The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-12-31
THE HILL MURDER.


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an architect and builder; have never been at the
house at Tenth and Pine streets, or examined in
regard to sound; but examined the model.
MIR. Mann-That will do, sir.
Mrs. Eisenhower, recalled have the four dogs
that were at Mrs. HIPS; they are a little gray
Mr.. Manu- desire, may it please your Honors,
adjournment, that the jury may view the dogs.
Judge Brewster-You would better have them
Mr.. Manu- feared would be charged with ir-
regularity If / did so; but / will act upon your
Honor's suggestion and have them brought In in
course of the afternoon; they are here.
MIR. Iwitcheil, recalled-IheIe was stove In the
back room of the second story front building.
Mr.. Mann here said that the defence closed with
the single point of proving that this is an ordinary
gentleman) If this is objected to and ruled out,
we have no more
see how this skull can be evidence when there is
nothing to show its age, or that 1t is anything like
Judge Brewster-This is not evidence.
Mr.. Mann-Then we close, reserving the right to
call DR.. Mitchell in regard TO the blood spots upon
This vas not objected to-
A.. uo.. 1yo REnUTTAL Rli TT o,,o 60 ,,o,-o .sou,o
headway in our rebutting testimony, but will not
be able to get in all our evidence this evening, and
will therefore have to ask your Honors' indulgence
if we should not be able to conclude tonight.
John Macarthur, sworn-I have known Joseph
Gilbert twenty years, and never heard any one ex-
cept his late partner, Mr. Steinmetz Thorne, doubt
his reputation for truth; / would believe him.
John @. Uhe, sworn-I know Mr.. Gilbert; never
heard his reputation questioned; would believe him
on his oath.
Richard stotesbury, aflirmed-I know Mr.. Gil
BERT never heard his reputation doubted; would be-
lieve him on his oath.
Mr.. Page sworn-I know Mr.. Gilbert never heard
his reputation questioned; would believe him on his
oath.
Mr.. Fling, sworn---Mr. Gilbert worked for me
twenty-five years; | never heard his reputation
questioned; would believe him on his oath.
John Titus, sworn-I have known Mr.. Gilbert
number of years; would believe him on his oath.
Cross-examined-I have been away six years;
don't know what reputation he has acquired within
Rev. John Chambers, sworn-I have known Mr..
Gilbert three four years. never heard his reputa-
tion questioned; would believe him on his oath.
John OaEford, sworn-Have known Mr.. Gilbert
for twenty-one years; would believe him on his
oath.
Witness-No, sir; never heard his character i'm
pugned, nor yours either, Mr.. Mann.
Mr.. Mann-You never heard mine impugned?
Witness-That is, not for truth. (Laughter.)
Mr.. Manu- see you don't turn ready ear to
slander; you were away some time, also?
Witness-I was in Washington some time, but l
preserved my acquaintances here.
Mr.. Mann-Did you keep your eye on Mr.. Gilbert
all that time?
Witness-In a manner l did
Mr.. Mann-You know some of the gentlemen
who testified to his reputation yesterday?
Witness-I do, sir.
MIR. Mann-Then you know the estimation in
which he was held by them
Witness-Yes, sir; L never knew man more
honored in the breach. (Amid peal of laughter
the witness left the bOX.)
DIR. VIM. II. PancOast sworn.
Mr. Mann here askedwhat this witness was called
to rebut.
Mr. Hagert replied that he proposed to rebut the
testimony given by the medical for the defence
in regard to the practcability of breaking skull
with poker, and the COagulablity OF blood under
different circumstances.
Mr. Mann objected to the offer, because the COM
monweath, he maintained, had been fully heard
upon the subject through five experts of its own
choice, and the witnesses for the defence sim
ply called to contradict them; in that contradiction
no new subject or point was touched upon and
therefore there was nothing for rebuttal The sub
ject had been exhausted and closed, and therefore
it could not be reopened, for if such thing was al
lowed 1t might run on for weeks.
Mr.. Hagert replied that the subjects to which the
Tebuttal referred had only been touched by the
commemorative g witnesses upon cross-examination;
then the defence drew out answers on the subject
solely with view to their case.
Mr. Mann further urged that the commonwealth
W. bound to prove that the prisoner got this blood
upon his clothing in the infiction of blows; else
their not made out. and there was nothing
for the prisoner to answer that had been attempted
and the case OF the defence was simply denial of
it made by scientific men.
Judge Brewster-That nothing can be received in
rebuta that was introduced or could have been in
rOduced in the eXamination-in-c chief, is the princi
pie governing these questions, and the common
wealth has called DR.. Shapleigh in regard to the
skull, and might have introduced all their in
that regard and therefore are not at liberty to
enter upon that question: but the subject of coagu
latiOn was new theory advanced by the defence,
and as to that and that only they may rebut.
The witness proceeded-I am lecturer and de-
monstrator of anatomy at the Jefferson College;
am also a surgeon at the Pennsylvania Hospital,
and have had a large experience in cutting up
bodies the flowing of blood from person in health,
out on a pavement, would ordinarily coaguate in
from three minutes to half hour; | have seen
blood drawn by cupping coagulate in from three to
ten minutes; in of diseases it does not coagu-
late so quickly; have known blood to remain fluid
in the body three days; in a temperature of from
81 to 40 degrees, should imagine some of the
blood, if healthy, upon flowing, would coagulate
almost at once; the fact of it flowing out on fiat
pavement would facilitate coagulation and also,
the watery part of the blood would wash away,
which would assist coagulation; should think that
all Of pool, If healthy blood, a foot in
diameter, would coaguate within a half hour; in
ordinary circumstances some of the blood in body
will begin to coagulate almost at once; 1t some
times begins to coagulate in the process of dying;
if a person murdered had issued much blood the
remainder would not be so likely to flow, because
of the escape of much of the watery substance,
not flow readily. After death by violence the
flow of blood is usually small; after death the ar
teries are empty, and the blood is to be found in
the veins and other large receptaces of the body;
the issue of blood after death Is usually oozng
or dripping; by the naked eye think could dis
tinguish, under ordinary circumstances, the diff
ference between spots made by fluid blood and
those made by coagulated blood.
Cross examined-If the blood was continuing to
flow under the head of the deceased, the mixture
of the new blood with the old blood wouldn't
sibly affect the coaguation as the blood was flow
ing the watery portion would pass off; the centre
of the pool think would be the most fluid part;
the fluid parts would flow to the edgQS of the pool
but they would consist of non-coloring matter
mostly; know the prisoner; his character as far
| family, having visited them professionally; was
| last there in March, 1861.
| ,Re-direct-Supposng there had been a flow of
blood from the head where the murder was com
mitted, and then the body to have been thrown out
of the window, it would have taken but few min
utes for the veins in the head to have been emptied
after death the bleeding is only local, there being
| DR.. Allen, sworn-I am connected with the medi-
| cal department of the University; blood flowing
from large vessel coagulates more slowly than
that from smaller vessel; blood flowing from the