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

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AIDA Chase sworn-I live &C Rock
| Hill. | was there on the 9th of Nov.
last. / saw Dennis Corners on our
porch l saw him afterwards at our barn
He was laying on a pile of boards iu the
barn. This was on the barn floor. He
was nearly dead. He could not breathe
when l saw hiul Charley Marvin s boy
was with me. Hughey Clemens came
there. There was blood on his nose;
there was some on the boards where he
laid. l went down to the house aud
told them the man was dead, aud they
would not believe me, and l went the
second time. He was on his back, aud
gasping for breath. This was about an
hour after first saw him. He died and
was carried to the house. There was
mark on his nose.
Cross examined-He made noise in
his throat, when he tried to get breath,
like snoring. He did not know anything
His eyes were nearly shut. Clemens put
blanket on bis head. 1 went to the
house aud told them, and went right back
to the barn. 1t was about an hour from
the time 1 first saw ssConners till he died.
Defendant vas in the house when 1 saw
him first.
John Howard sworn-I reside one
mile below Caledonia. l know defend
ant. saw him to mile above Chase s
He was walking very fast He was ex-
cited, and said he felt bad. He said,
"there was man stole myswatch and |
struck him, and am going home to send
for the Doctor" This was the 9th of
November, Thanksgiving day.
q. p. Chase sworn-I reside in Jay
township one-half mile from Rock Hill.
1 saw Dennis Conners lying ip the barn.
de was lying on his side. l took him
, by the shoulders and knees, and swung
him on the barp floor, and put blanket
under bis head. Shortly after they
, brought him tt. be washed. There Was
wound on the back of his head, and:ou
S the nose and on his temple. l saw blood
E near the, corner of the barn, and found
spots Oh the barn, ;and marks of mans
e hand on bis face There was spot or
9 the ground foot in.length. Defend
S ant said if that man died he would never
strike another.
e Cross examined-Conners was gasp.
c ing when L saw him. Ijudge he wa
= unconscious. Clemens was with him
t and l left him with him Burke helped
carry him in. The wound on the bacl
( of his head looked like cut. There
/. was quito a quantity of bloodaon the
l. ground.
d Frank Hook sworn-I was at Rocl
$ Hill on the 9th Of November. Saw de
n iendant and Dennis Conners there. Ssy
n Conners when l first came there. DE
# fepdant came shortly after. 1t was a,
l. hour from the first time I saw Con
n uers till his death. Defendant said, G..
if struck him one, and I have got my
e watch. He had some blood on his righ
IS hand. I saw small mark on Couners
e nose.
|. Cross examiued-Burke's hand wa
e skinned little.
q A. W. Gray sworn--I was justice ol
e the 9th of November last aud held tn
post mortem on Dennis Conners.
d acted as coroner. There was a mar
If near the left temple, and something of
cut on the back part of the head. Also
d wound on the throat and another o
the nose. We found blood on tn
It ground and some on the barn. Th
IN snow had melted off for about a foe
20 around, and in the center showed quit
Of pool. There was some traces of bloc
ut on the inside of the barn and on th
OF planed boards. The wound on tn
)" throat made but little external appearac'
is 1t appeared a pretty extensive uoun
lie when it was opened The throat az
it peared bruised from the chin to tn
ID breast bone, andEfilled with coagu!ate
ID blood. The skin was not broken on th
It., outside.
:" Cross examined-There.was a spot o
r. the side of the throat black and blu
IN and a mark of bruise. We commence
lie the examination at the inquest at abol
* eight o'clock. / did not notice tt
IL throat that evening. In the morning
Ii showed black and blue spot. Thel
e, were traces of blood in the ear. III
10 hair on the back Of his head was blood
a. 1t might have come from outside in tt
DO ear. The appearance of the wound ";
cd fresh. The blood was inside OF the ca
We Julius Jones sworn-I was juror
the inquest. We found cut on IL
re back part Of the head, dark spot on IL
'se temple and throat and spot on Il
.rs nose. We found blood on the grour
~ near the barn, and some blood on IL
sn barn floor. The blood on the grour
eo made quite a show, and it was spatter,
'e- around some. There were few mar
ae on the side Of the barn. 1t was fre
ne cut on the back Of the head, apparentl
tie The hands were bloody. His hair W
al wet, and saturated with blood. arouI
ne the wound. He appeared about for
III years old. He looked like strong, MI
his cular man
"a Cross examined-There Yves nothi
lie but cut on his nose. There was I
nS over two or three inches of snow. X
en- 1t was dark. | think it did I
zen thaw that day.
at
nat SATURDAY MORNING.
his DIR. s. S. Smith, sworn-I am pl
W. sician and surgeon. 1 am graduate
Rush's Medical College, Chicago, Ii
at [ made a post mortem examination