The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-09-14
MAJOR : BROWN.
FHa TESTIMONY IN FULL.

Oh Tue eNtiliiig VI MOHias, Oept, y,
Leslie MnJor stabbed Jas. NJ. Brown
with a dirk, at I. L, Smiths livery
stable, inilicling a wound from the
effects OF which Brown died the fol :.
lowing afternoon. Briefly stated the
ease was about this: Brown was IN
the stable drunk, when Major and a
young man named Morefeld came
IN also drunk. Some words took
place between Brown and the latter
about playing cards, and both OF them
emphasized their remarks with curses.
From words the two came TO blows,
aud as they clinched Morcheld picked
up q brick and struck Brown several
times OF the heal with Il aud then
ran OF. lie soon came back aud held
a consultation apart with Major aud
lett for home. Major tried 10 get
him 10 stay, aud told him TO whip the
DID s-n Of b-h and he would
stand by him, at tho same time
cursing Bruwn. Brown, who was
very drunk, staggered up 10 Major,
with tho blood from his previous
wound streaming over his face, laid
his baud on his shoulder aud said,
look here, did YOU call Inc a s--n Of
ab--h?' Yes, by-G-d | did, Major
replied, At the ssnie lime plugging
the kniie iuio Browns side. Brown
turned away, holding his en,raIls III
his baud, aud the bystandcrs arrested
Major aud took the kniic.
Drs. Dcnnis aud Alexander dressed
Browns wound, but he died next
day. Majors examining trial came
up on the lDih. inst, aud the evidence
given on both sides was as below
Major was represented by Fcland &
Scbrcc. Boyd & Henry, aud j, W
| MCPHERSON; the Commonwealth by
County Attorney, j. q. Drasher. The
case was tried before Judge A. V
Long.
FOR THE PROSECUTION.
Or .. N. DENNIS.
| Am a predicting phi, slclan; wa'
called upon 10 dress wound for JAS
Brown on the evening Of Sept
1880. Tho wound was an inch OF
two ~ lcng,ll, just above The lef' biz
aud was niadc NJ ith a knife. brown
died irr,n the wound. Cross exami'
na,iJn: Have been practising siucc
vi. Dr.. Alexander assisted me ~
dressing the wound. We visited
Brown ircqueu,ly, lilo diad the maxi
evening. Ills death was caused fronl
internal bleeding OF the wound. In
tcrnal blood vessels were cut. (lIerc
Que OF the counsel asked repeatedly
how Lc know this, aud Il IL was mol
merely his opinion) | know this wa.
the cause. knew from the symp'
toms. Yes, he had a little cuI place
GU his head, nothing serious, would
mot have caused death. did not sec
that All, Of his bowels were cut
There are Instances where men gol
well alter having their bowels ripped
loprn. Cats nre not always fatal
troin the ilrrt considered II very
dangerous wound. | could mol tell
then whether II would 10 fatal
dressed the wound at my office, sewei)
II up, the patient lying IN his back
! The practice Ia such eases Is TO sea-
up ihe place As quickly Us possible.
went with hin as he was carried
home. Ills pulse then was 60. a
midnight ~ aud noxt morning l3O
gave lila, 81 grains OF uorpliia !,
make him rest easy. Il dill no
4 quicken his pulse. lie was YER,
drunk aud voIniied during the nigh
frcqucnsly. Brown was not a slou
man, would probably have weighcc
l55 or 100 pounds. lie was talleI
than the prisoner who 1 think wculc
weigh LIS or 1870 pounds. | thinl
Brown received proper medical at
tcnlion, ,..q
nm. Il. a. hLrx AypER.