The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-07-19

hopeless; did not see him again living
next saw him at Coroners inquest and he
was then corpse q post n,orfum examin-
alton was then made by Drs Hammers,
McLanc and myself; after dissecting we
found the bone fractured; fracture was
about the size Of three cent piece; 1t was
nearly round the fracture was in the upper
edge, right side, of the occptal bone; the
upper edge of the fracture was detached
and pressed inward; the brain being in
compressiblc this caused a,laceration Of tho
membrane; passed probe in and met no
resistance passing into the brain; such in
jury to the brain, was, in my opinion, to SO
shock the nervous system that II never re-
acted think the blood vessels of the
brain were fractured; blood driven out of
its natural channels so that IL cannot cs-
cape is destructive of life; the cause of
the convulsive condition Of the deceased
on Monday was nervouse depression de-
preston also caused the vomiting; the in
Jury he received on the back part Of the
head caused his death from the examine
ton made ] cannot conceive Of any other
cause of death the injury on the back
of his head was mortal injury.
The twitching in the right side was caus-
cd, I think, from the injury to the brain
It is my opinion that the injury from which
he died, was the same felt on his head
Saturday night. Excitement will some
times keep man on his feet after really
serious injury; IL Is possible for = man 10
walk after his skull is fractured some
times they talk and sometimes not; think
that his mind was injured at the timell saw
deceased on the road; the injury from
| which he died was received before l saw
him on Saturday night; round
stick with bark on Il could scarcely pro-
duce such wound II depends, however,
somewhat upon how the the blow was d.
rectod the wound was round saw de-
defendant on the next day in bsrbarshop
and he was talking; he said that II he
chad not run like hi when he knocked
Joe deceased down, he would have got a
HI Of lick,' asked him who would
give ii to him he replied Peter Hoffman
and Andy Alden.
The dance stopped when the difficulty
occurred ! saw deceased throw his coat
| back and started toward the fence; did
see which way defendant went but didn't
see which way deceased went ] did not
follow defendant /; the crowd had drank n
good deal Of beer hcarda crack / think
IL was about so or 70 yards TO place Of
difficulty from house when I got to place
| Of diilicnlty, Hoffman and Clemens were
raising deceased up Hoffman was talking
10 him By the assistance Of Hoffman and
Clemens he walked to tho fence when he
walked to the left Of the house Il was
about midnight when got home; l do
not think that my recollection is as good
| as It was when before Judge Crawford /;
have no recollection Of asking deceased on
the road whether he was hurt did ask
If Abe hurt him. deceased had drank con.
siderable beer; he was q beer drinker;
cannot say whether no was under the ~.
iluence Of beer that night or not am un.
able TO describe an excessive drinker
they say Peter Hoffman drank half q
barrel in one day; was not his physician
and did not think it my duty TO care for
him when hurt; the reason why l stated
that the injury from which he died was
inflicted before saw him on tho road, l.
that II was in same locality; the examina.
tion on Tuesday evening was through two
ncissions which were made about one
nch in length.
The witness underwent thorough and
very critical Rination Of the anatomy
ana phrcnolcs s. h the skull. The sum
and substance OF the testimony of DIR.
Williams on this point was that the wound
on tho head of deceased might and might
not produce death.
Prosecution here rested the cnsc