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llhe TO have him state, but not as an
expert.
Mr.. Nye. We have no objection
c. DR.. Norrid, will you state the
measurements?
Dr. Norrid. l measured last night
from the bottom of the floor to the top
OF the box, and l got 35 inches and
q hall, exclusive OF the seat, just COM
ins TO the top of the box where you
lift your feet over.
Ny. Nye. From the floor on which
the wheels stood?
DR.. Norrid. To the top edge of the
box.
MIR. Smith. And that measurement
was without anyone being in the bug
gy? A. Yes, sir, without anyone be-
ing in the buggy at all.
MI. Smith. Did you test whether
there would be sinking of the buggy
with two persons in it or not?
Dr. Norrid. Yes, sir, there was
some.
Nj Nye Well, that would not be
more than
Dr. Norrid A couple of inches.
Mr.. Nye. Would it be that much,
doctor?
Dr.. Norrid. Well, yes with two per-
sons, anyway.
Nh Erwin The height of the box
was in the neighborhood of eight in
inches from the bottom to the top of
the sideboard?
M. Norrid. Six inches is the usual
height of a piano boN-I don't know
what that would be.
MI Erwin. Then from the top of
the box how high was it to the level of
the seat?
DIR. Norrid. Well, 1 should say five
OF six inches, anyway.
Mr. Smith. And the distance be-
tween the tires of the forward and
hind wheels when the phills were
pointed forward and not cramped,
would be what?
Dr. Ncrrid | did not measure it, but
I should judge about one foot, 1 did
not measure that, L am guessing at
ti,at.
MIR Erwin. Now, the bow of the
buggy when the top was up extended
in front of the seat, did it not?
Dr.. Norrid. Yes, sir.
MI Erwin So that the front of the
top was but q few inches behind the
dashboard?
Dr.. Norrid. Yes, the extreme for
ward portion of it.
Mr.. Erwin. And the bow extended
from that point down to the corner of
the seat?
Dr. Norrid. Yes, sir.
Q. 1 now desire to ask you, doctor,
the statement based upon the hypoth-
etical question, whether or not the
fractures upon both sides Of the head
could have been produced by the per-
con falling from the carriage, or be-
ing slid or thrown from the carriage
il the manner stated in the hypothet1-
cal statement and questionable tract
ure on both sides of the head?
Nj. Nye. The same objection.
The Court. The objection is over
ruled.
A 1 don't think they were.
@. Will you give your reasons, doc
tor? A. Yes, sir. In the first place,
the fracture is through the th1ckest
portion Of the skull, where it requires
the greatest amount of violence to
produce a fracture, and it was so low
down that if she was pitched out on
her face. the fracture would not nave
occurred at that point.
Cross-examination by Mr.. Nye.
@. Is not your opinion, doctor,
largely formed from your conception
of how she might have fallen? A.
Partially, not wholly.
Redirect examination by Mr.. Smith
@. Have you given the matter some
thought, doctor? A. Yes, sir. L have
read the autopsy.
WILLIAM D. MEYERS
was called to the stand, but before he
was examined Mr.. Smith asked Dr.
Hance what he had to say about Miss
Ging's falling and striking one side of
her head and fracturing the other
side, under the conditions given In the
hypothetical question
well, said the doctor, ''it is hard to
speak of impossibilities, for it comes
almost within the range of 1mpoSSl-
biiities to fracture both sides of the
skull by falling on one side, at that
age, especially-and l might explain
little further if you desire. At that age
the bones are yielding, and the sutures
are not knitted firmly together; you
would get a reaction, good deal of de-
preston there without a fracture.
Mr. Nye-But you would look for
some external proof or confusion,
would you not, above the fractures?
Dr.. Hance-Not necessarily. 1t was
protected some, as L understand, by
the hair, which was down.
The examination of Dr. Meyers then
proceeded as follows:
Q. Have you had much experience
with pistol shot wounds, gun shot
wounds, fractures? A. I have.
@. You heard both the hypothetical
statement and hypothetical question
propounded to Drs. Norred and Hance?
A. 1 have.
@, Have you seen the carriage in
which Miss Cling is alleged to have
been murdered? A. Yes.
@. Now, will ask you what expert
ence you have had with gun shot, pis-
tol, or any other missile, going through
the base of the brain, substantially
where it is shown by the hypothetical
question that the pistol ball passed
through Miss Ging's brain? A. [ saw
a great number of such wounds, or, at
least, wounds that would approximate
the one described in the hypothetical
QuSSllOilJ OuIlilS MY IllllildIy SAp-ii-
ence. l have seen a great many cases
of fracture of the skull produced by
mechanical violence, similar to the one
outlined by the physician who made
the autopsy in this case.
Q. 1 will ask you if you know, based
upon your experience and knowledge,
q professional opinion as to the effect
upon the muscular and nervous sys-
TENS of the human body, by ball
passing through the base of the brain
where it is shown that the ball passed
through the brain of Catherine Cling
answer the question, yes or no? A
Yes, sir.
Q. I will ask you now-waiting fol
an objection-to state what the effec
would be upon the muscular and ner-
vous systems of a wound similar il