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

sink, there was much blood on the whea'i did
not enter the sink again after that night pocket
book found IN the left side OF The pants.
BY the Science, cross examined, did not know
how low the light was held by Mekinstry,
could see distinctly all In II, locke the body
IN the face, could not tell whether II was com
posed or not there was room enough IN the
bin without touching the budyi lamp was
lying under l.ynn's feet aad body the lamp
was an old oil lamp, with no glass, the lamp
was lying on its side, handle upi looked
further aud found Lynu's hat entirely covered
by wheat blood on the rim Of the hat nnder
meath hat scorched by the lamp the pin was
7 OF inches long and about inch thick (pin
brought into Court by the Sheriff. several
! persons Ia the mill when he arrived stated
The position OF the barrels on Wednesday, took
grain to DO CHOPPED, had five bags, pin cx-
hibitcd, Is made Of hleSoryj loaded the grain
at his granary, drove as near the door as
possible, hoisted the bags TO the mill by the
| rope, took them In the second story, walked
into the mill, and assisted 10 carrying thea TO
| the chopper; the place where the barrels
stood on Friday night was between the door and
chopper, arrived al the mill, saw the barrels
standing la tho gangWay, and helped u move
the barrels away irum the sink, can't say how
the barrels stood as u their exact position
choppers on the LETT side as you enter the mont
door, 10 front OF the oilce doofi the barrels
were In the way between the end door and the
choppers am certaia that the barrels were
not ia that position on Wednesday, there were
no bags Ga the barrels on Wednesday, the
barrels We not Ia the place where they gener-
ally loaded from DO not know To whom the
barrels belonged, am a farmer, have fiited
the mill abnut 50 tmes during the year preYt'
Gus ~ the murder, did not pass iynu's mill
always 10 going to Mckinstry's mill, NJ.
k1Out1 came u tell me that they had found
Lynn dead; asked which sink Ia which the
body was found; by the state, (samc witness)
I a ali A. nd ~.
mill, but generally at McKinstry's, the sink Ia
which Lynn was found Is on the second stcfy
mill had been stopped when ho got there.
Dr.. h. .. MAuakce called by the states
arrived at the mill about 10 o'clock, the budy
had had no, been removed, large crowd In aud
about the mill tho body was Akon cot ia nay
presence Nc. Rout went down lor that pgr-
pose, before he went down, looked into the
sink, saw the bOdy resting on the ptn by his
arm, head looking down towards the feet,
| blood also on the sink, body taken out aud
| laid on the door, and examined, alter casually
| examiug, found no marks 90 the deed except
| On the head, the wounds might haze boon
| produced by fall or violence desired an in
| quest, ut feel authorized to thoroughly OK
/ Hminvd 1t, suggested the hOlaiug Of au inquest;
| on searching the body on Friday night found
pocket book containing sos, some paper Ia
yest pocket, also his watch hanging TO his
vest, took il uH aud gave It to No. Englar,
CiutNiu1 AatNtAteu WIN uA4VAt AuE bbNN was
washsd and shaved, wounds slightly washed;
On e4aming the wounds on Saturday mOrnng
dtsuoyereda puneture in the scalp,6 wounds Ia
all. Description vt w0un Is let. An punotured
u.,h wound about one inch Ia length on top OF
the head ab0ut two inches T. tht igtt from the
centre ut the head, running from before back.
Zd.--A similar wound, one zach Ia length
running In sane direction, and about Two
iueh9s behind. 81. a puneiured q sh wouni
about uHc inch long, above and forward vi the
right ear, running Downward and forward.
iiu.--A hcsh wound about one AMI half
iuches long, running from the middle upper
prominence on back part 1l The bead, upward
aud outward 10 the l2it CHA cuntasud
issh wuund, half an zach ioag, on ihc lower
prominence oa back pact ct the head, about
onc and a bali inches to the right D., the middle
itus ol tho head, running duWlwatl from len
10 right 6th.-A Iacerated Wuuad Of the
! ss4.p, about one and quarter inches wide,
and one and half inches Tong, above the lower
/ pruniuenes IN tia median line IN the back part
%! tbg head, running upward and outward To
/ tby leit AT ABOUT al angle OF 1872. Tne wound
( presenting the appearance that yi1ieaco was
/ lrpw above, downward, backward aud u the
/ rgAtJ Upon dissecuug the scalp over the
wound No. q, fracture OF both tables NJ the
{ skull WAS discovered corresponding With the
outel wDuGd, the fracture extended upwards
/ aud outW4gds abDut inches IRON the ten aud
upper anglo, see notes vt Dr. Tor remainder
I ~ fracture elsewhere the fracture VAS
| mortal wound the wound could not have been
given II the person was standing, must be ia a
| STOPPING position; a crVwbar was placed 10
] Tue Oppressed bone and hlled exactly lcrlw
1 bar shusR Ia CuErI and diagram OF tie
! sEull exhibited 10 tAs Jury, aal described b.
/ the witness, the wounds could not have been
| produced by any accidental falling, nor by
I iilInc IN and striking the pin OF the ribs OF
! the siuk, the clothing vas saturated With blood,
/ hAHds aud SHIRTS bOudy; blood Issued irOm tbs
{ sight cJg whenever tn body " As turn ID over /;
/ lover fracture extended " tue car, skull broken
! into the ear; CouutenanHs did act prtscut an
unnatural appearance, lived 2 = miles from the
/ mill did no; see Davis thai sisht, was about
! Is minutes iu going to the mill after Informed
! OF the oceurrence blood cane from thi ear
/ On Saturday morning about eleven O'Clock,
during the examination body was rigid, had
| been dead about hours fron the Appearance
/ Of the body person would have lived from
blow siHildr u that about 10 Ur % minutes
/ (bg the Court did GOT open the skull and blows
sitnilar to this might have produced instant
! death; (by the Ciurt, did not examine the
floor or walls OF the mll.)
Crnss examination hY the Dcfencc;-Wogni
might have produced the same results as stated
I above; though that he might have revived for
shurt time; IS there greater probability
| that such wound generally would prudlce
1 Instant death or dliug return to conscious
! nassg such a wound wpull prullrr instant
death, the fact OF blood bsing on tbs wall Of
/ the sink, which would indicate that some Que
was there aud pat it against tho walls, and
thus indicate that death was not iustauvous
! does the blood being On the sink does not
throN any lightup0n whether il was pat there
/ OT an assassin, Or by the party injured, or bow
/ tue wound was produced; saw tue body IN tho
/ siuk, back resting against rib, leit aryn
resting over the pin helPiag 10 support hin ;
the blood on ths piu was accounted faf by tbs
! arm being thrown over 1t add tho body resting
GA ~ IL Is act impossible for tbs wounds T.
| have been inflicted by accident under the cir
4 cGmsianocs surrounding the case the blow
was inflicted from the rear; the purpose Of de-
| iedce, IN a great measure, was 20 prove the
/ position of Lynn at the time the blow was
4 given; the Counsel, Judge Maulsbg, assumed
4 position in which the DR.. supposed Lynn 10
haze been at tue tine the blow was iahicted
and as to how the blows were s.ruck either
! from the front or rear eyes Of Lynn open,
] expression OF c9untanncs natural Counsel
read from Hhar,oH's Med. Jurisprudsnes,
did MT change the opinion expressed on ~ iday
| night that the wound ight have bees Indicted
/ either by design or accident, on Saturday, And
the probabilities Of an accident we're lrsseaed
/ b the surrounding clrcu instances at the first
/ eximinstiun proved the ear and washed il,
aud further examined the head, the blow which
| produced the fracture might have produced
eoneassioni II the person retained 10 conscious
ness, death ensued from the pressure Of blood
upon the brain Juror taken sick aud Court
adjourned.
THURSDAY.
The interest in the trial increases with
each day long before the hour of assem-
bling the crowd was great, and as soon as
the doors were opened rush was made
for the seats, but they found that one half
OF the room had been partitioned off AS re
served seats for the ladies', large number
of whom were present. The prisoner was
brought in Mt 81 o'clock, and placed in the
box, aud the crowd eyed him with peculiar
interest. Court called promptly at o
o'clock, and Jury brought in and called.
The Court then requested the Counsel to
| proceed