Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-01-01
v FRIDAy, December 81, 1858.
II MOnNING SESSION.


noaxrSs Session.
Dr.. Ic,.cnfius Laaoer. s,uoyn.-I am a
physician: was Salled On SATURDAY. last "a
see Hans Arr; found him in bed in . de-
pressed eonditicn. oukIsof health. pulse, 4a
to As Der minute. and vhils soeaEiug put
his tongue out more to4stka ripht than to
the centre of the mouth: purlhsof the ey "a
irrepularlv contracted: symptoms indicated
an affaction az the brain: found bv examin-
inc the head On the left aide Of sknil sveIl-
ING: bvsnres,inr the swelling harder = d.
preston 81 the skull with Al sleyation ioin.
ing 1t led me 70 believe that the skull Was
fraeturSd; RECOMMENDED thst treranasion
might 2, renevc , MN, and possibly ave ms
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S...lasAsS =. - - h",.. 3 -
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h.v. NAV rro1r..l S..th Thsrs 49, NJ Sr...
t,,ra n tha scaln. There we're five nhvsic.
ians present-myself, DR. Grave, Tomson,
Adier ana Oisnsusen-atthe operation-ai
CONCEDED witn me- Ine weapon with
which the fracture was MADE, mnst have
been angular, Or else WIN ronnd wesP.
On y mnss havs been with the round end o.
~; could nave been made with neck-yok
tDr. nsre exnioited Peices OF the Skull whien
were taken OUT " trepanning process !
iouno coseuhated piood on me ieit sac OF
the nead' not apparent before post ten.
CToss 1.d"fmat'o".--lhe suggestion
which ! menloh was not sympatnetc' put
seperate' ne consented 10 the opperauoh
Win sne unaers.anding tnat u was necessa-
~ 70 save n's NE
Wm. Epey acorn.-l am Coroner OF Scott
county; ne'd inquest over oodv OF hans
arp estefoay- tnen laying dead.
Objected to producing verdict OF coroner's
iurv. oyerruled bv Justice.
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Evidence Tor state closed.
TESTIMONY FOB DErKNDANrs.
.L,co5 .R,r,.der,,nn .,,o,n- live in IA.
vennort. n tha r;0ht n The dif;cultv vas
in P.nl TheisacT cellar. DOM know the
nAm0R of khOAA th0PA-WAa Ali tho time
thers-sav Arm there. don't know Thede !.
Ewald VA there. Saw but little fuss there
cannot hear vsll I: saw Aro leave the eel
lar: there vss good deal drinking there !:
Arm and Evaid and 4 or others we're
drinkino-drank & 81 = times Saw some
trouble outside. on the west side aleo ON
east side-ahout 15 or ls stems from cellar.
| stood on outside Of cellar. Paul stood be.
aide me tool hold Of Paul and said. " Paul
don't 90 to the fuss. but ston here !" paul
then want m stairs at this time there was
fiohtino At risht hand side of cellar. thew
were .fioht;ng with clubs. Paul had pone
nm the st.ns. wore < or & f;oh.;no. ssv
woman an In norch. she was crying for
Paul When Paul went un the steDs.'
vent INTO csIIar Witness bare racoon;,od
Tade Think mt the lipht out mvself-
T WAS thara .hort ~ u,;n,tas after l;oht.
were ont 7 onened cellar door and vent
mn TO he'd was alone then. Saw him
strike on the counter. saw him catch hold
of nerscn saw ara, times didn't know Who