True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-03-12

sipce ] saw Samuel; IslllI reside there
| heald The next mnrniug Of the Burs"n
massacre bought The Grf farm the
portions Of The minor chIllren were La
ced in tie hands of trustees, -SannePs
was placed in The hands uf John Shane,
Esq
I'm IL CfetU sworn Il reside in
Richmnhdyknew Samuel Croft when he
was Toy; did not see him III er the Bur
son affair.
Is j. ". Eindley ss0orn.-l remember
the Burson affair; ! lived the most OF
the winler with him: IF and IN all fall ;
Dr.. Pyle was attending him IN The fall;
| left the lst oi April.
DR.. B. MeGrs. Sr., s,cort.--l have
been physician forty years saw Bur.
son after the INJURIES eight days alter;
was called to see him on the 2S'h of De-
cemher; The wound was discharglng free
ly thin unhealthy rus, ! attended him
up To his death except when my son Wis.
lied him he died the l7lh of June in the
same house in which he was wounded;
The effect of these discharges were very
dcbiilaIing | treated The case to The best
of my ability there was p"si-mortem
examination made; was p esent; 1t was
perfurn ed by my son and Dr.. Woods and
DR.. Pyle; the wound extended into she
ch, ST, the extent of it cannot lie !; j. pen.
clraled thu. .Prura; he lower lobe of the
lung was spne; the cells of The upper l'hr
were closed up. the result oi inhama'or;
| came 10 the conclusion that his dea'h
resulted from inf am alton, induced BY this
wonnd.
Cross Examined, Il attended Burson
in Feb. before he received his wound; he
had an attack of the Pitui>y there was
an abcess in ihe Ielvis think it ramr from
The chesl; my opininn the wound in the
chest was the first cause If his death, pro.
ducng consumption If he lungs
Dr. John NJ ars sworn Il have prac-
iicrd two years; cal ed first 10 see Burs"n
on the 2S,h Of Dee; was present at the
pos,-mur'em examination {; the lower "he
Of The left lung was entirely gone !; my
opinion is lh,t the wound was the prima
nv cause Of his death.
Cross Examined. The lumbar abcesS
was formed by ,he wasting of the lung.
the lumbar abcess was sufficient to cause
death.
DR.. I'm. WoOd sworn.--I never al
tended Burs"n; seen him whilst sick,
merely AS a friend. he was very emacla-
ed; assisted IN he post-mortem ex,mi q.
nation; found the lower lobo gone, caust d
by inflammation.
Cross Eramined Il found n lumbar
abcess in the peivls containing 3 ounces
Of pus; he had hectic symptoms; dehili-
" was produced by the supPura'ion and
inflammation.
The learned gen'leman's evidence con-
cerning the posi-m"rlem examination
which he performed could not all he re-
ported showed it to have bren scirnt;f
caly performed. and was STATED to the j"
ry in deciled and lucid Style.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
DR.. Thos. S. Hening svOrn.-I am a
ph, sician; saw Bursnn on the 16'h oI
Dec. IN consultation with DR.. Pyle; he
was suf'rlng with a wound IN Il Q side
very much debiliiAipd. and had hecit
fever.
Here the State rested their case. The
defense called first.
J. H. s. Trainer sworn.-l was pros
ecuror when The hill was found agains
Croft by The grand jury; heard Emile
Brie's testimony then. and heard It las
night; | did take notes Of Emile B,e's
evidence before the grand jury; l give
them TO my successor.
John Shane, Esq.,, sworn. saw Jos
Burson in his last illness, in the first par
of April '55, he said he never expected IL
recover from his Illness. that the effect %
these wounds would take him "ff. Th,
defense here rested. and the Court took
recess until 7 o'clock.
Prosecutor Shane made the opening ar
gument for the State. When he had con
cu'led the Court adjourned till 8 o'clocl
tomorrow.
We clip the following from the Steu
benville Daily Herald:--
THURSDAY EVENT @. MARCH 6.
On the coming in Of the Court. a,
! o'clock, Mr.. Shane, Prosecuting Auor
: ney, ope lrd The argumen; on The part o
the State. lie first presented to the Cour
. the points upon which he conceived IN
$ prosecution to rest, and requested tn
t Court to charge those points TO be III
p Law. lie then proceeded with his argu
u, . ment to the Jury, presenting The facts, a
:, disclosed in The testimony, in a succinC
\ and t0rcl6le manner. When he CLOSED
; the Court adjourned until Friday morl
}, ing a. eight o'clock.
y FRIDAY MoR>lNo-EIeHT O'CLOCK.
2 Mr.. Kennon opened f"r the prisoner.
p His argument was lucid and iorcihle, al
= delivered in an impressive manner. Il
was followed by Mr.. Moody. in All arg
ment Of decided ingenuity and powe
d which occupied an hour of the lOrenoc
IL and was resumed in the afternoons
N When lie closed, Col. M'COok, on Il
part Of the State, summed up, in fore
:. BILE, manly and dispassionaie address, e