The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-05-26

him-said all be wanted was for him tc
wrap it up Jake said be wouldn't stay
there. The Doctor told him If he wen
and died on the road he mustn't blame
him.
! Elrod came in. and there was lady
came shortly afterwards. They were
htching up the team when the lady came
and did not see her in the room where
Jake was.
Elrod, Norris and / went to the stable
l believe Jake's hat was found there and
Elrod brought it to the house.
l do not think the belly.band was
buckled nor the crupper under the tail
| think the gears were hanging on the
side Of the horse. There was place
on the left side of the shoulder kind OF
singed or something-it looked like il
was burned. The boy had called Nor.
ris' attention to lido not think any
person touched it. The horses were
hitched up. Jake wanted to know who
was going to Woodsfield with him. He
insisted that should go With him, and
l did so. We stopped at the briggs ho-
tel. Jake was telling something abou,
how it happened. He said there lha,
Mr.. Norris had done it. l did not hear
any reply by Norris he might have said
something Do not know who was pres
ent-there was several came in while we
were there.
Elrod and looked at Jake's coat, but
did not discover anything He had bled
freely.
On cross examination, the witness re-
peated substantially the same facts as
given in his examination in chief. In
giving tie conversation he had With
Norris In the kitchen, he said: 'Norris
said he was over feeding the COW and
heard kind of tbud and be ran around
and saw Jake running ont of the door.
Norris did not say anything about the
pistol. A little girl came in and said
Jake had said be didn't know who shot
him. Norris then told me to GO in and
see If he had pistol. l asked Norris
why In the plague he didn't get the pis-
tol from Jake, and be said he couldn't
get it. He said be did not know how
Jake had shot himself or anything about
it,
And in repeating the statement about
the pistol, witness said: 81 do not re
member what pocket he brought the pis.
tol out of. When | asked Jake about
the revolver he reached in his pocket
and pulled out one, and he said 'here's
one but it don't belong to me
The first heard of Jake telling that
N ,rris had put the pistol 10 his pocket
was up al briggs hotel. Jake wouldn't
talk much along the road bu, said he felt
sick.
On re direct examination, the witness
stated that 1t was before the pistol was
found be had asked Norris Why be did
not take the pistol away from Jake. He
further said he did not see any evidence
Of insanity in Jake, but thought be was
just as sound mentally then as he Is now.
JAMES ELRoD-Come to Norris on
the 24.h of March, about o'clot L in
the morning. Saw Norris, Mrs Norris,
Bak'r. Jake and probably girl we're in
the house. Waikad Ground Jske on the
far side OF him-Nnrris ask ID me il be
knew mel then asked Jske II he kaew
me and he said be did. Bsker and |
examined Jska's coat to see iftbere were
any holes or powder hurns, hut found
none. DID not ask jake himself any
thing about it-didn't think il was my
place to do go.
Norris to, US out to the stable, into
the stall where the mare was that had
the gears on The crupper was fastened
and the harness we're on and | believe
they were fastened. The belly band was
not buckled and the harness was hanging
on the side of the horse. There was
blood there on the wall and on the bar.
ness hanging on the wall. Could track
him by the blood and did track him by
it.
On cross-examination witness stated
that he could see the oats straw there
where the cow had heen fed.
DR.. F4RQUHAR-Have been practicine
medicine II years and am now in prsc
tice. Am acquainted with Rottenburg-
visited him professionally On the 2ltt
OF March last, was called to see the mar
who was shot and found it was Rotten
hurg-ft was about the middle of the
day. When went in be was citing il
the northeast corner of the bar.room or
setiee. There we're IL. Is or 20 per
sons present-could not tell who they
we're outside of or 4-John Bsker
JOAN Snyder, Mr.. Norris we're present
(The witness here repeated an account
of the shooting as told to him by Jsk
which IVES substantially the same as tes
tilted to by joke Immediately aftel
the conversation, took J ks into another
room and made an examination OF hi:
wound. ] found bullet wound in tbt
upper part OF the neck on the right side
on the bsckside just behind the ear
(Shows on Prosecuting witness where
the wound was.) The wound in my
opinion was made with bullet. Iprohed
the wound but could not find the ball
probed 2 inches at that time. He csim
ed to have swallowed con.iderable blood
but we could not find any opening ir
the mouth
Q-Where would that wound be with
reference to the carotid artery
A-But small distance from It'll
sas to the lett OF caroted artery anG
past to right of the medulla oblongets
| q little distance on either side would
have struck one or the other. The wound
was to the right. A very little distance
higher would have killed him yer,
quit kly. The wound was almost hori
zontal and had it passed through wonll
have come out near the left side OF tht
nose.
Q-What was the character OF th,
wound-wss it dangerous or otherwise
Al considered it dangerous, no
knowing precisely where the bali was.
attended on him from the Oath Of Marci
until the 9Th OF April. The wount
healed without supuration. The ori6c,
was about the size of the end of q LEAF
pencil. The hair was singed and tn,
skin Of bis neck was somewhat powder
burnt-There is max, of the powde
there vet.
O-Hava vou ovnor;montod NTH