New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-14
THE ASSASSIN'S BRAIN.
ANOTHER REPORT ON THE GUITEAU
AUTOPSY.

Ills
two physicians whose names are appended ana Dr
Lamb who has already published report prepared by
himself alone The present report dated to-day ana
addressed to DstrctAttoney Corkhil and the Rev. MI
Hicks. 1t says
As we understand IT, the demand for the autopsy OF
the body Of the assassin ont or the cOntnueu III
taon Of the question Of his sanity or INSANITY Inc
great majority Of the American people apPehreg 20 tb
Of his full moral responsibility ana accountant,
ty for his action. But respectable minority cohInnou
TO nga.e the question and hence the popular demand
well the interests Of science religion anu F o
handed that all the light possible 10 DC defFeu lrO al
autopsy OF the body be shed upon IT,
Following ia that part OF the report relating to the
head and brain OF the assassin:
The right parieal bone slightly nattened in its
square and terminated q, the corona suure. This fiat
tenng confined to the outer plate and was az me ex
pense OF dploc structure, there was no Dugng OF
theinner table Immediately beneath that could De ns
ccrned. II was regarded Of such tvlal halnro ~ 10
make 1t unnecessary to take accurate Wy
transverse sections OF the skull tins point or 10 remove
the skull To tie museum TOR more minute examination
and 1t was buried win the remains inere W. ,'
other points Of asymmery noticeable Inc cranaI SUI
frontal smre the two halves Of the frontal hone being
thoroughly welded. On the inner surface OF the sknn
the PacchiOnian depressons, No abnormltles were
discovered The thickness OF the skull was not meas
eye IL normal The diameters and cubic contents OF
tie skull not TAX nor the relative size oil inc
fossa, owing also to lack OF facilities
Brain Meobr0nes-The ,ura mater was quite strongly
adherent in places to the inner surface OF the SKULL VIZ
near the trunks of the middle meningea arteries also
near the sinus in front but stripped
ceanly from tie bone at all points OF attachment
az there was no roughchng OF the skull
here or elsewhere There was no emulation on
any part OF the inner surface OF the
duTa mater. Quite number Of Pacchionian granna-
tons distributed along the course OF the iomgltud
nal sinus. The cerebral sinuses contained bnt Htte II
any blood The dnra mater, pia mater and brtn were
adhereut to each other on both sides along , ,Sa
portion OF the longitudinal fssuTe adjacent 10 INC
Pacchionan granuatlons . ,, ILL,
Arachnoid.1There were very well marked milky
opac les CT the arachnod but no apparent
extending the upper portion OF the convex srIaee
OF the hemisphere only as eisewnefS tue nnned
perfectly normal Ihese opacues WeLS GonH tm,
TO the upper portion OF the sulci III t tnls
found without previous history of disease. Tire sub
arachnoid space contained very little mud the pla
mater easily stripped from all paris OF sue bfaih
The blood vessels of the membranes ana Drain were
empty and the general appearance of the brain was
readily the unfortunate removal OF the
lungs and heart and the seyerng OF the large blood
vessels by DR. Lamb before the brain OF its membranes
were exposed examined. and on this account nothing
blood that In the brain 40 the time the autopsy was
commenced had opportunity at least oil making us
snfncicnt examination was made OF the large blood
Of the brain to determine that they were IN
/ healthy condition.
brain entire with portion of the dura mater
attached weighed 49l2 ounces, about the average
would have weighed had it not been drained OF its
blood aad had scales been more delicate we are I'M
would have been considerably more The consistence
of the BRAN normal iis specific gravity ana meas,
uremeps Of iis chords ana arcs cOuId not DC OOiaheu
owing ~ lack OF aclities.
There ~ as no apparent asymme,ry OF the two hemi-
spheres regards contour and shape. exact studies
not made, and the comparative weights OF the an
ferent paris were not ODtanrC; celebclium was wen
covered; the occipta lobcs were mol nouceaOy blunt
sharp.
developed but presented peculiar appearance due 20
condition OF the floor Of tue anterior fosse
Eronfai LoJes Let Side-The first frontal assure
quite long, 1t broken by single bridge near the
junction Of the anterior and middle thirds The
secondary assure was well marked so much so
that 1t seemed almost to form an independent
ned but interrupted by four small concealed connect
ing convoutOns 1t communicated with the brst by
crOsshasurr and not cOntuent with the prIcenra
dssure The prir-centfal well defined and not
Gmnnt The cpiyex surface of TINS lobe as whole was
marked with usual number OF GROSS and other second
airy assures IL not OF continent pc, but showed
a marked tendency the four-cOnyolutien type The
orbit sur ace ed radiae orbital ssure, starting
from single central depression or hssnre here were
five radlac assures from tins centre The oracory us
sure showed nothing peculiar.
Frontal LObes Right Stdefhe first frontal ssure
well defined continent except that at its pOStoriOr
extremity il communicated with deep cross-issure:
The secondary assure was typical one The second
frontal assure wclldeined and n0I-c continent. The
orbital surface well Insured The orb al assure
branched OH from a small isolated central EVOLUTION in
seven different ays The rght ir0nal lone nid an nm
development OF secondary hSsIlres Ike the left
lobe.
Pareai Lobe, Len Side-Iiss Tres ofsylviusThere was
partial confluence with the first tenn oral and also
WI The hssnre OF R3ando La OF ,er RESPECTS
defined and continent TIE pre am post-certral
convOunons, well as the pr9-central loblle were
large aud well developed Ihe reirocehlral assure was
well defined and separa ed from the nler-parieta by
L
| Iayteial Lobe Rght Stds.The assure OF Sylyius
normal Oh side. The nSsnre OF Roando same on
the ode, except 1t extended slightly into tie lon
gltudnal assure. assuring the paracrniral lo0ue The
paraceniral lobnle was quite small as compared with
dr1 ed aid continent with the interpauctal.
Len SIDE Under SUJaee.-Ihe Island of Rel was well
present The nterparietal assure began Mt rctro
central and ran a wetGehned course, ending IN the
transverse occptal from which II was separated how
ever. by II small! oonvoution II had no complete con-
Righi ride Under Smfacerhe Island of Rel was we'll
covered and five straight assures and six convou
ions lne le r r,centrn If was epes %
Tenporo sphenoidai LobS Len Side.Ihe first temporal
fssure was slightly continent with the assure OF SylTns
and WAS not SO long usual On the basal surface the
Inferior temporal Insure was Wen denied ana not con
fluent usOrm lobule smaller tnan on opposite side.
Right Stde-First temporal hssure normal length;
connuepces the basa surface the inferior temporal
nsaure " a. normal incompletey continent with
the collateral which well defined but shorter
than that The loit side.
assure was present on each SIDE, was well de-
9ns . and ss %e d9ned Sb beginning
on the surface aud passing out with two small N
well defined mus OF the three assures "hlch com
bne in apes ~ form the ape tssure-yiz the second
trapsverse Occpital-two were only normally defined.
Mesal SurTace, LeJt Side.-Calos marginal hssure
running parallel to It, eadng about opposite the
termination VI the first third oi me corpus calosuin
on the right -calOsOInarginal assure was con
tnued on through tie prae-euDeIs to paretoocciptal
hssure which 1t Was separated by small cohvoll-
ton TIC secondary assure was more developed than
on the other side aud extended further ba k
Interior Of The BTdtn-Ine anTnia and pearllke APP
pearance which existed might DC readily accoued Tor
by thorough draining before al uded TO- Inc gray
cortex was OF usual thickness Notwithstanding the
measurements necessary 10 determine this were taken
about four after removal, whle The Drain wac III
soft almost creamy condition, due 10 the excessive heat
OF the day aud much handling Nentricles
were empty Cerebellum, pons and medulla,
40 lar a. obseryei presented nothing peculiar
In coneIuson we desire to state that were
not i'm accord with Dr. Lamb In the order adopted
by INN in the making of the autopsy
We thought then and think now taat the brain should
have first been opened AID examined Instead OF wich
Tie fst ucsion made by Lamb IN the region OF tne
/ heart: and when tie thOTacc cavity Was laid
| open we had idea that was the
intention OF the operator 10 sever
e large vessels which must necessarily be cut in re-
moving the heart before thu examination OF the brain
was had Tie cutting OF these vessels the Work OF