The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-11-15
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dali go to the penitentiary; that l would
like to see the son Of ~ hungj l did
not tell Thomas Patton that / wanted
Siddall TO go TO the penitentiary and that
/ would do all In my power to send him
there. went TO Gallon with Capt. No
Clure to identify Jacob Leppard' served
a subpoena on Geo. Horton Capt. McC.
paid my expenses TO Gallon.
EUGENE LINDSAY.
I reside in Mansfeldj went there in
Junelastj clerked at Perkins book store
before that, in Cantonj boarded and
lodged at Ogden Houses was there on
26th Of Feb. last Witness gave the facts
substantially as Mr.. Rothacker did. He
said; when Mcclure was on the floor,
Siddall was down on him with one knee
on the floor, and the other, / think, on
McClure's sidei appeared TO be gouging
McClurej when Siddall was taken OFF /
reached down and took hold of Mcclure,
and said; "My God, Mac is this youT
Mcclure stepped back and got a Ichair
he took the chair by the back and raised
1t about foot; said to him, "Be still"
or keep quiet" He picked the chair up
and appeared to be looking out; he was
standing still 1 did not see Siddall then
I walked with Mcclure toward dining
room and faced east toward where they
were; Mcclure said, "Doc, you ought not
to have struck me I'm only half man
and have one foot in the grave already"
Slddall said, eyes, God damn you, III
put the other In before I get through"
Mcclure said, "Next time 1 meet you I'll
be prepared" Siddsll said, II am pre-
pared for you all the time; don't need
to carry any arms for you; I can whip
you without arms" Mcclure said, ~
didn't say what you say that did" Sid
dali said, "Yes you did, and 1 can prove
1t by Geo. Horton" called attention TO
blood on the right side Of his face; and he
went into wash room.
DIR. Il. H, PHIPLIPs
testified as follows: am a physician |;
have been for l5-years, and have practiced
In Canton for seven or eight years knew
Matthew Mcclure nearly all Of that timei
assisted at the post mortem examination;
1t commenced about six hours after his
death Drs. Whiting, Portman and john
son assisted, we examined all the vital
organs, heart, brain, &c. They were oil
In good condition except the heart and
right pleura; there was adhesion Of the
pleura to the inner walls of the thorax;
in the heart there was thickening Of the
aortAo valvesj we also found fatty de-
generation in the walls of the heart; the
aortic valves In normal condition. are very
thin, like paper, and they were six or
eight times that thickness one segment
was hard, as though 1t were a bony or
calcareous deposit; these valves were on
the left side of the heart, where the blood
Is expelled into the aorta; on the right
side of the heart, opening into the vessels
which carry the blood from the heart to
the lungs, one segment was slightly
thickened; In the right Yentrlcle Of the
heart were two blood clots, about IL or
inches in length and about ! inch in
width, they were twined around the
coLlLnRed earned, heshy bands fol
strengthening the walls Of the heart
hey had the appearance of recent clorS
because they seemed to be Of fresh blood
and were dark and rough.
AT this point the witness is asked g
hypothetical question, embracing facts
similar to those described in all the fore
going testimony, the affray, the blows,
the death, the time consumed, the condi-
ton of the health Of deceased, &C., and Is
asked to state the cause of the death en-
suing.
Answer-I would say that the death
was caused by the shock the shock was
produced by the blow in the first place
and was kept up by the continued strug-
gle and excitement, emotional as well as
physical.
The clots as found were consistent with
the facts as stated in the hypothetical
question.
saw Siddsll next dayj his hand was
somewhat swollenj he told me he had
struck Mcclure with the back Of iton the
cheek bone.
OrOs8 ErGnsipdti tiOn.-The heart Of de-
ceased weighed l6 or II ounces; the aver
age normal weight Of the heart is 10
ounces; a subject possessed Of heart
diseased as above described Is likely 10
die If aroused by physical or mental,ex
citementI with such state Of heart he
might die at any timeT stimulation or
long continued gambling would cause
emotion and have bad effect. Gonorrhea
or syphilitic poison In the system would
decrease the nerve force and subject him
to excitement; sexual intercourse in that
condition Of the heart would be exhaust
ing; excessive anger, being emotional
excitement, would have tendency to
destroy life.
Redirect Examination. - The presence
Of blood clots, as dyscrlbed, in the right
ventricle, would have no effect on It's
functions,
GEO. W. HILL.
live In Akron; am dry goods sales
man. was at Ogden House on morning Of
Feb. Goth entered Office as deceased was
rising from the floor. Witness substan-
tally corroborated former witnesses.
oHALEs HEMMINaEB.
Hive in Tuscarswas county, on Feb.
26th was porter at the Ogden House; was
down aboutT O'Clock that morning and
was sitting by the stove, Witness testi-
fed further substantially as others did.
THos. BOLTON
testified: am printer; live at the Og-
den Houses boarded there Feb. Goth, 1877;
as came out of the wash room that
morning 1 saw Siddall and Mcclure
standing at the foot of the stairs heard
Siddall say to Mcclure; "You haYe got
TO apologize for what you said about me,