The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-06-17

+ died shortly after Have stated all she
told me about the blood on the floor.
She said she noticed In dressing deceas-
ed after death, small scratch on head
and face of deceased. She told me the
old lady occupied the room above. Her
daughters slept in the adjoining room.
Said the fiat iron belonged to the old
lady; do not now that she always kept
it in her own room. Knew deceased in
life by sight, she was on the county
when | was a trustee. Knew her well
enough to identify her after exhuming
Don't know how long she had been
buried. Didn't notice any marked in
dications of decay; face and neck CON
siderably swollen and badly discOlored
in spots; was more swollen left side than
on right; color of face dark purple or
black; did not notice any spots on face
darker than others, but did on neck.
Noticed discoloration before and after
incision made by the doctor. Body, lay
straight in the coffin. Call some spots
bruised because they were darker than
others, and the blood had settled in
them. Think deceased was IS or so
years Of age. The cut on back of head
j was oval, u inches long; there was clot-
ted blood on edge. Think it was cut by
iron because do not think wood would
make so sharp Il cash. No hair was cut,
but the scalp was cut straight. Don't
think it could have been done by falling
from bed to floor. unless by striking Oh
some sharp instrument. Saw one in
strument under head of bed.
Le-1irect. Flooring at head of stairs
smooth and level; saw no rise in the
floor. Mrs. Boyle said deceased had
been reasonably we'll; that she COM
planned sometimes, and that sometimes
she would walk to the fence and talk of
walking to town. Did not know age of
deceased. Rtcollect inflammation around
ball Of eye; should think it was caused
by some hard instrument upon side of
head. Might. perhaps, have been done
by a mans fist. -
DR.. H. H. Maynard s,vorn This wit
ness stated that being called by the Cor
oner for the purpose, he participated in
an, examination Of the body of the de-
ceased, which was made at the Catholic
cemetery ut o'clock A. NJ, June 18th,
1863. External examination developed
the following facts:
The nutrition of the body was reason
ably good-celular tissue swollen, face
livld, eyes, particularly the right one,
turgid, and the abdomen distended with
gas. There was an abrasion upon the
posterior aspect of left whist six or
eight u brasions on left side of neck and
some bruises OH the right; ecchymosis
upon right temple, as extensive as to
right parietaI bone; laccrated or inciscd
wound of scalp above aud behind left
ear, through the scalp to the Uranium;
all abrasion Oh left side lower jaw; eX
tensive ecchymOsis Oh each side of neck
no other external wounds. Witness
proceeds to give the facts developed by
internal examination. During the ex-
! animation he was impressed with the
idea that there might have been stran
gulatlOn from some unknown causes.
Thinks it possible that there was suifi
cient stranguiation to produce death.
! The neck was discolored by extravasa-
ton AS it 10y blow or pressure. The
appearance could not have been caused
10y disease. The wound OH the head
! would not necessarily cause death, but
would for time cause insensihility.
/ DO not think they could have been
caused by 4 fall from bed to floor on q
t plane surface. Can't say what was the
nature Of violence, whether fall or
blow.
In the cross examination the witness
stated that he did not believe appopleXy
alone could have produced all the alb
normal conditions developed by the
post nlortem examination of the body
| of the deceased.
DR.. j. +. Kennedy swo,m-The testi-
mony of this witness rs to external in
juries differed in no material respect
from that of DR.. Maynard. He stated
! that on removing brain Of deceased they
| found considerable congestion of capiIa-
ry vessels. On opening right eye blood
and serum ran out, and the whole eye
| showed much congestion and intlama-
! ton. Found lungs moderately filled
with residual air; and noticed the alb
sence of their natural color. Went to
room purporting to be room of deceased
| (here followed description of room and
contents). Floor looked as though there
! had been blood in spots Defendant,
| Mrs. Boyle, said she had scrubbed to re-
! move blood stains. Defendant, Mrs. B.
had been away till late in the evening,
and when she returned deceased had
! retired to her room. Deceased had been
in usual health. In the night her hus-
band heard grooming and went up stairs.
! Returned for Mrs. b. who went IN with
light and found Mr.. Il. supporting de-
ceased at the window. This convers;,-
| ton with defendant took place down
stairs. In conversation up stairs she
stated that she found old lady on the
!
whether wheels were upset or not. She
was very much excited and could not
tell the real position occupied by the
parties. Witness thought answers of
defendant in these cOnver ations were
fair and candid.
Examination of witness here led back
to injuries Oh head and neck of deceas-
ed. Witness thought wounds and
bruise OH head could not have been
made 10y falling on floor, but might by
fall Oh banisters, edge Of chest or wheel.
The edge of window sill nearest bed was
sharp-was from to II inches below
bed and feet above floor The injuries
ON neck may have been caused by vio-
lence; but would not cause death with.
| out compression Of trachea. Think that
strangulation might have caused the
death in this case. Wounds on neck
might have been produced by human
hands-either by deceased herself or
some other person. The numbers or
Oh one side and or 2 on the other
would lead to the belief that it was by
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