Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-07-20

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did so and we both concluded they I'D
correspond with the holes in the DO 7.
| think the burned place corresponded
with the lower wound but am not quite
sure. Mr.. Holcomb then removed the
corset and cloth and perhaps some 9TH
er things | did not notice. This cloth
over the breast and under the corset and
comprised several thicknesses. Here
the corset and clothes were produced
and witness explained how they were
arranged when he first saw the body.
After Mr.. Holcomb raised the cloth we
saw the wounds. | told him to turn it
back and see if it correspondent with the
wounds 1t is my recollection that it
did. Think wounds were above the cor
set, all but this lower one They may
have been lower but it is my impression
that they were above. The jury was
looking on all this time, Mr.. Holcomb
being chairman. There were some
spots where the skin was rubbed off.
One of left shoulder probably the size of
| silver dollar. This was or the upper
and outer portion of the left shoulder
One of the jury inquired what caused
them and | said there was no doubt in
my mind that they were blisters caused
by fire and they all seemed to think the
same. There was also portion of the
right arm about the middle that had the
same appearance, and one on the right
breast also that had same appearance.
Then the jury asked about the burning
and told them that in my mind it could
have hardly been otherwise, and that
wherever the dress was tight around the
had liz I
have made several experiments with diff
ferent kinds of cloth on n stick and have
fond that where the cloth was tight it
would go out and where it was loose it
would burn. did this to satisfy my
self. Arms of body were about like that
indicating hexed or slightly
tlexed; fingers drawn up like that-in-
dicating. Was fully dressed; stockings
were slightly down and shoes unbutton-
ed. The upper side of her dress was
nearly up to the knees Ny impression
is the under side was little lower
down. do not think DR.. Robertson
was there during this time but he now
began the examination. | think he
took the clothes off first. Had to raise
her up to get clothes off Rigo morris
was on and made her very stiif--could
raise her like stick of wood After
we took the clothes off we gave them to
one of the jurymen telling him to look
through the pockets and see if he could
find a note of any kind DR.. Robertson
then made an incision on the left side
of the breast to the outer portion of the
cartilage and handed me the knife and
| did the same on the right side We
l,n, 1nI4 ta Il
| lage and we saw the three bullet holes
that entered the cavity of the chest. We
traced two through the lower and in
ner portion of the left lung and then ex-
amined the heart and found that one had
entered the upper portion of the left
ventricle and come out near the apex. !
then took the heart and made an incis-
ion through it to see if it was the same
ball that came in and went out. 1t was.
Did not examine all the cavities of the
chest We were in a hurry and did not
examine very close. The heart was
great deal warmer than | expected;
had a warmth of probably Coz or 70o
maybe more. This was about one
O'Clock. Warmth of atmosphere was
about - or 80 - was II dav some
thing like this Examination of temper
ature in court room showed it to be 66l.
| run my finger along the posterior por-
ton of the chest and found two bullet
holes that seemed to correspond to the
holes through lungs. Did not pay any
attention to the right lung Found but
two bullet holes in the left lung Slight
ecchymosis close around the wounds:
within a radious of two or three inches
There were no large blood vessels in the
course of the bullets Took one bullet
out of the back which we thought first
was Il wart. | made an incision across
it and found it was a bullet. Witness
further stated that there was a bower of
trees over body and he moved portion
back while they were making the post
mostem and think some one also pulled
it back lower down. Thought shade
was composed of white poplar trees but
did not notice particularly. Thought
body was little short of full in fest
Would not have recognized deceased
from photograph which | have seen
since
Cross examination Mr.. Hocomb,
assisted by witness, took off corset and
DR.. Robertson and witness took off the
rest of clothes. Was achemise on body
at the time chemise brought i'll and
identified witness I. There was no blood
on it when first examined. That blood
came from the body. We opened the
chest Just before we took the clothes off.
Not great deal of blood was visible
on the clothing or in bullet holes when
| first noticed them. Witness showed
them how far dress was burned and
said collar of dress was remaining when
he first saw the body Tcollar produced
and identified. Did not notice burned
grass about body. Remembered seeing
pieces of colored cloth very light lying
about half foot to the left of BODY
Did not notice any buttons of dress from
the burned portion. Did not see any
stones under body nor did not put any
under her, or if | did have forgotten
it. The remainder of cross-examina-
ton referred to position and looks of
body but developed nothing more of
general interest.
Re Direct Took peeling Of cuticle
in different places to be blistcrS. Wit
ness had formed an opinion as to pos
sibility Of wounds being self inflicted.
G. | will ask you what is your opin-
ion
Objected TO by council for the prose-
cution on ground that witness was not
competent to testify on that point.
Court allowed the question to be an
swered. the answer to be taken for what
il was worth.
A. My opinion is it is possible that
the wounds may have been self inflicted
and said his opinion was based on au-
thoriics he had read, being same as had
been introduced before in other testi-
monY.
REV. 4. 7, JOHNSON
was the next witness called and testified
Had been acquainted with Mrs Stout
since 1875 about which time she had
united with Platteville Congregational
church, and with SiSley at the same time.
Had never heard anything against
either up TO time OF tragedy. Had heard
some reports since but only to be de-
uird. Attended funeral Of Mrs Sislev
but did not notice anything out of the
WAY in department of defendants
Cross-eXamination- Had seen SiSlev
about two or three times a wear for
some wears past as be came in with
wood to the Witness. Had heard no re-
ports q troubled life said to have been
led by Mrs. Stout ard her husband be-
fore his death. Was about the time of
his death that witness fins became ac-
qUainted with her