The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-03-23

between six and seven o'clock on the even.
ing of June 4th, 1t was still daylight. l
heard loud talking and stopped. In about a
half minute | saw Orsinger and Wagner
come to the door, Wagner told Orsinger to
throw down what he had in bis hand and he
did SO. Wagner held a large knife in his
hand and said about this: "You - Of a
-, you don't know ue; I'll kill you
Orsinger sprang at him and they began
fighting. They struggled back into the
store. Mrs. Wagner came in and received a
blow in the mouth. The men were standing
| close together. Young Orsinger backed out
the door and Wagner followed him. Wag-
ner told me to get the marshal. l told him
to get the marshal himself They we're still
quarreling. Orsinger went back into the
store Orsinger struck him blow or two
and kicked him. He remained about q min
ute. He struck him first on the shoulder
and then near the heart with his fist. Or,
singer then went out. Wagner fell against
the counter and then to the floor. All /
heard Orsinger say to Wagner was, Keep
COOL" He said this before the fight began.
Orsinger went back and got his hat after
Wagner fell. Cross. E1.-Wsgner held his
knife in his right hand. The knife was
raised in threatening manner. They were
seven or eight feet apart. Am unable to
say who struck the first blow, after this
portion of the fight was over and Felix was
on the sidewalk; Wagner followed to the
door and stood on the step. 1t WAS then
told him to keep cool and uot to get excited
about this affair. So far as ! knew and
judged, the blow struck Mrs. Wagner was
intended for Wagner. always said SO. and
say so still. She got in between them.
Young Orsinger struck the first blow the
last time they came together. Wagner was
white with passion and greatly excited DUR
ing the entire time.
DR.. z. APPLINGToN was called to see Wsg'
ner. He was laying on the floor. 1t was
about half past six and still daylight. He
lay about ten feet from the front door. Made
an examination of Wagner. Had no pulse
and the heart was still. He sort of half.
gasped while l was there. Features were
dark; eyes closed. bled him, but the blood
did not come with any force. He was dead
when cut the arm.
DR.. CARL MAGER: | assisted in the max
ing of q post norton examination the same
day the affair occurred DR.. Blacke and |
made it, and Drs. Clendennin and Corbus
were present. Found no external injuries
excepting wound on the forehead about o
quarter of an inch in length. 1t was only
through the skin. l opened the skull and
about pound or two of blood ran out. A
pint is pound. There was spot about the
size of dollar that was of grayish color on
the brain. This indicated that there had
Under the soft membrane in front, there was
a spot that was not sound. The brain was
not diseased, but it was full of blood at that
time. then opened the chest. The lungs
and heart were healthy, but the right lung
adhered to the back. The stomach was un-
healthy. 1t was too soft. The bowels were
healthy. The kidneys had little dark
color and were little congested. There
was more blood in them than there should
have been. His death was caused by the
rupture of blood vessel in the brain. Ex
animation was made by gas-light
DR.. BLAcKE's testimony was substantially
the same as that of DR.. Mayer, with the ex-
ception Of better use of the Queens Eng
lish.
The prosecution here rested and the de-
Tense placed
DIR. j. R. CORPUS on the stand as an expert
witness. He was present at the post mortem
examination. Part of the membrsnce at the
back of the brain was thicke ned and the cir.
culation of the brain was impaired thereby.
The brain does not fully fill the cavity when
at rest, but when in thought or speaking, or
under excitement, the brain expands and
fills the cavity. The brain was also in state
which indicated acute Inflammation. The
stomach was in very bad condition. the in
terror walls being decomposed. The kidneys
were contested but in better condition than
the stomach. The Doctor was asked by Mr.
Duncan what effect stomach of the condi
ton described, would have on the brain of 6
man. The Doctor said that the stomach
lungs, heart and brain were connected and
in communication with one another by means
of the peuro- gastric nerve. and that the
diseased stomach would produce diseased
nerve. This condition would then bring
about diseased brain by reflex action. IL
the que stion as to whether or not man will
a stomach and brain of that description would
be very susceptible to spoplexy, the doctor
said that the least excitement would tend q
produce it, The use of alcoholic liquors coulC
cause the condition of the stomach described
but he would not swear that it did in thi
case.
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