The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-01-22


got home The distance fom the spring
bouse to the gate is about five rods
The house is above The gaiden Garden
is between house and gate l struck at
Dennis Donovan with club Dennis
siru@k HE under the eye 1t was after
Bromley struck father I was less than
thiee ,ods from Bromley and father
Father lay with head toward the garden
aud thee to five ieet from the gate.
james Dolovan had not been on good
tel ms with US. was in the buggy
when called for the gun; l wanted to
project my father.
DR. II Siaisserlg sworn--I am
rhysicias; l was accqua,1tcd with Will.
IAN Ibalep, deccastd; l arrived at his
house ten O'clock at uight; l found DR.
Jones Ea,ley Attending him; he re-
qucSted Ii e 10 examine iur. Phalep; |
dll 80; found the pG;ltntezivemcly pros
TRACED, pulse SOW, So 20 40 per watch
hica'he1 ia boi Gus; lattled loud; eyes
siIlf and rrpils dlstendcd. He lay in a
s;lror iroil which be could not be
ahoascd. All the sy mptoms Of extreme
rless!he on tbe blaiu we've apparent.
On ris head l found large swelling
c"mucnclus on ilontal bone and run
Mug back. On the side was a swelling
pud discolorcd About four o'clock he
began to get stiff, and feet being cold.
A iitle beio.e 6 O'Clock, had some con.
vu!sions and died at 6 o'clock. There
was a post mortem examination. Pes.
su. Q on the brain Was Tho cause of death
from blow from some bluut or long in
stl ument.
DR. I S Hartley sworn--I knew
William Phaleu; saw him alter his death
found depression OF an inch in depth
on the font Of scull ca igLt side made
by some blunt insti iuMcnt 1t was broke
aud pl esscd in on the car Took off tie
zeal P, aud there were six to nine pieces
OF bcns small as 2 or scent pieces; they
rad penetrated the brain. The mass OF
ne brain was broken. There must have
ocen two blows tlom What obselvee
The ipjurlcs were sufficient TO causd
death There were some bruises | think
vl tue lett side; one GU al IN and one on
side The dem ession Was on top, ard
The broken boY cs on the side Of hls head
There was Gcpi ession on The side Of
he head wnele the blolen boucs were
The blow must have been by stick
With riotubclarce. | caupot say whether
both blows were from the same instr mont
should judge it was heavy lust uA cut
The wouLds on side were bl tiscs /
should judge dec s,cd was p.cd 90 or
lnercabouis lie was a man OF lalge
hame; pieces cf Goue were b,o!.eu in the
biain The blow gu the top was the
heavier The upper blow would iudi-
cate that he was standing up; he side
blow might have been given when lie
was down.
Peer, Thompson sWorr--L was JUS
tice ID July last; held a post moricm ON
VI ilIium Phalcn; there was a bIuise ON
his al ~ aud ole on bis side pretty we Il
toward lis back; they were black ar d
blue; ! saw tie ground; was shown a
piece OF stake, outside u the gate in the
ditch tUwaid Bromlcy's; took the
stake home, aud lett it liz the Commas.
sinners ttticc at tie august tenn. of
Count; did not hotice any others Of
The same kind it was q second grow iii
cneStnu.
L found the stake il tlo mornin.;
James Pha!en showed it TO Inc Thele
were thee others there (staAc produced
aud Identified hy witness) The lower
tud was wei; 1t had not laid there long;
1t was wet about the distance it had been |
III the ground; there was a little bruise
OD one coruvlj there as a spot stained
with grass,
Nuss exan,iucd-Iherc was u 1ai!
ience on 'lpcSlie side of l,ad.
u. " l,oscrs swotu---i was ar the |
pest morton; | saw The stakes pi led |
W; thele Wele other stakes across .to |
road silnalar to this; they were leaniug
against the fence; this stake was lou nd !
on side ct the road Lear the gate; ,he |
STAKE Gould not have laid there very lou
l saw mark Oh the Left shoulder; Que |
Oh icii elbow aud one On lett side; they
we've black and blue spots; We laid hin
out, and then first saw the marks on
his side aud elbow; they did not iudica {
that they were produced by Il club; thc.e
were spots OF grass neal where they sad
phalen tell.
CaIhariDe Phalen sworn-I was at the
spring house straining milk. Jas. Don
ovan came up frs; he got off his horse
At the spring house aud met mother
Mother asked what the trouble was
after James Phalen drove in the yard;
he eaid will settle this some other
lime Bill Bromley said let US settle to-
oight Dennis Donovan got out OF the
wagon and said he was not afraid of any
'halen L saw my father and James
Phalen 60 toward the gate. got my
a.her halt way to the house and he
said let me go back and close the gate
Dennis Donovan was scufling With my
1rothcrj James Donovan said TO my
olother James show dare you strike my
5iVther? I'm your mani" There was
arcat deal OF ioul language used, Den
lis Donovan went toward my father and
II uok him; and to the bes>of my be-
icf he knocked him down | got ex-
'ited and don't recolect very we'll after
hat The next l saw OF my father he
Has lying on the ground, aud | saw Den