The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-09-25

the porch roof; (plece Of shingle shown
and identified by wltness) the lower sash
Of the front window over the portico
roof was up Its full heighth; think the
windows over the side porch were up;
after examining the premises went over
TO defendants house about daylight;
Henry LandOn and DR.. Roger accom-
panied me; found the lower window on
tho north side Of Warthsrst's house
raised little way up, with piece OF
stick under II; think the blinds were
open (piece of stick shown and witness
said closely resembled that which he
saw)j saw piece OF brOOm-stick ut the
window; (piece of br0Om.stlck shown
and identified by wltness) saw no marks
on or around the window saw pieces OF
glass under the window on the ground;
saw no glass inside; heard defendant
say that burglars cut the slat
OF the shutter on the east
window; he pointed II out; defendant
and his wife said burglars had broken
into the house; Warthorst told me that
q broom had been cut, and the brush
part OF II left In the back kitchen; went
Into the house with Mr., and Mrs. Wart.
horst, Henry Land0n and DR.. ROyer;
went into the parlOT; saw no marks on
the carpet; saw burnt matches lying on
the il0ori they were parlor matches;
there were about six matches on the
floor; stayed In the parlOr about min
ute, and passed from there lHtO back
room where Mr.. and Mrs. Warthorst
were; Warth0rst stated that an opera
glass ana ring had been taken from
drawer; think the drawer was open at
the time heshowed me the empty opera
glass case; | asked him for II and he
gave II TO me; Mrs. WarthOrst said the
ailyerWare had not been disturbed; sew
eral eXclamati0naw were made that II was
strange nothing else had been dis
tnr0edj Mira. WarthOrst accounted for
their sleeping 80 aOundly when the con
iuslon aud noise was around their
house, by saying Mr., Warthorst did not
come In until late, and that she being
unable to sleep, went down stairs, got
paper, went blCk up stairs and
read until she fell asleep, quite late;
! heard the noise that was
made In trying TO arouse themi
II Was q violent rapplng at the door aud
calllngi II continued for some time;
sounded as II hand was used; could
hear the noise distinctly from Kirk
lands; persons could have heard the
noise at PeaCOck'a; could have heard II a
square aWayi was IN WarthOrBpa house
about htteen minutes; nothing was said
by Mr.. ana Mrs. WaTthOrst about panta
looms with pockets pulled out; defend
ant said nothing about the shooting at
kifkland's; knew defendant by sight
before this; he knew me as DR.. Kirk
landi made an examination of Mrs
Klrkland'a body with the Coroner when
no arrived the ball passed directly back
and lodged In the first CeryiCal yerta.
brae In the left transverse process; re.
moved the ball with an instrument; DR.,
Royer did the operating and the Coroner
presldedi outlet shown TO witness ana
Identified by him rs the same rem0yed)
the yertebral artery was cut; the imme-
dlate cause OF death was hemOrrhage
owing TO the artery being cut by the
ball; q patient could live from three To
I'VE minutea with the artery severed In
that way; the immediate cause Of death
was hem0rrhgge and not the shock; no
injury could have been done 10 the spi.
nal chord; the ball did not penetrate
sufficiently to injure tho spinal chord;
the spinal column was not broken; no
trouble for a person to artlculate few
words with such wound; could not
talk long; such wound would not rem
der person Immediately unconscious
Mrs. Kirkland could have made state.
monts OF q man shooting her; there was
nothing TO hinder her. II would have TO
be done quickly and In brief sentences,
(rhe stick found under the window Of
Narth0rsts house measured by Dr., Kirk.
land and found TO be llJS inches; II was
offered In eyldonce)
The crOss'eXamnation failed TO elicit
anything new.