The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-07-07
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Scientifically Considered Of'cinl Re-
port or the Autopsy.
SEw ioRE, July G.-The Medical Ne,rs Of
Philadelphia furnishes the Western Asso.
ciatrd Press with m advance copy OF this
weeks issue, whicl, contains the official re-
part Of the post moriem examination OF the
holy OF Charles ]. Guiteau. The report is
s!ynh by D. II. Lamb and is dated at the
Army Medical Museum: .:5.. ,s -.H,s
The o@cial report has been delayed, for
which neither | nor my assistants were re-
slNnsible. The examination was not be.
gun until 80 r. NJ, one hour andFa half
after death, in consequence OF which the
phOtOsraphing WIS less successful and the
GaS. was impracticable. ...;..,. 40, -
The body, which was OF n faint ycllowish
tint, WIS tlint Of n mdn about five feet seven
inches in height and weighed one nun.
dFed and forty.iive pounds. The eyes
Eerc examined by DR.. LoIing, who report
the pupils rs slightly and equally dilated.
The vitrOus WIS cloudy and fundus
lndstinguishablc. The conjunctive Of
the lett eye was congestetl. lie
repeated the examination two hours
later ai'd noticed M appearance as il II
transverse fracture OF the lenses. A small
White scar, directly obliquely. downward,
'Ofwar'l aud to the left, and confined to
Tue scalp, WAS observed midway between
the Top OF the LETT eur and the median line
o. the head. Ofthc skull tho right parielal
lone was slightly ilattene.l over space OF
About two inches square, just back Of the
iiont parietal suturc and to the right
oithe lnterparietal. There was n slight flat.
leIed elevation on tho corresponding inter-
nal surface OF the calvaria membranes OF
iie brain. The dura mater was firmly nd
n'tGd TO tho anterior portion oithe calvaria
III The vicinity Of the longitudinal sinus. h
'here was no congestion Of the dura,
sScerlat the points just noted. The duu
was slightly lhickcnc'l along tho Longitude.
aai sinus Il was also slightly thickened
anu Opaque along tho portion OF the line OF
"S n MNidIe mininseal artery on each side.
Nh! tae cerebral vessels appeared so be nor.
HIs'a al respects. tr '.7gl '
iae o'bIial plates were well arclied. The
s. o'aln vas ;irm. The weight, including the
Wiso'im, ccIchc!lum, p0ns and neduIa
"H nv y PORTION ol the dur WAS 49i ounces.
- WIN snsNl'y tlatened in tho region cor:
,cponWhs ,,I to the attcning OF
'"e lafleS! hone above mentioned.
ah appearance I'd OF slight il,iuninr of the
cra. "e $50. Ns"..oh GI m The crrebrum there was
is,S, S,yE in.I EotisS, The measurements taken
oI,. II Hui'slis ol ohe'siStrentl. to ons.eighth
TL " aH men 10 close proximity 10 each oihef.
ane cereDel!rili and island Of rcil wcrc botl,
aa ovefea on each side. The hear, weighed lO9
ounces. l's muscular Svhs,anrc Hos ton.
HtehI'ynormal. There was an nlrn1I,nrr r
u .at upon It's intcriorsllriace and n v;iio;,c
l4'Sh OF old pcricarli,as near the amy nf
uts let ventric!c. The right ycntrirlr co,,.
ained II little blood, inst inrm;nr o
N clo!. The valves wcre @ ,u,r"'a'S mnrma'
<.n All Of the abdominal viscc.a pre.
TI"' Tu'@i large accnmulations OF 'ial.
'" a"S! were Normally situated. The liver
.i 1o TnonSeTtcti, The gall bladder contain.
MI .a ili'ie bile. The spleen was lobulu,ed
rsnInenlareed. s,It Il weighed IS ounces; the can.
'.'e.was o! BLUSH brown substance. The
Solllc'' contained food. fl,a iu,cstines
T%Rared normal and were not opened,
s,uem 1"e mTi'il'eys were consested.. There yas d
o"a' 0"a superficial scrous cyst on the right
., n,olGs: Fint: A considerable quantity
s..1.s sa's ploou Eln out OF tho heart in the
H. D"fM.oh OF the heart and lungs. Sctond .
n on,llg i1Hilg States that the man was s,,biec ,
is 'hHaarlal hai attacks while in Jail. Third :
bs,iaa s Iaa eaten dinner about m hour ami "a;
ia'l before execution.