Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-12-30

of death. Remember the day ofthe
occurrence. Heard talk there be,
tween persons on that day near night
Thought | distinguished Winn's voice
He has a loud voice. Didn't stop to
listen. Told wife that vim was COM
ing. Have lived there some fifteen
years. Frequently hear persons on that
hill from my place. Don't know as
thexe was anything peculiarin the voic-
es then. Could not understand what
was said. Thought the voices rather
ouder than usual. Not sure of hear
ing Donoghue's voice. Can see my
buildings from the spot.
Cullen Woodruff. | live in West
Windsor formerly lived where Cola
mer Woodruff now lives. Have heard
voices on the hill from that place.
Think have heard Winn and Donog-
hue's voices on the hill. Have seen
them there together. Can hear plain.
er in the winter.
DR.. Edlcar6 H. Phelps. | live in
Windsor, and am a physician
Was called to examine the body OF
Donoghue, | suppose the morning af-
tes the death. found the head giving
marks of violence about the head and
nose, some abrasions on the forehead
and face, four and five in number.
Then examined the inside of the head
by saving the top off. Found a good
deal of blood in the cavity and lower
and back parts of the head. Broken
about the orbit of the eye and nose.
A piece of the broken bone from over
the left eye was exhibited in court.
The chest was opened, and abdom-
en- to show visccra. Lungs found ex-
panded and red lower part OF lungs
congested. Heart examined but no
disease of heart discovered such as tc
have caused death. Stomach and other
parts examined; no disease or injury
in them or about the body. Injury OF
head caused by some violence, as {
blow upon the head with heavy stick
or light stick with a quick blow
The blow was from left to right across
the nose and left eye, think the deatl
could not be caused by what blood wa
From tie examination of the rosy ap
pearauce of the lungs, | discovered
clots of blood in the lungs. If Donog
hue had been in the proper position
not on his back, when he came to, St
that the blood would not have beel
INTO the lungs on coming to, | think
Donoghue probably would have lived
at least some time, until death wa
caused by inflammation. Can't sa.
whether the brain was depressed o
not, for on taking off the top the pres
would be removed and the brain the
expand as full as natural. By xeaml
nation should think there were som
thirty fragments of bone under tn
eye. Should think it was all from
one blow. Never saw the rosy hue Q
Z, lungs before in seeing some 200
bodies examined. Doncghue was he
bitua1y irtemperate, but this doesn
account for the rosy hue, that hue wa
caused by clots of blood, which &C
there by mechanical operation entire
ly. Donaghue was perhaps 5 feet
inches high, and weighed about 16
pounds. 1t was after the examinatio
that the lungs were privately exami1
ed as to the rosy hue. Death W;
probably caused by suffocation coult
f Mt breathe even though he had trie'
as I think he must have done.
7ha7es r. Vim I live in Wine
>or, and am town grand juror. Hel
r coroners inquest upon Donoghu
Learned of the occurrence throue
Roland Donoghue, who thought {
investigation was necessary. The
went to the scene, made measnr
, ments. 1t was 50 rods in a straigf
line to Cyrus Wheeler's front door al
40 rods to where cattle drank. Ia
1 rods from brook to Donoghue's hous
From the place of death to whel
, Winn said he first discovered Dono
hue's falling off his sled. was four ro'
? and eight links. From the body
: top of hill was eight or nine roc
2 Could see Wheeler's house and Woo
l1,f"s house from the spot of deaf
Could sec them for eight or nine roc
. Hiram Harlow went up with N
e Met Winn Near the spot, as was e
Y aiming the blood at the spot. N
Winn said "Have you examined I'll
: all you want to 2" I told him
drive by on the other side which