Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-12-05
toroncr's sBQne-t-SS ns. Eddy.
COUNTY OF IOWA, J


At an inquest held in the City of Min
era Point, IN said county, on the 4th
day of November, A d 1872, before f
J. Cooper, Municipal .Iad-e and tx OF,
dcio Justice OF the Peace, in and Tor
said city and county:
DIR. N.'DALroN, having solemnlv af>
frmed, depuses and says - was called
on the morning after MIR Edly's injury,
with Or. Moifrtt. Saw him, and found
nothing coui! lie done for him Was
called on Saturday .morning to make a
post norton
Found on external examination'of the
head evidences of his having received
blows to cause severe bruises on the side
Of the head, in region of the lett temple
with a cut on the left check, extending
arross 10 the bridge Of the nose. On
the Internal examination, found fracture
OF the squamous portion OF temporal
bone from before, backwari !. t. the ex.
tent OF ,! inches, continued 1T rightkan-
giles across the squamo- parietal suture
into rarIctal bone, to the extent OF y
inches, and then continued in two
branches, the anterior, upwards and for.
wards half an inch the po>teror, M
wards and iback wards half an inch. The
pctrous portion OF temporal Tone had u
mminuted fracture along the anterior
inferior border at its junction with the
squnmouS portion Of the temporal bone,
T. the extent Of an .nch full The tenn
poral muscle immcdiateiy over the seat
OF fracture had the appearance Of be-
-, IA a kv LII
ment, viz: sling shot, boot heel or
something similar, causing u circnm-
scrlbed bruiSc, such rs might be made
by such an Instrument, presenting II
knohhed extremity; aud could have been
made by no other. The cavity OF the
cranlnmihnd In it n quantity Of cffused
blood, which, from the position in which
tho man had lam after injury, had col
lectcd in the right side OF the Uranium
from gravity. The greater part of the
surface Of the brain, especially the right
side, presented an extremely en1orged
appearance, and the ventriclcs Of the
brain were filled wi h ctfascd blood. On
examination of the chest, u circum-
scr,hed bruised spot in the pectornl
muscle, caused hY the same or like
means ~ the one IN the temporal mus
Gle, wa~ found and Immediately under
sand hrui~e fracture OF the eternal ex-
tremitySof the first rib, and dislocatIon
OF the clayire The body presented an
otherwise healthy appearance.
Fracture Of the skull would, and am
positive it did produce death. |; looks
rs if he were knocked down, and kicked
on The side Of the head in the region Of
the temple; producing the fracture Cut
on the face, suppose, WAS produced by
stick, piece Of iron, or something sim
liar. | suppose the fall on the stairs
produced the injury OF the chest | eX-
amned the stairs, and saw nothing to
produce the injuries causing death, The
only phcetth could have broken the
rib and dslocated the collar bone, was
against the post of the doorway, at foot
OF the stairs.
\ Hat Substance could not produce i'm
Jury on the side Of the head Temporal
muscle looked as if pound all to
pieces. and could be picked away with
fingers Ii seemed 10 have been pro-
lluced with boot heel Injury of the
nose and cheek were, one half an inch,
The other an inch in extent Cheek bone
was not broken. Same blow cut the
nose and cheek Same blow could no,
have injured cheek, nose and temple :
There was no distinct mark externally
on the temple, indicating injury by boot
heel Injury of rih and collar bone was
the only injury received by the tall on
the stairs, hat | think the injury on the
chrst was received by same means as
other injuries II Is possible for a man
To have lucpmotinn and consciousness
irnm ore t. twenty hours after such an
injury OF the head Gould have gone 10
sleep and rot up again and wandered
around before coma making It's appear
auce
Mss. NcILHox, being duly sworn, de-
poses and says saw Mr., Eddy be-
tween twSaui three O'clock on Tuesday
lust He paid nae dues for mineral
raised on my land Said he would be
back again in the evening, tut saw
him no more. Paid Inc s. Took two
Jugs ana sack 10 my house; did not
say what he wanted in the jugs have
stated to SOME person what he wanted in
the jugs tie got no liquor of any kind
a; nv place
GfoKGr GRANNY, being dulv sworn,
lrposes and says Il first saw him on
1 Tuesday afternoon, between two and
three O'Clock, with two jugs. Did not
seeNhim again tijl about six clock. lie
cumc in and asked for drink, and
asked Mr. lay to drink; Mr. Day de
etinaa lie stayed awhile, and then GOT
NJ and hung up his overenat IL asked
me what time supper would be ready
| told him ak o'clock Came back after
supper sel! yung Nhsn he came We