The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-01

my duty as an autopsy surgeon, was the
reply.
which were found on Miss Williams body.
"Would YOU call them incised or LAGER
ated wounds?"
"Lacerated but not remarkably So"
"Were they done by sharp or dull
weapon?"
II should say by dull weapon The
cuts on the wrists extended through the
tendons and muscles to the bones"
The witness was then shown the broken
bladed knife which was found near Miss
Williams body, and asked whether the
wounds could have been inflicted with it.
eyes, they might have BEEN"
The witness then described the lacera-
ton of the wrist wounds, and he also
expressed the opinion that they were ante
mortem.
"Why were the wounds ante-mortem, in
your opinionW
"Weil, the edges were everted and the
wounds and the surrounding skin were
covered with coaguiated blood"
because of the coagulated blood they
were ante-mortem p
"That is one of the reasons"
"Does not coagulation take place after
death?'
Eyes, but it takes a long time; and the
blood is not in wound.
ton after death?'
"Simply the course OF the blood as it
flowed out of the wound"
"Have YOU in your report any statement
as to the coaguIation in the woundsp'
81 stated that the tissues and the skin
surrounding the wound were covered with
coagulated blood"
Chow was the circulation in this case ?'
at was not normal owing to the asphyxi-
alton y IN
Then you think the asphyxiation took
place first?"
81 do.'
"Was the asphyxiation complete or par
tial?"
at was partial, and said so in my re-
port"
The witness then read from his report,
which showed that death was caused by
lacerated wounds and asphyxiation
THAT shows asphyxiation was partial, !"
he said.
"Did asphy1iation alone cause death 2'
81 can't say"
Ibid the lacerated wounds alone cause
death %
81 can't say that either"
Mr.. Deuprey introduced as an exhibit
the report of the autopsy which he had
made on the body of Minnie Williams.
Continuing Mr.. Deuprey asked witness
whether the wounds showed whether at
the time the hands were inert.
II can't say" replied the witness.
twas there anything, to show whether
there had been a struggle or not2"
~ couldn't say that either"
"What is the difference in the condition
of blood ante mortem or post mortem?"
"There is none"
"No difference as to coagulation then Pr
''Well, it is known that post-mortem
wounds will not coagulate as quickly as in
ante-mortem cases. l have made expert
ments since and found this to be So"
did you ever make any such examina-
tons previously?"
What was the condition of the blood in
the breast wounds2"
"There was no blood"
"How about the face wound?"
at was extensive, as was also the flow
from the wrist wounds"
would you say that the wounds were
inflicted after asphyxiation?
81 think they were"
"Why do you think so2
Because of the color of the coagula, and
also on account of the very little amount OF
blood in the tissues"
"Then you think that life was extinct
when they were inhicted?"
81 didn't say that"
"Then, doctor, from your examination
had been dead when you began your exam
ination?"
81 only know that rigor mortis had set
in when she was brought to the Morgue.
There is no way of determining to a GER
tainty how long the body had been dead.
THAT is all. said Mr.. Deuprey.
AT this point District Attorney Barnes
announced that the People rested.
Attorney Dickinson then arose and
moved that the prisoner be discharged, as
there was no evidence which would con-
meet him with the death or disappearance
of Minnie Williams.
THE motion is denied at this time, "
said Judge Conlan.
"Wel, have another notion" said Mr..
Dickinson, land that is that there being
no direct proof against the prisoner to
raise a presumption of guilt he be adj
mitted to bail"
''That is also denied" said the Judge,
and then the court added: GAS the testi-
mony is rather loosely thrown together |
will not finally decide either of these mat
tiers now, but will consider them under
submission until Thursday morning, when
l will give a final decision
An adjournment of the case was then
taken until tomorrow at 10 A. NJ.