The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-01-29

having seen III DeIOre su" u niS"t "e'V
made a difference. 1t the wound had
continued bleeding / could not tell at
the time by the appearance whether they
we're received day or an hour before
death.
DR.. Samuel Reynolds sworn-I heard
the evidence of DR.. Smith. If man
was found after death with wound on
the back of the head, an inch an half
long,. which penetrated to the skull, and
a wound ou the forehead presented a
bruised appearance from an effusion of
blood, with an eifusion OF blood between
the outer membranes and the skull, and
a wound on the nose which had seper.
ated the cartilage from the bone and
communicated with the nostrils, aud
wound on the neck which had caused
infitriahia of blood between the tissues,
and blood in the ears, and serum or
waterey matter deposited be-
tween the membranes of the brain not
exceeding half an ounce, this coLtirma-
ton would be sufficient to cause death.
The wound on the forehead, the wound
on the nose and the wound on the throat
might causesheath. Death would follow
by cencussion followed by compression,
II the wound on the back OF the head
was made day or more before the
other wounds, they would have ten
dency to hasten death; All the wounds
existing but the one on the neck, the one
on the neck would hasten the result
A nervous shock produces unconscious
ness, depending on the force of the blow
received.
iNDr. O'Brien e-called--Blood would
run out of both ears when we turned the
man. The cut on the back of the head
was not bleeding.
Cross examined--The blood was..o a
dark color, somewhat thickened. Think
it.was arterial blood: .
ISDr. w. B. Hartman sworn would
think the symptoms stated were sufficient
to cause death. IF a wound was re-
ceived on the back part of the head, or
on. the temple bone, it might produce
inner fracture that might produce death.
1t would take pretty severe blow to pro-
ducc the blood frou the ears. 1t the
blow was received on the back part Of
the head day before, the other blows
would hasten death. The blow on the
back part of the head might possibly
produce death. The blow on the back
Of the head, OF on the forehead, might
have produced death They together
would produce death.
DIR S S Smith re. caled-The: :wo und
on the back of the head, if it produced
the results found inside, would produce
some effect on the mind. 1t is possible
death might have occurred from thai
blow.
Hugh Clemens re-callcd-T had some
liquor on the 9th Of November. / die
: not have a quarrel with Conners. l die
not tell Matt Haley would be revenget
on Corners, and l would cut his head Of
the first chance got l did not tel
John A'Gloin l had a grudge and woulc
be revenged. did not tell Bob Chapel
or Tom Burke. l did not tell Patricl
Brule if l woul1 tellsall know it woult
= send me to States prison. l diC
not say in the preseuce of Matt Haley i
7 they came after me l would shoot then
down ike dogs.
4 Commonwealth rests.
Opened for defense by George A
t Jenks.
Robert Millep, sworn-I saw Conner
on the 26th Of November, lying on tn
turnpike at a place known as "Oval'
Narrows," about ten o'clock p. n. II
seemed the worse for liquor. Man will
!. me reused him up and he wanted to fgh
d | saw no cuts on his head. There wa
J an offset of eighteen inches, and the
: the banh sloped down. lie got u
: again and wanted to fight him. / wa
S there a minute or Two. looked bacl
J. after..I left and he:was standing on tn
n pike. l was along the next day. Say
e no blood IN the road. On the 2Sth Q
November l saw some blood at The sam
q place where I saw him lying. l say
d him fall down over the bank at the sid
e of the tuaupihe. He fell over, and
IS think be struck on his shoulders an
e head. | am not certain. He role
IS against some little bushes. 1t was ston
y small stones. 1t was the day l wer
g to the inquest that l saw the blood in th
{ road.
Q Cross examiued-When he fell be &
O up and came back. l did uotsee he VIZ
II hurt. l tSoh no note of it. l saw th
n blood when ! first saw him. 1t locke
E as though some one had the nose blee'
% Robert Chapel sworn-I saw DEM
d Corners at Mr. Burke's OF the 24tI
e. 25th and Goth of November. The 26t
h. was Wednesday. ! went to wash b
"a head and found two cuts--one near Il
N temple, Que on the back of the head, al
er one near the crown of his. head. II
&c was very bloody. The wounds were {
S. bloody, also the hair. The blood hi
IS run down the side of his face and neo
st His head was bare. / examined b
ID head the next morning. Said be tt
as very sore about the neck. He did n
er cat any breakfast the next nornin
Hugh Clemeus said he was mad at th
vo man, and he ought to have given hiu
as id good slap. He said he shou
90 not eat any more breakfasts there. |
~ allowed he felt very bad in his head
,as giddy and light-headed.
,Iv Cross examined-l arrived at Buzz
,;Hs on the Sunday before.
Matthew HALEY sWorn-I saw d.