Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-02-16
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which was cautiously handed around
amongst the counsel. Mr.. Liggett holding
it pointed toward the gallery, Mr.. Riddle
berger said, LOOK out there for the ne
groes in The gallery" mo danger" said
Mr.. Liggett, .nobody has been challeng-
ed.'' II they had and had been In my
luck they would be in no danger, said Mr..
Islddleberger. Laughter all over the conrt
room.
Recess taken for dinner.
Examination of Chief of Police, Waters,
resumed.
I3y the prosecution-I examined the
premises and the room of Fanny Lewis
The door had been recently painted and
vanished. and l could see plainly the
marks of boot or shoe in two places on
the door near the lock. The hasp was
loose, and could easily slip by tht, latch
Took pair of Amiss' shoes from his room
and compared them with the tracks, and
they fitted exactly, even to the Number of
the nails.
Cross-examined by defense.-I noticed
broken mug on the wash stand the morn.
ing after the killing occurred. It seemed
to be freshly broken.
By prosecution-Do you know the gen.
eral reputation of the house where the
difficulty occurred
Question objected to by the defense and
ruled out by the court.
DIR. H. Il. uenkel. sworn: was called
ty 500 Mr.. Burner at the Virgi mia Hotel
on the night of January End, ab0nt 8 40
O'Clock. Found him reclining on his bed
In state of extreme prostrati0n, surface
of body covered with clammy perspiration
and almost pnlseless at the wrist and in
great pam. Very soon after entered the
room he vomited and had been vomiting
before got there. raised his shit and
loca Ted the wound. 1t was not bleeding
externally, made no further examination
of wound then. Immediately gave hypo-
dermic injection OF half grain sulphate Of
mOrphia followed by half ounce whiskey
administered in same way. Soon his pulse
became a little stronger aud he revived
some still complaining of pain. In about
Is minutes gave him one-qaarter grain
mere of morphia also by p0dermlcaily and
sent message for ms brother, DIR. A. N.
Henkel. He soon arrived and we prObed
for the ball in various directions, but
probe would not 20 in any direction fur
Their than three-quarters Of an inch
upon further external examination u
found no indication Of ball having
lodged in the abdom0nal wallis
After this gave one-half ounce of whiskey
by mouth; it was vomited Immediately
Passed catheter into the bladder and got
clear urine but no bio ID. Patient had
rallied somewhat by tEls time, but still
complained of pain. My brother left at
IL. About midnight, patient having pre-.
viously slept some, gave another injection
of morphia. He requested to be turned
about l a. m, woke and attempted to
vomit. There was no blood vomited at
any time. He again went t. sleep and
was sleeping at o'cIock when left him
My brother came about O'Clock, and was
with him until 1880 O'Clock. I saw him
again about s d. m., and found him in
about the same condition AZ had left
him. He was perfectly rational aud had
been so when awake, all night. At III
O'Clock the pain increased and he began
to fail, gave him another hypodsrmic in.
ctiou of morphia and whiskey, which
caused him to rally little, but not hay
lug rallied to the extenG previously attain
ed, about IL, gave him small quantity of
whskey and milk by recrum. Iu rs min
utes could see he had rallied. At Lis my
BROTHER and both being present, he was
given another grain OF morphia, and vi
100 another Injection Of whiskey and mill
by rectum, remained until near and let,
him in about the same condition no had
been all day. Did not see him again unit
after his death, which 1 heard of whel
went to the hotel, about $40 p. m.
DR.. Henkel also testified to having mad
post mOrtem examination in the pres
ence of his brother, DR.. Campbell of w God
stock and several others. Found NO mark
Of violence on the body other than a pis
toll or gun shot wound situated Ia tn,
lower right abdominal wall. The ball had
pa ssed through the abdominal wall IN d
direction upward, backward and in
ward, twice through the sm Ill intestines
through the inferior vena cava which car
ries the blood from the lower portions Of
the bndy to the heart, lodging in the boiy
of the 81 lumber verterbrae and buryiHg
itself about one-half inch. Found a large
quantity Of blood. probably three quarts
in the cavity of theIabdomen and fount
that general peritonits had set In. Hi
thought the immediate cause Of death wa
hemmorhage from the large vein.
DR.. Henkel here prod uced the ball which
he had taken from the dead man g body ant
handed it to the counsel. It was only &
little bait cred and was passed around
amoug the jury who examined it critically
and fitted it to the chambers Of the pistol
| which was also handed them and examin
| ed carefully.
DIR. J. L. Campbell, Of Woodstock
sworn Was practicing physician q
| years of age, knew J. J. Burner well wal
a rather stout man, about height of wit
ness Is feet) and sold Frick's Engines, wal
present at the post m ortem. thought tha
about three quarts of blood had been lost
| Considering the large vein that had haer
perforated it was wonder that he. did no
die in his tracks. Something in the char
ncter Of the wound must have INSTRUCTED
the rapid flow of blood.
John Burns, testified Witness owned
the building known az the Burns Build
ing and let rooms { r dodgers. had rentet
a room TO to the prisoner since May 70,
VIM. Dunning. (coloredl testified SAT-
he lived in New.nwn. opened oysters a.