Evening journal., 1896-02-14

Ine Shuii was thWed through the Drain
was so deconposed that lt ran out Ike
water. He found swelling Of
the tissue and beneath it a
fracture, about one and half inches long
on the right temple Both tables
we're fractured There were two trlangul ar
pieces OF bone so loose that they came
out after this skull was boiled. Blood
In the Il eure proved that II was a fresh
fracture. IL must have been done about
three days prior to death. There was no
appearance of an organized blood elot on
that side Of the brain. A fall such as
had been described would have caused
the fracture II the force wss applied to
that portion Of the skull
The doctor said thai they opened the
body ano found ttet the heart and
portion OF aslung we gore. Some Of
the internal organs were so decomposed
that 10 WAS Impossible TO tell anything
about them. Il was apparent that there
was no rupture OF the bowels The ninth
true rib and 'he tenth rib we're broken Ia
two The large 7uffusion convinced him
that the fractures had been made within
three days.
The deep muscles Of the left arm we're
congested, which condition could have
been caused by any strong grasping or
force applied. 10 must have been done
within three or four days at least
The fracture OF the skull force applied
to the stomach. or force used in breaking
the ribs would, any one In itself, be
sufficient to cause death by shock to the
nervous system.
Relative Go the condition Of the heart
he said that there was no external OF
tt.N. al de-. .ft t..l u
was a deposit Of fat on the outside.
thicker at the base AMI extending In
thin layers over the ventrlcles The walls
and valves we're normal The heart
weighed nine ounces. Normal weight OF
heart depends upon the slzs Of the
man and the authority, ths variance
being from eight 10 twelve ounces The
heart was normal. A great many men
here have poorer hearts
Mr. Ward conducted the cross exami
nation. In Its course the doctor said:
"Pisa's skull was the thinneat that I
ever saw. The surface OF the body WAS
very badly decomposed. / base my
testimony ss an expert on the testimony
OF Waples aud Cakes the only two have
heard here to day. Three or four days
are the longest that / would cay in
irj nries and death, but believe that they
we're II ficted a short time prior TO death.
Decomposition had not set in on the
internal muscles The bruises on the
arm might have been inflicted an hour
or two weeks before death. have
known Of q case Of death from a small
fracture extending from the base OF the
brain and In the same region / made a
ar In hal hrst 4
my case.
ia this case examined Plsa's heart,
and found approximately that there was
no disease. The heart was la alcohol
when got it / think the valves of the
heart we're all right. The alcohol would
not reduce the fat, but 10 might reduo,
the Weight. Fracture OF the skull and
fracture Of the ribs do not necessarily
cause death thought the heart wal
normal when given to me on November
80 aud since then my examination OF Il
has convinced me that nv frat impres
sions were correct. / did not 70 tc
Philadelphia with the heart
Mr.. Hayes Would the eotion oil
Lynch In carrying Pisa In The bath room
have fractured the skull or broken the
ribsT No sir; rot II his head and eide
old not strike
Had be been placed in the hathtut
quietly could it have fractured his skull
and ribs2' mo, sir
Gould not the generation Of gaser
caused by decomposition OF the brair
have caused separation OF the suturesf
. don't think so l sawed through the
skull aud ribs and found the bones pretty
tough"
At 6.15 court took a rscsss after grant
ing to the jury the privilege OF taking .
walk Ia charge OF tho bllllf this morn
ing.
Tiilman Was the Man.
Kenyon was turned down By the court
because he said that the he remembered
that he had read q speech In which .
United States Senator had characterized
America as "the land OF the free and the
home OF the jsckass As a matter oi
fact his statement was true, for Senator
Tillman was the man who made the
speech.
Jurors Out for Walk.
At 10 o'clock this morning Blillhl
Fleming and Manlove took the Jurors oul
FOR constitutional. They we're out
about au hour. Proceeding out Market
street TO Concord pike. they went up the
pike 10 the Boulevard, ia the Boulevard
to Washington street. over the bridge /,
the south side, to Delaware avenue anC
thence back to the Court House They
enjoyed the walk very much and at
trseted attention wherever they went.
DIR. walker Recalled.
This morning Lynch. Brown and sWar
were marched into the court room at II
/ o'clock. A few seconds later the jurJ
entered By that tine the court room
WAS crowded.
Deputy Attorney General Cooper ex
pressed the opinion that it WAS not
necessary TO cali the states witnesses a.
they were In their room Witnesses for
the defense were called aud ordered TO
the room assi gned to them
Mr. Cooper recalled Dr. James Walker
and questioned him concerning the effect
Of bioken ribs on breathing. he replied
that the force applied 10 a mau's rib
would cause spasms Of the diaphragm
aud might cause death mans haudi
at the throat would inte slfy the shock
II man went around two or three day.
with his ribs broken, he would have
sharp pains every time he breathed.
Mr. Ward cross-e examined him, bu
brought cut nothing particularly new.
Ex-Mayor shortIIdEe Testiiss.