The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-04-17

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across to the right ride passing BY the back Of ts
windpipe and terminating against the ahale Of ~,
jaw-bone ON the right side rnads 90 furrhs
examination that night but observed the body an
admired its fne Developments and III fine propor
tions There was no weapons found upon him.
The next morning attended the jury ofinquest
wnere found four other physicians. We had th,
clothes taken from the body and then the body NJ
washed We discovered for the first time wounS
IN the back, which We examined II was in tht
right SIDE Of the back inch and half or more Il
isng,n, passing ratner obiiquely under the rieh
shoulder blade, and scanned to have been arresfed
BY rib. We next examined the wound in the
neck. Alter removing the infegumepts and two ~
three muscles, we found first very large and in,
portant nerve tthe parvagum or pneamo -gastic
nerve, which supplies the stomach lungs and ,eIsr
organs with nervous fluid influencej entirely -
vered Behind it and near il, we found the ex,er.
nal caroted artery not entirely severed but r1,t
anout half across in 'front.' The tracfya or wind.
pipe cut on the back part, and the olssphagrs he
hind it very badly cut We found that 4 termins.
ted on the angle of the lower Jaw on the right sie
we washed the head and found only one wound
upon Il This was a cut on the left side, near the
upper soge OF tne temporal BONE little in rear of
tie more IN length. penetrating the scalp and the
outer table OF the bone The portion of tfe home An
this cut that was severed was turned slightly down.
| ward The wound in the neck was I'M, hs,o.s ~ =
ear, about one and halt inches in length and nara
lei transversely with the bottom of the ear ~
amined the knife at the same time and found II
and quarter inches in width. THE bowie knife was
here produced well coated with blood -L1sfss-t
We found in the uniform overcoat of Blackborn
cut in the back at the point of the wound in the
back. Two or three other cuts one of them in the
lower end of the cape, and the middle of the back
i've inches in fngth and nearly straight two other
large angular cuts made think through the folds
OF the cape one through the collar of the coat cor
responding with the wound in the neck
THE clothing was here produced and examined
The overcoat was thoroughly saturated with blood
under the over coat in the back corresponding with
the wound in the back. The wound ia the back
bed very little, and that in the head did not bleed
much; There were several thrusts, but it may
Crosseramined By the Defence--My first imDres.
sion was that the wound on Mr. Blsckburns neck
was made while the parties were standing on their
feet: have been induced from mature reflection Z
to change nay opinion. | think the first blow was
that in the back-the next the bead and the last
that in the neck. think it probable that Cbristian
assaIled or to use mlder term, approached Black
burn tor satisfaction, which B. determining not to
give, and being unarmed, immediately seized and
pressed his opponent to the ground that Christian
as soon as he could, drew his knife struck while
his arm was under BIS left, and inflicted the un
ward blow under the right shoulder blade; that
then his arm becoming more free by change of
position, he struck downwardthe blow in the head
and finally inflicted the wound in the neck fT,be
doctor, with knife in hand showed the iury how
this could be donel
Another reason for this conclusion ia tbe NJ, t;t
OF blood found on the spot of ground where tbe
parties were first seen lying, and which blood was
more than could have flowed from the wounds In
the head or back, or both and it was found in one
Dody, with we defined and regular linee: VIII rsas
II the wounded person had been standing when tbe
wound was given, the blood would have spouted
and fallen irregularly in a spattering manner. An
otner reason ~ the blood found Oh Christians face
"a onotvz -. ..,JrT ~
blood on the breast and left side This could not
have flowed upon him II the parties had been stand
Ing, whereas, it lying down, 1t was very plain -
The carotid artery having been cut across the front
would inject blood upward and forward In great
degree, into the mouth and nose of and as he
lay upon C ran out upon him; the amount ofblood
being greatest on C.'s left, because the blow en- the
neck stunned B. and threw his head over. very like.
| ~, ON C.s left. II standing, the blow had been
given, it could have readily taken the direction il
I'did; whereas, II the thrust had been given when
Mr.. Massie saw the push with the right hand the
knife would have gone from front to rear. More
over,lif blow had been given while standing. il
would have thrown the body OF Blackburn towards
the upper end of the hay scales instead of the t,p
poste direction, the lower end, where 1t fell The
Impulse would have been the greater, because the
knife was stopped by the jaw bone on the opposite
side. .f,A .s sr - ~
am of opinion that had the wound been aiven
before the fall, Blackburn could never have gotten
up after the scu1e which took place on the ground
and had the blow been struck after they got up az
before said, there would not have been the signs
| of blood where they were, nor would Christian
have been marked with blood as he was. Upon ex.
amining the collar OF Blackburn's furlough coat
| found that it came below the wound In the neck;
and could only account for its being penetrated
by the knife when the wound wasinficted there by
the supposition that the parties were down, and
Christian having his arm around him, drew his
coat higher up than would be if he standing.
fThe witness, further tending to prove his con-
| clusons again examined Christians clothing there
blood inside OF the left sleeve OF his coat which
must have run down there, as the cuff was not sat
urated. 1t could only have run down the sleeve
while the arm of C. was upifted towards the face
or wound of b as he lay upon him. There was,
besides, mud upon the back OF c.. pantaloons, and
| none on the front
| am clearly of opinion that ell the wounds were
wneH I'm tne ad on dne
of deceased corroborated theconcluson that he was
| ON top The wound In the back was doubt COM
never been intmated that deceased would turn from
any one; and am not of opinion that 1t was infcr.
| and finely devsloped-not fat but muscular. have
seldom seen such man for his age. He was taller
than the prisoner, weighing about 60 to 165 pounds
| than the prisoner and about 20 pounds heavier.
In reply questionsb by the Prosecution Il saw Chris
| tian's clothes at the examining court there was
more mud on the back of the pants then than now
1t was not very muddyin the streets 1t the time OF
the rencontre. The ground had been frozen and was
while lying down man in hard place and pressed
closely could have made them very rapidy-some
/ men could make them more rapidly than others.
Dr. n DAvIDsaN cslled.-Dr D. assisted at ths
post.mortem examination. He described the wounds
which described in the evidence Of DR.. Jordon-
not differing from him in his description. Speaking
cut in the head he stated that blood vessel
| of any consequence was wounded by It,. and that
| very little blood could have flowed from IL The
wound in the back bled but little and the blood
| the clothes of b. was - much above a. below the
wound, showing that the parties could not have been
standing whenit was inflicted. Dr.. d. was Of opi-
MON with DIR. Jordon that all the wounds were given
while the parties down, and concurred entirely
/ in hisreasons.
/ DR. a. NJ EsrILL calied-He assisted in the post.
/ mertem examination of the deceased. He described
the wounds and expressed the oPiaion that they
might have been indicted when the parties were
| erber standiug or down; but if when down. he did
not believe the wounded person would ever have got
ten up as from the serious nature OF the INJURIES ale
/ nost instant speous death would have followed
| CTosseromined BY Deteacsy-He considered the
wound ID the neck Of the deceased more fatal than