, 1890-04-10
HATCH MURDER TRIAL
Third Day Devoted to Ex-
pert Testimony.
THE EXCITEMENT UNABATED
Sensational Developments Antici.
pated-Presence OF the Wife OF
the Murdered Man.

CoLoEApo srRrSGs Colo. April o.
The third day of the Hatch trial has
been largely devoted to the hearing of
expert testimony, with view to prov
ing that Hatch was murdered.
Dr. Godsman, who was on the stand
when the court adjourned last night
occupied the stand throughout the en-
tire morning and underwent one of the
most rigid cross.eXaminations at the
hands of Mr.. Patterson. Dr. Godsman
was the physician called to examine the
body after death. lie had made no
further examination than of
the skull and brain. He had
no other instrument with which to
perform his post-mortem examination
than q small carpentors saw anu chiscl
He described the wound on the head of
the deceased. There was but little
laceration OF the scalp, and from the
outside the wound appeared TO be slight.
The brain, however, was congested and
there had been homorrhage of the
mouth, nose and ears. lie admitted
that while hcmorrhage of the ears
might occur in case OF apoplexy, Il
tended to prove that Henry Hatch had
suffered from fractured skull. Wit
ness said that there was one way to have
established the fact as to whether dc.
ceased suffered from apoplexy beyond a
doubt, and that was to examine the
vital organs, but he failed to do this.
The testimony of Dr. Godsman
summed up was that while he believed
that Henry Hatch died OF injuries TO his
brain the condition Of that organ was
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apoplexy, and that while be failed to
discover the fracture, he believed from
the conditions that, though perhaps
slight, II was present.
DR.. Christopher, oil this city, was called
ON as an expert. He believed that hem
orrage OF the ears and mouth tended to
disproye the general theory of apo
plexy, while not precluding 1t entirely.
Without having examined the vital
organs, he would not have attempted to
venture final opinion In this particular
case as TO tho cause OF the death.
W. J. Parke, who found the body, was
recalled. He said that during sew
eral months acquaintance he had new
or known Hatch to complain of any
chronic disease, or anything wor than
cold.
". J. Keegan was called. and said
that he first saw the defendant at Flag
Ter the day previous TO the discovery of
the body He had, as a location agent
driven the defendant out in the country
to look at claims. When they had driy-
en- mile and hall, and at point half
a mile from Henry Hatchs cabin, de
fendant asked where the latter was, and
said he would walk back to town, and
alighted from the buggy. The next
time witness saw defendant was in the
morning at the hotel. The latter said
he had spent the night with friends.
Witness asked whether he had seen
his friend Hatch (meaning the old NAM,
but the latter did not reply, making q
remark on different subject instead.
Defendant lett on the noon train for
Burlington, where he said he had a
friend.
Among the new persons in the group
which surrounded table at the bar OF tho
court to-day was the widow of Henry
Hatch, who had not been living with
her husband for some time before his
death. IL Is believed that her presence
here may lead to some new and interest
ing developments. There is rather an in
crease than an abatement OF interest In
the case, and all the way along the court
| room has been thronged.