New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-12
TESTIMONY OF cEoRaE F. WOODWARD

s2I o,nted 70 eJsnise the body Of Dr.. burden' 4,
am. 6i'.
Q. Old Won perform tho aervicsi A. I did. Sir,
mi Zoe sssitsn 9 Of DR.. Knisht Even, and d..
Wood
o Did those gentlemen max 1uy wri:-n rApor, or
rsieD ,nt Of tie results VI their examination A. Tnsy
do Sir
bae hter printed.
Judge Csprop-Itis necessary TO make thai proof
AID to Rad it 10 The Jory. They sre sn3pred n't
have s.en it nbless they have ro1d II IN the pape'.
Curortr-I viii state here, ge1'lemen oi be Jury,
that the result OF the inquiries of DR. " edward were
given 70 the press from TIL. plsce where tno
not 20 Ely lpowledge but, somehow or other Is seems
that the preas has got nfOr nation OF the fact and rnen
we sill only cay that We waot DIR Woodward 70 sub
sisp,i.,e v bat bss Already gone before the pubic
Dr. W,Odward-Tbst st,ement ~as merely OF the
wopDds; arrives ct no conclusion Ehsever
judge Cspnn-W.I, Doctor, you mty, IN your
osn words Ind in your own way, 'tae your medical
conclusions or fy nom the character and 'ndi-
non tf those wouncs IN relation TO the death OF Dr.
PnIoell
DR.. Woodwsrd--I don't know in What particular
Won mean: would rsther yo1 ~oald me .esti)ns.
judge CspruD-We | didn't know but having ex-
suin. the uboe sutect end sttnoios what tue
object was you could in your own laDs u,ge tel II
more ip,t diligently than could give 1t 10 you
O Where wtre those wOuDds mostly de'croe
them A. There one wound on the right shou.'
der tbe test would be 10 iead the p'pef; II Coz
tail the whole drsciiO'i0n.
Coroper-I think that xoud be the b9t'er way.
The folosbg tficis statement Of IN ex'trnal eIami
patton Of the body Of Hrvey Burdel. NJ. d., held
Feb. 3, 1851, was then red:
The fret would which preteDts itself 1 o7e ino1
frou toe left Ii, PIE, q lice lat rnal H. andis ot
sp inch il lei tih. The sec)nd wound ia p inches
6ownw s,d aid inward from the pOund fret descIbed,
hro is Of 81 inch longer The third ~ouhd il Il
inches directly below the would last described, and
moasur.s OF Oh inch Iorg. The fJurtn TounJ Is 81
IL che, ron II lett ppls down ward direct, anf m-a4
uIes icch long. The next t%o wolnds pressa
III. tho fr.f ia IN
tfe left pple ard Of al inch l,ug the other <ound
in the axIa "a cGes foriher back from the l,s', s,d
faf 81 iuch lorg. On tlt ris Int sh Iniier, anrrloe
iowoId from the acrou.on process OF the c'avi;e,
is wonDd inch long. Looking az TIE meek, Il
wouI heseuts iseIf of an iIcr above The ansls Of
the jaw directly henesh ami touching the l,wer Lore
of The LETT eai measuring ore inch IN length. Iois
would ftvers the external c1ord aud partly divides
the iptensl carotid arteries nch above the
burca ion On the neck, po terror and late'elly, on
The hit eide, iLch's ffo1l ths mss Old p ocess di
l.ciiy Gowns ard aud ba ward, Il ~Oand ! of IA
inch long. On the face Wound directly over tue
me- lar bore l. iDch.s 10 lengtO runs obiq1ely fr
without n~uId and downward. AnOth-r Souud pre-
cents ito on the let side Of the body, dUecty above
tic crest If tie iium, 81 inches outward from TIC sn
to- IOr soptloi 6p1Oue process OF e mum dnd Hcd:-
miDg ! inches.
On tie right wrist is a semi circular wound dividing
simply The intes um Mt, and inches in length. Ga
th. dorsum of tie left HAND Id abrasion ab ,ut II
inches long, On the anterior portion OF he iOoearn,
q inches below the bend of the elbow Is gouu1 of
M inch In lei b Then, turning the srm owe.
und presents ef Oh tie posttror sahace "a nShes
from the olecraDOn pr cess and inc1 IN ieigih %
the external surface Of the arm, 81 .nca.s proximal
from the pomt Of the olecranon process, Il godad
Of 81 Dcb long
The fst wound described penetra'es tia eft venxice
Of the heart shout midway between the apex a1d the
em,ce, al &C joining the septum vcDtricul sum; the
fourth the muscular fbtrs Of the left ven,ri,e
ab ut inch above the apex The wound on the
right sh udeT ans fixed the Cartilage Of the first nib
aIO entered the pleursl, cavity,
kxAMIYATIoN OF TIE CLOTHES.
The cut en- 'he left lsppet is u inches Ing. Tue
neat oui just below the upper button hole 90 toe same
side is Of an iDth long. TIE next cut below AID
without the seco buton-hOe on the sane SIDE ID Of
an incb long The mex. cut one inch above the lett
bresst. pocket Ia ] iDch long. just above the fob
pc ckot the side IL cat of an inch loug. st
The junction of the cloth AID back, OF MI i0ch oeoS
the aIm-hole is a cut J al irch hong.
The cuts above cetcfibed correspond in petition
with u wounfs ON eft breast aud axla. The cut
in The beck Of the vest Corresponds with the wound Ia
tho beck OF tie neck
In the coat on the left sleeve inches from the Tdt
on The outer side is cut iuch long o. the opposite
rice Of the sleeve is C. cut an lGch long. ga the
sleeve IS inches from tie Of the wrist le outer
sid. is n cut of an inch long.
On the LETT eli, of the breast of the coat two cuts
corIespcpoiDg I. the cuts n The vest
On the rgbt shi uder Of the coat is cut inches
from the seom of The sleeve ebd iuchcs Ing.
On the back Of the coat - inches from the lower
edge OF INC cour is a Gu. iuch.s long. An tue cuts
in the coat correspond 10 Tie wounds IN the oody IN
posi- lCD. ,
Gu, in The pants and drawers corresponds to the
wounds over the ih"ln' JAMES 4 ss' 1000. I'D,
GRO +. WOOD VARD, NJ. D.,
DAVID UuL NJ. D..
WILLIAM KNIGHT, VI D.
The shirt which DR.. Burde wore at tue ii ne Of his
murder was here produced, in accordance with the
orders of the Coroner and Judge Capron proceeded to
pon, out the difference in the sze OF the cuts,
OF the N beng an inch in length, Others beng
Iess than half an inch long. He particularly
pointed out two triangular perioatione, one near the
shoulder, the other below the bosom From these
app.a apc.s he held that the wounds on tae Doctors
boo must have been produced by Two weapons OF df-
f,ieIt size and shape The triangular cut he toought,
indicated that ore Of tie weapons was sword sach
n. is usually sheahed III cane the other was broad
bad.d knife or dagger.
Dr. Woodward thought the difference in the size of
II. wounde and also in the cuts the shirt,
p cessariy INDICATE that two weaponi were used; bu'
thst the stsbs were produced by tapering weapon,
the tmaltr cute being the resut of lgatere abs. The
trial eular sb9pe Of the cuts mentioned he though.
nigh probably have been produced by tearing the
linen
The Coroner without hesitating much at the hard
wor. g. then Iegd tie examination Of Ihe wcunis oy
ibe ooctcIs, Which was printed On TaeSo sy wesS N
1HE 1RIDUNE.
Coror,r-To morrow ct IL o'clock, gentlemen med
ical geU;leuen appointed 10 exsnine The mater will 10
prtl eht aDo give Ihtir testimony.
JoCge CGpOn-D,c'or, III your examination of those
wounds, wtn woat Instrument, IN yo1r oplu on, we're
o,Ll0nt ten exactly; some Of tnem evideuly were
mace by short IL sIruuien.-Others might have been
made Icy abother iusirunnnt.
q Frcn an examin ,,ion CT the wounds themselves,