The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-15

1uo uTot Wttu6SS CalIeU Cd Calur-
day morning wos Mrs. Martha Cook,
who testified that she lived In the
family of the prisoner; had washed
the clothes worn by Burns during
the fghs; found them in a tub with
other clothes, soaking; upon wiring
ing them out discovered bullet holes;
two near the cuff, one on inside near
the elbow; her husband had shot
turkies, and had told her that where
the bullet came put the hole was the
largest; she notice the hole on the in
side of the sleeve was the largest.
and therefore inferred that the bullet
came put there; after washing, hung
them on a line, and never saw them
afterwards till Charley Burns brought
them to her and asked who had wash
ed them; said she did; asked if she
would swear toit; she vas then scared
nearly to death. and thought she had
got into a mess; were the same clothes
She had given out Monday evening.
This witness was all the while In a
state of great tripidation melting at
the same time commiseration and
amusement. On cross examination
she said she did not notice the holes
till she had washed them, wrung them
out and put them into suds. Had no
rule or scribe and did not measure the
size of the holes. when asked what
Charlie Burns brought the clothes to
her for she exclaimed. well, now,
that's what Idliketo know. Ifyou'H
tell me then I'll tell your"
DIR. Casselberry testified as to the
general character of gun-shot wounds.
The entrance was usually smaller and
exit largest. Exit healed first be-
cause there was no confusion. If the
entrance healed first it would be on
account of some peculiar circum-
stance. 1t would be hard to deter
mine which was exit orr entrance,
after a short time: cant say if the
holes in the coat are bullet holes or
not.
Charles Burns recalled Got the
clothes yesterday afternoon from Mrs.
Il. NJ. Burns at the request Of Shack
elford and Chandler; took them back
to- find vi lwho washed them; was
not In; Mrs. Cook said she washed
them; explained how the three holes
we're made, and gave it as his opinion
that they could not be made except
by the ball entering from the outside
with the coat sleeve folded in a Pc
culiar manner.
Defence rests.
DIR. Thompson recalled-Testifed
as to the general nature of gun-shot
wounds; his testimony corresponded
in the main with that of DIR. De-
Bruler and Casselberry; the charac-
teristics of the wounds are soon OBJ
liberated suppulation is greatest
where the confusion is greatest, which
is always the place of entrance; exit
heals by graduation: the entrance by
granulation and sleughing; leaders
and muscles badly confused heal
slowly; an angular bail would make a
larger hole; noticed no particular diff
ference in the size Of Halvey's
wounds; if any difference, the wound
in the breast was the largest.
Cross examined.-Neyer saw a case
where the orfice Of entrance healed
first. unless some foreign substance
was lodged neal the exit, when the
greatest suppuration viii be nearest
the foreign substance; the exit most
frequently heals by first intention.
George W. Hill sworn.-Am en-
ployed by tie Adams Express Com
pany; kpew Thomas Halvey for a
year saE him nearly every day once
or twieaxnever heard his character
questioned; never knew, or heard of
him nghting or quarreling.
Cross examined-Never saw him at
a saloon; he was regarded by the rail-
road mep as a peaeeahle, steady man.
john Burke-Keep a saloon on
Main street, near Seventh; knew
Thomas iaiyey: saw him on the 1st
Of July IN the morning, and afternoon
at Il was at my house fifteen min
utes;a tail man, engineer for Boyle;
went down Main Street with him;
was there again at s P. NJ; knew his
character; it was good; heard his
neighbors talk OF him; allgave him ~
good character.
Cross examined--Heard him spoken
of nearly a thousand times; he was
counting q young lady, and the neigh
bors were talking about him; never
heard of hial striking Lube Smith;
heard of him striking Charley Kin
kle; don't call that fighting; have
not been active in aiding the prose
cution; did say that if it was neces-
sary L would give IS to aid in prose-
cutting; Halvey was represented as a
man that would resent an insult; was
at my house three times on the 1st-
at $40 A NJ, 4.30 P. NJ. and s P. ~;
drank two glasses of beer during the
afternoon.
Electromagnetic II o'clock p. NJ,
on tie Ist, was with him till 81 was
not on Second Street except at the
corner of Sycamore; was with him all
the time except a few minutes, while ]
at the railroad shops; did not see