The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-06-16
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week. The business is for several reasons
much larger than usual. The causes tried
since cur last are as folows:
Calvin p. Austin vs. Alonzo Burchard.
Action on note Verdict for defendant.
Town of Salisbury VS.. j. G.. Gipson.
Action of debt. Verdict for defendant.
Chas. &. Robbins VS. John NJ. Packard.
Action Of Trover Verdict for Plaintiff
damages s591T4.
+. A. Hamilton vs.. Israel Davey AS
sumpsit Verdict for PlaintiH-damages
251.56
Jonathan Seeley vs.. Pascha, Maxfeld.
Trespass. Verfict for Plaintiff--damage
sl5S.25.
Criminal cases will occupy the remain
der of the session.
\ We have had for some time unusually
wet weather but not SO as to be generally
any detriment to vegetation. Late as
the Spring liz, it is not often that Vermont
at this season looks more lovely than now.
Nothing but immediate and severe draught
can prevent large yield of grass. The
prospect of an abundant crop of fruit is as
good as it can be, so early and no crop is
in discouraging circumstances unless in
very low land.
During the thunderstorm on Sunday
week a barn belonging to Thompson Pot
ter, in Cornwall, was struck by lightning
and considerably damaged.
We publish below the statement of
the medical gentlemen who were sent to
Ripton to investigate the reported murder
case. We have no doubt that it will have
a quoting effect upon the minds of the
people generally, who have been excited
by nisapprehension of the case, while
those in whom will is stronger than reason,
will possibly remain "of the same opinion
still" The facts elected by the examina-
tion, that Mr.. Furnel was first Frustrated
by some falling object,-that he lived in
this disabled condition until he was burned
to death or'sufocated by fire, is sufficient.
ly distressing to contemplate without in
Producing murderous hand. And here
we cannot refrain from rebuking some
newspapers in the State, which have, on
the authority Of correspondents we pre-
sumo, reported the case as an undoubted
murder, and published the names of sus
pectea individuals. We would suggest
that putting mems names into the newspa-
per rounds as suspected of murder, on no
evidence whatever, is not triAing matter.
To F. E. WOODBRIDGE, Esq, States Attorney:
In accordance with your request l WIS.,
tied Ripton on Thursday, June Sd, and,
after obtaining the consent of the proper
authorities, had the body of iona. R Fur
nell disinterred, and made thorough post
norton examination Of the same, assisted
by Drs. q. Bass, and W. p Russell, of
Middlebury, and DR.. j. N. Moore, of
Salisbury.
We found the fexor muscles of the ex.
tremities all firmly contracted, the arms
and legs drawn up and the fists clenched.
The right leg, below the knee was partial.
ly consumed, SO that the bones were bare,
and could easily be bro en- by the hands.
Nearly the whole of the skin was burned
to crisp. That GOV ering the lower part
Of the abdomen WAS the only portion In
the natural condition and still covered
with hairs. In many places, particularly
over the front of the chest, were wide .is.
sures, the skin having cracked open BY
the heat and rolled back so as to leave
the parts beneath bare several inches in
width and many inches in length Be-
sides these. there were numerous small
cracks and checks in the skin, which, up
on examination, were found frequently not
to penetrate through the whole thickness
Of the skin. One of these under the right
arm over the fourth rib, being more
straight and smooth than others, was
pointed out as stab made by knife
or some other sharp instrument. 1t was
about 6ve-eights of al inch long. entering
somewhat obliquely upwards. Around
this flap of skin, about two inches square,
had been dissected up previously to our
examination. By raising this flap the
opening upon the inside Of the skin was
found to be round, not smooth, soiled
black, and of size 10 admit common
pipe-stem. Introducing probe, it passed
readily upwards to the clavicle; then dis
secting down upon the probe, it was found
lying in the loose cellular tissue, under
meath the pectoral muscles, outside of the
ribs. There was not the slightest trace of
extrayasated blood, or of any other ap-
pearance which would indicate that a
wound had been received before death
In fact the integrity of the parts was such
as TO prove conclusively that no round
had been made at this place. Nor could
we find in any part of the body theslight-
est evidence Of wound.
We found a transverse incision, made
after death and before we saw the body,
extending from shoulder to shoulder, at
at about one-and-a-half inches below the
clsvcles From this vertical incision
extended down the right side of the ster-
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