The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-10-27
CARRUTH'S AUTOPSY.
Death from Assesses Formed
After the WOund-.The Trial OF
LandiS to Begin In January.

tcntiOn. DR., Thomas arrived at Vine
land from Philadelphia on the half.pasl
10 o'clock train this morning and pro,
ceeded to the residence OF Mr.. Carruth's
family, where the body Of the deceased
still lay. Several physicians from the
vicinity were present. DR.. Thomas per.
formed the autopsy, the results being as
follows, as he declared them from time
totime during the proceedings:
AUTOPSY OF CARRuTll,
Body was in a plump condition and had
q fair muscular and adipOse appearance,
the external surface showing Cxtravasa.
ton Of blood beneath the skin. No dis.
coloration was perceptible about the head
and face. On the right eye the cornea
was slightly collapsed from absorption Of
aqueous humors; the left eye was more
full; the point Of the original wound was
open, bloody serum exuding; the blood
vessels in the posteriOr portion Of the
scalp we're much cOngested over the
wound. Considerable cIOttcd blood was
under the scalp. A small fragment Of the
ball, half an inch by three.fourthS Of an
inch, Aattened, was found about two
inches below the wound in an oriiice be-
tween the scalp and bone. The original
hole In the skull was contracted and part
ly filled with 6brOus matter, On separa.
ting the skull it was found to be OF the
average thickness, exhibiting u round,
smooth hole at the entrance OF the ball,
It's position was one inch to the right Of
the ocCipital protubCrance, half an inch
above the groove Of the right lateral sinus.
Tho dura mater was much cOngested,
particularly the pOsterior part. The
opening in the dura mater was
closed over by thin membrane,
the inner surface OF the dura mater
adhering 10 the pia mater about the sur
face Of the wound. There was soften.
Ing Of the gray portion Of the brain on the
surface in the region Of tho wound. In
the brain this substance firmly closed up
the wound. The right optic nerve was
slightly smaller than the left. There ap-
pCared to be no injury 10 the base OF the
skull, The vessels Of the pia mater were
much cOngested. There waS adhesion Of
the ialx OF the right lobe; also Of upper
surface OF the tentOrium Of the same lobe.
Removal Of upper surface Of the right
hemisphere opened into abscGss, lillingup
the greater part Of posteriOr lobe. Two
ounces Of thick, yellowish pus filled the
cavity. A second absCess at the point Of
entrance into the brain substance was
Just below the larger one, and contained
about half an ounce Of pus. A third
smaller Nbscess, yet lower, contained
about two drAms Of pus. All these were
lined by dense pus, forming n nAnbranc.
The bullet was then found enCrysted
within the tcntorium, within the pOste.
riOr lobe Of the right hemisphere. The
bullet exhibited nearly It's original shape,
and was found about one and n half
inches from the point Of entering. a
little lower in position there was marked
Of the piN mater. The CCre-
bClInm was wholly uninjured by the ball.
There was n moderate degree Of sOfICning
Of the plutea and Of the large ganglia Mt
the base. Examination OF the organs Of the
body showed them In normal condition,
except Il slight tendency to congestion Of
the Kidneys.
THE INQUEST.
At half.past two =. NJ, at Union Hall, n
jury was empannelled and the body
viewed. Professor Thomas, the first wit
ness, detailed tho post-lnortem exnmina-
tlOn as above given. lnanswer tOa qucs
tion by juryman, he said: "Deatll was
evidently, in my judgment, the result Of
n gunShot wound, the bullet passing
through the brain. The more immediate
causes were these assesses following the
passage Of the bullet into the BRAIN"
When asked the cause Of the abScesses, he
replied that they were the result Of the
Inflammation following the injury from
the bullet. The only other testimony
taken was that Of the three compOsitors
present in the printing Office at the time
Of the shooting, and citizen whOsaw Ian.
dis with pistol in the street after the
shooting.
THE COMING TRIAL.
MI' llhIlulS OCCuIhCo hlh luTHltI VHuI
ters in the female section Of the Bridgeton
Jail. Hcis the sole occupant Of this por.
ton Of the institution, a negro woman
who was locked up here for shooting her
husband in Vineland having been released
on bail to-day. No one ]. permitted to
sec him save hiscounseI. lleis much de.
pressed in mind, the death OF his victim
having been an unexpected blow to him:
Ills case will not come to trial until
the January term Of the county
court, the October term having just
lie will be indicted by the
Hrah1 jury IN January lor murder N llle
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