Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-01-20


and surgeon. was in the employ of the u s. !
Government as a surgeon during the late rebel
lion--about years. am familiar with the cha |
ractcr of gun shot wounds. (Springfeld mus |
lIet shown witness. Ball shown which was |
found.) The kind of wound produced depends on
the shape of ball. A globular ball would produce
| a shape which would be modified by the man.
| ner of entrance. If il struck at right angles il
| would produce circular opening. III u were
Minnie ball, or one of The concal Kind, it would
be difficult to say what kind of an opening from
such gun 1t would make, FOR the reason that II
smooth bore gun has not the force of directing Il
ball of the conical description with point fore
! most. If conlcal ball would strike side ways,
as IL might, it would make more lacerated
| opening If, In either case such bail entered
the human body at distance ofG9 TT. the wound
would present clear cut. The exit hole would
be larger than the entrance. | think the spiral
motion of gun In discharging q ball. would
make a cleaner cut than smooth bore musket.
The bail cutting the flesh would naturally press
| the skin inward. The point of exit would be la
ccrated, torn and bruised. The hole in the cloth
| ing would be small, and would make Il clean
opening at the entrance. If the clothing were
folded, the hole in it would be larger. The closer
the gun to the body, if within the range of pow
! der, the larger would be the wound. portion
| of the body might be blown away by the force of
| the powder alone. If close to the body there
| ought to be powder marks. | cannot conceive it
| possible that such n wound as you have describ-
/ ell could be produced at distance of GS feet.
! (rOsS-eN. by de1enualt--lft tDG OullS were ffed
! from gun at a distance of 6S feet, 1t would not
| produce such wound. The natural tendency
would be for intestines to protrude.
| Cross-ex. by the Commonwealth would not
think that part of the body and piece of
the liver could be shot away at 6S feet, even by
J the use of two balls.
! Commonwealth close at 1910, Jan. II, 1872.
| Defendant opens by l.. 7. Rohrbach, Esq, at
! lO.20 a. IN.
John Cambell, sworn.-When I am at home
with my father, live near Klinesgroye. My ia
! ther is Isaac Campbell. There have been sheep
| bothered by dogs on our place. My father had
sheep killed last spring doh'c think there was
orders given either to Haas or myself to shoot
/ dogs. While we slept in the barn, called Perry
! up at enc time about IL O'Clock at night, about
| the first of Sept, 1871. told him to go to the
| granary, that tie gun was there. He took the
| gun and was gone about ID minutes. He came
back and told me the sheep were in the
! barn yard. Once before this, think he got up
! again at night to see about the sheep. l cannot
/ remember that called Perry Haas up four times
! before the lst of September. We were both
/ watching dogs one night. l was frozc out, and
! went to the house to warm myself, and. left Per-
| ry in the straw watching. This was between II
! O'Clock and daylight-sprtng Of II. Perry andI
were plOughing Perry said something about
| some one having cut his bee tree. | said to him
it was hardly fair that these fellows cut the tree
| He very quickly responded that they got the
| honey and the stings, but not enough honey to
pay for the stings He said he dId not care, ana
/ asked me if | cared anything about it, This was
/ in September, about, perhaps, a week or ten days
/ after the tree had been cut.
! Cross-cX. by Commonwoalth.-My father new
er told me nor Perry to shoot either men or sheep
/ dogs. l never told Perry to shoot men either.
! l think could have told who Martin Oberdorf
was at night.
James IL. Campbell, sworn. i saw Perry Haas
| have this shot gun. lie put in two balls. They
were round balls, like this. lie loaded the gun
! about two weeks before Martin Obcrdorf was
shot am a son of Isaac Campbell.
Cross-CX. by the COmmOnWca.th.-Ne were IN
the barn in the grunary when the gun was load
/ ed. Perry aud me were alone. | said to him 1t
is a big load. He said it would kick pretty hard.
Perry said if it Kicked him over he could get up
again, but the one it hit would not get up again.
Perry said l should not say anything about it.
Cross-eX. by dGGCnduut.-Whcn | said to Perry
it would kick him over, l asked him II he was
going to shoot any one. lie first SAID he would
shoot my father. / started out, Then ne called
Iue back. and Said it was some one else. Mncn
he called me back he laughed. ! asked him what
for when l came back. lie said he saw some
one at the corn crib some time ago. lie did not
cay he loaded the gun to watch the corn CRIB. lie
did rot laugh when he said lie would shoot some
one else
Cross-cx. by the Commonwealth said !
should not say anything 10 anybody.
Philip Hull, sw0ru.-I never beard anything
about thc bee story.
Charles uaItzel, swOrn.--I am acquainted win
Perry Haas. lie lived with ue. lie lived with
NE TIL lac went to Campbeli's. l don't thins; he
write. He was good boy While he lived with
me.
Dr.. Isaac HUFF rcculol.--Tho moon would rise
just over Campbclis house. If the moon rose
directly behind the house and trees II would has q
10 be about an hour high. Itthe moon were be-
tween the house and tree, it would shine directly
upon the spot where Martin OuerJort stood when
shot. The tree is Il large one, below the house,
south.
Cross-oz. hy the Commouwea't/~ihe moon
rose that night at 0.S9. l don't k Gow where the
moon rose that night. Il may haze been north
or south. II Me- moon were half an hour high
a man could be recognized.
Mrs Hannah Campbell, recaliel.-Ptrry Haas
lived with Us nearly year. While he lived with
US / had opportguit" of seeing him great deal
Both parties close at ll.3I
The case was opened before the jury
first by \. n. Brice, Esq, for the Com
3 mouwcalth for about two hours. lie was
} followed by /. Y. Rohrbach, Esq, for thl
. Defendant, and then by Geo. W. Ziegler
r ESQ, for the same side, both of whom upokl
! about two or three hours. The closing
J argument was made on behalf Of the Com
y monwcalth, by Gen. Clement, Dstric
d Attorney. 1t was able and eloquent, oni
/ of the best ever delivered in such Il case il
c the county. The charge Of Judge Rocke
! feller was excellent and clear exposition
p of the law. The Jury returned n Verdic
. of guilty of murder in the first degree ol
Friday evening. On Saturday mornin;
i his counsel moved for a new trial, on tn
n ground that the jury had separated them
!; selves pending the trial and had conYerse'
a a with outsiders &c. On this motion ru
" was granted returnable to March Term, t
y show cause why the verdict should not b
set aside and a new trial granted, and tn
If prsonel was remanlad to Jail, instead o
N N being sentenced as everybody expected d
n The iuryman, who thus misbehaved him
e self and separated himselflrom the remaiu
). ing Jurors is j. Wilson Hess, Of ChiIlis
/ quaGue twp. lie should be heavily fined
! as well as the two CDmstaOles 10 Ghargt
.o Jacob Cable and Philip Frank, and tn
IS In the case of Com. VS.. Charles White
% alluded to last week, l would say that tn
h technicalty, mentioned IN hi
st indictment found at November Term
b, was the fault Of the Grand jury The IN
u dictment was quashed because the wit
W nesses were not marked Slcorn. The Dis
a trict Attorney, Gen, Clement, was not il
fault. | desire to state this, as the Genera