The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-06-20


pressed AID II The patient should lice in
that situation the depression would 10
likely 10 cause pcrmaseni loss Of intelli.
sesee or epilepsy, The ssns doctors per.
formed The second operation and il vss
very much like the 6ni. except an add
lionsl piece OF bone which had become
loosened was removed. Aiisr this opera
ton the patient showed depressed con
dition for = day or two when ho again
showed signs OF improvement HIS state
did not vary materially mill 81 days after
the injury when be died. A post NOR
TEN examination was held by Dn. Jen
pings. Rogers. Day. Goodall and Potter.
Jr This showed that the skull bad been
cracked 40 that the cracks ENCLOSED 10 or
more pieces, only two or three OF the
smaller ones having been removed by the
two operations. directly under the point
Of injury . small blood eliot was found IN
the brain, and the brain was also slightly
lacersted al this poiul The membranes
had been slightly ipaamed and adhered to
tho skull 10 two or thru places. 10 the
righ. side Of the hear. Was found . blood
clio, which from its color showed that il
had been formed previous TO death. but
how long before could not be told. Az
the second operation and while under The
ipH uence OF chloroform the patient show
ed no symptoms that would indicate such
blood clot and from that fact the pbysi
clans we're quito sure It Was not 10 eIis-
tence at that time. Ia the left side OF the
heart was found blood clot which was
formed at or about the time Of death. Tue
lungs were found full OF wster which was
the immediate cause OF death. This water
10 the lungs might have been caused by
The blood clot in the heart, or by the gen.
ersl weakened condition Of the patient, or
by the frscinre Of the skull or by oil three
working together. but the primary cause
OF death WAS tho injury TO the skull. and
the embrsnes OF the brain aud the brr'n
itself 10 DR.. Jennings opinion the "a
tisnt had no possible chsnce OF recovery.
DIR. Rogers mainly conceded with DIR Jen'
nings He thought the water IN the lungs
was occasioped by blood eliot in the heart
and that tho latter caused by the gen.
eral weakened condition of the patient
Valdez was feet inches in height and
weighed abont l25 pounds at the time Of
the injury and was about 81 years old.
he had been in this country about four
years and spoke English very imperfectly.
The line Of defense rs marked out by
the testimony is that Bent did not strike
any OF the blows aud that he aud Roberts
both acted Gu the defensive, Valdez COM
ing at them with bis az, aud also thai
death was the result OF tho second opera
ton and might not Lave occt ed but for
that.
Bent, one Of the accused. was first placed
on the stand. His story We not much
different from the evidence produced BY
the state up to the time the fray com
monced Bent is quite deaf and does not
hear ordiua ! conversation. His account
OF the matter was as follows: Bent and
Roberts came down with load OF wood
on the dray to where Wslder WAS at work
and got ready TO reload the wood. Bent
then spoke TO Valdez and asked him il be
wanted money or his work and he said
yes. Bent then asked how much he work
ed and be said q day. Bent told him IL
was but "a OF day. Wslder th,n called
him DID s-o-a-b and Bent stepped
towards him and told him not TO soy that
Valdez came towards him with the AZ and
be retreated to the load Of wood and pick
cd up stick aud told Walder il lie came
for him with tue be (BenD would hit
him with the stick. Valdez then went
back to his work aud the two went TO pill
ing the wood on the wagon. One horse
which was behind unhitched started to go
by and Bent threw stick IN front OF the
horse 10 stop it aud il s.ruck near Valdez
who spoke ss II he thought II was intend
ed for him. Bent told him il was inteu,l-
ed for the horse aud not for him. No fur
Their trouble occurred until ~ the wood
had been transferred but three large sticks
add one small one, except that Roberts
and W der had some words which Bent
there was any reason for trouble between
them. just as Bent WAS handing Roberts
the las. small stick Qs was 4 feet Ion g
and 5 or 4 inches through Walder came
towards Roberts with the * and Roberts
str ack him with the stick about as hard
~ be could. Bsnt could not tell where
the blow bit Wslder. who fell back two
or three feet aud then gathered up and
came again with the II. Roberta picked
up the drsy pole. sbout IL feet long which
lay between the dray and wagon and struok
Valdez. Wslder staggered back . few
feet and came again With the AZ anu ItoD
erla struck him on the head. He vent oil
sideways some distance and fell down.
August had run mp the road several rods
and when his father fell he called TO his
mother, who soon came down. Her CIR,
afterwards came out on the bank and be,
mother told her TO gel the gun and abe
would shoot them As she would two dogs
Bent aud Roberts then pitched on the
horses and loaded on the remaining sticks
and started for home about ~ soon ss they
could. Bent testified that there were
three blows struck by Roberta. not more
than four seconds from the FIRST blow 10
the last. Bsn, stood uaar Roberts and
walier while this Was going ca. bat took
no part
a.