Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-28


hoav. sAo.n va. e.v DIST n,.n. vss 90.
scious or pnconecioas vhen he went Int
he water.
Ana: cannot say. I dent know
From The ex.minasion 1 usde Of he head
conciulrd shaa he contusiou, we've rad
before dessh. / DOM know - there 10 an
vsy by which / coujd detefmine wheshe
thew were nade before death or immediately
AFTER death. for We evt exsfavasstion o
blood ffom 4 blow made during life or i'm
| mediately after death, and that 10 wha
makes the confusion.
Cross examination: Never saw bot on
body that vas taken out Of the wase
drowned before this case,
The heart. vhich uas larger than usual, va
normal 10 function. thai 10 In power I,
pump the blood. II witness did ear heforl
coroners iurv that skull svelled did no
mean il. when said head aud face wers
swollen meant that the features were die
torted; puifed up. Body was eenesAll,
swollen. Same condition Of head. Heak
vas very much swollen but not the siss o,
q hushei basket. Mean BY very much
~ ollen that wss three -ausrters Of an incl
in diameter in every direction more thar
normal.
Spots on head we're softer than condition
around them. Bruises were soft. Fount
nothing under them to lead us to suppose
there was any fluid. Spots we're black and
sixe Of q pea and soft. Some Of the spots
we're over where large blood clots were
found ct Dresden. Made an exami.
nation Of the law to dnd q fracture
merely to see II va one there. Ap-
pesrsnce Of face led us to suppose il had
been bruised. 1t lie q good rule to examine
patieu, or body fully.
Examined arms, legs and neck 10 zee II
they were broken and ribs in place. Wa
not asked To determine IL skull Was frac.
tured. Did 40 10 learn il man hsd been in.
iured by having skull fracture. Couldny
Tell how MANY bruises found. Described
where bruises located. Referred to corou.
er's notes for description Of minut,se,
A vigorous brush took place At this poin,
between the eounsel and The iudse ordered
coun.eI 10 restr.in from irrelcvsnt conver.
s,tion
MP Hese,ton had exception noted In lam
uu.ee u.sd bv M. Cs,lston n vitness. DY.
S,vyer
Imnossible IN tall nv ex.minstion made
with hand, whether man hal received con-
cns,on of the hrsin nv vbe,her man v..
prcor. r.c;o,. a, ds.a S,om v.csiviny hlov
Judvmens AZ ths time ~.s ,h.t the b,ui.s.
were scouiyed by RIenn In hin life time
such a STATE of .6sirs misht have hsen pro.
ducaa ;r,m.a;.,.Iv sI,a, Ia.,h 70 hioob
vs.. ~.rm ,nd in c;,cuIs,;or Circul,,;on
cease. uhar : man i. da.a Mean, bv ..im.
med;.ts,v .f,er ae.th :, v,,h,r svo hours
Had no onnortncity to ,efresh recollsct,on
af .vrn,,,n,n. 90 d,n~ r;r,, h,sn,, ~ar, an,
RscoIlected thu, nrsssnrs ~ water In the
.,or,.ch va. . n,ar;rsr, ;ra;c.,,or ~ dss,h
hy a,owr;r, N.d. M ay.m;ns,;on o1
.,o,rsch
Inn.. 80. ,.;a ,,.r q, .r,s,;o, a, nm.
mar .;se Wa. s1no,ed Iunv. Sa,s ls;d
W. 40 .r,sr;o, y. NM, .;Ja -, s,n,.sJ
LING, were not coll.psed. when the niece
~b;csrs~.. n. large a. half f,r.t vas en-,
of liouid .nbstsnce mo;.tened edge,
S,w II, St,op, s,ueeye piac. NJ lnng
and ,,r from two 10 Ave- arop. eI.
nde mia M, form an ouin;on a To
whole amount In lungs from this,
Doe, M, thint !, no..;bla n determine in
This vav how much in ali.
A. m. man l.v On Nh, hack the ewes
were closed. bu, mot tightly. but st;ll We
coulJ 40. tho lover por,ion ~ the hall
Arm, were semi.aexed. bent mn. palm ont.
w.ra about nos;t;on Of s,rii;no or had
bsen mn, nm o., n,o,sc,;op ~ ,bs s.cs
Dont know what nosition the ewes or hands
were in whea first taken from the water.
Nor what was on the face at the same time.
Water and snonve used bv Dr Strout IA
cleanse face. The only thing that led wit
ness To suppose that nose was broken was
tha. the end was more flexible than usual as
though showing that the cartilage was SEP.
arated from the bone.
Made incision in the nose With scalpel
himself. Does not think scslpei slipped
Had been informed that the body had been
floating. Decomposition had set in. Found
body in rigor mortis, q stiffening Of the
muscles and setting Of joints which begins
from five to six hours after death and lasts
until decomposition sets in enough to relax
the muscles. Decomposition had so far
progressed that features were distorted and
vet rigor moftis was still there.
At coroner's inquest DIR. Strout testified
first. Did not hear him. Met him a. be
came out. Said nothing to anyone while
going into room there. DIR. Strout said
nothing about witness or his own testimony
DIR. Strout did not say then anything like
"Now doctor be very careful how you te, :
tify."
For an external examination Of the nose
was unable 10 say whether It was fractured
or not. In speaking Of the bruises on sides
of the head said there was no prominent,
swelling about them. Used word '.promi-
nent" because there was nothing ther.
which We conld notice. Detected no local
swelling about bruises. Swelling was uni,
firm about the head. Pressure on brain
from apy cause will dilste pupils. In
witness opinon pupils were equally diIsted.
Month omen when first saen. Saw Il N
soon a. mr. Strout did. DIR. Strout had
,sms onnoytpn;tv tn observe n witness
all Cavity Of month contained vsteYy.
blooiv fuid. Body was white with an
of goose Aesh. even though
had act i'm. Stio was cor
rugated and roushened. Not easy to ex-
Main what csuses goose hesh on : dead
bodv.
Dr. Strout mt niece OF lung in water
nail. Witness looked NJ IL. No specisl
ann for loot,ng Lang came n suyfsce Of
the water Applied no nres,ure To the lung
n, nsrt ~ Il Framined lun0. In bf.lv by
n..,;ny hand owe, and pYc.sing. Befo,e
niece s.s en-, off Di,cove,ed no f,uid then.
fnno. ve,s no, elastic HAD dousby feel.
inc Devoid of resiliencv or ei.s,icity.
Ne .,,;no;ne.. worH No, ernert Iuno, N
,,a,,or Tho b.d hesn in vste, 10 bon,s.
mo. ve,e aI.o golden heavy Obtained
~. ,des hv h.ndling them
Examined heart. Pericaydium was
o,snsd per;card;um il the sac Of
sa,ops membrane coptsinins the heart.
The normal condition il closed. We
onsnsd ..c Right yeptricle contained a