New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-12


Or. Woodward low -ele~ed reprter "a his victim,
Ar u ,ra. the way IN shieh be supposed the would
dividing the carotid artery iphic'ej
JUG. C1,Ton-Q How many Of shoss wounds wooh
Droye Iece lily fatal y shJlld thiaS The you'd
in tie shoulder might eventually, the woand In ne
hart and the three ouuds blow T. aud he y,uods IN
tie .boomen spd the tso wounds In toe thuax and
az Us. ,.,
do lot perceive aDyno marks OF sIs1g alalon on my
first sigh, OF The body.
O Did ven sabreauen'l,i A. No Sir
CoIoner-TheIe Is q matter banging on ms II yea
Or. Woodward don't wish 70 bs understood by
that tbsi uesn TO say thai be was not s'rsngIed.
Corcper-Tba''s all; there VS. wat we cal ecchy-
mosi-whst cid tina, ariss EOml A. Tbs, | think,
was pOst morteln in its appearance.
@ Doctor didn't you III nix from thu strangu 'tien,
AID from finding the 'ops ue OF Dr.. Bu7del ns
when the Coroner ir.t hin that that would have
caused cchy mosi. 7 A. Il might Sir.
CorODer- That all cant 10 get az. | mean tossy,
gen'iemfD, haf from the position IN when say toe
BODY ] asked the Decor whether or tn. posi1on
Of the bood-~hat il ca led ecchymOs,s, wouldn't Il
have teen caused by what al giOlay or stringu
I,.ion of 81 kind ding that toe tongue pro uded
xbep ssw the body-snd the Doctor saws might
Q What bunber OF those strokes were upward
rrtke.l A. D. you mean II sc oa the trunk
@ Yes, on he truck A. can only speak with
&C. tainty OF the two wounds 10 the heart; Dr. Knight
pho firrt raw the booy may tell you moe the two
IN TIE LelrL GtIe tIIuCA US VIC
entered The apex Of the heart was more obliue thaa
the int.
Q Vas there any appearance of the Topnd IN the
neck by which you cOu state with probable c'rtany
whether that was downward or upward stroke' "A;
As said before, Sir, probing the wound, "a led
10 he ieye that euteTioiy Gown ard and ln~ard
O. That would indicate that the person who iniiiei ed
il upproa he'd hin from behind rather than before A.
II HI. h.; but il might have been mace uy person.
stal du Ill font. ,,.
O. lit were made by person in front, would Il ap'
poor that il might have oet n doTnvard stroke A.
iirB il cou be made Sith the same 'acny 10 Iront
behind the woubd gong IN tAic way WOMB ho'uIA
give II al anterior tnoencS. 81,
Corontr-Fi om DOR long acquadtaace Decor. with
bavng seen wounds in The body OF pers ms stab bed
our ctr. cts from the generality OF those woahos, 10
G, Inrsr,on with the wounds which we're . the &pdy
OF Dir. Burde, lie there snsthDg striking or rematki-
BILE in your mind, ibst those WOUNDS were given oy
II sn accustomed more or ess to me ahs'omy OF tue
lun sn frame A. No, Sir; | sbou INK 10 ~ they
might have been made 20 By dent 1t imp jssoe
t. sbeak about person tba is not acquh1teI VIA
sne'omy but they ere singularly accurate that i' al
thar can be sad.
Judge Capon-Did understand you, Doctor, to be
of opinion 10 yCur examination of these wounds, that
there is nothing indicating tn he was held aud choked
at the time Of this contest. A. There - nolhiog 100
CATH il; a, the same time DO might bave oesa held III
suth maLner 40 ut the heck not to leave ady par
iicuar marks; peLaps for moment hand wa placed
over the neck III ga ping It.
Judge CsUon-I mean for q few moments.
Nltnttt-lhtre IL nOthlIg mdcd'in1 tuh'i DpctU
Knight can speak more particularly il Reference to the
frst sight ef the bod, when saw 1t l saw nothing
indicating that.
O. SupposiDg there had been lgature sb)u. bis
neck, or if some strong arm or hand hsi ugh,y
corpprt ssed il for time until ne dead, would the
marks remsn long after his death would any evidence
of il COL tirue A. tbitk il there had been gaisce
put around his neck there would have been marks
Q If he bad been suansle -pressed with hands or
fingers. A. / could not ray.
Q You can roy whether there would have baea
strength enough in the fingers to produce that n2'ess
A. cent say; it would depend upon tho amount oi
pressure.
Q We'll, pressure enough to prevent any haloing or
Slam A. That, it wound be impossible tosay.
Cmoper-Ald, under all the circumstances presented
TO you, Doctcr taking III, whole body Of wounds IN
view, the time and everything eiss there would have
been sric ent time fer msn 10 give some alarm or
shiitk A. should think he might, Sir.
Judge Copron-Docior am asking you ques ion,
now don't know that it i, scientific one, or whether
your opinion better than ally ordinary 10 An on such
gnetiicn, but i!s1ikes me that il would be.
Ccr"ptI-l will guarantee 'hnt Sir.
Judge CeproI-Well, EN- little doubtful whether
it liz tceutic qn sop, ano yet eau see some res
col Why itis In how ebor time in y0nr judgment.
Gould that who dead as it srpeared 10 YOU have ooen
executed by strong man, or b. an ordinary man
t. ink il Is oil IN >t'eT Oft cory.
Jucge CsIpob-I did not know whsther you might
not fiCm sOtIe scientific grounds tiderupi0D) a.
No. sr; link il is impossible To cay tow ng thng
Of hot kid wuld occupy It Is dependent on 50 maoy
Juoge Cspon-I had some doubt about it. Bat
thought proper 10 put %. question, nasuuch nat
is q matter Of sOme me- neu. N ibis case.
Z. Have you scientific dsta 10 snsSer this question:
What would be the fe t IN reference 10 Instant oah,
death almost instant the effect Of the xo1nd upon
tie neck il that had b er tie only wound A. II rha.
bao been the only wound 1t would have been fatal IN
short sI6cc of tme.
Q How Icrg in your judgmertl A. lis impossible
te ray how kLg; d ve'S short space of Il ne.
q. GIVE a little idea of Ehlt ycu me N by a very
sloIi spsce Of time A. Persons might differ as u
Col s'rucii. I.oD ihH'.
O. How .ooa would man be rendered helpless by
the blow in tie neck a. SappOsipg that to be- the
oply upd, fifteen tvcrty seconds pernaps avery
RI ort tmr; il depends good deal upon the indiyhiI;
he light he q STOUT man, or peth nc man, or iui
decided, or spare nan-s we X MN
Q. ouly want 10 set your ides Of a short time;
bow lorg had This tooy be. found before you u!
Or pAitaps | can AK qIosiion which vii re,der /.
aptceshry 70 ask bat; al the position OF the boly
On floor been cher gtd te.ore you 60 Il tIon F1s,
H. WIS ahen il Was frs: discovered A, Yes, Sir; |
od not see the bocy al until tbs lsp;e OF no days
after dtstn-o MoLdas morning.
q. And the proof - | understood, that the BODY
wac laid strogtt cut ~ hands % arms pols.d ~ thst
the s, e. tie bocy extended aSd etrl ght A. | De-
lsve Il 1t wss the case
Q. Well, Sir, DO want 70 knoE of YOU what tih,
% on Of the boGy ndicses IN re err nee 20 ,s having
bsen lut in that position after i the fl or
Whether It (uld tai AID assuce that position by
falling
VIII. ss-Wss the hack up
judge Ca,rop--I unde:s,l1d tho back was up, that
it lso the feoe toe f-'ls. straight agilnst us
s'dts AID Tbs legs entirely ex@ led and together IN
This way. ! w-h TO ln"E she ner that /, position
which the doctor ia falling woald naturally have as
snIstd
Nitbess-Wel, hs would b we 10 receive those
W. unds- 10 carry out . , tneo-y-be would have 70
have been hi. back ald iDsr-o oser ate; fe,sy.ns
Tie wornds be may have be-n plseed in that posi-
lls mar hA gVa,l Iaxs in-al