National Republican., 1873-04-05

tending that the testimony was admissabie. But
even N that were not 90, IL would be admissible
Sssa wers sa ipnicted by certain INSTRUMENT BY
| showing that the same instrument had been
used 20 Innlct wounds At the same time on the
the Court held that the evidence was admissa-
BILE 70 raise the presumption that the wounds on
the mead were made BY the.saule instrument that
inflicted the wound on the chin or on any other
part OF the body. II ia circumstance IN the
case, and this case Ia being tried on clrcum.
Tue defence excepted.
Dr. HsrtIsan then exhibited the scalp Of
Rogerski, and traced thereon two wounds, when
corresponded exactly with the shape and slLe
Of the hatchet blade. He said that the nend
being spherical the wounds were necessary
shorter, while the chin was plane, and the I'M
preston OF the hatchet was more easily traceaple.
The curved and triangular wounds ol tne tsce
| Welding At different points, some OF those on
| ihe head being also produced BY the same IN
strument striking over fractured, Irregular sur
Cdcr Donaldson was called, and proved that
the house at the corner Of Tenth and streets
southwest is in the District Of Columbia.
Gen. Ienklc. We admit that,
Thc Government here closed.
lien, IIcnkle said the defence would make no
opening statement TO the Jury. lie called the
ruE TESTIMONY ron rnE pErEScL.
VIM. Turner lives on the Island, at the corner
Of Eleventh street and virginia avenue. Is =
s9ysnV sst sScPM cp MUSaaS Sg S
ing before Christmas, about O'Clock, shuckinR
oysters. Towards O'Clock In the evening saw
because ought to Know Monday from Fridsy,
Cross-eNamined: Witness does not know who
he was shucklng oysters for any one who came
along Made ninety cents shueEng oyT,negs' os 1oes
| two or three boats with oysters there. Tom
Wright was shucking oysters there too. There
were q good many shucking oysters there, but
RhRE ms nna lREN
| llAms was there. No one came 10 the wharf In
the morning with Witness no one went away
.Sa Juror: Wright had no lamp when shuck
ing at oclock. Its light enough frOm i've Il
slN O'Clock TO shuck oysters.
Fred. Mcguire, drought out Of Jail 70 testify.
Knows Wright; saw him the Monday hefot'
Christmas on street, between Ninth and Tenth
| et John williams place-a cake and pie and ctgal
shop. The boys played cards there had cldel
aud beer 70 drink. Tom Wright was there frou
nine O'Clock until about twelve O'Clock. lie sat
by the lre part Of the time and played cards witt
witness aud with Heury Williams. Knows y wa
ieft rom Wright tan and wlllisms there.
Crosse examlnej: Was In iail because box o
eggs hal been charged to him; had been charge
nT sngs %.%s sSa msfs inc Sonc WSS
'"fg 70 lie SSurt! Vas an associate Of wright and
Dr' C. Z. COZ. Has been In the practice u
medicine for thiTty.twO years, and II preslden
Of the BOarl OF Health. A Ratchet such as tina
| shown would, n struck with great fore by
muscular man, be apt to break the skull an,
| penetrate the brain, but all would depend upol
the muscular force Of the blow and the strength
Of the resisting medium, lie examined the pre
served chin Of Rogerski, and said the wound
look like wounds inflicted by q moderately sharl
instrument. They must be made by such an In
strumcnt as that hatchet, (sh0wn,l with lts angl
OF corner. Warmth continues In the body aftc
death according to the character OF the body;
young hcfithy person might lie warm longer;
sometimes depended on the temperature OF tn
surrounding atmosphere, the limit being frut
flye TO twelve hours before the body grew ca
tlrely cold.
morning at 10 O'Clock.