Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-05-09
GORDON'S TRIAL.
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Fourth Avenue, lIor'
Arrangement OF the Accused.

Wednesday morning Fulton Cor
don. who killed his wife and Archie
Brown, was before Judge Thomp-
sons court for ',rial. We clip the
following from the Louisville Post:
The people began arriving as soon
as the court room was opened, and
waited patiently through the inter
vening time. About the bar was q
throug OF lawyers intent on hearing
the case, and just beyond, and fairly
climbing over each other in an effort
to get to a point of vantage was the
esger expectant throng
Judge Thompson took his seat on
the bench, bailif Vetter called for
order and the Judge said Gentle
men are you ready in the case OF
l Il ullOu hOIuOHs
At this instant almost, Gordon en-
tered the court room, leaning on the
arm Of Mr.. Dulaney. Except for a
slight palor and nervous twitchi ng
of the face, he betrayed st this time
no great emotion. At times he pas
sed his hands over his face or cast
his eyes to the ground.
That he was suffering a great ner
vous strain was evident by the con
tinued moving OF his hands and bit
ing Of his nails, But when the name
of his wife was mentioned for the
first tune by Coroner Hood, great
change came over him He pressed
his hands to bis ewes and bowed his
head hut only for moment for
with a mighty effort he managed 10
control himself
Coroner j. G. Hood being sworn
testified as follows
| saw the bodies lying where they |
were said to have fillen. | made an
autopsy in the case of Mrs. Gordon
and an examination Of WOUNDS IN the |
case OF Brown.
There are ten bullet wounds aud
two confused wounds thai w.r worth |
mentioning. There may yet be some
slight scratches besides that, but
those were the principal wounds.
The confused wounds were one on
top Of the head. and looked like 1t
had been made with some blunt in-
strumcnt, and one at the summit OF
the forehead, made 10y a blunt in
strument.
The built wounds were two in the
left arm. ihrou Ia the 4 shy part OF
the biceps muscle, one on the lett
side, about fcur inches ,'iteolal |
above and to the left Of the left nip |
pie. one bullet hole about two inches
above the left nipple, and one bullet
wound about four inches diigonal'y
below and to the left Of the left nip
ple. one bullet wound in the right
side about one inch belo ' and two
inches 10 the right Of the right nip
pie. and one in the right arm, on the |
outer side Of the arm, about three
inches below the achronium process,
Of the shoulder, one in the thigh near
the upper and inner extremity OF the
right thigh above the region OF the
femoral ring. / believe | have nam
ed all the wounds.
MRS. GoRDONs WOUNDS.
S e had two bullet wounds: one
was the wound of entrance and the
other the wound OF exit. The wound
of entrance was on the left side about
two inches TO the left OF the left nip |
pie. and the wound of exit was I'M
der the right arm The ball passed
in about two inches to the left OF the
eft nipple, passing iu front OF the
left lung. 1t pierced the right ven
tricle of the heart and passed thro-
ugh the right lung and out through
the right chest wall.
There were powder burns, abund.
ance Of powder burns about each of
the wounds OF entrance on the body
of each, and on the body OF Mrs.
Gordon the chenille was burnt show
ing the pistol was very close.
T. ere we're no marks Of any kind
on the bodies there was but one 9th
er thing | noticed on the body OF Mrs
Gordon that perhaps might have
something to do with circumstantial
evidence-the soles Of her stockings
we're caked with blood, showing she
must have tramped around the room
in the blood.
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