The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-06-29
THE MUSGRAVE CASE.
Continuation of the Evidence
From Last Week.
At this Writing There is No Indication
Of What the End will Be Though it is
not Thought the Accused Will be
Convicted.

5. c. Stewart; | am farmer an
surveyor. Was with Prof Johnsto
and Mr.. Michael when survey wa
made Of pool. Probably the cree
was deeper at pool in December tina
in May when the survey was made
The branches Of the tree at poe
touch the water Saw dead branche
Of same below the surface of the wa
ter.
DR.. G. W. Dent; A practicing ply
stefan for 33 years and have know
defendant 20 years He was defend
ants family physician. Was presen
when Mrs. Musgrave's child wa
born. 1t was a premature one an,
about 7 months old. She told hin
that she had had one miscarriage
He treated her for kidney disease
He prescribed for her both at defend
ants house and at his home whel
she came to see him professionally
Judging by her talk and actions h
feared her mind was not right a
times. He told the defendant as Il
her mental condition and advised
him to watch her. He feared tina
she had mania of a suicidal or othe
nature. He also treated her wher
sick otherwise. She told him tina
she had fits once. While he was a
defendants as physician defendan
treated her as he should have done
he was kind and did his duty, anC
defendants sons did house worl
when she was sick. Her child live
two hours.
Cross examined: Was not at de
tendant's on professional visit 70
four months prior to her decease, bu
saw her two weeks before.
Clark Michael: He testified as Il
his testimony before Squire Stagerl
as to whether he said then the bee
covers were mussed and turned un
der. On cross examination he stat
ed that the covers were turned undel
and that he did not notice whethe
anybody had been in the bed tina
was in the kitchen.
Witness John H. MGsgrave: Whei
in May-it was before her child was
born-defendant and his father anC
the deceased had come home from
Fairmont she jumped out of the wag
on in which they were riding-th,
horses were frightened by the cars
and suppose she was scared too.
Witness Clark Michael: He die
not remember language he used be
fore Stagers as to condition of TIN
covers on the kitchen bed, but, on
cross examination he explained thai
same were turned and that he die
not notice whether it looked as il i
had been occupied.
Witness John n. Musgrave
When defendant and wife and faith
er of defendant and others were in {
wagon near GAINESVILLE in Marion
county on their way back from Fair
mont the horses were frightened by
a r. R. train and deceased became
scared and jumped out of the wagon
to the ground; that this was before
the birth of her premature child.
Witness Eli G. Parker. He saw
the willow tree at pool where Mrs
Musgrave was found dead and il
hangs over the creek and touched
the stones. He saw it the Sunday
after her decease. He never saw thu
woman. He thought a person might
get their face and neck scratched by
falling against the branches of the
tree, The tree looks now as it dir
the Sunday after her death excep
that it has more leaves and twigs or
it. Cross examined: The marks
seen by him in December on thu
banks of the creek indicated that
there had been a recent rise in the
stream. The tree he saw is from lC
to 2 inches in diameter He wen
to see the pool as a matter of curios
ity.
Witness Ida Stephens, recalled
Daughter of deceased My mother
had eight children by her first hus
band.
Lucinda Musgrave: Half sister
of defendant. Saw defendants wife
jump out of the wagon; she was ex
cited. This was on the 18th or 1871
of May, and her child was born or
the 7th of June.
Witness j. w. Hartigan: 80 years
old, Professor in the w. V. Univer
sity. Has dissectcd 20 or 80 bodies
He graduated at the Bellvue Hospit
al College in New York City, and h
has been a professor in the Universe
ty for seven years. He testified thai
the amount of injury that is sus
tanned by pressure on the thiroid re
gion, which is the middle of the necl
and above adams Apple" depends
upon the exact location as well as
the force applied. That much less
force would be required to produc'
death if applied only just owe
adams Apple than if applied owe
all the front neck at the same time
In cases of drowning the first ap
pearance of drowning is noticeable
as rule, in the face and neck, anc
then it extends downwards. He hal
seen cases of drowning when there
was no mucous froth in the noutt
of deceased. Generally, in cases o
drowning the pupils are distended
and the face is swollen and bloateC
not long after the body is removed
from the water Cross examined
Where there is marked or pronounced
extravasation of the thiroid region
it denotes death by stangulaiion
External injuries or wounds have
great weight when they are pro
nounced; it depends upon thei
character. They are always closel,
examined in cases of suppose
drowning. Often extravasation il
the throat can not be detected by al
external examination. Did not at
tend at the autopsy and never saw
the woman.
Witness Eli G. Parker, recalled
There was an eddy in the creek al
the pool. He was of this opinion
because of the appearances at thu
point and believed there was an eddy
there in Dec. 1894. MRS. Musgrav'
was discovered dead in the pool Dec
13, 1894.
Witness Professor j. G. Rane
He makes the meteorological daily
annual report, that is the daily
amount of rain fall, for the W. V
Experiment Station. He explained
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