New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-06

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49, .be was made a witness Was it she who
.ni into mock heroics over his body shall greatly
,istake your comprehension If you do not arrive 10
the conclusion that il Wa done by some person IN me
house aud by her who had motive, who expressed
the motive BY threats upon the very eve OF It's con-
eummation-wbo Ind the ability 10 do II and to concea
H. and having spread these facts before you we sH
call upon our learned friends upon the other side W
say what Of this motive who has gisateli
What Of this hatred and revenge ana nia,,
ice Where is there another VINO ma s, .r".o
ability 10 do and to conceal How c0nn el.i ali
have been obtained to that house And u thsy sia ;
fsil in that we sban claim hereafter when inc eFI
drnce which have outlined shall be htt1u sois.n,
10 say that woman, whether she DC caHeu pnrdai
Augusta Cunningham or Emma Aususc!o ,Satha,,
Whether sbe he the mistress or the wfe WhetneI
she have the simulated the real neIIlagc: In"' sue
woman though she is-was guilty OF the CRIME
TESTIMONY OF DIR. FRANCIS.
Dr JoLn W. Francis examined by Mr. Hall.
70 spread oa UPON sSr ' Been IN practice avn
s. years Of age have been the psces o. vac II yes
- siso onsderable part Of that time Professor
If Model J1risprudc ia the College reside there aud
On The morning the Is. Of February yoq called
20 No 81 Bond street? A. think was the 3 OF January
Ia called the hour Of 10 or ten minutes past 10 O'Clock
vent TO the house by summons , ,,,
q may state what you discovered and your medical
concusOnsl accompanied the messenger aud went 70
the house 4 Dr. BuIds Ps.ed through the 'front.' d2or ana
snd they wanted 20 know the Of his DEATH there was
slS outside entered the room stepped rather care
c.y and found feet in large quantity Of blood ane
ioolnr down l large strong, muscular BODY ID great
health seemingly lying dead on the oor gentleman IN the
~ the saue place in which he II the face up
rd the clothing Of the body seemed to be very tenacons
round it, and upon feeling 69sEd Of e os Of blood
oms Sf pound or pound and half tho blood had cossa
az. ' good deal Of blood about there; cast glance
At the couutensnce was not familiar WIN W purui '
Coroner up 10 and told me 70 wan .w L an
fst Knight BY with Of mstIun-nts % max s n
Sd face with the eye. protrudng with the mouth firmly
ioned and the tongue prouded between the teeh oOne
SON IN examDing little further perceived me on lao
mock passing round the front part but ns,ancn o. I 2
,bere was strong mark Immediately thought OF garIotn9
but sad nothing Dr. knight was now ready Wh ns on
served under left side of the aw wound ana upon os
nd The ore vessels of the neck the cheef was wound
on tho side the InalaT process iowsI Gown, ~ @
Tsht side near aelrfeysS wound which ekien9ea per
bspa nrcs perhap. g. runna fSsSfd the Internal por
ton Of the chest on the right arm as cut aoss no
deep cnthe ley ann near me a@'ou linz rSnoYr
from The body chr were snone bes zen tme &
there smother which went right up into the surce OF t
heart three wounds near the abdominal ycera wrlfn
OF hpstosether fifteen wounds one other rs Of great
inSs. prb.by inward and ownwsrd toward the horsx
perceived nothing further worthy Of remark. $1,000 X.
Q What the breadth Of that line! A. suppose ABOUT
one third OF an neh bit more perhaps 1t reached bac
nehe though had been drawn back on one side 1t
O You this wound under the was Of Importance; is
m.dc opinion bad thG Wound S mse heal hSy
bad medical importance because suppose they were Oh
rather reaching the cavity Of the thorax the
souDd the fourth and fifth ribs an upward the wound
81 the besr werc reached the two or three
the abdomen looked as though they were fSnoo
O your medical Judgment which one must have been the
frstthe in the carotid artery or the one III the heaTt
Mr. Dean ipterposed the objection that medical
man could only give his opinion on questions OF skill
and that this involved theory Of the murder. Inc
cnse he said had been decided in The People agt
Lomond. .,,.,.ho la
could ask the question and it was allowed. 70
Witnrss-I think is imp ,sibe to decide which oil tho'
" wound in the heart had been first given, would
spout from the nef have 6S S PERSON to
abou, The house while the hcut wac perforated ,,aA
q In your medical adnn how soon would ne Ge aver I'M
% How soon uf,tr the wounds in the heart would n
die A. He might have died IN some TWO OF 'h'e' N"
Mr. ClintonPooe lived days with ball IN his aesrt
DR. Franc.-A the wounds seemed 10 nave been
the same instrument or of an inch in breadth an
In IN yOSr judgment the wound. produced the death
the deceased that is the formal legal question: Most as
suIedy there wa; &, no e, spOPSc sy in the case
a. Can You precise hour IN the morning when yGS a
riysd Az No 81 Bond A. Fifteen minutes past III
was moi police officer who sent for found polio
officer there; the deceased had on black craVat ho
mi. red spot Mas yisbs 1t went across the Adam
aPSD Do YOU know wh. the length of Ill. neck was. from tn
pOn, where it visible side to the point where it be
invisible on the other 1t struck rs as being aoO s
very dended under the circumstances and the nstru
O. Mas there visible side than the othe
of the wound1 would rather produce sense OF suhoc'
ton than make q mark by the lateral portions of II.
When death has been occasonsd By stransuation whS
the s,ss eS nn faS DE- there
orally larger fusny Of blood IN the SSnIS I, won,
81 You made no such examination of the brain A. No.
did that enter aud in what particular dTeconl A. The
It'd artery and jususr vein were all cut ,,,
linn IT. 4, w "a. not nSa touched
o. Ia. p.ssbie to tell the direction Of wound without
dissection dissection would help rather better but h
probe viii be very good sGid,e; n ~
case desih by violence ia dissection OF the wound, is nj
absolutely necessary for the purposes OF justice To give
z. VIII the probe tell the depth Of wound exsctyl
Do no, the pats ofhc wound close over SO close
Up that the probe would not go to the bottom Co'su'
O From the appearance Of thi, msn did you judge him
strong and muscular A. Very firm and hardy strong mu
@ Iwantto call your attention to the wound on the e
sra 1t wen, inward and partly upwards L would BE- Gale
saesh wound 1t went down into extraordinary fatal part
doubles. cut vessels bat 1t went into of flesh
s So beyond the S up f.. 'G so, what
the srml ~ went right down the neither of the'
wounds went hr0n0h the they each about hv
They went through the mu.clesi A. Yea into the sui
Did they 81. 80 that the dagger went tAEOusA' A No
they mac ssnS extremity they did not a. through
q IL possible 70 tel whether the instrument that mad
these wounds sharp both sides OF not A. think ths
could mot b. determined BY any man.
What was the sppeerance Of the cutsi A. IL seemed
though they were cut with two-edSed Instrument
@ Would dissection show preciselyi A. IL would shoy
whether there was sharp edge n-,. ~
@ Would dissection show whether the wound bad hes,
caused by carving knife dagger Suppose IN. wound hs
been inflicted By dagger Of @ character lexhbitins shor,
stout instrument That would not have beer
long enough. wv
But suppose had been long enough tina, the hind