The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-06-08

I n BODY lhllNB hAAtprt t'le i''' ''' 49,
duce fracture equivalent to the wouaa
] known as No. q.
protuberanre Mt the back part OF the head
! skull exhibited aud the position OF ihe
wounds explained
samuel Eylsr. calel by ~, State; Re-
Sides at Union Bridge m,ll NamJles, was
/ nj Lynn 4 mill on the moWing OF the 9th
/ of April examined the anil by ra lJest oil
! Lynn in company with Davis saw no bar
| rcls sitting around the sink there were no
/ barrels htwtcn the office and the sink has
| been miller about - years taa passage
| leading 10 the sink is al Ways kept clear, rs
| It il the receiving sink ,hy the Court,
| there is a grinding sink on the story aboyel
| do not know the capacity Of the mIl saw
Davis on the day Of the funerals had some
conversation with him on that day SAD
| Won have had bad accident at tue mui,
aul did he think Lynn could have tslieh
into the sink Davis replied 1t was hard to
tell
By the Defence There was f,om 20 20
u barrels Of llour Ia the mill on the second
| door, in a body, except few near the
| packing chest, which IS about ID or - itel
| from the sink, the remainder about 10 ieai
| from the sinll il would be convenient 10
| load from the door near tho sink, without
| a block aud tackle the barrels we're not
| headed on that morning slnpiy called on
| lynn IN q lfIendly way, and Lynn toll DA'
Wis to show ms over the mill III heading
| the barrels it Is necessary TO move them
some Of the spon,s do not touch the hole,
| the spouts are generally in slanling posi-
| ton and are usually { or Inches square,
are made OF inch material the usnal siz3 OF
| sink holes is ison - 90 - iuclGs the
| spouts are not stationary, and can be re
| moved the miller wOuld have TO disp,Ice
/ the spouts Ia order 10 descend into the SINK
/ loft the mill about ~ o'clock, that morning
| the sink IS dark inside could see into 1t by
/ holding the lamp at the side would have 20
/ place your head close % the hole II the sink
Is large must place yolr head on level
/ with the floor 10 examine Il could see
/ well enon IA how much wheat, bnt IT there
/ Is leak c1ald no, see without going into
/ the sink generally get down On their knees
and elbows for the purpose OF looking into
! the sink.
By the Defence: The barrels were near
! the cooper shop, the cooper could have
/ headed the barrels without closing the pas
4 sage to the sink; they were sitting back Of
/ the door, Gnd would not have been taken
away unless they wished TO let them out the
I front door. Diagram Of the floor showed
to the witness; aud explained to the jury
/ by the witness 10y the Court, a cooper can
! bead barrel in two minute, w1ald no
/ tics leak on the lower a1or, anl would
4 stop On he outside If there wasa llgge lial-
! tity OF wheat IN the sink.
Mrs. Lookiugbll called by the State
/ Rcsd' in Frederick county. about { pr 8
/ miles from the mill, WAS there on Friday
the jlh day Of April, about 3 o'clock, y. M;
saw Davis and two boys in front ofthe mill,
AMI Mrs. Lynn standing on her P1rcii; DA.
1 Wis wunte on ms; and sIS no onn about
! the mill after waiting a short time Davis
/ came o.. OF the mili; | told him 10 give
/ me good -four Davis brought the illur out
4 to the wagon asked DAVIS whore Lynn
| was and he sid be- was az tho housr, aud
/ hal % bpi, on uis ncsI aud gas no; able to
| come ont thea paid hin, aud started to
leave, bat furgutio get a hrll Of 1t; call
/ ed to Hamilton Sine % get bill, ali he
/ went and tod plyjs ,thl bin pgoIIcall
/ aud Davis gave the b. 10 nG the bill has
ne,they date or name paid for the hlur
I and mod saw woman standing on the
/ porch, Hnl thought 10 was MIS-. Lynn;
take dinner about II, m., and wnBtui my
sOn.iu laws slH To 20, bot ae SAID he did
not kaDy Jha roll; it was sometime at ee
/ dinner before | started took lhe ridge road
| by UuDt RHl@; pt,el Ivy FIis's lied F;
d.I not sec Ir. Fuss, but did no. Loo. par
ticularly ". any one.
By the Defeaco The lover half Of the
door was shut
Bsnitnil Hrl, c3ll,al, cal.al By .A1
State, resides near McAmstry mill, was at
Lyuu's anil on GcldIY tlJt soma 10 g
there DAVIS ass sci ~ IN JIi, u e a crow
bar, il Is ,uajly KEEP. ia the sIE mill. but
this line IL was in the gri5t mill, DAVIS went
after IL, an brought It out OF the front door
(crowblr pcollcid,J IS similar 70 the one
ussl iu pplpallHg. Wa, near slndDWu, ana
when got home 1t was down; Nc. Roul
assisted to put the wagon wheel on; Davis
and myself hal some uonyor,alion, bat doei
not remember il, Davis sail he could not
assist IN putting the wheel on as 10 had Il
90 away,
By the Defence: Do nor knos hat place
DAVIS got the crJwbAt from; only used on,
crowDar.
DE-. Moore called b. the Sa,ei saw NJ.
Lynn on Saturday morning after his lta.hi
been praclicius - years, i, originally fro a
Baltimore county, examined tho head, dis.
covered six wounds, tbs woual ON tha DC
cpial Dole. was fatal, did npt examine "a,
ipk particularly, The wounds probably aerl
Indicted by yioleBca, would not Ike to say
that ii vas impossible i0c hin 90 fall in Ant
receive similar w1Inds, but tho prJ5abiH
ties are against rs lash wou8d above art
forward OF the right ear, one on top OF th'
head, one on tho back OF the head, oae Or
the right side, and the fracture wat below
the ptJlu0erAttca, considerable Dire bIoDa
on the coat, face had been partially washed
no blood at the time on bis face or hands
dea was problbly from coacuss,ou, II
from exlrayag1ion not instant; there IS no
mode OF detsrming whether death was in
slant; man OF robIs; health would survive
such blows for sometime, saw blood in Tia,
sink on all sides; made no careful eXnmiua
ton.
by the Defence the blood was in tn,
lower part Of the siuki the position OF tbs
fracture was shown to the jury 10y the wit
ness; was present when DR.. MIndkee mad,
the examination, anl 1 assisted h,m; eau
not say whether the blow was inflicted from
the front OF rear; there is nothing that woll,
enable a physian 10 say whether it wa
formed by accident or not, any more than
any other person.
Mordecai .. McHinstry called by the State
resides in New Windsor District, tire,
quarters of a mile from Lynn's mill; was a
Lynn's mill on the night OF the 9TH Of April
was notified by Mr.. Wilson, about ! p. NJ
on Friday that Mr. Lynn had been found il
the wheat sink dead was much astonishee
at the announcement; aud ordered the mil
10 be stopped and took two OF my men viii
me; when got there found some Is or 2
men there; wentin Tn 9 front door, aud passeI
towards the sink, and there was some flo
barrels standing near the sink am ianllia
with the mill; the position of the barrel'
was described by the witness to the jury
frnsn Al. ,,tat aud hos, b.. a,t,r, .h. ~, n