New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-07

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csrotdis toe upboa,ed portion .er the bbucs
ton !. termed toe oKteus end interns! c'ro'it a.,
Where vas lie cot Of .Le knife f. ws' abov' The
q And cut to,c1 A. Yea Sir ,h.
Did 50" dscc .throush me Deos '"s' l." -H'" o" 'H'
O How thea do you know direction in which tn" kne
BY ,Ls ' groe oSy By prob 'nd TIE hand and
bs. A. In taking out the carotid sery
q Afrr hi. exsrnns'ion A. Al the same time We mads
thu dissection the arteries We discovered the anecou Tue
To- bs Fent did you di,.ec the wound 10 the neck
b,i and then sid the srck open the direction
Toe " 15 ro I'D a. sect the sh. ,ide A We did not
Then now do YOU know The right carotid wounded
A. we did MT say That it wac
O. The dep Of the wound in the neck only know from
IT, probe aud not from dissection A. Prom the probe and
q To What c1tert did you di.ec,' A Sufficient get at
ertc and The probe vent beyond that to the depth Of
u O. The The neck i. no. .olid1 A. No. SIR
O. Can you tell without dissection the direction
wornd and i. extent in the neck A. We tell eroev
not and must cause death very scont A Yes, not
ght by compression the carotid and then FEATURING
q. Then this is not mortal wound7 A, 1t 1. mortal
q How would death result from it, A Perhsp, 30
seconds.
Did yon ever know case where both carOtd' er" cut
g Do ySp know how long the party llved1 a. No Sir.
O. Do You know how long tie partio. lived? A. do not
party would i've A. Yes Sir.
O l. generally known by people not in the medical pro-
the profession who know better than others they do
generally know he precise locality.
@ Is there any place the human ysiem ghere bowl
fatal than hs strikes the carotid? A. In the heart
dca,h from the is instantaneous perhaps
Judge DcaL-Thst the question Is there any place
hrre blow is fatal han blow cutting Of the carotid
q Doctor ordinarily when people their throats they
think Of cutting of the carotid A. They cut with the ides Of
Judge DaycIf you the juguur you necessarily the
Witness-yery apt TO- but not necessarily.
O People generally in cutting their thfoas cat in on
O There not great deal Of done when they do that
unless they cut pretty deop-tberc is vital there!
O. Not necessarily could be ewed up A Yes Sir
No particular barn doge 70 man who sttemp to commit
q Is not that the ordinary wary OF committing suicide A.
O. The the nipple reached the heart also A
There wounds the one about inch from the left
apex Of the heart but did not penetrate the wall
@ Did you dssec the wound hs penetrated the heart A.
We did not but measured the outer surface.
O. What the reason that wound was not dissecedl A.
We did not consider II necessary. 80
@ VIII tell the exact nature OF tho instrument with
hich i wa committed without direction! c9a!d not
q Would dissection help you in coming TO conclusion
o. But YOU did not think it necesssry1 A. We did think
necessary 10 d.rc ths. one only considered necessary
di..ect me one in the neck showing wha way the wound
O. With what instrument the wound in the neck in
1icied-with sharp instrument knife or dagger! Could
O Was it sharp on both sides' A. Could not say.
q Was sharp at the point not A. should say It was
O. You did not dssec in to the end Of the wound, A. No..
veYy much from the nature wound from the
aer In which II cut through the clothing 80 .
O you did dissect to the depth Of the wound? A.
Are you able to say whether the instrument that caused
he wound one nch from the left nipple had edges
A. em not able to precisely: ,
Q Would dissection Help YOU to DO that A. Yes Sir
Between which ribs this wound one inch from the
nipple A. think between The fourth aud fifth rib am not
Does wornd between the fourth and fifth ribs necessarily
Prove fatal A. II depends upon which way the instrument
@ Rightly pointed and deep enough is not that place to
reach the heart A Where that wound was it reached the
The witness here marked on one of the plates of
McCses Surgical Anatomy the location OF the wound
referred to.
Judge Dcan-we wbethers snstomst there
O. This you have spoken Of went into the yenirice
the heart and therefore mos A. consider 1t NOR
O. The mere fact made IN the heart docs NOT
make IL mortal uness reaches one OF the venTi
rlcs A. wound may be inflicted IN the hca1t ana man
g. There was another wound heart that nece'
say mortal! A. 1t would have been mortal II II PTodu'edin
O. The wound marked in plate would have
ry been fat unless rdachcd the heart; II the fact ha
reached the heart and pierced that INSIDE mortal Yes
q Wa. the wound in the left shoulder directed mors
part. A. II penetrated the pleuIa.
artery that runs uuder the cavicle A. Yes Sir; that had
b, en- severed il would have been mortal wound.
q That wound could have been tied A Not in time,
p'C q, Yoa did not di,seet the wound! A. No. Sir
went a. do not. ,.,,,.,
the heart sud the wound in the right shou
ask you what your opinion is as TO the person VINO
human BODY A. itwould be Impossible to say whether he
was acquainted with the anatomy OF the human body -
may been from accidents my opinion that may nave
be en- by accident.
Dodsc crts results l. They were but time,
thcv nigh, have been matter Of accident
O. Did yen Dr. Wood both those wounds were agn
say they sinsuay accurate at the same time they
mght have been mere matter OF Sccdgnt; hnso, d..,b
caused by violence by sharp instrument, would the
inflicted by person not acquainted win thc anatomy OF
the humsn body A. II is singular question TO an
Judge Dean want know whether agree disagree
with Dr. Francis and DR. Wood only ask your opinion A.
rather accurate than large number oil deaths caused
@ What would you say the amour, Of force necessary
nci these woueds would require person OF the same
strength greater A. person OF lesser strength might IN
O. How A. In the manner in which they were inflicted
~ I want TO know less strength than DIR.
Burde could inAo wounds he being in full health A.
could say exactly it impossible to cay in what way the
Did not hi. body bear marks of rc.istance A. Yes Sir
O Did not everything indicate resistance on his part A.
q Then do you that person Of less strength
than he could thO,t a Nv" nc
suTprised-tskeu unswsTes
O. BY taken unswses" suppose you mean person had
struck him and the advantage of him. that be could
not resist A. Sir having inflicted those wounds rem
dercd him incapable of resistance. $500,
q The person mean. coming from behind, and holding
him fast gh done it A. cannot answer the question
exscy.
q How in your Judgment looking at that room where
the first blow struck A. think the hTt blow received was IN
the rght shoulder .
O. Where was hcl A. think probably sitting down by his
dcsk near the safe.
O. That IL the blow in the clavical 4. Yes Sir.
. II behind a
banded blow, A. 1t might have been either.
O Depending upon the place where the person striking the
blow sudins A. 1t might have been either behind be
fore.
q You did examine the ward TO know the drec
tnpl A. No Sir did not know the direction fur