The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-15

both sides of the heart should be care
fully examined, because in case OF
death by strangulation one side would
be violently congested and the other
comparatively empty: also it is
necessary to see whether ar
terial circulation had been
established. because if not all these
conditions would have been somewhat
modified. The color of the blood
should have been noted because there
are some differences in the
arterial circulation between that of
the foetus and the living child. The
absence of any proof that an arterial
circulation had been established indi-
Gated dead child. 1t was his opinion
that the child was born dead in a
legal sense; it might have breathed or
gasped during birth, but not after
complete birth. He said, as also did
DIR. Campbell, that absence of air in
the stomach WIS also indication of
still birth. Air in the stomach would
indicate that the child had cried. The
doctors who performed the autopsy
did not open the stomach, but they
said it was fat. His opinion was that
If three or four ounces of blood can be
found in the body it rebuts the pre-
sumption of death by hemorrhace.
There was 10 discharge from the
nostrils or mouth as would probably
have been the case if it had been
strangulation SO also the natural ap-
pearance of the face. He had seen
many men die on the battle field from
hemorrhage, and their eyes were al
ways partially open. An hour
was spent in cross examination.
III which the Doctor elaborated his
points by detailed explanation.
John Shuttleworth testified for the
prosecution that he noticed the preg-
nant condition of the woman while at
work at Wilson'S house the day before
the birth and while she was washing
but Mr.. Robb on cross examine
ton elected the fact that |
his work was vanishing and shelacking
about the house. Robb, in his argument !
urged that the turpentine might have /
caused miscarriage. Drs. Albee and /
Hill gave it as their opinion that it
was full term child, but the time
might have been somewhat short so
that she had not prepared for it over
turning the presumption of "premed-
itated neglect. -
l.. E. Mosely testified she hired
out to work for him as kitchen girl
at the Rockingham some time before
the birth and began work about ten
lays after the birth.
Mrs. Carroll Moore, the daughter
1f Mr.. Wilson where Stella worked and
Miss Sarah Wilson sister. of her for
mer employer, both testified that they
noticed nothing unusual in her appear
inee and suspected nothing Of her
trouble.
DIR. ii. ID. Holton was called bv the I
in rebuttal. and testified
hat none of the conditions warranted
belief in suspended animation. which
would be looked for only in cases of {
ong tedious labor and compression of Y
he head, where in this case the head !
vas well formed and the labor short. G
he amount OF blood found in and r
bout the heart would Indicate from j
nree to four ounces in the body, not (
more than one quarter of the normal
mount, pointing TO large hemor
hage and TO belief that the child n
'as born alive. The blood had largely b
zen drawn from the small vessels. c
realty lessening the chances of echem. a
SIS or black and blue spots where the 9
tring was tied. The appearance of
he lungs. with the circumstances Of
he case indicated. to him that the
mid was Ter. alive and none of The
onditions warranted an idea that the
MID died suring birth a subject