The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-11

O. You probably have stated thai in your testimony
heretofore, but have not heard yct A. would state
that my testimony In regard 70 the matter taken
the rs day before the Coroner and before any iury
was called have not been examined before the Jury
my testimony WAS merely that knew nothing Aboa. tSe
Judge Capron-n you have not been examined before
the jury important that the jury shoud hear what
here you say the two individuals you have ma N
we're In before your A. Yes, SIR; the young man Of
Doctor Main stood a. the door and had looked H.
O. Which door, A. mean the door of the Doctor &
!oo where ne wa murdered, and he stood there and
O. Whsrs wss DR. AAinP A. He was iu the hall when
sot there would you wish TO state what occurreds
Q nyou peaseS A. When l came the young mau
had looked the door; supposed that he had committed
suicide tnas oes tho word that NJ Snodsrass brought 70
my onice.
Q He informed you the Doctor committed su,ctde' A.
bad NOT gos Ou, Of my otoe bsiore the servant siri
q. That was the gervant ctr Hannah A. YES, sir
str We had looked at the Dotor came out OF the
Doctor Main told me TO go up etas TO where tho lac leo
we're, he said they were abou, crazy; stepped up
there and stayed . short ume, and then came down.
tie policeman ss he wished to report The cause OF tho
death to the ofice could not nything OF the
wounds 1t was proposed We should turn him his
back.
Q Before you turned him over did be lie With tho
wounded side up or downs A. The wounded side et-he
O. wss the neck wound under, A. The neck wound
was under The wound was In here (ne witness flus-
trAted BY placing bis hand upon the lower part Of ths 1T
side Of his neck but bis neck being BENT you would not
discern It but when We turned him. brought the side
wounds under
Q. Al you turned him over brought the side wounds
upS A. We didn's examine hAt-we only saw the
wounds on bis fsco.
Were the wounds on the side OF the aeck on the same
think they were pretty much the same on the len side
no, should cay on the night side.
Q Which side of the neck was the wounds A. Lat me
COM ider. from the way II was turned over.
Judge Capron-Was tho wound the Same side Of the
neck For instance the wounds she left sde
were TIE sts6s IN the body upon tho len side or were
neck Was on the right side.
Q Upon The LEFT sidsS A. Yes; now I recoilect from
the manner In which he must have oesn struck, by the
The Coroner-His faos was from the door, A. His
faoe looking just II he had started for the door
Q. Was bis face looking towards you or from you
when you went into the rooms A. Towards mo- hs face
was right down upon the door.
q. l want you 70 be deHnite-a moment ago you said
you dd not know. A. stated hs head WIS the floor
Judge Oapron-weli, we have got along 80 far; now,
that = the I.t ha. 200 saw Of hm-sha he was In that
Mr.. Cinton-Nr. Coroner, pledged you my word 70
have Mr. snoderass here this morning-hh father pro
stand, 70 have his testimony continued whenever you
desire.
The Corouer-I did NOT know he w~s here
Mr.. C;nton-rske your own time about examining; II
makes no difference 70 me.
Juror--[produolng . ledeerl-Ar. Coroner, here Is
public appear 70 hsve been made BY the Doctor up
the 18th OF October, In his ledser"rwo dollars" In
regard 70 some matter Pad for Dr. Alex. Fraser that
would 60 70 provo that he the docor) here upon
the 2sth Of October which Is the day be SAID 70 have
been married
witneas-Tbe wound in the neck-the carotid artery In
the Deck-vas the len side OF hN person. and he
lay will the right aide OF his face 70 the oor with mis-
head partially turned 30 that the right side OF the lace
10 .be side OF the oor that twisted his neck In such
position that II hid the wound on the len side. hn ws
Q. Dad II lay In direction pointing towards uru, or
was the back Of the head towards you understand
n,d With % tns lace partially uP0. the too. ou, na
The sds Of bis lace and nose was turned towards the
door Of thssnsls closet
1' Tnss ,;,. = 0u enter this door turned from '0u'
Q That is what want 70 ss. A. A. Near towards the
20 soo, with IN, ne os ~ h
docs not appear he struggled much siter ne fell DO Also
had on his boots, and eli his clothes.
Q. Did you examine his person here NJ that umss
No, except when ws turned him over.
O. At that time was he entirely cold. % - 70 Indicate
s ssa h.d ossu Sssa som. tim. % al
Q. Well, 0 phyfican, how long can yos say no Was
deadI DO not know that there any rule upos the sub
jec1 A From the appearance OF the blood upon the
wall and upon the door II had been great many hours
ask this with Wow 70 ges q, the probable time Of
came In that he always oaicusssd 70 be in bed about ten
O'Clock unless be w going out 70 lho theatre or some
other place and from all Appearances In the room a the
time think must have Deon done voxy sooo ansr be
tered his room he had been there long thsre would
have been evidenoes Of IT. nothing but his shawl aad
rubbers we're there.
Then from the fAct OF the appearance OF the blood
the state OF the body and your knowledge d his habits,
on think he must have been murdered Ater hs
tered the hosse he entered according his regular
habss A. Yes; and, not, some OF hs friends told me
that be wAs 10 be In carly that night; Nlss Hubbard
10 that In her evidence that he said he gong
out and he should retire eAry Friday evening" be.
cause he Was going out with hes on saturday evening
Tho Coroncr-rhc state OF tho blood, ~ the Doctor
Knows varies; sometimes body docs nos become per
fecy cold for eight hours Doctor, you
Of thar A. suppose Il depends somewhat upon tho
mannera in which IL Des where tho blood 10 ali taken
from tho body, Il would cool much sooner.
the Coroper-That 10 tho very reason asked you tbs
question. 30 much blood having gone out Of the body
don't you think that body would become cool In very
shsr timer A. Well, think Il would take someshours,
under those Circumstances.
Judge Caproo-From the appearance OF that room and
the things around H. do you think that there vas large
amount blood escaped from the body was not most
Of The bleeding intesnalf A. don think that there W.
~ much blood there - those large wounds ought 70
produce
q. 30 II struck me since have bten here A. The
principal blood that did come think Wa from The caro-
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