Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-05-09
GORDON'S TRIAL.
taHrt -ss., .-re@-,s-es !. ssIg
Arraignment OF the Accused.

Wednesday morning Fulton Cor
don. who killed his wife and Archie
Brown, was before Judge Thomp-
sons court for 'risl. 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
veninC time About the bar was q
throng OF lawyers intent on hearing
the case, and Just beyond, and fairly
climbing over each other in an eifor,
to get to point of vantage WAS the
eager expectant throng
Judge Thompson took his seat on
the bench, hailid Vetter called for
order and the Judge said Gentle
men are YOU ready in the case Of
fulton horupn
At this instant almost, Gordon en-
tered .he court room, leaning on the
arm Of Mr.. Dulaney. Except for 3
slight pallor and nervous twitchi ny
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
,inued moving 81 his hands and bit
ing Of his nails, But when the name
OF bis wife wSs mentioned FOR the
first time bv Coroner Hood, great
change came over him tie pressed
his hands 70 his ewes sai bowed his
head bot only for q moment for
with mighty effort he managed 10
control himself
Coroner J. { Hooi being sworn
test fed a. follows
Isaw the bodies wing where they
were SAID TO have fa.lea. I made an
autopsy i- the case Of Mrs Gordon |
and an examination Of vou=ds N the |
case % Brova.
There are ten bullet Wounds and !
two confused wound, tbal W. worth I
mentioning There nav yet be some /
slight scratches besides that bat
those Se-e the pr.ac.psl ~oands-
The confused wounds we're one 90
top ~ The heal. AMI looked ike II
hsd been made With some blunt H.
strumcut. and one st the sum NIT Of
the forehead. made by a blunt in
struIaent
The bu'l-t w'uai. were t~o in the
left arm. ia-11-h tie G sLy part OF
the hircps mH~cI-. one on tie lef'
sifc. about frur inches ID 80 al : /
shove and % The lei, Of the left nip
ole. one buIei hole about two inches
above the ieft nipple, and one bullet
wouad about four inches diagnnsl'y
below and to the left % the Jeff nip
pie. one bullet wound ia the night
size sl,out one inch beloV and tso
.nchc, q the right Of the right nip
pie. and one Ia the right aim, on the [
outer side o. the arm, about three
inches below the schronium process,
o. the shoulder. one in the thigh near
the upper AMI inner extremity OF the |
right thigh above the region Of the
femorsl ring. ! believe I have nam
"a al the wounds.
MRS. G0RD0Ss WOUNDS.
: had two ballet wounds; one
W as the wound Of entrance and the
other The wound Of exit. The wound !
II entrance Was on the eft side about
two inches to the eft Of the lef' nip
pie. and the wound Of exit was IN
der TIE night arm The bal passed
in about two inches 70 the left Of the !
eft nipple, passing 10 front OF the
left lung It pierced the night ven
uiole q The heart and passed thro- /
ugh The right lung and out through /
TIE right chest wall
There were powder burns sbund.
ance Of powder burns about each Of
The wounds Of entrance on the body /
Of eacl., and on the body Of Mrs.
Gordon tie chenille was burnt show
ne the pistol was very close.
7 ere were no marks Of any kind
% the bodies there was bat one 9th
y thing noticed on the body OF Mrs
Gordon that perhaps might have
something to do with circumstantiAi
sOles Of Der stockings
we're csked with blood, showing she
must hSve tramped around the room
n the blood.
COL SCOTS scORcHER.
COL SCOT took OCCASION 70 maize