The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-28

notten it. would produce heat enough to melt
Dr. Ward replied that it would depend upon
,"Ncs," Mr. Moak snid, but can you tell mo
whether tho amount " heat, under thcso cir
cumstanc,,e, dcpcnds upon tho ratio or the
The Doctor did not know.
lrof No1k then said that with six times tho
Xcioclly tho heat was increased thirty times
Reasoning from this propusition he nuparcntiy
9ndraNorrd to got DR.. Ward to almtihat thn
wctcd but tho Doctor cot away from rom him nh" SV
declaring That the heat wns not concentrated
ii,roi. Monk thcn asserted. on book authority
mat If ball was going at n velocity VI 600 feet
To the second IL would generate OeO degrees OF
concentrated heat. and asked Dr. Ward at what
temperature loadcu bullets were melted Tho
j 'ior had 10 positive collection but thought
tWould cxrc"d GOO degrees.
=, Mr.; Monk then opened upon the human skull.
br. ward shid the skull uf nm adult was moro
difiicul, 10 penetrate than any other bone in the
body. liS outer portion is harder than its in
n"r portion. Prof. Mouk assorted TINT II took
moro az blow 10 fracture the skull OF dead
person than that OF n live one. and succeeded in
getting tho Doctor To- admit that when a bullet
entered head and lodged ~ the outer side o.
the skull II changed its condition IT some point
between wlcrc i entered the skull and whore
tiv" at what point this change was made. He
Thought the greatest change would occur ut tho
point whore tho bullet stopped. He allowed
entrance OF the pistol bullet might fracture the
skull on tho opposite side from whore the bull
I
Mr.. Monk-Could there be such vibration Of
The brain II the brain did not present any re-
The Doctor. after persistent questioning
thought not. He said that there was no given
rule that could account for the nnttrning Of hui
let's hut 1t would depend to some extent upon
Tho general conditions Of the experiment 1t
was likely. but not certain, that II n piece OF
skull was carried on the point OF the hail from
one sidc OF the head to the other. II would indi-
/ cute that the ball had been more or loss fat
/ mncd az the point ot entrance u more or loss
faitencd when it struck the skull, It would tend
| 10 prevent II from going through tho head.
Mr. Moak-Which would 1aticn the ball most
| g4,nG n OF, coming out OF the skull?
| Or. Nard-It tho speed was the same II
| would iiaiten most on going in the skull.
MIR. Mogk then cross questioned the Doctor
shake his direct assertion that the ball taken
! from Mrs. Billings's head had around heel. and
| The bill Of the t-bore cnrbine had asIuare one
! - force hatwould produce given amount OF
! hatenng.
he acknowledged that ne Micro4copical Society
! had nothing ~ do with the use Of firearms and
| Prot Moak rcleased his hold,
Tn" next witness was DR.. Bontocou Of Troy
| He had had four years experience in the nos
| pitfalls during the war, and had examined many
| hundred bullet wounds in the head. He ex.
! hibitcd skull with section cut out 50 MS t.
show that It was thinner over thu. enr than in
some other places. The skull exhibited was
| one-elghth Of an inch in thickness over the ear
Prof Hughes handed tho Doctor two ril
| homes. A 900 grain bullet. discharged from
! Nhlnlnf. ntu gone through TWO pine
| boards each scven-eighths OF an inch thick
| and the rib bones The Doctor thought that
| under similar conditions. this bullet would
| haye gone through womnn's head.
| MIR. MOak drew out OF the witness the fact IN al
, there was no certainty about the matter and III,
! Doctor finally said that he thought that no NOR
| than twenty-five or thirty bullets out OF l0l
| would 80 through n head even at close range.
! Nelson Lewis n gunmakcr. OF Troy, was tn,
last witness. He had been firing balls through
! glass more or less Tor fifty years. His FIRST e1
| perimenis were mnde when Jesse Siraug muir
| dered Whipple. lie had recently put thirty
| shots through window glass. They were
| made by rnrbine Of the same make and cnlibr,
a. the ono found in the well. The shell was tn
| same make a. the one found In the carbine. II
all cases forty four-bore ball would pas,
| through the bullet holes made in the glass Dis
charged within two feet Of the window
the Ballard carhine blew out the en-, ir,
pane. Little spots Of powder appearc,
on the sash and glass when the gun was dis
charged at a distance ~ four feet. but there wa
no smoke. With Colts navy revolver h. 20
agreat many more smoke and powder spots n
on the glass ~ distance 81 six feet His eNpe
rienre showed that n ball shot through n glas
window increased in weight from one to iou
derei glass that adhered 10 the ball Mr.. Levi
mark upon the shell found in the chamber O
what is called the Billings carbine showed tina
IL had once missed fire.
On account Of the death OF sister Of Distric
Attorney ormsby the court adjourned till Mon
/ day morning