The New York herald., 1875-10-26
CARRUTH'S AUTOPSY.

DEATH FROM ABscEssEs FORMED AFTER THE
JANUARY.
BRmGEToN, NJ j., Oct 25, 1875.
DR.. Thomas arrived at vineland from Philadelphia on
the half past o'clock 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 present. with Colonel Potter of
counsel for Lands; District Attorney Hoagland, of
Brdgeton and several other officials, including Dr.
Brown, the Coroner Dr. Thomas performed the
autopsy the results being as follows as he declared
them from time to time during the proceedings
AUTOPSY cARRUTH
Body was in plump condition and had fair muscular
and adpose appearance the external surface showing
travasation OF blood beneath the skin No dscooration
perceptibe about the head and face On the right
eye the slightly collapsed from absorption
Of aqueous humors the left eye was more full; the
point of the original wound was open bloody serum
exudng; the blood vessels in the posteror portion of
the scalp were much congested over the wound. Con-
siderable cotted blood under the scalp. A small
fragment of the ball. half inch by fourths of
an inch, lattened was found about two inches below
the wound in an orifce between the scalp and bone
The original hole the skull contracted and partly
filed with hbrous matter On separating the skull it
found to be of the average thickness exhibiting
round, smooth hole at the entrance of the ball It's
position inch to the right of the occpal pro-
uberancc, half inch above the groove OF the right
lateral SINUS. The dura mater much congested
particularly the posteror part. The opening
in the dura mater closed by a
thin membrane the inner surface of the dura mater
adhering To the pia mater about the surface OF the
wound. There was softening Of the gray portion of
the brain the surface In the region OF the wound
In the brain this substance firmly closed up the
wound. The right optic nerve was slightly smaller
than the left. There appeared to be no injury
Il The
pia mater were much congested. There adhesion
of the lx Of the right lobe Of upper surface of
the tentorium OF the same lobe. Removal of upper
surface of the right hemisphere opened INTO an alb
filing up the greater part of posteror lobe Two
ounces Of thick yelowsh pus filled the cavity second
absccss at the point OF entrance into the brain sub
stance just below the larger one, and contained
about half ounce OF pus. a third smaller abscess
yet lower, contained about two drains OF pus All these
were lined by dense pus, forming membrane. The
bullet then found encysted within the tentorium,
within the posterior lobe Of the right hemisphere The
bullet exhibited nearly its original shape, and found
about and half inches from the point Of entering
little lower in position there was marked congestion
of the pia mater The cercbeilum wholly unin-
urcd by the ball There moderate degree OF soft
enng Of the putca and Of large gancla at the base.
Examination Of the organs of the body showed them in
normal condition, except slight tendency to conges
ton OF the kidneys
THE INQUEST
At hacpast two p NJ, at Union Hall, jury was en-
panelled and the body viewed Professor Thomas the
FIRST witness, detailed the postmortcm examination
above given In answer TO question by a juryman,
he said :-"Dcath evidently, in my Judgment the
result Of gunshot wound, the bullet passing through
the brain. The immediate were
these assesses following the passage OF the bull
let into the brain.n When asked the cause of
the absesses he replied that they the result of
the Inflammation following the injury from the bullet
The only other testimony taken that Of the three
compostors present in the printing Office at The time Of
the shooting and a citizen who saw Lands with a
pistol in the street after the shooting
THE COMING TRIAL.
Mr. Lands occupies his former quarters in the female
section of the Bridgeton Jail He Is the sole occupant
OF this portion Of tho institution, negro woman who
was locked up here for shooting her husband Vine
land, having been released on bail to-day NO ono Is
permitted to see him his counsel He Is
much depressed in mind, the death Of bis vic
TIM having boon an unexpected blow 10
the January term OF the county courts the october
term having Just adjourned lie will be indicted by the
Grand Jury In January for murder in the nrst degrees
but his Is such that verdict for lower degree
VIII assist District Attorney Hoagland in the prosccu
ton, and additional counsel for the defence will be
gagged The trial Will be an interesting legal contest
lanuls counsel, unable to disprove the fact OF the
shooting, VIII endeavor TO prove that the wounded
man uiG not have proper medical surgical treatment
and 70 mpeach the homeopathic system. They will
take advantage OF an expression let fall by Dr.
Thomas at the inquest probably, and insist that
Carruth died from assesses from the wound and not
rom The wound ITSELF Landis' friends deny the story
Of the compromise with Carruth exsapt so Tor as a
civil SUIT Tor damages concerned In fact Carruth
would have no power TO compromise murderous as
ssult which Is an offence against the Commonwealt
and had he attempted TO do so would hske made him
self liable to Indictment
CARRuTu'e FAMILY
are poor 10 hsves wife and five children The for
mer Of whom - very q ann.npt expected to live His
body will lie in state In t,RCnarap church M Vino
land 70 siorrow afternoon, under tho care Of the
Grannera and . large tarnvut Is expected