Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-10-10

voah pale sonsvAaf . dsconpeeaooa ~
vsnced. but If there vas bleod there u
hIool vessel had bruken. the muscle woan
dafken-
Assuming that the blood had accumuia-
ss,l he,vesn the skull and the muscle afsef
! hs,y had been IN the water % hours inc
e.,r vould NOT fall OH of its self but would
easily come out when touched
blood may decompose in eight days..
~sll formed clot such q has been descnoed
located - described would NOT decay IN
eight days.
CYoss-sxaminasion The hindmost point
Of attachment Of the temporal muscle 70 on
tae temporal ridge, an inch behind the outer
eiys Of the ear. Looking At the temporal
muscl, from the side there would be con
Il ,ershle portion of the muscle behind tns
line of the opening Of the ear. There voaM
be as great Z superficial ARA OF the muscle
behind this line as before II.
When body has been exposed for eign.
anys under the conditions named. would
moi sxpect the muscle to separate ~ readiiy,
/ should think = blow that had sufhcient
force TO break through the muscle woai'
fracture the skull. If at = post mol tern tne
whole surface was peeled OF the temporal
muscle would be the most prominent strae-
ture visible. II a blow had been struck OF
sufficient force to separate the muscle, that
muscls would still be the most prominent
structure.
IL in warm July weather = body which
| had been in the water 90 hours, buried nve
| DAYS. the face 40 black ~ your hat anu
| other particulars ss described BY DIR. Gid-
/ dings. in that stage of decomposition l
would no, expect a blood eliot TO remain IN
the temporal region under the skin. would
expect il to be darker in color and, perhaps,
| to have bloody scum run from 1t.
| Iwould no, expect n ciot TO form nexs 70
the skull between the muscle, the latter
must be separated completely from the
head 70 admit of the formation Of clot At
thai place 4xs l-axi-2 inches.
| A blo~ on the eide would not sever the
muscle sutii ciently to admit of the fornia-
ton of eliot
| A blow that would lay bare the muscle
! doxn TO the hone would fracture the skull
| Itwoul no: be possible TO sever the
muscle.
/ The muscle couli not be sufficiently sew
cred by any How sxcep, by cut from Il
knife.
| Itwould b.. impossible to find y blood
| clio; IS IL x . in the temporal region
next TO the skull ualess the muscle had
! been cut OFF with knife and blood had run
| In And clo,tet Such blood clot could
| not form next to the skull. The chances
| for the formation of two symetrical ciots OF
he size gwen would not be many. The
only opportunity would be two blows gwen
| st once or one Immediately after the other
| but shouldn't expect it. -.
! Awell organized blood eliot is n small
eliot used by nature in repairing an injury.
| For instance such eliot would form where
| a blood vessel had broken. =.
| A clot which has its blood vessels, its cell
tissue and which is a living part OF the part
il is repairing is well organized clot. II
could not form in Il dead body.
There is well recognized distinction IN
! medicine between the terms ''weil organ
| lied" and well formed" clOts.
| The temporal muscle is well supplied
| vith blood vessels. An artery would be
| more readily severed than "A vein. a COM
paratively slight blow would sever n COM
paraliyely small blood vessels. heavy
| blow would be necessary to rupture the tenn
| poral artery.
From a rupture of slight blood vessel
enough blood might ooze out to discolor the
tissue. If blood was infiltrated into the
temporal muscle would not expect a blood
| elot.
| Here TGray's Anatomy introduced is a
representation Of the temporal muscle show
| ing the area before and behind the orifice
of the ear. Yes, it shows as large super
| fetal area behind rs in front.
| Redirect BY slight blow it would take
only a short time TO discolor the tissues. II
would require harder blow to produce
conclusion than to rupture blood vessel.
| From a blow of sufficient severity to pro
duce blood clots above and behind the ear
such as described, would expect shock
strong enough to produce unconsciousness.
A second and similar blow would add to the
fleet produced by the first. Blows such
is necessary to produce the various bruises
on Blenn, given at the same time AS two on
the head, as described would add to the
effect.
| DR.. Weeks then again described the
temporal muscle, illustrating it this time on
Mr. Cartoons head, Mr.. Spears having
been used on the cross-examination.
| Reeross examination | could not assume
| thar such eliot could form as described in
| the place described.
| BY the court: Does what is termed goose
| flesh on the surface of the body and CORFU
CATION invariably Indicate death by drown
| ng?
| If "a body was taken from the water with
| in eight or 10 hours after it had gone in
would expect to find goose flesh which is -
contraction of the muscles controlling the
papillae but these may be Taxed after three
| or four days in the water. / would con-
slider it merely rs symptom
! Redirect | would not expect goose flesh
| to last after body had been 60 hours in the
water.
| Cross-examinstion Goose flesh on a
drowned person showed that he WAS alive
when he went into the water.
DR.. Weeks having completed his testi-
noDy DR.. Brickett was again called.
Cross examination: When | said that in
ordinary" cases a blow which would not
fracture the skull or rupture blood vessel
| meant in nearly every case. A physi-
| clan is never surprised at what he may find.
II is impossible when person is dead to
| tell whether there had been rupture of
the blood vessels Of the brain.
can tell the difference between q blood
lot and muscle by examination. By
proper examination | could distinguish
them at any time short Of absolute annihi-
laton by disintegration.
DR.. Brickett's concentration was not
Completed until nearly O'Clock and court
adjourned until $50 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing.
The defence will probably complete its
case early Tuesday morning and. unless
he governments testimony 10 rebutal is
longer than now expected, Mr.. Spears
.rgument will be made thereafter.