The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-11-30
DISCOVER WOUNDS.
This Was the Result Of the Post
Mortem Examination:
MURDER THEORY STREngTHENED'
Tho Dady Of Lewis Exuumed and Made =
Careful Examination of--rhe uead.
Rlhs and skull sobs Esamined
ana sne Result Made Kno,vu.

"nu t9H ANcattt NtNut AAubttNs
Just what the rasult OF the autopsy oyer
tho body OF Leon Lswis will disclose can
only be coniootnred nt the present time.
Yesterday afternoon DR.. Walker placed
the decomposad body on the disseoting
table at the morRue at the State Hospital
Tor the Insane ut Farnburet and .mado7a
most careful examination oft.
lha scalp was removed. and tho ekuil
showeu several dIscolorations, but their
< ptesence cannot 10 accounted for. nor
VIII sny scientific testimeny as to what
mig t have cansed them ile made known
anti tbs coroner's jury sits on Monday.
One OF the .diacoloratiens appeared, on
the right side OF tho head littls above
tho ear 1t was fracture not very large
nnd appeared to have been inflicted re-
the fret one. and from II a substance was
eytrBcted which will be examined under o
microscopes before the time Of the Inquest,
After the skuiI had bean removed ON sx.!
sminatlon OF the brain was made. but IL
was 10 too great stato Of decomposition
to afford any proof OF injury from coutu-
eion CT otherwise.
The head was then severed from the
trunk and preserved for further and
more critical examination.
The chest was opened and during its
examination a fracture OF two ribs on the
right eide was disclosed. The flesh was
removed from over the fractured ribs aad
the fracture was dleoloeed and the broken
bones removed. All these several parts
OF the remains were taken charge OF by
Deputy Coroner Chandler and wore
brought to the coroner'e morgue 10 this
city, Tha heart fpIsa and the portion of
ono lung, which was removed during the
post mortem examination made by DR..
Clayton under the supervision OF DR..
Hammond, were niso brought to the
morRue. Thew will be examined by DR..
Shostiidge and report Of the findings OF
the pOst nor tenn examination will, be
made to the jury. which will meet at the
coroners ofilce at noon on Monday next,
Lewis had been an Inmate OF the hospis
born deposition IL Ia said. but never re.
fused to work. On the dsy II fs alleged
he was murdered. he acted stubborniy In
refusing to battle as the rules OF the in.
stitut!on command. It was while being
forced to take the bath that he received
the injuries which caused death. The
bath'tub is an ordinary ono and It has
been examined by the coroners jury In this
case.
DR.. Black of the Hospital Board said
Yesterday afternoon that no report OF the
matter had rs yet been made. He knew
nothing Of the assault until 1t appeared In
print. Now that brutality has bean
charged against tho keepers OF tho instf-
tuition he said the board would aid the
authorities In Sitting the matter ard pun.
iehlng those who were guilty.
DR.. Black intended to call special
meeting Of the trustees for Monday. but
as VIC foNuiht heotluR Occurb Oh 4uure.
day next 1t was decided that It was IN.
necessary. DR.. Haneker mailed. last
night, notices OF the meeting Of the coro.
ner's jury on Monday in order that any
OF them who desired to be present mig hit
have word Of 1t 10 time to do so.
The result OF the examination of the
remalns OF Pisa was q great surprise to
DIR. Hammond. In the post norton
made at the time Of Pleas death ne had
relied on DIR. Claytop's report. Owing
to wound on his head he could not make
personal examination OF the interior OF
the chest OF Pisa, and therefore waa Ign or
ant OF tho fracture OF the ribs.