St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-05

after death. The doctor admitted
that large effusion could not, but
that a small one could occur, be-
cause of the blood contained in the
confused parts, as, for instance, in
the nose.
Attorney Erwin was the first to
break the ice when court convened.
May it please the court" said the
attorney, with a rueful countenance,
there's handcuff on my client"
"What?" inquired the court.
Erwin repeated the remark, and
added: 81 can't proceed while that's
on him.
We'll, take it off, said Judge
Smith, and go on
But the key to Hayward's brace
let's had been mislaid, and it was
some minutes before it was found.
During this little scene Hayward
was greatly diverted, and rolled his
eyes about in an amused manner.
DR.. Nippert's cross-eXamination
was at once begun by Mr.. Erwin,
and every detail of the autopsy was
gone into with gruesome particu
larity After the witness had been
asked in regard to the persons who
assisted him in the use of the knife,
Mr.. Erwin asked:
What was the condition of the
viscera ?"
Mr.. Nye objected that the ques-
ton was not proper cross-eXamina
ton, but the court interrupted with:
Counsel has right to cross-exam
inc as to the probable cause of
death"
1T is for that purpose I am ques-
tioning the Witness said Mr. Erwin.
Il do not mean an attack on charac-
ter
Dr. Nippert, continuing, said he
found food in the stomach and in
testines. He found the kidneys slight
ly fatty, the liver normal, the Ova-
ries abnormal and the uterus some
what enlarged. He then described
the manner in which the head had
been dissected.
How much effusion of blood was
there?'
About the size of a dollar"
ANY fracture there?"
Yes, sir, a stellate fracture"
Did you remove the Viscera?'
"All except the intestines.'
Did the operation develop much
blood and serum? %
mo serum, some blood, which was
absorbed with az sponge"
Through what bones did the saw
pass?"
Through a portion of the tenn
poral bone, the parietal bones and
the occipital bone
You noticed that it was a usual
skull, neither thick nor thin? %
Yes, sir.
What was the condition of the
brain?'
THE outer covering was normal
Did he cut through all the mem
branes, DR.. Hill, I mean?'
Yes, sir. I think he used the scis-
sors and DETECTED the membranes,
exposing the brain matter The up
per hemisphere of the brain was
normal, but the lower lobe was suf-
fused with blood and filled with par
ticles of bone. The entire brain, in
Guiding the medulla, was removed"
"In what bones did the fracture
appear?"
In the temporal, parietal and
FOL 1A,o1c - I.
sutures separating them from the
occipital."
Have you a skull here?" asked
Erwin, turning to John Day Smith.
The skull which was later intro
duced in evidence was not at hand,
and Dr.. Nippert took a pad of paper
and explained the incisions.
"Show the jury on my head" said
Erwin. The witness then passed
his fingers over the Uranium of the
Tall Pine, and pointed out the loca-
ton Of the bones, the manner in
which he had used the knife, and
indicated the course of the bullet.
What was the track of the bullet
wound?"
1T was in a straight line from the
inner angle of the eye to the en-
trance wound
The coure was such that the
brain could be lifted out without dis
turbing the track of the wound?"
Yes, sir"
''Now describe to the jury so we'll
all understand the track of the ball"
1T passed through the scalp, the
occipital bone, the small brain in
the right lobe, under the base of
the brain, tearing up the bones at
the base of the brain, and throwing
splinters into the brain substance,
and passing into the optic foramen. -
Your honor, We have sent for a
skull" said Erwin.
DR.. William Russell, the physician
who went to the scene of the muir
der, and saw Miss Cling lying in
the Excelsior road, was then called
to the stand. He testified that he
found Miss Ging's body about 9
o'clock. She was lying on her right
side across the road. There was a
pool of blood near her head, and the
body was partially lying on a robe.
There was no sign of life, only a
slight warmth in the neck. He
thought the woman had been dead
about a half-hour.
Erwin questioned him as to the po-
sition Of the body, and the doctor
said it lay facing the lake. There
was a pool Of blood about a foot in
diameter, so much Of it, in fact, that
he was surprised.
On redirect examination, DR.. Rus
sell was questioned as to his capabil-
tiles as an expert, and the fact was
admitted finally. To Mr. Nye wit
ness stated that he could not tell
whether the blood came from the
bullet wound or the nostrils-this
under the conditions at the time.
Might not the blood have come
from the bullet wound?"
mo, Sir
At this point court adjourned for
the noon recess.
At the commencement of the aft