The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-06-15

witness and his brother Jonas, and Is in
| Carroll county
AZ tho request Of the State. Court ad-
| journed at y O'Clock until Monday
morning,
The Court House was unusually crowded
! this morning, especially with ladies'. many
Of whom were obliged TO stand and mum.
| bers being unable to obtain access to the
/ room at all. IL was generally understood
that the wife Of the murdered man would be
/ placed upon the stand as q witness for the
| State to day, which doubtless attracted so
large an attendance Of the fair sex. Mrs.
/ Lynn has been present, seated within the
bar Of the Court during the progress of the
| trial and has exercised great self control
| during the recital Of the dreadful details of
/ her husbands murder She is dressed IN
| the deepest habilaments Of woe and has
received the heartfelt sympathy Of che spec.
tators The mother and sister of the de
ceased have also been present several times
during the proceedings.
| A number Of witnesses we're called for
the State at the opening Of the Court and
! did not answer
Dr. J. II. Biilingllea testified Have not
been present much during the progress Of
| the trial have heard the sink and the
wounds partially described has been
| pracucing physician for 3 or Years
The State asked tht witness whether from
the description ofthe sink aud wounds heard
! by him, 1t is possible in his opinion for the
wounds TO have been inflicted upon tho
deceased by falling into the sink. Defence
objected and the question was waived for
the time, the State reseryiag the right 10
RECALL him and submi! tho question upon
u hypothetical case.
DR.. James l.. Billirgslea tes.ifej-Haye
been practicng physician over forty
| years have heard oil the testimony re elatige
TO the slnk and the wounds; do not think il
/ ls possible that the wounds described could
have been Inflicted by falling into the sink,
II seems TO me It would be physically i'm.
| posss!0iei heard the description Of the con.
diuon OF the body after ii Was taken from
the sinki from the nature Of the wounds
bleecing would have continued after death;
the cooling OF the body depends somewhat
| upon the circumstances and The atmosphere;
IRON tho circumstances ot this case should
ladge that Mr.. Lynu had been dead from 4
to hours when discovered; should thiak
the condition Of the sink was 20. favorable
to speedy cooling
Cross -oxamineI-Ila heard descrip.
ton OF the wounds; fracture OF the Gran.
iun would not per 90 occasion death the
cause OF death In this case could not have
been certainly AseeFlained without an ex.
animation OF the brain think il would
have been better 10 rempys the skull II
uay be Inferred with great deal of certainty
from an external wound that the Injury to
tue brain was sufficient to cause death.
lhe DIR. here described the condition OF tho
sink aahe hal alascertsinedfrom the testimony
aud stated that If deceased had fallen upon
tue pin It would not have produced wound
such ~ was inflicted the pin would have
made !aceratsd wound the wound might
have been inflicted by eroSbar. such as
has been exhibited in Court, By an axe ora
hamneri do not think il possible that the
body could have tallen Into the sink with
sufficient force 10 produce the fracture de.
seribed in this case the nails described as
pyo,rldins IN the Eink could not have inaict.
ed the wound doubt very much whether.
II the wound Upon the 0ccipital bone was
properly described, Mr. Lyun ccald have
moved alter 1t was received; # Lynn had
beer looking iuto the sink and the portion
oiihc body IN or oyer the opening pyepon.
lerated, he would have los, his baiaaee -
hypothetical question washere propnaad
I'd, the suJstauca OF which was As to whether
there Is anything ia medical science which
would enable wlLness 10 say positively or
with any degree OF probable certainty how
maa falling into sink would hold his
head. The State objected and the objection
was oyerruled. Witness knows Of nothing
IN medical science which would enable him
TO say in what direction be would hold his
head IN ialliasi have based my opinion in
tins case upon mcdicAl science aud common
Judgement; base the resisting power OF the
oecipital bone compared with that Of the
pin IN this case upon medical or surgical
scieneei II the head had struck one Of the
ribs Of the sipk in falling it would not have
reeeived the compound fracture described
'ntnis case person falling from the Clerk 4
desk, head foremost 10 the floor NIGH nos
slbly produce u compound fracture Of he
skull. The cross examination If this viii.
ness was very searching and prolonged
and was evidently intended 10 teat the ac.
euracy Of his Judgment, The information
elected varied bit little from that recorded
above, and its repetition at length Is there.
lore unnecessary. During the cross exam.
inaiion skull was exhibited and the Dir.
practically illustrated to the Jury his view
OF the location and character Of the wound
or fracture.
BY the Stato-Regard the principal wound
in this case as mortal wound
BY detence-Bood from wound szch
as described would be both arterial and
yenous.
DR.. J. W. Herring testi6ed--Has been a
praciicing physician for II years; have
heard all, or nearly all the medical and
other testimony descriptive Of the principal
I tun nd -. kaa Ill IL. ]
the posterior Of the head, taken in connec
ton with the condition OF deceased was a
fatal wound; have heard the sink described
aud do not think there was any condition
Of the sink which could have occasioned the
wound by falling into it; believe Mr.. Lynn,
taking the description of the man. and the
surroundings, must have been dead four or
i've houFs--that Is the minimum period
1t would probably have bsen longer.
Cross examined Believe that medical
science enables me, as medical man, TO
determine, better than layman the char.
acter OF fractures described to witness; there
are bat two conditions which can cnuse
depression; the skull must either fall upon
an object or be struck with sufficient force
70 make the depression; if the head hid
fallen upon the pin, IN this case believe
the resistance Of the back part Of the head,
which Is tho thickest part of the skull,
would be greater than the pin; dc not think
1t probable that the back part Of the head
could have been fractured 10 striking the
PIN by the fall Of the body six feet, as that
fracture has been described The witness
here described the wound, as he understood
tito haveb described by previous witnes.
ses, using skul in practically illrs,rating
his testimony. Witness eau give no salts
factory theory as to the manner in which
the i've small scalp wounds were inflicted;
they could be made either by sharp or
blont Instrument, being very common
class Of wounds; ihiak The fatal blow was
gwen while Mr.. Lynn was looking Into the