The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-08-07
THE AUTOPSY
On the Body OF tho Executed MANA
Technical Explanation.

On the Body Of tho Executed MANA
Technical Explanation.
AunuRS, N. Y, August G. = Dr..
schrady this evening gave out the fol.
lowing as the result Of the autopsy. The
body was fairly nourished. Rigor NOR.
tia was marked, particularly in the
muscles OF the jaw, neck and throat and
gradually extending from above, down.
wards. iDclosing the feet last. The post
mortem hyperstatis marked over the
lower portion ofthe body, and extending
up as far as the anterior axillary line
also on the pendant surface OF the upper
and lower e1tremities. The upper ex-
tremities arc partly hexed and rotated
outwards, the nails showing post NOR.
tenn lividity. There was an oval depres.
sion OF the scalp upon the yertox. be.
ginning at the anterior hair line and
measuring four inches in it's length and
three and half inches in its short
diameter. On incising the skin over tbe
sternum the blood which escaped was
unusually dark and the fluid remained
so on exposure to the air or
on irritation. The diaphragm extended
from the fifth intercostal on the left and
tho fourth on the right. The blood from
the cut surface Of the liver was of a
cfimson.like color. Abdominal organs
were normal IN position and appearance,
The muscles OF the thorax were of the
usual color. Tardicu spots were noticed
on the posterior border OF the lower
lobe Of the left lung. Over half OF the
lung iloated when placed in water,
showing marked emphysmalous condi.
tion. The bronchi were normal in
appearance and contained mu.
cuous and air bubbles, The
right lung was aaherent, though
to the diaphragm. fp the middle lobe
OF this lung there were numerous we'll
marked tardicu spots. The spleen was
normal in size and appearance. The left
kidney weighed five and q half ounces,
and the right kidney three ounces both
were intensely congested. The heart
weighed five and : three.fourth
ouncea, yalve1 were healthy, bladder
contracted. The scalp on being. re.
moved showed the vortex Of the skull
to be in dessicated condition. CORE.
spending with The contact Of the elec.
trode as previously noted, but OF larger
area, being four iuehes Ly four inchen,
the cone oi the acalp being only two and
half by three inches, the long diane.
ter being anterior-posterior, NJ. ~ X;
On the removal Of the skull cap the
dura was. normal in texture, somewha,
dull in color, particularly over the ares
TACT. II - IN; A
In the prerolapdlc region the menin.
geal vessels measuring along the con.
vexity intero.posteriorty OF four inches
on the left side and three on the right
were dlled with carbonized blood. On
the internal aspect OF calvarium tie
mepinGeal yesgeig in the dura, the
contents and coats appeared to be
black and carbonized. The carbonized
vessels were 80 brittle that their ends
wero torn off with the culvarium and
presented broken crummy appearanre
This corhonisation was limited in an
abrupt manner. The other meningeal
vessels contained blood Of q Icrim.
son like ihpe corresponding to th,
outer burn previously described. The
hia and gyri themselves were Of n pale
buff color; the rest had the ordinar,
rosy injeetion Of the ordinary cortex
While observing this anem,c' area, 4
was noticed that its blood .Veasel,
! began to tll. The pia' and arach
no,d on tho conyexity were perlectl,
normal. - %3N & :
An interesting fact was observed Q,
handling the pous and medalla III tha
they were found to be warm. g'Ry /
thermolaster Inserted in the ioi'ttl
! ! ventElclc the temperature wa
! noted to 96F. This correspond
with an area OF temper
8 ture on the back OF the neck which wa
! noted as ninety.nin F. two hor.s ai,e
}, death, and ripetE.ssyen and one.half i
! shteo huurs post mortem. The brai
y cortex In area Of contact was sensibl
& hardened to one.sixth OF its depth vine,
: there was g broken line Of vascularit,
3 The vessels oyer the corpus sureatui
! shoSed enlargementa in dideyent barI
Q Of their rami6cat;onu. The nous WI ",
q eliRhtly 6oftanad The hr.noa ;.t.