The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-01-31

,,ecets. q was having. In company vii b the
other docto.s viewed anu inspected anu
examined the bouy Of the deceased Inc
body MAS In coli Il In the basement OF The
building on 9Th street, near the biIuge. saw
a pool OF bloou Oh the floor. ~ wntch theie
were ciotS OF DlOou. The center OF tiie U oOu,
or wher,. IL WAS represented the Desai lay, "a
marx was taken IfoLi inat po nt 10 AN on rs,
beside tae oven, IL me.isuieu u incnSs. Inc
SAINT. measure was taken oil tue oOuy itohl
Ine too of the head, reaching about 81 lncbes'
Ali known, a iucles. Tue DJuy w.i> iueh Ia
ken u d stains 10 get "A better li5nt- anu meas
u.-ed ior "A GOTTA on 10 "A iapie- be hs leiue>I
nv oti,er pnysicians 10 make ui>>ectton>,
aId 80, rtu.a examined the eAtei4or paris
of tine heiu, including the skin, scalp AM.
CArT Lynch, Coroner.
(iESrI,EMLN Il desire 70 make state
meni Ii WAS suggested that hai oe'esI
make an examination OF the Piehhises. 4
nave in,l been there, anu found tEese t~o
hand x rcuiefs, III an upper looh' IehloHeu
from where the man was khieo. Ahes mp
near 10 he satuI rated VITA blood.
Al : THoNAs-Ny fist attention was
avn 10 a wound on the forehead about an
men above the root of the nose The WOUND
was an Irregular, iacera'ed "ounu VAIN Dui Ut
a,i,ses and BACKED aIound with powder.
ILe wound al some points, was prooapiy an
inch anu hall across, anu gave Inc aPpcal-
ance of an Irregular anu la il -.
III, edges were laid III opposition Inc iOiii
wa, some hat altered, giSing IL an iilesu ,''
appearance, square On Vne ~, sue n,.ing i.idI
OF applied together, the surface
of tue SKIN was then looked at; IL had a
dusky, smoky appearance, over me , ns,a
/ got water aud Tag and rubbed the suiiace
Oi the skin, and found that inls uiscoioi,
was easily removed; no specks or siai.s vi
powuer was found on the surface, que a1in
mics were then washed. and the scalp extiiin-
ed generally; t,Iere was much CONFUSION anu
puipilying la the back oil me Heat tiie n.ai4
Was MAJ led with D.oou lhci>iohs hau -.
made. acros, the scalp, (Which suPposel hstd
is-.n dame DhSSlCIlnS- III plcN ioSi>
nation lhe h.ad beng Wei i.ispccte1 ca
tefnaily /; Tins examination coinpleieu, Pio
ceeded To dissect the skull; III liie IhueeehS
nr 81, nayi,- the skull with The upper poI-
Lion OF ine iace was removed; peIoIe tLts:
will stale in reference 10 zones that tHes
were much separated ana laying oPcu, ~
rnuch so that 1 thought an examination
could be of benefit in tuat cohuiii ION re
moved The neau about sistoeu IL was tueh
concl uded to examine LIE he.tu ny putting
IN. hnnes as much in their natural position
ms could be the head was AIKEN 20 my once,
whrr.. il WAS eIamined thitt niShi- Ia tne
presence of Drs. Medley Brock, we've, ". W
n,nn,. ana InyseiL Nhen The boIe, were
mi in opposition, a circular noe was lound
"a lne forehead, about an lncn above me
root OF the nose nne h suc with DOW
der and The fractures and CRACKS lesiing
from this from an inch TO TWO lncnes Q.
moi were stained ana piackeu anu III
lin nowder: the crevlces, or s'news, AT TINS
point were filled with burnt powder, or pow
Ter smoke another injdrS or .taciure OF q
circular form was noticed an tne paG ha
OF Inc head, q little to the rlSht OF the
mediau line and into the depression LOT Inc
nosIer,or lobe of the cerebeilum Inns irac
lure is circular, tn own outwafus- ou1 tale
f.a-men,s ali iieid intact by the sca'c.
Tne hole in the skull Is very circular, win
one execution, ana That Is Inc point oroken
rom ,le upper augment OF the Dfow tnat
IL is lager Than the calbie OF tne ptstoi,
shawn 10 the jury); il comDa'1ngi l. wan
the bullet (shown) II has no particuia- az th-
.ier Iaroer han mat of the bul,et, except the
81 IL lls N
Tns. wound in the forehead, was, in my Juds-
nnent cause,i by firearms; believe iue hre-
arm was in immediate contact Win the
head from the iact That the eA.erna WOUNDS
lar and laceIaied, which is always ihe case
win firearms held in immediat, contact
with the body; .nat lai.nef aeaSon Is MAJ
ance not more Imam two inches, Oh Little
MOLE the missi e gives the round appear
ance. anu tue sklu buin ut anu sPSckieu win,
nowuer around the opening. That is all L
nave TO say in reference to The wound; Inc
skull is much blown and separated with ite-
mendous force, moe SO than any Duuet eou'u
do held away from, Oh nj any great as tnce
n ON the body. For the reason that lde skull
was thus apart and all these hactuies made |
anu Produced by fireai rus IN CONTACT wi.n 'he |
sEuIt il he pisto oil OF frearm Is press close
ly al the point where this hole Is in Inc skull. |
il breaks through MO a cavity called Inc |
10 idI synuses, and here, the powder n1dinS |
The ii st vent nom the pistol, II Is mat tue |
ex massive or ex plosiye Iorce takes place; II |
ln. pistol vim pail 81 maj lncu
or hive eighths OF an lncn long
is messed to the forehead at this point, but |
1 ne buIt of the ball is out OF the pistol and |
the hole has been made Eom this point into |
;ne skull; and that this being the greatest |,
VENT or ,.sca De accounts for the great eXplo- |
sion at this point, SD ficient TO liit OF the Two
sides of The mead and fracture the skull nom
line 1. ont 10 the back.
nroueh the head and Grain would s. all |
moiiye power, and be considered ilstant |
death. found no external wounds peDe- |
trait ng the scalp, but there was consideraDle |
ar nsion and eSi,avisal ion of blood In the |
hack of the head unLer the scalp, and be-
tween 1t and the base, anu the head was much |
exlyayisated over the Top and sides
The bruised and ext,avisated appearance |
on the sides and back Of the head, was caused |
by Tie bullet breaking the sknll at that point, |
at the back ofine head and the general break |
inv and extensive fracture of the skull. saw /
no evidence of other bruis. 8 and extravlsstloh |
having been caused by blows struck from
behind and the only way l can account for
ihem is by explosion and explosive force.
did not see tue wound through the scalp
spok en- of by D.. Viewer; the scalp WAS much
filed with blood and II may have escaped
nv notice. - |
Ny opinion is he came to his death by his
own hand. |
ton, when found, int what could he account
ID for, provides, lac shot himself. My opin-
ON is mat if he did shoot himself, he was
either sitting or lying fiat on his back,
n eli her of W nich cases the body might have
sumed the position in which II was found. |
4 he had been sitting in tue Offset spoken of,
ar back in il, and had fallen Immediately |
,ackwaIds. his head would have reached
bout the point as measured.
Most ali bodies wnen shot in q sitting posi-
ion fall forwards but the reason This being
,.ck wards. i'm NV opinion was Occ.sioned
y the seat being much lower and the Knees,
n su ppolt from the knees, and also from the |
reat explosive force which was gwen from
would rest over the offset, as a natural posi- |
ion, being taken from first sitting; the posi-
ion Of the face would De easily TAKEN, no. IN
he skull and soft parts, but from the pulpit
ed condition of the back Of the head, and
he fall MASKING II the head mig En-. Say say,
and xerchiefs produced by The coroner shown
he witness 1 cannot say whether The slalns
NJ. Daveron al brought the hatchet; / first
aw il about 10 O'Clock Tuesday, I'd OF this
Month /; I went into The basement where the
ody lay; Vas with the coroner, CONSTITUTES
ng oath looked around the loom 10 See. and
1nnd The hatchet laying on the noor along
cad of the BODY; there was an inch Of mud ,
n the upper side along by The pole, AS II
IAN had trod on it; on the other side there J
,r; 1 could not obseI We any blooai on it at |
nat time; called Policeman Nerkes 90 pay ,
tieution to IL; they looked al II when We saw
lood on il after This officer lerkes drove
L
TX found 1t in The pool Of blood" a
M.DAvEHox.
DIR. g. +. Medley being sworn, says: IL first q
wv The body in the bakery the body was s
ut in coffin and taken mp stairs Afterwards; n
n examination WAS made. which was con-
ncted by NJ. s. and d. w. Thomas, Drs. We
sr, Brock and myself the floor no IN IN, .h sna Sa
which pool measured A inches from the
fset in the floor, about the same distance
lst Of the oven; in that pool Of blood the
nod of 10 derpaSpd said have lain l
hen first found by me; but his knees
,uld have extended ON the Offset in the floor O
bout three inches: / understood that the 4,
luli had been previously examined by Drs.
ever and d. W. Thomas, at different times el
Id consequently the relation OF the u
ounded parts had been disturbed by hese A
hence 1 could not tell what the N
ape Of the original flesh wound had been,
1t noticed the condition Of the tissues
hich had formed its borders; these were n
ackened, confused, and lacerated; DR.. n
lomas Invested the scalp and the cover d
rs of the upper face and removed the skull CT
1m the body lthe head except the lower "
ok II was well marked with extravisa- II
IN with blood at different points; Those iii
. principally TO the back and lateral por- p
ms Of the skull one or two Of these poiI Is =
Examined with scalpel; by scraping them d.
ID deviding the subcutaneous tissues found ia
here l examined, that the stains did not :;
Is bitched 10 the subcutaneous tissues in re
e two points examined; did not make vi
critical examination OF the skull at n,
.Ss but . %nse es sseh at sae
ice Of DR.. T. and found the portions here IN
IN on the skull and already discharged;
d biacked with powder marks; the pow II,
T staining continued inward and down.
nd into the synuses. At the anterior or in AZ
: portion point Of the right OF the mel idian ~
e was commuted and pressed outwartily, IN
d circular in form, as though produced BY vi