New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-11
rEsTIMONY OF w. b. ROBERTS.

Aisnd Of DR.. Burdell A. Well Sir saPpo'e, 80
o. understand that you were the first person called
n Inc house not living the house, after the death
vas amour ced A. don't know; i was not the fret
enc here; Or. Main and bis young man were 10 the
ASase wien o,me here.
10 You probably have stated that in your test 1ny
A<reto5ofe but have not beard you A. Before you
Ne Any farther would state, that my testimony 10 re-
gard ~ the matter taken the first day before the
Coroner, and before any jGfy was called.
O. have not you been examined before the jury
A. Not before the jury.
@. Then there has no evideocs appeared IRON yO1
A. Yes the first day there was.
Judee Capron-It is important that the jury should
hsve yoar tesmcDy, because it may have been taken
bs5srs the Coroner alone, but nothing - do with
o. Then, when you came here, the two individuals
vhsp You have named were here1 A. Yes, ST. the
ysolg man who worked for DIR. Main .tood at the dor
and had locked the door Of the room in which the
Doctor was murdered; DIR. Main was 10 the hall.
Would you wsh me 10 state what occurred
Q. Yes, il you please, bir A. When the young
man unlock ed the door ADD fret step ped in looked
~ him, supporting thst he had committed suicide that
vas the word Mr.. Snodgrass brought me, and toe ser
want girl who soon after had not got out Of
efBse before Hannah came; after we went in and
hooked at the Doctor, came out into tue hall; DIR.
ladies were; he told me they Alsost crazy, and
said be, "You are acquainted with t1e l.des-just
step up 10 their and rec how they arep stepped
Up there, and stayed there short zine until police
man had got there; then ~eut into the room, aud
the policeman said he wished TO report the cause OF the
desih 10 the ofce; we could not any thing and il
was proposed to turn him over on his back
Q. Did he lie with the wounded eide up or down
4. The wounds were down.
q. Was the neck wouad unaerl A. IL was not
bus bic neck was turned 80 that you could not ds.
Oever il.
O. When you TUNED him over that brought the side
wounds upf A. We didn't exam a. the time.
U Was the wound on the side OF the neck the
same aide Of the person With the wounds the side
A. They were ON the left side prlncip ally.
q. Which side Of the neck the wound On-on
he same Ide ss those on the BODY A. The w1und
On the neck the right sioe.
q. Where were the wounds the body A. In the
Deigt borhoOd OF the heapt, on the left side.
q. Was his face looking toward you when you went
into the rOom A. Yes, Sir his face doSn on the
1e0r.
O. / want you to be definite A. stated tbs. his
hce the floor.
q. What ia the fin thst you OF him, wha, did
yeu do
have Mr. Snodgrass this molnir &; was little late
myself but he nss been waiting, as understand.
Judge Cspron-Could he still remain until we get
through with this testimony
Mr. Clnton-I merely mentioned II - show thst
good faith had b. kept 10 this testimony take your
evn time about examining HIN.
DIR Roberts-Did you understand me to say tha. the
wound on the neck on the night or the left eide
Judge Cspron-On the right.
DIR. Robtru-l was on the same sice with the
wounds Of the body; the wound which severed the
carotid artery on the left side, aud be lay 90 the
right eide Of bis face tho or with his head oar
Gsy turned which twisted his head In such posu IN
MAT be bid the wound from om view.
O. Now did the face lie in direction facing you, or
Vas the back Of the head toward you a. Inc Sde o.
N face was turned toward the cupboard door or
hte closet door his feet were psfiectiy stfasa aad
A left hand cnched li'tlei Il did not appear that he
had struggled much after be TELL
O, Did you examine his person, ieel OF II a. Not
untl we tui ned him over.
O. Was he quite cold A. He entirely cold
and ssif, and had been dead some time TO al appear
sAce
o. Wen, az physician, how long should you Think
A. Prom the appearance OF the blood upon the AL
aid upon the flour, II had been great many hoars.
O. What would you call great many hours
A. Knowing his habits, about the Tune he came In,
from to 10 o'clock he alwsys calculated 10 90 % bed
about 10 O'Clock and from the appearance of toe room,
think IL must have been done very soon after he Iue
IN; be hsd been veiy long there, sapp Jse he would
hsve had his boots Of but be had nothing off but hs
shawl and iubbtls.
o. Then & ON the stste of his heslth from his habits
and HE Dress you think he must have been murdered
soon after he came in A. Yes Sir aad tfvn ~ast
his relatives said from what Miss Hab o,rd swore 70,
,bould think that he would be eay she said thst be
vas going out with her on Sunday eve nipg ant he
said he should retire esly Friday evening, so as 10
70 out with Der on Saturday.
Corcner--Sometmes the blood does not get per
hskly old am eight ten hours Are YOU asare OF
MAI Doctor A. Yes; suppose depends more on
The manner In which the person dies when the blood
- all taken from the body should suppose that II
vsu,d cool much sooner.
Coroner That is the reason l asked toe Ques IN
% much blood having been taken out OF the body.
de not you think the body would beoo ne cold in
very short time A. ! should thiuk 10 about six
Aoais
q. Do you not thick TIA. most of the blood WIS 10
Ne BODY A. do not think that there a. muSh
bleSd there those large woands ought 20 have pro
decd the principal BLOOD think inst iii come
from the carotid artery, because the biggest ol0
right ., bis mouth AID nose and that was what led Us
- the opinion that be hso died fcou az ,pectic q,
q You suPposid 40 unit you saw the soandf
w,sh 10 exl ain when we tarued him over toe ca,
n TIE mech was hidden and when we TUNED him oves
h brought i, uoier; then said that it looked IS II
he bad been bS ding az the nose and had star Cd 10
10 70 the door and bad tainted and b ed - death
hat tie report that went to the Police othre soon
sitter that Dr. Francis cams in, snd be looked little
more c'os.ly a. be dscove ei the caro- ID srtary-
Men Immediately we opposed tbs: he mariered
CT We did not know but he mghthave done 1t himself;
Ne ioeked about for weapon with ~biel n IN GIT
Save done ~ ce could bhd none; thea We cane -
ne conclusion tLss he had been Gusderei previously
had sten the blood on The oa,side OF ths door;
ecold Rot account for II the moIneot fOanS be was
murdered set TO 10 lkpg around; d 50 Jveeed tns
b}eod the wall and followed il 70 tue from, door sui
band u thsiei some one said the officers misn; have
done n; went immediately and examined il ani
hpnd IL to be % dry IS tina, in toe reom; went up
ssas and iegnd to be there i. sppesIed 70 % sui
dyer We he'd got thst ol ,od of ayers il would
have leoAed mach ss II did o., sth AVE been soft
O. Where vas the hlOsd on the dow b,losi A l,
lssled % some enc had taken bold the dor, sod
pa bis hooay hnger rgh; sroaod on the oasde o; tue
sccr asd vken shut 70 IL bleoied he ssoaldee where
Ne door strikes against.
Jssse Cs0rvn- He supposes hat the Blood on the
estsse VI the dsor looks though same hsd taken
BEE Of The inoo Of the door ard ss some on hs cut
NC OF the door, ~hieh .hsp clss3, le some On TIE
eoeng az sinst which the O. or shr'
- NOV, yaat 70 All whether blood Ike Ia Nigh