Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1857-09-24

downward and inward, slightly Ontlque, not
transverse; from the appearance of the wound,
| supposed it to be a pointed weapon with
sharp edges; can't tell how sharp they We're;
supposed it to be double edged instrument;
/ noticed there was blood in the next room
near the slain; noticed some on the wall aid
some on the door casing there was blood in
the room where he lay.
Cross En-The blow indicated that it re-
quired considerable muscular strength the
character of it would not indicate that it
would cause instant death person could
cut with razor so that he would die very
soon if he severed all the blood vessels Mr..
Parker and Mr.. Mclean were present at the
examination at Chapel Hill the wound pas
sed the spinal column, and knocked off piece
of the body of the vertebra; do not know
how near it passed TO the b 'anches OF Il 9
vertebra; it is solid bone; piece might
be broken; did not take the verteb out;
could not be certain that it was not off OF
the ally or branch; the ally ere side bones;
through these there are nerves passing; don't
know what branch of nerves they are derived
from; don't think there are any Doctors at
the Highlands; | think ] am as near as any;
one of Mr.. .Thompson's men came for me;
he was white man; don't know he was
dressed; don't know who sent him; it was
while we were eating breakfast when he got
to my place, think should recognize him il
saw him; he may have told me that the
book keeper Mr.. Donnelly sent for ME.
| DR.. John Fought, sacorm.--I am practising
physician; reside at Freehold; been practis-
| ing Is years; was at the post norton exam
nation at Chapel Hill referred TO by DIR. IT,.
wound was on the left side of the neck; about
half way; the original wound was about two
two inches in Width had been enlarged by
examination; the depth of the wound was
inches from the vertebra; entire depth was
inches; the superior Thiroid artey was
severed; a branch of the carotoid artery; in
the gullet was an incision of one-fourth of an
inch; in the wind pipe the incision was not
entirely through; the wound passed over the
4th vertebra to the junction of the fifth, chip
ping piece Of the vertebra off my impress.
sion is, that the jugular vein was severed !;
should think that this would produce death /;
the carotoid artery was bare at the bottom of
the wound; a hair breadth farther and it
would have severed the caroteid artery; the
severance of this is instant death almost; a
few pulsations is all there is afterwards; l
assisted in examining the wound probed it
and measured it and was as close as any
other physician that was there went there
for the purpose of examining at Mr.. Parker's
request.
Cross Er.-Life might have been spared
if a surgeon with proper instruments had
been at hand there was bandage on the
neck but no ligatures the body was buried
on the night after he died had been in the
grave two days. it was not in my power to
tell how much the wound had been enlarged
the wound narrowed and got down to point
as it went in !; l could not tell whether the
wound was the same size of the instrument
or whether it had been enlarged, we laid
the wound open all the way down to ascer-
tain its size.
Er. By Pros-Had surgeons been there ii
is possible, not probable, that life might have
been saved the wound involved the impor-
tant nerves and tissues of the neck the Gull
let being wounded from the nature of the
wound, l should judge it to be sharpened
: instrument, and one which would cut both
ways. the way / could tell the original
wound was by its clean incision, and should
the second incision be ragged edge could
tell the original.
ross-er.-The original incision was about
inches the other was made by DIR. Tay-
lor in his first examination.
Er By Pros.-Dr. Taylor pointed where
his incision commenced.
WEDNEsDEy-The Court opened at 90
clock.
4 Geo. 4. Noses, reca}lcd-Identifed peck
et- book as his brother s it was taken from
his brothers clething saw his brother have
/ it at Richmond Va, and took it from his
cloth IS after his death the memorandum on
the card was written by witness.
Cross Er-Recollected distinctly seeing
pocket-book in Richmond, and observing the
writing in it.
i A. d. Tompkins sworn.-Made a map Of
i the premises at Sea View. The maps were
shown to witness and identified as drawn by
him. Maps were made at request of Mr.
Parker, prosecutor. The maps were shown
to the Jury, and witness explained plan Of
the house, and position of the different rooms
halls, &c. The maps show not only the
interior of the house, but all surrounding
grounds, including the places where it is said
Donnelly was seen on the morning of the
) murder. Saw George Moses in room where
the clothes of deceased were placed, and saw
him take pocket-book from coat pocket
brought the coat to Freehold and gave it tt
the Sheriff .fe
Cross Er.-Was at the Sea View House
from LIST of August to LIST September con
stantly, with the exception of two or three
short visit sto my family was there to TAKE
[ charge and write out the testimony, and af
: terward, at the request of Mr.. Parker wa.
| deputized by the Sheriff, Aug 10, and from
Z that time acted as public officer a part O
clothing removed by witness was claimed b,
Mr.. Lent as his.
4 William Smith, s,eorm-Am proprietor O
5 the " Sea-View House, guests vary as t.
' citizenship, but are principally from New
! York City \; the employees of the house are
citizens of New York James P. Donnelly
D was my bookkeeper; employed him some
: where about the first week in July occupied
room No. As, Sd floor; VIM. Bennett, the
) steward, occupied it with him; he was in N
t York 31st July, and returned on the evening
t of LIST August; | am very slightly aequaint
ed with Albert S. Moses; / think he came
| to my house about the 26th July last; he
acted as barkeeperin the absence of Mr.. Lent
Mr.. L. saw Moses before be left; he went te
| New York in the steamboat; he returned on