Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-12-12
CorOncr,s lnqucsi-Wm Eddy.
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ALFRED JENKINS, being so'emnly sworn
deposes and SAYS II saw Vim Eddy
b tween 10 and O'Clock in my bar,
room lie lett about | l. 1t was Tues
day ening Asked how he got hurt
aud he said he had been ont among the
rocks He had cut on the face and
nose. " as not drunk, but had appear
ance2 of having been drinking. James
ArGali was in the har-room, and left be
FIRE Eddy Gable Mills was also there,
bat e went to bed, and did not 90 ont
Eddy SAID he was stopping with George,
(meanlng Mr. Chamley }
Dr. j B MoFFErr being duly sworn,
says Saw Mr. Eliy about 10 o'clock
A. w. on "Wednesday, 3Dth OF O,Ho ,rr.
Casually examined him and thon h he
was dead drunk at first. saw HIM next
about | O'Clock A. NJ Examined him
more p,rtculnrlv and thought he was
not drunk, but vas Suffering from com
preston OF the brain Found confusion
AID slight cut on nose, and II cut about
u inch long on the lett cheek bone, run.
nn9 from the nose downward and ont,
ward The cut on the nose an check
appeared az # made hy one bow Be-.
tween | aud T. clock took DR. Dalton
with me 20 see h!m. On the second visit
found blood ouzing from the left ear
Examined him very carefully Head
ear aud tudy we examined and conclud
Ell 1t VAS n fatal ease of compression OF
the brain, iIum etiusiOn OF blood He
swallowed some water with difficulty -
two or three teaspoons tail Seemed to
he IN II deep coma; pulse large and luIl !;
| perspira'ion rerl protuse at times, toll
lowed hy dryncss OF the skin he was
! like a person in II profound state Of ap
oplexy. frequently raised his rilht
hand 10 his bead Saw him after He
gradually sunk He became more com
posed Pulse became feeble, and
breathing very labored lie died on the
| LIST of November Saw him on the st
OF No, emher. I'ost mortem was holden
about Is or ii hours alter death, on the
"a of November about II O'Clock
Found injury on nose and cutAOn cheek
very simple. Temporal bone fractured
on the lett side though not displaced
After removing its Attachments the irac.
tured piece OF bone was taken out very
easily uhr piece oi bone about
> inches each way Also tractur OF
petrous portion OF TEN oral bone Found
very great ci'u>jon on right side OF cere
hrunl, considerable clotted blood one
ven;ricie OF brain was flied With hlooI.
Think lac was struck on the left side of
tie head, causing concession and ctFu-ion
OF blood on the ri4ht side of brain, tx.
amIued hcrecis viscera--tound left ctayi
Gle broken loose from steruum, and lett
rib broken Noticed before death that
he could not use left arm, supposed it
was parnlyzed Healthy appearance OF
whole body, otherwise than injuries
causing his death. Don't thiuk he got
hr- death injuries from his falling down
the stairs He may have had his rib
broken aud collar bone diSlucated hy the
mll down smirs, tut DOM think il pos
sih'c. \ tall on the street would not
produce such injuries. Muscles under
scalp in region Of temples were confused
tiehr,e he received blow from snme
smooth round substance ia the mporai
lu~sa, causing fracture Injuries o.
chest did rot produce death. Injury OF
head produced death It would be pos,
I>ille Tor man 80 have lurumotioa and
CONSCIOUSNESS even to II hours after re,
criyiuc an injury Of head, and still die
from that injury He might sleep ma
turaIy. and We, e4ke conscious When
saw hun, chuS'on WAS so extensive as
IN destroy All nervous seueihiity lhink
irtTuStou was erv SLOW No, ced stain Ui
ltrp1 ON the floor at the foot nt the stairs,