New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-24
aar Will, senG to the Soldiers Home at Chelsea large
supply OF provisions for Thanksgiving dinner.
THE DWIGHT INSURANCE CASE.
THE DEFENCE REsT-TEsTIMoNY IN REBUTTAL'
ABOUT DwIGHT's DEATH.

IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRBUNB.l
NORWICH, N. Y, Nov. GA. ID. Hitchcock
of FRANKLIN N. Y, who was the first witness In tne
Dwrh. insurance tr1al to-day, said he lived In Bing
hamton AT the time Of Dwghts death. He described
the burrows on the neck of the dead man substantially
the same as other witnesses he had seen another per
son who had died from hangng and the groove was
ipIboth cases. The defence here rested.
The plaintiff called P. d. Van Vradenberg, OF Inc
Bfnohamton Republican, who had known Dwight Tor
years as a neighbor He testified that Dwight was al
ways in perfect health He knew OF his spitung
blood He went to Dwight's rooms the night OF his
death Mr.. Hall the only person in the ROOM The
body was in about the middle of the bed and ropped up
ON pows at an angle Of fortyve degrees. He noticed
that Dwight was pale, with eyes open and lower1aw
down The neck exposed Nothing but q wide band
of shirt could be about his neck There no mark
or discoloraton whatever about the neck The hands
were soft and warm. The knees we're slightly BENT
There was no obstruction to ngess or egress through
the DOORS which were unlocked.
The undertaken, Ayers, swore that he had known
Dwight for years. He called to prepare Dw1ghts
body for burial the night OF his DEATH Dwight was In
the middle OF the bed. He washed him all over neck
and ALL He noticed the neck particularly; there was no
crease or frrow It, Next day he prepared the body
cooler and placed 1t therein with rest or
MSday tn9 morning and felt Of the
found that IL nothing more than natural ater
ton He poured pint OF preserving compound uoWn ms
throat; saw the body Of Dwight five months aerward
He testified that the furrow caused by clevating the
head.
Dr. swnburne, Of Albany, was here called and swore
that he did not say to Ayers that the fow was caused
by bending the neck OF Dwight -
Ayers being called said positively in direct contradc
ton TO Swinburne that he tSwinburnel had told nm
ayers that the urrow caused by bending the neck
before the autopsy commenced.
Charles A. Hun, lawyer of BinghamtOn, had known
Dwight years intimately and present at Dwghts
death. Mrs. Dwight and Mrs owen were in the room
but retired ten O'clock Dwight In bed when the
witness went TO his at nine o'clock. Shortly afer
Dr. Burr came and administered hyp0dermic Injection
of morphine and left Mrs. Dwight kissed her husband
goodnight and left directions how 10 call them In case OF
need and retired about ten o'clock He sat down by the
door which overlooked the bed and Dwight contin
ually Dwight called the witness at 1890 and asked
that towel wet with bay be put around his head
Shortly afterward Dwight asked for water. About
eleven O'Clock the witness heard him gaspng for breath
and calling Charley The witness went to his bedside at
once put hand under his head gave him brandy, then
ran and called Mrs. Dwight, returned and gave more
brandy Mr. s2auding came in and tried to reSusclae
Dwight by percussion pinchng his tongue and various
other ways but in vain. Colonel Dwight died at II 90
Upon crOss-examination, Hull said that Dwight ate
cracker during the night, saying that he had new
method OF trying to keep food down. This was about
fifteen minutes before he gasped. He saw no rope or
cord about the neck, bed or room that night
F. w. Downs, attorney OF Binghamton, had known
Dwight for years. He had watched with him several
nights previous TO his death. He c0rroborated In SUD
the testimony Of the last witness III regard 10
Dwight's sickness.