The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-03-12

OF Eliza NJ Miller, at No o2l Buttonwood street, the
& a Ps5 & husband was on t6e Ign m q sep
leigh saw y; the body was lying on IT'S back IN q
room the feet towards the stairway; there was a
small stand near the lront-room door, with two
razor partly open; arms towards the Get near the
stove & & lay poker WITH that exception the things IN
razor lthe razor shown and recognized; the throat
Cross-examlnaton-Ia arrived at the house between
G enc no. % G4ck M H. G9e aternoon The house s located
steps ne stand was at the sde Of the entrance 70 the
wasa kind of paEtrv YI sre IN docoased 0u ia Inc
carpet was not disturbed IL was perfectly smoOth the
case Of the razor was laying on the inside OF the
9PPpsl.od 99Pprr drawer n the stand the feet Of the
head aud shoulders were saturated with blood;
shoulders and three or four HeReS outside he head
% %was kind OF buried IN the blood; did not at that
but did ida afterwards; cant say which side the
leigh present: he called my attention to it fr5t
there was cut on the knuckle of the index finger
ment Of il: but DIR. sbaSleis6 a s6'' has it
there there was was no Indication of struggle in the room
descr6ed observed the neck the dress was kind OF
torn. - '''' O'''' PO'''O' -'''
Dr shapleign sworn-I. was was physician to the
body Of Eliza M. Miller on the evening o w ednesday,
nation the next day; discovered the body lying upon
the back, cold and stf. apparently much
Were. were a%exed % and tprned upwards; the lower
ankle with handkerchief there was much blood
upon the neck face and upper part of the chest pool
neck; there wrs not much blood upon the hands; no
more on one than on the other there were three
there was T., brgise owe, the third joint
We're bruises and Scratches ON the neck, and on
either side of the collar and breast bones other
there was one wound over the left eye in direction
,i line drawn from the inner edge of the right eye
BRAIN 1t one inch and three quarters long, and
wound on the top OF the head the edges of the
wound presented a crushed appearance; lt ex-
at right angles with this one; it was an inch
e Wound there G another G on Ts 6
part OF the head also the left side, parallel to the
occpitai bone; this was Of the same nature as the
others the oruise upon the finger was simply contu
extended from the prominent muscle on the left side
The wndpipe, the gulle the large bloodvessels the
ingular VEINS and arteries, and the muscles were
hage from the effect of the wound in the neck which
have described; there was distinct print of right
hand the neck and the upper part OF the breast
bone; the marks of the finger nails the left
there mns have BEEN oce tnS ss Ts
the marks the lett side extended above wound;
| when captured was shown the witness, aud he
b!ows) the skull was thicker than ordinary and was
alter DARK; observed the things in the room; there
two tables. one on the north and the other on
| The the head OF the BODY from tine
1 the north side there was blood on the WALL IL
seemed have struck in spot and then trick led down
there marks upon the chest or abdomen II
| made ty "a knee being place thereon; there was no
4 cap upon deceased's head when her; there was
L a common cooking stove in the room: there were
Steps eaGpg out or the room to up stairs: did moi
/ count them: the wound on the knuCkle Cut
/ Sinny brniSe there blood
/ VI on the hands, Dut 10 other wounds;
| remember seeing poker about the room:
| du not see the the floor; could how
merits f 99S O1n fEs ieei were not lar away rom them
| could not tell from winch side the wound on tht
throat ahe knife entered; the skin seemed to be Gu
| the same on both sides: this wound inches il
l would be very violent but aftetWards II Woult
/ CRY up
1t Is next door TO Mrs. Miller's; sometime
ont in to her: started 10 go in the Wednesda
she was killed, about halt-past III the Afternoon:
Went up the alley; the gate was open; went to ti,
! her; She was laying on the floor dead; 1 spo <
To ner; she didn't answer: L called her tire
| lines; lganeq down and put my nand on her am
she was cold; went out Of the alley and went to Nj
| Kings, where Lives Mr.. King was there himsel
| obudy else; told Mrs. Neii she came down an
| went in with me.
| o. exHmination-Th alley way is "A very SIN al
/ one; the walls OF II are While-waShed: the WndOy
| shutters IN the room were open, but the slide wa
/ down: the bed oil deceased near the stand on on
/ side; didn't see tho razor; L think L saw a smal
poker on the floor, there IL cupboard in the room
acng north; On entering the door the board is OF
the LEFT hand Gid not see pocket-boOk in the cup
board; did not go to II; every thing was orderly
lust Il usually was: there were n,
Indications OF q struggles / didn't see her feet
dld not see any finger marks the whitewash OF
take notice whether 1t was open when L entered Mrs
Miller was always cheerful and did her own house
work.
The Court then adjourned until 3 o'clock.