The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-13

| wnere m your judgment I'D she DA w. s.ss" ~
ne received the wound In th rot.d 'so,J ,s,. a.
h. because you soc the blood st tho doN and In to
Q You did not exactly appreciate my quosss~' OF
enaeayorng enc aS 20 srsve At your judsmen. upcs IN
no stood erect he would face the door, and the sssssA
could mol be before him The question s. whethcr 10
eooe erect before he got thus far 70 the door, A. rs
was hs ation 10 the door his faoe turned ttls
10 the rsht Of the door the assassin between him
sufficient between the Doctor ana the door
to have allowed OF the OF the armsor the Of the
receiving the bs rs 'ns and hS
the blood which II now upon the door.
Witness then signed his deposition.
TESTIMONY OF DIR. WIN. H. VAN BUaEN.
This witness having been sworn, was examined by
Mr., CaprcK 90 follows
@ viii ask you, Doctor, what is your profession and
cal'irgf A. am physician and surgeon
Q Have you heard the evidence given by the last wit
ness, Dr. Wood, upon this ipques.2 A. Yes sir have
heard the greater portion Of It.
9 What your view Of his theory fespecting the
death OF Dr. Burde ard OF tbe character OF the wounds
which he received, and OF their efieoV think II s
exceedingly rational and G far as my judgment goes
Mr. Capron--Thst believe Is all, Doctor; you were
csled here for another purpose but IS well 70 throw
all the light We can upon this case.
TESTIMONY OF DR.. r. CHILDs.
Q What Is your professiouf A. Physician and sur
geou.
Q. Did you hear the testimony given by Dr. Wood
short time agof Yes.
@. How dots your opinion agree disagree with the
Doctors upon the subjects OF which hs spoke9
made myself but oursory examination tho body bu.
am prepared iully to accept Dr. WOODS theory /"
moet n tasonabe one
Mr.. Capron-Tbat is all, believe.
TESTIMONY OF DIR. DAVID UHL.
Q. will AJAX the wines, his prot ssion' A. Physician.
@. And surgeon A. No. cir, that Is not my speciality
@. Are you acquainted with surgery A. To some
Q Did you hear the testimony of DR., Woo" yes
Q Ills theory. and the manner In which Or. Burdel
came by his death and tho effect Of the wounds he re-
csived9 A. Yes, sir, did.
Q The same thai Was spoken Of 70 day by Or. Wood
What is your opinion 10 relation TO that theory and
the description Of those wounds, aud their relative
effect upon the Doctors iFef A. Well, fully agreed
has given very admirable description Of the wounds
and certainly agree with him In the main particulars
Gee here 10 accompany Drs Doreuaus Van Bafsn Knight
and others up stairs 70 nine the contents of trunk
at have sent after TO James street box has been
iound the Of which desire the faculty 70 ex
anime You viii oDlige me, Dr. Garrish If you viii ao
mpsuy those gentlemen up stairs i may amount to
nothing, but It Is . well 70 have everything
The medical gentlemen tnen retired.
The jury having expressed desyc 10 see the contents
Of The clothes they conducted up stairs On their
stated that The boz contained some female
apparel covered With menstrual blood.
TESTIMONY or DR.. j. P. aARRIsH.
This witness was called and examined by Mr.. Carron
Q You bave heard Or. Woods testimony A. Yes.
Q. Did you hear his theory from beirg up stsrs ana
looking at the matters Of the murderf A did not hear
Have you anything to ray in regard to the matter
soSuas and Also the Dagger in the oftae gen
nemsn and consider thai .. an 81 l1sssumeDs 's Ss
ySSS make 70 snSs Ss "sn %
dirk found n the possesson OF Mrs Canuingnaml and
tst. tonunued he ihe person who save .hoss wounds
NUT bsvo been standing 10 The right OF tho individual
Q. that s you agree with D.. wood A. examined
Eve ds ip the left breast OF those wounds
teItrAed vs below the navel and that has penetrated
,e posn,,ar 60 .bst one us S,roc.y under sSs
axile end consider that ali those wounds must have
been tivn BY person who stood S 70 The tie right o. N
| wbsoh examined here would inio. similar wounds 10
bose Which Itsv, because they were measured by my.
usuraept era il ocrrerpoDded win tho width OF tbs
s.uIDer he dsS ger consider that the point OF
IN, umtn ,sht enter hssvt and yet the wound be
larger thsn point of he instrument II owing 10
lh6 contraction OF The heart Tbtnhs internal
sorDd NJ precisely OF the same eze IN Measurement ~
TESTIMONY OF DIR. FoRDYcy BARKER.
Tts witness having been sworr. responded 70 the 70,
+, lowing nlerrogatories
Q What 10 your profession A. Physician.
| q Have you doctors made any clcse examination ef
the garments that taken from the dead body OF DR.
| other gentlemen who Ade the report.
| o. In the per %, nance OF thai duty A Yes, sir,
And the results Of tina, eIamioa,on are contained
In the report Yes they are contained In the report
w you explain 70 ,ss jury The means cans and proSs,
murder whe ihsrc arc blood stains rouud house
where the mnrder Ia committed, and whore there are
also clothes stained with blood IL important 10
tain whether all Of these stains produced By blood
made with reference 70 determine that point and In the
report which has been read and sigoed by the gentle
io.ns en- se1.n sr,ices Of sre.s oossc and certain
other sslns foune upon the msttnS were not from shs
wounds OF the deccAsed that TACT sscersined by chem
| col analysis. and by microscopic examination
1n reference 10 the microscopic xaminsuon. how 10
tba. how does aid In arriving N tue
81 NE xScs sH
| blood or vhe,her the blood 10 from another source.
,oou, p ,o s m.S so ot .ome oeps ,ur
bcn abundance OF the slobules Of the blood Of the de
esa'ed, and comparison may be made 10 determine
| whether other stains similar.
Can that be ascertnned or can not Doctor, IRON,
bo,d sben has been dry upon the clothing or cloth
O what s the appearance 10 such case Of the nsiur
| al blood rom blood with other substances In n-s 10
chMac,erssic appearances Of pore blood. and h wei
known In science What those appearances are aud sn
thing dnerrg from ms would be si osoe recon ssa =
Gotten linen. All the charsc1risuc appear rances Q
pure blood are hnosn Bo,d stains are slsays sasp
cous under such circumstance and therefore bee net
very Important 4, ehtinsush those which zone frou
other sources and those which msy rom variety
Of othep--ihat isthose which come from wounds AM
which may have been lef In c,nnecton With The murder
and those wbioh may come from other sources
O From natural sources, you please 90 70 call them
From natural sources, yes, cir.
O. Could you determine that dstno Ion by the micro
soopic examinations alone without the aid OF chemistry
A. Yes, we could; II would require chemistry 10 deter
| mine whether u wAs blood In tho arsi place but IN
dsutc,on between blood from veins ana arteries aa
', from othev natural sources must bo desermnea %
the microscope
O. You urn determine whether II is blood By chem
cal analysis and then by the application OF the mcro
scopc Instrument you VII determine the sources o. vas
blocd' A. Yes.
| Q Could ycu o. settle that question By ohenic'
snsyss alone definitely and ~ scsrtanly a. D. tht Us
OF NE otherf A. Not 90 aennhsy-nol ~ posuvey
ince 4 u msy be mposs Bile 70 do u under certain COO
ditiops
O Were any portions OF the blood tho Jou sppne
the, test 20 In . liquid state or were the' dr, De
we're al dry, except some which ne used ~ cornD"s'
tests, which referred 10 IN lhs report
| q. Yes, observed hat Wnat DO you say OF we w
~ that @icrosocpic test In LIQUID beod ~ compare, ~
that IN o dry s,stei II would be equally appheAo'
| end equally tssily made. A.. -,