The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-06-20

Further Particulars Ieane from
the Coroner's Documents.

they have become known, from the re-
ception of the news at this point to the
verdict of the coroner's jury.
y Sunday evening Coroner Lee re-
turned to town, accompanied by
Messrs. AbRer LOOMS and Frank Camp
bell, a brother of the deceased. From
the official report of the proceedings of
the jury the LEADER gathers the fol-
lowing additional particulars which are
authentic and will be of interest as
throwing a little more light on this
most peculiar case.
The following gentlemen constituted
the jury impanneled June IA by Cor
oner Lee II. s. Manville, Chas.
Hecht, Jno. Groher, James Eager. S.
F. i. Riddle and o. j. Demmon. These
gentlemen were summoned and duly
sworn to investigate into the death of
James Campbell, lying dead on Lance
creek in this county.
The jury convened at Lance creek,
repaired to the grave where Campbell
had been buried, exhumed and viewed
the body and adjourned to meet at Hat
creek on the 10th inst.
At the examination by the jury, DR..
w. W. Crook, of this city, who eco
panied Coroner Lee for the purpose of
making a post norton, testified:
81 have practiced medicine and sur-
gerry twenty-five years, the last five in
Cheyenne, WyO. On the 10Th of June
l made a post norton examination On
the body of James Campbell, lying dead
on Lance creek, .,Laarmie county, W.
T., and found the following:
There were three gun shot wounds
in the body, one on the left breast imme-
diately over the apex of the heart, the
ball entering about a quarter of an
inch below the left nipple, and the PEN
etration being on a direct line with the
heart or its large blood vessels.
"Another gun shot wound was found
on the left side below the first de-
scribed wound about four inches and
about one inch further toward the
back.
II found another gun shot wound in
the skull, the ball entering about the
middle line of the junction of the 'front.'
al and temporal bones of the head on
the right side, the ball passing out
near the junction of the frontal and
temporal bones on the left side Of the
skull.
II found the frontal bone completely
fractured, the fracture extending in a
circular direction completely seyering
its attachments, so that said frontal
bone is completely lying loose under
the scalp.
The above examination was made
on the seventh day after death. The
wounds inflicted, or any Of them,
would produce death. The wound I'M
der the heart or the one in the head is
sufficient to produce death almost i'm
mediately after infection. 1 found no
evidence of violence
In reply to questions, DR.. Crook
testified:
"There were no bullet holes through
the shirt, but there vas a powder burn
on the inside of the shirt and on the
skin.
81 think the ball and conclusion to-
gether broke the frontal bone.
1.-The ball could not have gone up but
must have penetrated through the
chest.
THE bullet hole over the heart could
not have failed to have produced i'm
mediate death; but he (CampbelD might
have fired a second shot II his mind was
concentrated on the act and his body
in motion.
"If done by the deceased, the lower
shot must have been fired first, then
the one above lin the body and then
the one in the head"
M. C. Harvey was called, sworn and
testified:
81 found the deceased about three
and a half miles north of Wolfjen's
ranch. We were camped at Wolfjen's
on the night of June 8. On the morn
ing of the 9th n man anne to our camp
and said he wanted our advice; that a
man had committed suicide at their
camp, and he would like to get us to
help bury him. Three of us went over
to where they were camped and found
the man lying in the Terrifying on his
left side with his right hand owe his
breast and the ends of his fingers rest
ing on the ground. His hips were at
the edge of one bed and his legs and
feet on the bed, drawn up. His breast
lay on another bed in the front part of
the tent, reaching half way across the
bed. Left arm partly under him and
fore arm out, with back Of hand inclin-
ed towards the ground. Pistol lay
partly under him. Outside shirt not
buttoned up and two under shirts but.
toned up. Pistol, a Colts single action,
Al or 45 calibre. Three empty shells in
pistol, one empty, n snapped and next
two empty. Hammer rested on the
fifth. Cartridge unfired; no shell in the
sixth chamber. Went into the tent to
look at the mar and saw two holes in
righ side of head about an inch apart
and one hole in left side. Hair scO..A-
ed and face powder burned. Skin
whole between the two holes.
Turned the body over onto the back
and opened the shirts and saw II bull
let hole at that time through the left