Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-03-15

scabed over; large bruise on back, near the oins,
several inches across, skin not broken, dark col
ored that bruise must have been made several
days before she died. On head found one cut
two or more inches above the ear, looking Ike a
recent wound; It was somewhat ragged; little
blood around; cut through the membrane that
covers the skull outside; fresh blood that night.
Then there was wound of the ear it being very
much discoloreJ, the wound going through the
ear; got impression there had been two blows on
he ear, one recently made wounds seemed to
be made by blows, and not by any sharp in,tru-
ment There was cut across the eyebrow that
went through the skin, some three-q quarters OF an
inch in length. Thought wound on head had
been made inside OF "a hours; some bruises
leg which mad been there but 4 little while
otuers week, or perhaps longer. There was a
difference in the shades Of the spots the arm
the darker ptedOmnatipg. Savage at the
inquest, and testified that his wife went to the
stable aud fell which produced one of the wounds
on the head lie said that Mrs. Cummings had
seen him lead his wife III from the stable. The
clot at blood might have weighed 20 grains, and
was inches across and of an inch thick in the
thickc,t part. The membrane on which the
blood r, sted very thin, and we could see the
appearance Of the brain ard the large veins The
brain seemed to be harder and more firm than is
usual. The womans drinking habits had no
doubt had the effect to harden the brain; in other
cases, excessive drinking, after a certain point,
often tends to soften the brain. The clot of
DlOOu was one llCU DtlOW tue cut on tue Htdu
Clot of blood caused by blow and rupture of
blood veins. Blow on Size of head might pro.
duce death, | think. Do not think the
chest dad SO. But such clip might stop the
breath, aud produce death instantsneousy. We
found no other cause for the womsn's death, eX
cept the one stated Examined the eye, and
found it very nearly natural Opium invariably
produces contraction Of the pupil. Clot of blood
on BRAN had II fresh appearance; was not over "A
hours old.
Cross-eNamined Had not known Mrs. Savage
ptior to this time. Found no other injury that 10
my e-tustion would produce death. The
The blow that produced the wound probably
caused the death hom conclusion and the shock
OF the nervous system. The bad co dilon
of the membrane had something to do with it.
We believe that blow produced death. In her
condition at the time, thought that a blow Of that
kind would finish her. No fracture of the skull
Tn, re- was general settling of blood in the head,
a. would produce death; and also another spot,
when had been described by DIR. Springer. He
again descr bed the cuts upon the breast, which
ba been made With great mech lnlcal preci. ion
Tue cross was somewhat purple, the centre little
more faded; thought the clips had been there a
week. Lett leg bruised the most the front
Part, the bruises being verv irregular; they ran
together, aud it was difficult to count them.
Tney were of various colOr., ia dicsting that they
lad been there different lengths of time. Bruises
on right leg and arm similar to those on the left.
At this point the court at about half-past five
o'clock, adjourned until to-day.