Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-08-30
THIRD DAY.
MEDICAL TESTIMONY.

inquest on the body ~ CALVIN ii. Mckeen.
In Stoneharn. on the 10Th day OF August.
A. T.. ls6O. examined the body. Dr.
Hutchinson, of North Waterford. va. prs
emit. Think we found eighteen wounds up
on the bead OF the deceased. We removed
the iutesunents from the frontal part OF ~,
down 10 the nssal processe.. | Va. present.
alta subsequent examination OF the same
body, after u had hees exhumed. caused
iury 10 he summoned a, the trst exarina'
ton. Took the testimony OF witnesses. The
second examination was mort minute than
the fret. There ~src marks Of pistol shot
q little above the external ear, breaking IN
90 the orifce. We found ball which had
passed through the head and lodged IN the
In,seumsn, of the head about an inch above
ths LETT ear. (rhc hall was here shown TO
the COoTtl Ii had BEEN IN bis possession
snce IL Was taken irum the bead. l $40
the shirt which CoGhn hal on At The time OF
the inquest. IN was a .'ip'd dr''ung
shirt. took Possession OF 70 at TIE time oi
the inquest. hep; the shirt with other
things unit brought them beiorc the Grand
jury. then carried them to Boston and de-
liyrfri them 90 Dr. Hayes, taking his re-
ceip, The other thing were pistol, dat
iron, a bottle oi liquid. and hatcher kniie.
All Il these were delivered 20 Dr. Hayes,
.1crrt Ihe bottle. which kept. ~ the
TINE took The shirt there was a rent IN -.
DID not measure IL. IL might have been
or : inches long. In examining the head
Ne found the nasal prOccssc- broken down
A. II from a blow dirre,ly upon them.
Gross Examined-l noticcl the shirt
which John had on az that time. There
va. blood on the br.om Of the shirt. Could
not saw whether the blood Was on the shlr,
before the rent Nas made Or not. u se'mei
~. though the point OF some instrument en-
tered the crntre Of the rent, and that the
way 10 was torn. Should think that not
more than an inch Of the rent was cot. IL
.~smed O. Ne torn up and down. (llrrr The
Doctor described t. the Jury The character
% The spattsr- On the shlrt- some % them
.ermei a. have besn -uhAcl IN. and other.
.. though they ra..ei through the air and
struck the shirt) The Doctor said be hat
been acquainted nth Co'hn since be moved
into St6neham. Never knew any bad OF
him. Always Supposed him 20 be possessed
Of a got disposition.
Dr Thomas n Br'rg, called made a
pO-i norton examination On the body OF
Calvin II Mckccn, ou the l1th 81 Novem'
her hs, We cIhuuel the body on that
day. and found 70 ina toierahlc state 81
nrr.rrvati0n The cuiicl- ~as d,comrls'l
The hair AMI nail. were also parts Of the
cuuc'e. aud would easily come od. The
fluids grayitaied 90 the lower part 81 The
body. IL was very much dl.colDrri. The
i'ce seemed natural, except where The nasal
honN. nined the frontal, where there was q
depression. (Thc Doctor described the
wound caused by ihe pistol charge. agreeing
IN the main win former testimony lie
alec infinitely described the several wound.
IN the in,r.ument II the head. which
amounted IN al % i. On removing the
iu,rgumeu,s there appeared 20 h. several
wounds ,n the skull The nasal bones were
fractured and c1mmnut,i. The frontal
bnre was fractured. TIE wounds have an
angular appearance, As though they were
iaaie inward upon tho brain. The frontal
sinu. vas elaborated
The Worud m the frontal bone was two
and thrrc-lourth. inches long, aud ~ che
widest place ab1ut one ani one fourth inche-
wide Both plate. Of The skull were irac.
turyd The blow seemed O. base h,cu struck
IN the centre. aud the fracture extended
rNch wav, horizontally over the cycs. lhrrr
were piecc- oi the FRACTURED bone ~ the
outer plate. The piccr- ot hone Oi the inner
plate were driven into TIE brain, and Pre-
.snted an angular appearance. In order 60
SO the fracture % the internal plate,
TIE yi-cc- % bone were removed, which Va.
cone without using violence There WAS
fs.urc through both pla,e- Of the skull from
t5e wound near the ear O. the wouui m
font We,ols "a the .kull TO o ssr,c the
inside The brain hai fallen away, aud -
suffered from decomposition that 70 could
rot BE- eIlminsd Tie brain and IT, mem
irane. tcinc removed, W. eIam'ucd ihc IN
side OF tho skull. The ho..s made hy the
h.li were nearly the sane a. those ogtsidr
The ball, in 80 pis-as", paced through tie
middle lobe %, the TRAN. WUurdirs an az.
Try ot considerable s,zs. and pr0hah!y
~oundlnr the internal carotid artery.
In the middle loose Of the brain We found
= considerable fracture. which ] have not
set dc-s-;t-d Tracing along the fracture,
] iogLd piece OF lead. (rhi. was present..
IL to the court Thi. hall entered the
,kull with the oih-r. and taking different
direction. ito track could b. traced e. the
lace where the hall Wa- found. There
sere eleven picec- Of loose hone N its track
r.. track was entirely through bone at the
lI-r ~ the hraIu.
The wounds ga the intesumeut could have
ION made ~ any instrument having a
blunt. sharp c0rner. Night have been mad'
byA haI..run. Tbe wouui- IN front we're
Probably made by glancius blow. rte
wounds IN the nasal bone mu.t have
ten made by direct blow. The blow an
igOnt must have produced total lo-s OF
.-n-ati,u and notion. here may have
heu spa.m,jic sni involuntary notion till.
Cro.- Extminsd-Mpch 90 medical know.
l,d.ei 4. obtained from books. Never with
Nv own 49, have witnessed What the ct.
i-ct Vt such blow would Dc upon human
bong.
From my observation. and from authority.
I an led % b-li-y~. aud d. believe. that such
fracture IN the skull woIli produce symp-
TONS OF COMPRESSION. - not remember VI
aay veil authenticated case whore both
plates II the skull have been troken and
portions Of the brain carried away without
PRODUCING iusen.isiliy. Think the blow,
al pom the head Of Mckesn. a,ide from the
wound. made by the pistol. would have
Produced death. sooner OF later, II the cum
preston Was not removed.
AFTERNOON SESSION..
John r. Rice-reside in Waterford, am
stage driver; know John u. Cola; he
bbushi pistol OF me. u was about the
hrss Of August. lo6D. lie came down 10
the rua4 one day ~ We were comm: up
fr1m Portland. IA Lowell, near Bryant's
I'LL. lie asked Il MaAiirli brought ran ~
anythins told h,m ~. aud asked hin
wha, he expected. lie said he had sent for
a p'-,o!. cav MaIdeli that night, aud