New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-08
TESTIMONY OF DIR. CARNOCHAN.

Dr. Carnochan, being duly sworn, testified as follows:
surgery 1,, y in the New York Medical College
VIVA, yOqT age and how long nave You 9een IN 1Gr
ss@ ;ssG. have been In tine
Mr. DEAN will wOve the question Of your Laushter
some one had recently been married it would
not damage him TO have his age Known =, ., n, -.
O You present Sir at the house No 81 Bond street
when the pomortem was In progress! was there Oh the
Monday after the he. murder murder W.. G..
O Did you examine it at all A. did not examine it care
Did the examination progress when you in the rOOm
q Did You notice the wound on the neckl A. Yea Sir
O Whist would you say Of that woundl A. 1t was very
What particular vital organs are neart The large blood
vessels of neck and the Of the large nerves
O The wound heart what its chsracerl
Is there any part the body where wound could
the hesT are sinost invariably fstsnot immediately
head with the spinal which produces instant death
O. The wound on the right shoulder-how that A.
say would be likely fatal one OF the large
The wound in the allotment It was very dangeron.
one the stomach itself vital and wound OF
O. il the aorta near that A. The aorta the left
IA diagram was here examined illustrating the an
atoInical structure of the human bodyl
Or. Carnochan pointed out large Autograph
the positions of the several wounds. Ii was then
handed round to the Jury.
O Looking these wounds professionally it your opinion
snowIedse Of the anatomy of the human body A. 50 many
such upon such points would have induced me
believe that there must have been knowledge with reference
O Did you offer this statement Of the woundshat these
wounds accidental IN their positions or intentional A.
many wounds being directed important points
O had considerable opportunity surgeon, and
deal; am surgeon to the largest hospital in country
eve beside IN private practice have seen great deal OF
q did YOU know in which there were many
wounds inflicted upon vital points III this A. No never
O You were in the of the murder in No. 81 Bond
tho doath--h
Uhl and Roberts for the purpose Of
snnne the marks Of the block in that room A. Yes Sir
O In opinion, Sir where the first
blow .tI1ckwhere he sitting when the first blow was
Witness-You my theory of the occurrence
wtness-I induced believe that the wound upon the
O. Where do you think that was inflicted aud under what
sIcumsancesl A. think inflicted by standing
MIR. Hall-I the Court please while it ia only proper
for medical man to state in what parts of the body
the wounds struck do not see what relevancy
his opinion Of the place in the room where they Were
inflicted.
Judge-The position Of the blood in the room is an
index to the place where the parties were when the
blows were struck.
From the spots q blood where in your Judgment a;
A should say that he seated that desk the right
band de Of the door going Oohe desk where the chat.
from the bioodl The only inference that the person
iSS the party Who struck the 5 blow trisd to
T setting TN In ;G while b SSs S to i or Dr. SuJd
IN what relative position weTs The parties when ,h
n
stood with his back 70 the door
=. Was that righthsndcd left handed blow A. 4
shtheuded blow should judge, from It's position and from
q You examined those spots for the purpose Of de;eninns
their position, and at request A. Yes. Sir
hPss MA ta the s Ss' S ss Ss 4a PSP oF me
in the with his face the Judge that from
the direct manner In which the blood spirited
the frame Of the door plump as it were by drops blood
single other personand there marks upon the
Ut BsTSsl Of strong resistance what would you the
Ptoee9m OF this having been effected by single person
ss strength aud stature than himself without pou
The party who Indicted them a. should say not.
probability q marks being leN upn her p-ron h. e.,
tess than they would 20 BE- left upon the non of n.ot
female shows ef9se much easily than the malc-ihst
Owing 70 what A The textures are more d,lira,e
Doo,or asa this Acdcay aud not from any personal
sraiely pressed wiz show the the next dsy A Tbat
il the inference w - A"~'
eyes Of ladies owing 20 this physical hs, the issue. m
delrate. ~ ~
Judge Dsvies-we ere wandering
Mr. Deanl do not think in all submission, that We are wan
doTnE than the previous testimony has
q In Dr. Carnochsn mark had been un5a the
pecA part VI the person who committed set Tor
how lorg tiune would BE- apparent, 4. week
u Ac there indications judging from this
examination that the person who Inflicted this blow left.
handed peSsont A. None that have reed Of
Canyon judge AZ all in reference 10 the probable size and
strength t1e parties provided there but single assA.
ant sba IL Judgment their relative The
wound the cgod artery must have been inflicted while
Doctor standing Nh Hall read Dr. Prsucs description
the wound sn the e8ond the inference direction
OF the woand THAI the person tall least DR. Burde
" Have you made aiY experiments wha, amount
fore. was necessary 10 infi>t certain wounds
MI. Hall object 10 this comparison of medical
testimony. Upon APPOINT 10 which there is evidence
Judge Understanding this case; The wOuQd OF