The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-12-16

Cross. eran,ined-No cap on deceas-
ed, but white cloth on neck. ringer
prints Just above cloth. Face looked AZ
though abe had struggled In dying. Did
not look placid and calm.
SAINT Friend eran,iaed: Was at
funeral of deceased, on Wednesday,
Was called on to close the coffin. Rec
ollect nothing unusual but blood on
cap-on right side. Made no cxamina-
ton Said nothing. Don't recollcct
, any marks on face. Merely had q
glimpse of deceased while closing collin.
Gross eran,i,,ed-Cotfi set on
chair out in yard and there opened 1t
and those present saw deceased. Saw
. nothing unusual in demeanor OF de-
: PENDANT. Don't know as l would have
noticed if there had been anything I'M
. usual.
Charles Pratsch, recalled: Was sew
4 eral times at house of defendant when
+ deceased was there in spring of 1862
Have twice noticed defendants wife
, hooking deceased. When spoke to de-
, ceased first, defendants wife would in
/ terfere to stop conversation. Think
, defendant WAS not present either time.
Heard defendants wife call deceased an
!; old rip and an old devil. Night
have called her grandmother once but
SATURDAY A. NJ, December H. 1869.
Dr.. u. C.. Turner, examined: Know
defendant. Saw him about June Sth,
last Had conversation with him. Told
me his mother was dead. Said she died
of fits: Had two little.and one big
Don't think he specified intervals be-
tween. ..'.
DR.. II. II. Maynard, examined: Il
a physician. Have practiced about 0
| wears. Was Surgeon in the army three
wears. Know defendant. Knew deceas-
ed slightly. Assisted in post ntoriens
examination Of body of deceased. Do
!: not know how long body had been IN
, TERED. Inquest was held Friday. OBJ
served body first externally. Face livid
aud swollen; eyes turgia and protruding;
! dark spots on both sides of throat; lips
swollen; abdomen distended; livid spot
upon chest and over bowels; nutrition
of body reasonably good, not wasted by
disease; livid spots upon either side OF
windpipe. Had appearance Of being
made by finger nails. Excepted to-
Made an incision and dissected neck. -
Found etIusion Of blood through true
skin, cellular tissue and muscles dowI
: to yertebr;e of neck, beneath eXterna
Y marks. A bruisc on right side Of hca,
t above ear 3 inches in diameter. A Gu
through scalp on left side above ear i
inches long and reaching 10 skull. Re
s moved top of skull and examined brain
by missions. Vessels Of brain engorSc'
&c Brain full of red points. Ehtravasate'
If blood i'm cavity of skull-might hav
|. been caused by blow on skull, pressure
"a on ju.ular vein or apopleXy-tliink
'e resulted from blow on skull. ApopieX.
1T j. sudden coma with loss Of sensation
IS and muscular movement, resulting from
lie pressure on brain. Coma is sometime
- accompanied with slight eonvulsiv
movements.
e. Question. From the examinatio
le made, what, in your opinion, cause
It the death of that woman? tExcepte
e, to by defendant aud exception sustain
n ed.)
le Question. Can you from such an eS
animation as you made there ascertai
a the cause Of death: tEXceptel to-
y. Ans,eer. think / can-I believe I'll
re- cavse of death was asphyxla, Wine
a Of iI'sA!Is sus ""'f'"" al LUNCHEON o. Eespt
LIST Think it possible blow might
coro. caused death. Think the blow W
pen- have caused insensibility.
.ased Question. From the blood 10
sub lodged IN BRAN, could you cohciuae
the alone might have caused death, ev
asphyXia had hot occurred: Exec
as. to.
a lit 1i'' ,., ,iI 0' f'1
''''e Think wounds and bruises coult
NJ @ been caused by falling from bed
:. i'm examined premises and seen bed =
ro,'.i the pan in the room--think pan @
RI; w. not have inflicted the wound upon
head.
d not Cross e.cazsiaed-Whe body was
ldant inferred decomposition had set
1e to neatnel very NaI, warn, .eI".n pos.
phat danandin,, man .,n. and cnn,litio
liked body. Think deceased was about
Iues- dunn size. Cannot say about
Io,ra weight. Post morton eXalninatio
al ~ not made more difficult by delay /
! he tissues are broken down. In this
,er animation tissues were not broken d
~ ,o Would not wish to examine Il body v
y had animal heat remained. Think -
dnnt hours after death is the best
to examine Agree with statemen
>, DR.. Wharton in that particular.
I oid. change of blood in 3 or / days
oaW death would conpiicate it. Did no
out 7 anime the stomarh II is desiral
cry examine stomach, but not necessat
ceas- arrive at cause of death. 1t is not +
le'ius bic that disease or some other cause
u oe that assigned could have produced
'ecoi, ecchymosis upon the neck. Marks
iouiu neck looked like point of fingers.
" lie on the left side of neck We're 81
not eight-on the right side saw tw
me. more-not over 3 or 4. They were v
'elow in principal muscle of neck and W
from pipe upon either side Of neck aud
about line. They Were distinct spots
carer no lines connecting them Saw
dant bruise on front of neck. Finger II,
him. had broken the epidermis. The e
ough nal layer of skin was turned up-w
'hch have caused but little hemorrhage.
iouse into the line Of the marks-found |
n the semi coagulated dark, concrete,
de- firm eliot. 1t had exuded from me
Is in nose and cut in head. Blood in ca
de- of chest was fluid, which indicates
ants den death from any cause. whether
into den disease or strangulation. BY
appearance of blood alone
front somewhat difficult to disting
reas- between death by strangulaton an'
oplexy. Appearance of brain in
nber plexy and asphyxia not mater
It OF different. Made incision in Ia
Found an intensely congested cond
40 of lungs. Efinsion of blood-limy
a,,, cretions-no tuhercles. Limy coi
Ia' tons may indicate a former tuber,
Van, condition of lungs; and that the /;
I. l. a 4 =, !,