The Portland daily press., 1874-06-09
THE CANINE b.,
Examination of Charles r. Robbins on a
Charge of Piracy.

AT the coming in of the court yesterday
| morning the government called George f. Dav-
| is, a son of George w. Davis, the last witness,
who testified to seeing the prisoner at his faith
| er's house on Monhegan Island. and hearing
Robbins say he came from the '1della
| Small"
This closed the testimony upon the complaint
] for assault.
The complaint against Robbins for the MUIR
der of Solomon Camp was then taken up.
1t was agreed between the counsel on both
sides that the testimony in the former case
shall be used in this case, so far as applicable
and either side may put in such additional tes-
tlmony as is pertinent and admissible.
The government then called DR.. Thomas
Frye OF Rockland, W no testified to being called
on board he "Annie B.'' to attend Camp, and
the condition in which he found him. He found
wound ON the back of the head, extending
through the scalp and about two inches in
length. Beneath this was fracture extending
both towards the right and left side of the
head. There was another wound on the top of
the head extending through the scalp, about
two inches in length, beneath which was a
fracture and a slight depression of the bone,
The doctor continued to attend him to the time
of his DEATH AT times he apparently had his
senses or partially SO, as he would answer ques-
tions, aud after being removed from the We ssel,
winch was on Tuesday evening, to a house in
ROckland, he asked after his watch that he left
on board the vessel. On Wednesday, after
consultation with DR.. Banks, the operation of
trepanning was agreed upon and performed
The patient still continued to sink and died on
the following morning
The doctor then proceeded to testify as to
the post mortem examination, conducted by
DR.. Fitch of this city and himself, assisted by
DR.. Banks.
DR. Simon Fitch was called by the govern
ment and testified substantially in regard to
the post mortem as did Dr. Frye. Upon re-
moving the scalp, says the doctor, we found
clotted blood covering the whole back of the
skull, the whole occiput and posterior half of
both parletals. Upon removing that, the back
of the skull was found broken into pieces the
fractures radiatng chiefly from the wound on
the left side of the head. After describing
infinitely the extent and direction of the frac
lures and the appearance of the brain, the doc
tor said he found the remaining vital organs
and the vscera in normal condition. He had
no doubt bnt that the blows on the back of the
head produced death. He found the orbital
plate fractured-whieh was undoubtedly the
result of the blow on the backof the head or the
contre coup. He thought the blows We're made
by very heavy, blunt instrument, and must
have been struck with a great deal of force.
He said with such wounds and fractures as he
found in this mans skull, lit was beyond human
skill to have saved his life.
Court adjourned until this morning at ten
o'clock.
OAK GROVE SEMINARY.-The annual exam
ination and graduation exercises at Oak Grove
Seminary, Vassalboro, occurred last week. The
classes were examined in the usual branches
and also in parliamentary tactics, WHICH is a
branch taught in few schools in the country.
Hon. Warren johnson and Mr.. N A. Luce
were present The exhibition took place in the
evening with the following programmes:
NORMAL COURSE.
Firmness OF Character,
james Estes. .....,........ Vassaboro.
Charles Sumner
Cyrus Jones' ..............S South China
The Force of Habit,
Mary Bartlett. .............. Ltchfeld
COLLEGE PREPARATORY COURSE.
School Life-A Rehearsal,
sWlam H. Prescott .Vassalboro.
The Study of History,
Daniel Smiley, Jr.. Vassalboro.
Comforting of Certificates by Hon. Warren johnson.
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