The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-12-21
THE RICHARDSON MUIR
DER Case.
CLOSE OF THE TESTIMONY.
Argument Now in Progress,
The Case Will Probably Go TO the
JURY On Saturday.
Wednesday y-ThIrteenth Day.

McSweeney, and talking with r. about q separa-
tion; also went another time and found Mrs. r.
with her nose cut talked with R. about 1t who told
him TO go home.
Hrs Mary Bdmerlin. Am mother Of Amelia
Richardson's my age is 70, was at RS house when
Mrs. R. had her nose cut; 1t was blue and swollen,
and her eyes were blue; she knew me; was there
a couple of hours; she was out of her head, and
cried, put that ak away she was in bed about a
week; one time she was hurt in the ARM when
she was sick Il, came in and spoke good to her,
charlie Richardson: Mrs, r. is my mother; my
age is l3. witness corrobOrated Ella Richardson
in regard TO the different times on which Mrs. R.
had been injured by R., and the extent of those
injuries.
Harry Seaman arranged the bed clothing as he
found 1t on the bed the morning of the disaster,
Dr., Bennett testified; Have been a phi a. sician and
surgeon for % years. 10 years in Cleveland, and l6
years in Michigan, and surgeon of a regiment
during the late war; occupy the chair of Princi.
Piles Of Medicine in the Cleveland Medical Col.
lege have daily observation of gun shot wounds;
have used the microscope considerably (descrb-
ed composition of the blood and process of Coagu-
lation) examined the sheet last night with mi
Croscope, and the examination led me to conclude
that the side Of the sheet on which there is no cot
is the side which first received the blood; lex
plaiped the basis of his oplnlonG know Of a pick.
ct who was killed instantly, and whose eyes be-.
came closed; in some cases of death the eyes
were open in others, closed.
Adjourned until 1870 P. NJ.
1;S0P. M. WEDNEsDAY-The jury examined the
blood on sheet under a microscope as arranged
by DR.. Burnett.
DR.. 1hdyer-Practcing physician and surgeon
for q years; occupy chair of surgery and juris-
prudence in Western Reserve Medical College,
Cleveland had charge of wounded on Norris Is
land South Carolina, during one summer and
fall the last effort of life.blood is to elot after
clOtting 1t is dead: have examined Sheet and
think blood was first on the now clotside; exam
ined wound in Mrs. RS side: "she could not catch
skin up and shoot herself that way" also exam
ined wound on neck, from the direction Of the
wound don't think she did it herself" do not at.
tach the least importance to eyes being open or
shut when death results Instantly from wound.
Cross -erdntined-Have an idea that he tried to
cut her throat and backed out: accountfo for second
cut In neck by his backing out a second time: as
to pistol shot In her side, think he aimed straight
at her heart and became intimidated at his own
acts: can easily imagine mental condition that
would cause such results they are not suicidal
wounds but evidently hOmicidsl wounds don't
know he idit, doo't know who, but think she
didn't intlict them herself
Dr. FireSioh-oueupy chair OF medical and sur
gical diseases of wonehin medical department of
Wooster University, located at Cleveland. [testi-
mony relative to the coajulatlOn of blood upon
sheet corrobOrative of Dr. Bennetts examined
Mrs RS wound in side, think 1t Is highly imprOb-
able it was selfinhicted, unless she had an assist
ami; would take mighty nice calculation to make
the wound in that manner without shooting fin.
gers.
DR.. X. c. Scott-Practiced surgery and medicine
since ls67; had charge Of hospital in Prussia dur
ing Franco-PruSSian war, from July till May: the
testimony was corroborative of that given by the
three previous witnesses, agreeing that the ciot
would naturally form on the under side Of the
sheet and that the blood was first received on the
nclot side; in the cros examination the State
produced an experiment, in which fresh blood had
been allowed to run from mans arm INTO a
muslin fabric underlined with calico, filled with
cotton batting, similar to sheet and Comforters in
Richardson case In which the clot was formed on
the top or receiving side. Court adjourned before
the testimony of the witness was concluded.
Thursday-FOurteent Day.
Court opened at Q o'clock A. NJ. The examina-
tlon of Charlie Richardson was resumed. He testi.
fed further as to the cruel treatment of his moth.
er BY his father, corrOboratng Elias testimony in
the special instances cited he also related what Is
already in evidence. what transpired in his pres.
ence on the night of the tragedy and was sub
jected TO a long cross examination.
DR.. T. Clark Miller, Of AaSsillon, testified Have
been practising physician and surgeon for 10
years. am connected with the medical depart.
ment of the University of Wooster, was coroner
of Cuyahoga county4 years; have had frequent
opportunities of making observations in sudden
Deaths e.tach no special importance to the con-
dition Of the eyes after death; depends somewhat
on the position of the head, in cases of violent
death; If the body belying on its back and the
head inclined forward the eyes would be closed;
If the head lay back the eyes would be open.
Albert Morgdnthdler: l am nephew of the de-
fendant; was at the Altekruse party Thanksgiving
night; saw Mrs. R. in the alley: could see and
hear her. she said, "is this where l find you?
you're nice one to run around places where m
not wanted;' when she said this, R. jumped up
and ran toward the window, and mother caught
him and told him to be STILL he said, 'I'm boss of
this" Mrs. R. did not hold out her hand nor say
s-n of a b-h; didn't make any threat when he
drank the wine.
Peter GribbIe testified to keeping livery stable,
and that Kryer hired horse and buggy from him
the day after RS death; that the horse and buggy
came back, but he did not see Kryer after that
Dr.. r. U. Piper testified: am 81 years old; grad
uated at Dartmuth College in 1910: am the author
Of Operative Surgery Illustrated" have made the
study of blood aspecialty for the past year; have
been familiar with the microscope since was a
young student have been. examined in courts of
Justice as an expert; know objects examined di-
rectly from the microscope; am probably the only
one who does: know textures of objects examined
under the microscope; Showed plates Of micro
Icepic drawings) have paid special attention for
.he past months to blood corpuscles; have exam
med the sheet in this case both in the court room
and at my room; have no doubt but that the
blood was received on the antclOt side; (gaVe the
reasons for his concluson) had two animals kill.
ID some time ago, and put their blood in bottles,
blood in one cOagulated almost instantly, and the
,ther is yet liquid: exhibited plates showing the
Inference in blood corpuscles of healthy and un
healthy personS;) obtained blood from the defen-
|, Mt by pricking her arm, and have compared 1t
o blood on the sheet; corpuscles corresponds ex-
lctly; also took bood from the carpet and SUBJ
nitted 1t to the same test and comparison, and say
that if the blood on the sheet and on
he carpet flowed the same night they are not
rom the same person. The Doctor exhibited the
liffesent specimens of blood under the microscope
o the jury, and exhibited plates, drawing, &c.
The cross examination was elaborate and interest
ng,
Friday-Fifteenth Day.
Ella Richardson recalled; Ma received an anony.
nous letter two or three weeks before Pas death:
was put on stick and placed In front of the
oor then there was rap on the door, and when
ia opened the door the stick fell in; we watched
o SEQ If we could see anybody before that letters
we're put under the grocery door, sometime dur
ng the night, and Pa would get them: sometimes
here would be four in week; was at the depot
rhen Ma came from Alliance; ESse, Mary
lowers and Iwent in spring wagon; Kryer was
/ the depot; he did not kiss Ma; he helped her
nto the wagon; the night after the fuss with Kry-
r, in the hail, Pa was in the room with Ma; Ms
Wonders and yself were also there; Pa came in
nd said .if I'd had revolver last night I'd shot