Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-04-18

If blood previously poured from the arteries of
tbe neck. At the Called court examined the
clothes Of {, saw that there was blood and DIRT
an the back of the left shoulder, blood on the
front Of the sack coat and Hood ON the inside of
his left coat sleeve and the left cuff and wrist
hand Of his shirt. There being no blood on the
outside of the left sleeve this blood must have
come from his mouth and nose. as they rose
from the ground. &. having his hand ON B's
throat There was also blood on the front OF Us
pantaloons, aud mud, but no blood. on the back
mart. think C. could have drawn the knife from
either of his coat pockets,or from the waisiband
Of his pantaoons, while y. was on top of hlm.-l
think H. WIS much larger and stronger man
than G. aud heavier by 20 lbs {. think would
weigh 10. | never had the slightest doubt that
b. could have risen to his feet after the wound
in the neck was received. 1t is probable that
death was produced sooner by suioca:i0n,than 1t
would have been produced by the wound OF the
artery and par-yagnn alone, especially as there
was a corresponding nerve and corresponding ar
terry ON the opposite side of the neck.
DR. II. G. DAVIDSON. examined.-I saw B.
so On after he was removed to Whites cellar door.
Found it difficult to get to him. He gave several
respiratons after | got to him. ! observed that
blood and froth were coming from his mouth. l
think the immediate cause of his death was suffo-
cation from the filling up of the cells of the lungs
with bleed. Saw 3 or cuts in the over coat.-
Thought several Of them were given by one thrust;
and one in the collar of the coat, correspon-
ding TO the wound in the neck. | observed the
cut in the furlough coat corresponding to the
wound in the back. The wound in the back was
only flesh wound | saw n wound on the left
temple, behind the temporal artery no important
weasel wounded. ! do not think this wound bled
much. ! examined the wound in the neck, saw
that it entered the neck behind the angle of the
jaw on the left side, little below the ear, sever
ing as the other physicians stated, the pneumo-
| al mot he nor elf
Is my impression, that all of the wounds in
fcted while the parties the ground,
and Christian underneath. ! have no doubt of
| ackburns ability to rise from the ground after
the wound in the neck received The wound
on the head could not have been given when the
parties were standing, nasmuch as b. a tai
Ter man than C..
DR.. II. NJ. EsTILL examned.--I present
at the post norton examination, and examined
the wound in the neck. 1t is my opinion that b.
could not have risen to his feet after receiving so
fatal wound, the main carotid artery being cut,
the paryagum severed and the wind pipe cut
/ across. The par-vagum is necessary to espira-
ton, and the wind-pipe being cut, large guam
tity of blood was let into the lungs
Cross EXAMINED suppose that the wound
in the neck was more Immediately fatal, than
would have been a wound in the heart, one inch
long and one inch deep. | would have thought
the wound inflicted Col. Moore would have
btci iHoIt Spttully ldiul, tndl tHe IdcbS oI inc
case proved it to have been. | have read instan-
ces of animals being wounded in the heart, and
yet recovering. The par yagum is a sentient,
not a motive nerve
DIR. j. w. PAINE examined.-I saw Mr.. B.
die. lie was lying on Mr.. Whites cellar door.
He gave few gasps and died. shortly after got
there. The wound was transverse, across the
neck. His clothes were very bloody. / do not
think he could have risen to his feet after receiv
ing the wound i'll the neck account of tle
number and Importance of the organs injured
| The par-vagum is distributed to the lungs and
heart. | saw Col Moore in ) minutes after he
wounded. Saw him die, and assisted at the
| post morem examination. The wound extended
into the cavity of the heart, more than one-half
! an inch in width. | think the wound of Black
! burn more speedily fatal than the wound of Col.
! Moore.
! DIR. w. GRAHAM examined | assisted in the
! post norton examination, and would describe
the wounds as DIR. Davidson has done. The ia
tal wound was on the loft lido &c tLo "eoA torlni-
natlng against the corner of the jaw bone the
opposite side. The par-yagum and carotid arte-
ry were cut. | do not consider the par-yagum
essential to respiration, which is somewhat
mechanical operation, from the rising and sinking
of the ribs. The nerves of the legs and arms
would not be affected by the wound. | concur
entirely with DIR. Jordan, in his opinion as to the
position of the parties, when the wounds were
! given.
DR. MARSHALL, examined think such wound
would shock the system instantly, so that it
could not recover for sometime. | do not th nix
1t impossible that b. could rise after he was woun-
ded
! CADET MATHEWS examined. On the night of
! the murder, was in the vestibule of the church
! passedn some ten PAGES behind Mr.. Blackburn,
who came in company with lady | was stan
! ding in front of the right door of the church. b.
handed the lady into the church, turned, and said
something | did not understand Just then
! Christian stepped up and touched Blackburn on
the shoulder and remarked, % would like to
speak to you" b. assentcd, and they went out
! together. One ofus proposed to follow them for
fear they might have a difficulty We went out,
and followed them far enough to see that thew
turned up towards the Baptist church when
thinking they would not probably have Difficult
ty, we turned back and went into the church,
We had been i'll the gallery about ten minutes
when a Cadet came in and told us that Black
burn was killed. | heard of the difficulty be-
tween Christian and Blackburn on Saturday
night. C's manner towards b. was respectful
and not unusual.
CADET MCKINNEY, examined On Sunday
the 18th of January while the second bell was
ringing, started for church. | stopped in the
vestibule with Mathews Blackburn came mn
and said something, | did not hear Just then
Christian tapped Blackburn on the shoulder. and
asked him to walk out with him. he wanted to
speak with him. B. said "very well.n They |
both then went out. | told Mathews we had hot |
ter follow them, TO see that they had no dif;cul |
~. We followed them to the corner and saw |
them turn up towards the Baptist church. We |
came back then,and went in the church. think |
Christian was agitated though his manner was |