The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-25

"Dr. Dolan."
"Did you notice any popularity about
the spot?"
The only thing about it was that it
was difficult to find. and after we had
found it we lost 1t and we found 1t again
by letting the light In at the window"
'"What shape was the spot"
at was oblong."
Where did you see the piece Of wood
taken from the easement ?"
"It was shown me by Marshal Hill
lard"
ibid you see any other spots ~
There was another one on it,"
What shape were these spots |"
''Oblong"
"What direction were they on the case
meut!"
"Tne large end was nearest the sofa"
"Can you give the direction in which it
Il think 1t was thrown through the
door,"
Mr.. Jennings minutelv described and
illustrated the position Of the sofa. body
and door, and asked:
did you form any theory as to how
the blood could be thrown from an axe
and pass through the door and get on the
inside OF the dining roomp
II did not"
"The spot was on the west side of the
door frame was 1t noti"
Eyes sir?" "How far from the edge of
the door" ''There were two spots, one
was a Of an inch and the other was 1 Is
inches from the edge Of the archive."
WAS your attention called TO blood
spot on the ceiling ?"
mo sir, it was not"
"Was there pile Of boards near the
back fence?"
"Yes, think, they were piled up
against the fence"
why didn't you put them in the dia-
grant"
al didn't think of it."
could a man easily climb up the
boards aud jump over the fenceY
Knowlton--I object.
Were the boards piled up regularly'"
They were piled regularly"
DIR. Dolan was again called by Mr..
Knowlton to describe the body of Mr..
Borden. 1T was" he said, the most
CHASTITY sight ! ever saw. there was one
wound went down across the lower rib
and nose and another through the right
eye." He then read the record Of the
autopsy.
Mr.. Jennings-I object to that.
Mr.. Knowlton-Tell what you know.
Dolan-One wound commenced at the
corner OF the eye and ran down through
the left Jaw bone, another above the left
temple cut the eyeball in two and ended
at about the corner of the eye.
There were ten wounds In all. ranging
from AZ to Il inches in size. There was
one crushing wound about AZ inches
long and 2x inches broad in the head,
crushing the skull in on the brain"
''how deep the woundsF
''Ihe first one was "a flesh wound; the
one In the forehead crushed through the
bones. and all those on the side of the
head cut into the BRAIN"
did you examine the other parts of
the bodyy"
Il did one week later"
did you find any other woundsi'
"No, sir"
What was the cause of the deathi"
"A shock. There were no wounds on
the other side OF the head. on the left
side only"
"w hat sort Of a sofa was itr'
"It was an old-fashioned sofa"
where was the headVI
1T was la the angle OF the end-piece
aud seat"
"was the body coldS"
Yes, SIR"
"was the blood still howingf"
"ies. sir; IL was oozing from the
wounds"
"was there blood on the clothingip
VERY little, except on the bosom Of the
shirt, but most Of it flowed from the head
through the lungs onto the floor. 1t MAS
dropping from the sofa In two places
when got there.
What was the length Of time he had
been deadf"
''He had been dead over one half hour
Mr. Dolan then described the blood
spots as he saw them. taking them in n
circle, there were seventy-rlght blood
spots radiating from his head. lie after
wards corrected this statement aud saw
there were eighty-six spots and the high