The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-27

Adore Ballard carblne point blank at a glass
four feet away and had not found any such
spot; The spots were caused by grains OF pow
der burning when they met the glass.
way. 70 conform with legal. rules. Reduced to
plain English. 1t was this Can you determine
whether considering all the circumstances tho
lead taken from Mrs Billings's head came from
4l-bore Ballard carbine p
MIR. Moak sirrnuously objected. II was a
dangerous kind Of evidence to throw into tho
hopper, for some one to grind out and Speculate
upon. Ho didn't believe that any human being
could determine such question, and he be-
lievcd II would be almost impossible for tho AL
The Court laid down n rule by which the de-
fence could CLEAN the Information desired and
practically overrulcd Mr.. Moaks objection The
witness answered that. considering all circum-
stances. he thought il possible to form an
opinion as to whether the lead came from A.
Mr.. LAmorcaux In what wayland upon what
date do YOU base'such an opinion
Of weight The Lall lcft the gun weighing 220
grains. and was taken from the skull So grains
short Another reason was the fact that the
the charactcr,stics Of u "A bull. Tho penetrating
power also seemed inadequate 10 tho conditions
of the question.
Judge Iandon- You mean tho bullet would
have gone furthcrP
tor thought that the bail could moi have come
from Ballard carbine discharged within ten
or fifteen fc"to Mrs. Bill!ngss head. He had
experimcntrd AS to loss of weight ia shooting
He had fired bullets Hgans, iron. stone. and
bone. and exhibited eight nattenrd bullets "a
the result Of such experiments. They weighed
2OU grains each. and were fired from 81 bore
pistol with "a barrel "a inches long. not includ-
ing the revolving chamber. Tn" bullets were
sent through boards from !, to inches thick
and "a grains u powder were used. The loss
IN weight was from 10 10 grains. The average
loss WAS / D, grains. The bullets were finally
stopped 10y "A cast-iron bed Some of the Doc
tors explanations wrrc particularly lucid.
For instance lir said. - Tho ball passes by
tl' srccd nj which it il sent with com paratvcly
Ht;l' difficulty through substances through
VIII II II Is able to plss, and 1T the point whore
II j. unable to oyrreom" resistance 1t stops.
How II ats at this point depends upon the
Nr pcly with which II reached this point. II
may ~huttcr or spread. and It may flatten with
in igc lnniuu-Thcn the shattcring and
waste is owing to the speed Of the bullet and its
su ldrn s'urpingP
Dr. Ward That is IL.
judge Inndon-Tln harder the blow YOU
'uhr. me NOR" You iiattcn the object struck
Dr. Ward Just So.
Mr. I5AmurcauN docs bone compare
with iron in ilattenins bullets discharged from
Lun
Or. Ward-Bonn arrests the motion Of the
bad more slowly than iron. and 1t would he less
lNrN To -patt"r IN thin seal =. The wpstc would
b" NOR" npt o. hr IN large uurtirlcs. The depth
ot prn 'tratina is OWING ~ the distance from
Win h the shot Is fired and the shape of the
struck the skull square. 1t would 10 right
through IT,
Questioned further tho Doctor said there was
intl NJ peculiar or unusual about the brain or
sNull t. arrcsta ball or prevent it from going
through
In N" light shattered balls tho heels or butts
of tn" balls were plainly disco rnlble. The ball
taken from Mrs. Billugss head had round
heel H.. other words. edges OF the heel were
rounded.
Adjourned