Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1875-05-29

" uttc NY IutVSu'tIHf''S WIN Mtu
which was said to he 3 feet long |
don't rccollect whether or not |
measured the lath from the top OF
the lath to the wound was about
four inches {; | don't think any
blood or brains was spattercd on
the gun.
At twelve sO'clock the court ad-
journed tin half past two. p. NJ.
On re- assembling ut half passed
two the trial proceeded.
The counsel for the prisoner an.
MOunccd that the Attorney General
had consented to the present exam.
inatiOn of two witnesses from Mass.
for the defence in order that they
might return.
Eics/ord Lang called by defence
and sworn:
reside in Lowell, Mass. was
city marshal Of Lowell 10 years. !
have known Sawyer s or 8 years {;
have known him well and seen him
frequently his reputation is good
as an honest, peaceable and quiet
Man.
George j. Buffers, called by de-
fence, sworn: xs ,ovo ,,vod
."t,e So Years. know the prison.
err well have done some business
with him; his reputation is good as
a peaceable, quiet and well.dispOsed
person.
Prof. Ezekiel W. Dimond, called
and sworn:
l reside at Hanover; am Profess
sor Of Chemistry in Dartmouth Col
legc. | made an examination of the
room where the murder was con-
miitpd made the examination on
the Sd of February last; discovered
various marks about the room;
parts Of the brain and skull were
scattered about the room have
been instructor in chemistry 8 years;
have been Instructor at Dartmouth
College Z years. | have made the
subject Of the explosion Of gun
powder study. Wherever there
was eliot of brain on the wall it
was tlattenel, and whenever it had
penetrated crack or crevice it had
been driven in, indicating good
deal of force. When the shot struck
the lnantel Il circle If IL diameter of
10 inches would include all the shot.
! have made some experiments with
the gun found on the floor in the
Kitchen. | think the gun could not
have been more than three inches
from the head of Mrs. Emerson
when it was discharged, and it
might have been |, IS than that dis.
lance line drawn from where the
shot struck the mantel in Il line
with where the shot struck Mrs.
EmrrSon'S head to a base line par.
allel with the floor would strike
some 10 feet from the chair in
which Mrs. Emerson was; it wonld
strike the floor of the room from
which the gun was taken, the n0rtt., /
front room.
Cross examined by COL George-
The floor had been wash ed before |
was there the nearer the object to
the mnzzle OF a gun the less is the
liability of finding unburnt powder
III the object I; The explosive force
oTgnn powtlc'.' acts alike in all d.
fec'ions ia person coming out of
inc north front room where the gun
was world not he in view of Mrs.
Elher' ,on if she sat facing the
stow e; shot passing through an i'll
tervening object would be likely to
change their direction the degree
of change in direction would de,
pend upon the character, shape and
position of the intervening object
examined the clothing of Mr.
Sawyer aud found no blood upon
them in the pocket of the coat
were TWO pocket handlleroniefs, on
one OF which were two small spots
which might have been blood
stains also examined MIR. Emer-
sons clothing and found no blood
upon them; | did not examine EN-.
erson's clothing with as powerful Il
microscope as the one | used in eX-
aiming Sawyers.
The counsel for the State here
rested, and Hon. Harry Bingham OF
LittletOn in behalf of the prisoner
occupied an hour and II quarter in
an opening statement of the basis of
the defence. The theory of the de-
fence is that the shooting was acct
dental, and Mr.. Bingham claimed
that the circumstance of the gun
being discharged in slanting posi-
tiOu Indicated that he also claimed
that the agitated and frenzied APP
peaIance of Emerson after the
shooting was a circumstance indi-
catin. that he might have commit
ed it accidentally. The defence will
endeavOr to show by professional
PsA biologists that in case of a sud
den shock 70 ~. nervous and sensitive
person like Mr.. Emerson, sufficient
to render the mind blank for
time afterwards as was the case of
Emerson, the effect is retroactive and
blots ont all previous memory for IA
time AS well. They
will endeavOr to show that about
the time of the discharge of the gun
q fox was running past, in sight and
near the premises, and from the fact
of EmersOn's having another gun in
the house previously loaded for the
purpose of SNORING fox, they as
sumo that Emerson might have seen