Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-12

his residence Oh EOuI tconeh SuoSe, III
this city. We found two pistol shot
wounds, one entering the body neLr the
top and about the centre OF the breast
bone, and passing through the body II
was found just under the point OF
the left shoulder, and another shot, the
ball entering about the base OF the
right ear and coming out at the left
eye through the opening OF the lids.
The wound through the breast, the ball,
after passing through the breast bone,
cut what is known as the left common
carotid artery, then through the second
rib, passed through the chest, struck
the shoulder blade, was turned very
little to the left and was found under
the skin"
The Doctor illustrated on the person
of the Prosecuting Attorney with a
pencil the point of entrance of the ball
in the chest, demonstrating for the
benefit of the jury. He made like
demonstrations regarding the wound in
the head, and said the eye was open
when the ball came out.
The Doctor was asked to tell, from the
direction Of the wound, the relative po-
sitions of the two men, and in reply he
placed Mr.. Howard in position, act
ing as the person shooting himself, and
showed Mr.. Howard standing as he
described it, three-quarters facing him,
while regarding the second shot, the
deceased would have his back about
three-quarters turned.
Q.-What was the state of DR.. Baird's
general health? A-The organs were
all seemingly in a pretty healthy state.
Q.-What was the cause of DIR.
Baird's death? A.-Hemorrhage from
the severed arteries.
Q.-What caused the hemorrhage?
A.-The passage of the bullet through
the body.
The Doctor then described the COM
mon carotid artery aud its branches
and said it was the branch leading to
the brain which was cut. The blood
ran into the chest cavity for the most
part.
Q.-That caused DR.. Baiar's death?
Ayes.
Q.-What other possible or probable
cause Of death did you discover in the
post norton examination OF DR.. Baird's
remains? A.-The wound in the head
might have caused death, but not so
rapidly as the other.
Q.-How soon would the shot in the
breast cause death? A.-Not over ten
minutes; perhaps not over five minutes.
1t would depend on circumstances.
Q.-How about the other wound? A.
1t might have caused death, but the
brain was not injured.
Q.-Was there anything in the nature
OF either wound to cause paralysis? A.
The shot in the head would have
caused shock. 1t Of course caused the
loss Of sight in one eye, and might have
impaired the other through shock. The
wound in the breast caused death.
Odd yon see DR.. Baird before he
was taken home? Ayes, in Mr..
Prayers; it was few minutes after he
died; he was Lying on short table In
the rear OF the room; he had on his or
binary everyday clothing; / did not
notice II he had one or two coats on;
the coats were opened and the shirt was
stained with blood; / thought when l
saw him the blood came from the wound
in his eye; did not know he was shot
in the breast at the lime.
DR.. Garrison's pistol was here eX-
hibited. and DR.. Wilson produced the
ball he took from DR.. Baird's body at
the post mOrtem and after an examiha-
ton he said pistol like that would
make the wound The ball was offered
in evidence, and the announcement
made that the pistol would be intro
duced later with evidence that it was
taken from DR.. Garrison; The pistol
was recorded as No. 34,2s0 Smith IL
Wesson pattern.
The defense here took the witness,
and Col. Arnett questioned him regard
ing the wounds, the witness reiterating
that the ball in the head would not
cause immediate death, although 1t
might have done so by supporation,
or it might not have caused
death at all. 1t was not
necessarily fatal. The ball passed d.
rectly through the head; it was not de-
Elected, for a rigid probe had been
passed through the head. No minute
examination had been made OF the body
by the witness when he first saw it, the
careful examination was began about 9
o'clock on the night of the same day,
at the residence of the deceased. The
Doctor did not know the calibre OF the
revolver. The ball which passed
through the body was slightly DETECTED
by the shoulder blade. The witness, in
answer to questions, described the
positions of the two men again, and IL
Illustrated with Col. Arnett the relative
positions OF the two men, as he had
with Mr.. Howard. He said he would
call DR.. Baird's position, when the first
shot was fired, a three-quarter front
view, and his position when the second
shot was fired three-quarter back
view.
The liability to paralysis, after the
shots, would depend upon the tempera-
ment of the patient to some extent. 1t
was hard to tell how long DR.. Baird
lived after the first shot. II the flow
from the severed blood vessel was I'M
impeded he might faint in three min
utes or i'm five minutes, but If not, he
might live ten or fifteen minutes. He
could not tell whether there was any
impedment or not. A man would re-
tain his faculties until the flow OF blood
to the brain became too weak. The
second wound might not have had much
effect, for the shock of the second shot
would be lost in the first, and it would
have practically been all one shock.
LOUIS sTEENRoD.
He remembered the day DR.. Baird was
killad Hp mot nr Garrison AT the