIRST alone and Afterwards with
tEosoihers Cot Smith and Msi Presipa. 10 cram
Inc the ground upon which the encounter had taken
Piaee- There wefs coed many Persens here
time, and not 20 many The Second tine The |
ground was Ter3 much framplea il every dire L
tinn around do not think il had fro1n thar right
81 all vent 10 The place near The engine house i
Ron WITCH frsi heard the scnfle The night before,
ard looked carefeIy 70 see iEthere vas any hood /
a. that point could see none Al ALL Al The Place
where l sfw The indiFidpais lying Together 1fhe
night before about % feet from The door OF The:
CINE house, which first examined. EstW blrod- /
stain on the ground. Itswas u an slipdcal form I
about IS inches in length and i2 ID width. The
ground seemed 70 be saturated With blood This
was near The Main street., obliqnes5 across the
cross street. il the direction Of the Main street.
bout one and bali yards from the paremest On
which was standing me night bei0re when the
renconfTe fo0k place and where they were FIRST "
ing as ihave before described. ! saw no Hood
spEfiefed around the eilipse- Tbs oiher blood
stain, which saw upon the grourdil0 or Is feet
from the one before described, was iisgonzliy a.
cross the cross street towards Main steef and near
Il Z corner Of the Scale nearest NAH street, the
place where fonnd the deceased tying the night
before There was some clotted hiood IN the rut
and The ground abound was satuTaie1 with blood.
The spot covered at this place was lxreer ihaB Al
he Qlucr Cut u was Irregular, tDt i-tsi way De-
ing parallel With The scale, and with The direction
ofthe body as TRAY the night befsJel From my
examination then and subsequently, Z do not think
there was as much Hood al This Eoynt as al the
first. There was anoihsF blool-sidin upon the
loor Of The Hay-scaIes where We had laid him the
ni2h bel0fe bat less Mood there han al ether OF
The other PLACES aid not obsergeIysfy ciosely'
whether there was any blood stais ;beLween the
first and secorft stsins which have idescribed.-
But sa VINO blood Stains between tkse Two points.
IL. Ca
ing the scufle and the strokes as tSye described
nntil saw them on the ground, d; moi suppose
that more than half a'minDte had effpsea. From
that time until saw them rise and de pushed OF
az described, think not more Than - OF 20 seconds
Of time elapsed. From thai Eme until got to2ihe
body few seconds, and until he wasaaid uponlihe
scale not more Than two minutes elapsed Fruln the
the lime 6rsi heard the seufile until Pr BackhuTn
was laid the scale did not exceed three minutes,
and not more Than Ave minuies after We had him
on the cellar door al Mr.. Whites leit him then
for dead. although he was stll gaspiRg. So thar
would say that from the lime when Ithrst heard the
seufiie until left him the cellar DOOR, not more
than 5 OF minutes had elapsed Wpen saw Mr.
Chlislian ON The pavement and we looked e each
other as have before described, did notfeengnize
him nor did see any blood on him, but am near
sighted and cannot see well al night tas fsmil-
l/Iarwiih MIR. Christians face and est for my de-
ieetiye vision. would doubtless have recognized
him knew him very well and had bern in bis
tache and did not observe the absenee Of Il at
that lime. 5
/ upon my mind at the time was that tue t0sh was
given with The right hand, and from lhetpofiiion
Of the parties, am satisfied that il was The right
hani which was used in giving the push. His
| back was turned towards one and sawihat be had
| on a Sack coat. / think cannot be misiakTn as
| 10 the fact that 1t mere push and aot blow
The hand seemed a. ii grasped upon 7he cellar or
k.a I SaW N klhW hi after
! that: Christian sprapg back 10 he pavement and
1 the parties were not near enough together saher
/ that 10 exchange blows. could not have seen his
back ii he had pushed him witt his Jeff hands
/ NV impression from tie relative position Of the
parties as saw them upon the ground and as they
| arose is that Christian was undermost sasS no
4 arms upon Mr. Blackburn. His qve-eo5t was but
/ toned and the cape was bn,ioned back
j. w. MAs%IE, re-examined--4l e1aminel the
i ground OF the eonAici twice the next anUiniae a.
i bout 70 O'Clock Iexamined observation-disclosures
pose of ascertaining whether there waSbiood hear
4 The point thought The ARRAY CT mmenced made
a close search The first time alone, the SECOND lime
| was 10 company with Maj. Preston, reiihfr bf Us
4 found blood other than The pools deseAibed IN my
testimony for lhe Commonwealth. II Us most
impossible for blood TO have been where ha been
described as a third pool and not 10 haFe 81 en- IT,
/ RrrHEsFoRD FiGeAT.-I wenfround hsre Mon
/ day about 10 O'clock, on the 10th. | gsnt up To-
wards Mccleand's 10 he first spot Of :lood scar.
aed 10 ~aie upio where had heard ihe;aIifay had
] commenced IweG' but short iisIaIine. ufsil
discovered another ,ooi Of blood theE looked at
! that. walked over ~ the pavement where Lhrsi
stopped only saw three pools :! plood. Inc iras'
pool was FIVE OF six feet aboTe tie corner Oh me
Hay-scales pointing towards MsCie. 'apfiss 9 IT,
lie TO the right If the direct line of ne 991sr ese
OF the Hay-seaes-a little nearer I'd The alss tban
| the house. Fexamined the pool;c. re- MY
| aud had no doubt it was blood Twas Ave or =
! inches in diameter, and some sraIler ftom it.
was wiihin step or woof il when saw il, about
l Is or 20 feet from the spot. There was horse
track near it. Ii was not Otherwise traHped
| w y. BUhPUs-i went TO the gFount one BALI
hour after il happened discovered lhr4e pools Of
blood pointed out 10 me. The first twas about hail
way between the lower corner OF the Engane-h bot Sc
and the upper corner Of the Scales. The siheI was
| on the opposite side Of The street. nearer the en-
trance to- Whites gate, and ab0ulIl2 SIPS IRON
the first. The third one was Oh the side next The
! Church near the Scale This observation was
made at night, Immediately aiier the Methodist
Z Church let out said nearlyten minutes. The
FIRST pool which have mentioned looked eqoaniily
as large as the others TO all appearances. The
| blood was still there next mcrhing Tho ground
was more tramped there than any whefe ease.
SAMUEL CAMPDsLL.-I was on the gro md abeui
| Z O'clock next morning. | saw lbFeepoo.s Of blood
more blood near the lower corner of t1esScaies.
The pool near the pavement had The nexti Is blood
Al the third pool II seemed 10 be spiashedi with
/ trail towards the Engine-house The grouud seem
el cloddy. The third pool was rot ulder s iachts
I 10 diameter. II could be probably stIaddied By a
carriage coming out the Church yard. ;;
| / MARrIs PHlLLPs.-I examined the gfgund al 8
| o'clock The next morning. | saw three Tools OF
blood The poolbear the lower corua roftae Scales
had most blood. The one near TIE paveui4nt vas
next in quantity OF blood. Tine oIher bad least
and seemed TO Be $prinkled. S%s
DRd CHRisrIAx-I found Blackburn lsins upon
/ The Hay-seales, rather npon his ieIt side Nv
FIRST reached there could not see whelhsr be WIS
7 white or black callsS for light Immediate
~ and believing from bis breathing lhas ii was
very urgent case, requested that he Shoo1d;be
media,ely taken 10 my Office. Seyeras tersons
look him up and be was carr ed 10 Mr:l W hi,e $
counting room. There appeared a wobns ni oB
The eft side Of the neck, Immediately beor - ear,
and directly over the III The carot6id artery
saw that Blackburn was dying, and. btlievst that
his death resulted from bemorfhsgeJ pre1useG by
that wound and the cutting OF The caTotoid srieFy
The wound in The neck was about aebalt irtch be-
low The len ear. Il was transverse rHt, from an
inch and quarter 10 in- b and half u with =
The cut was parallel with the bottom pf The GAR
| made no faihef examination al thai tsrle.i Tie
next morning l saw wound upon Bize 4 uIn ;
LEFT temple an angular wound down aad back 10
an obiique direction.
DR. JoRDox.-I saw the body Of ID lackturnt wish
in 10 or IS minutes after MS death, and whilst
was upon the celiat-door al Mr. Whites. There
were few persons present at that Time, ard Dk. "
Graham, the 90 physician present. was staHding
By bis head. The body was lyiBg. upoa khe sack
the head ihfexn slightly 70 The risAt side. fhefe
was wound 90 the eifsi Of the peck, and Z was
the only onet observed. introduced my hnseT
iui0 the wound and found that Il exeBded the Whole
way acioss 20 the fight side and hask u the wind
pipe and Terminated against the ahee o. the 5aA )
bone on the right side By pressing the finger on.
the wound below The jaw, could leel Eke esd Of
the finger ihro the iniegumens trota the right Size
Tue next morning, with four other physieiaes. !