National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-10-09

am unable to say precisely as to us character It
did not appear to be very respectable house be.
low, there was bar-room below.
q. As to the knife, you stated that Il appeared
to be wound made with an Instrument that
was sharp on each edgef A. Yes, cir.
q. Have you not seen pockct-knlyes partially
On aae GsSs Ssv ven m,nc on w Ins se
! that through the akln-pTesented pretty much
the same appearance; hut It would not have pre-
santed that appearance deeper In.
q. Why mott A. simply because the ska con-
tracts very readily-more 50 than the muscles.
@. suppose the knife had really hut one sharp
the knife turned Il, could that not have cut the
/ other way7 Ia other words, with knife having
one edge can you, by turning II, make wound
as u made by two-edged instrument? A. with
J dellberatlon and skin Il could he done,
Y Might not a man In scurtle have made
J such wound7 A. think we would have dis
covered II; knife with thick edge would make
rather triangular wound; you would not then
have had these clean-cut margins
time counsel here cut hole through piece
Of paper; turned the knife and cut In al opposite
, direction. aud asked the witness II such wound
MI havs pns Ssys one
D think there would have been little evidence
Q on the margins Of the skin.
q. What evidencef A. A roughness.
Y. Does not the skin oontract9 A. Yes, ST.
a q. Mr.. Hussey was a very large mann A.
4 acknowledge, sir, that this might have been
g done.
I q. Mr.. Hussey was q large mana neshv mani
o A. Yes, sir.
Y. ~ took the entire length OF your nnger TO
e reach the abdominal cayity7 A. Yes, sir.
Q. You did not see anything internal7 A. Not
, At That time did not see anything; but knew
e II was al internal injury.
/ q. OF course Il you did not see anything OK.
] cept what was on the surface you could not tell
g what the Internal appearance wasf A. could
g tell from the symptoms that the man was bleed.
. Ing profusely.
Q Z. Would not kuife--the man struggling as
re n9is being ses
] speak OFT A. IL me artery had been open. The
!, symptoms from which judged he was mortally
ss MS SsT p III G spSss Hs appearance his res
Q way or the etner' 4. You asked me from what
!; sad not from any external appearance Of the
II wound.
II Q. suppose the wound were made with a knife
knife was turned so as to cut both ways. do you
!. discover any symptoms that could not have been
. that Mind could have produced all the symptoms.
y q. You don't know how the wound appeared
. on the inside7 A. Only by the autopsy after
~ death
as q. Was there not cut on Mr.. Husseys hands
u A. 1 am not positive. II Is my Impression tina,
e. his nngers were cut and u you will allow me,
~ win tell you why have this Impression. Ny At
At think, on his hands. This "a not altogether
ng plain In my mind. ! simply remarked, al
u point.
ey Y. Was Mr.. Ilussey under the influence o.
10 liquor, that You could discover? A. lie was
We stranger to me, | was under the Impression tina
y, ne had been moderately drinking. lie was Ger
mt tainly not drunk think he had been drinking
Fn q, II he had been drinking good deal sDOrtll
ne. before that wound was inflicted, would not iha
re- probably occasion him TO bleed more than II h,
" had not been drinkins7 A. don't think that |
ne would have made any difference at all
II. q. What do you suppose to have been tn
M weight OF Mr.. Hussey aud his size? A. am no
W Parucnlarly good ~ estimating, but J. shout
las ninety to over two hundred. II I rememhc
Illl hundred and twenty.
we q. A well-formej man. A. A remarkabl
fo- | weIl-fOrmed man.
or, o. What age7 A. I could not say positively =
gu from thirty to forty-nye.