Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-20


charge of an attendant. He did not
come alone, because he was not capable
He had nocturnal epilepsy.
As an insane expert, began
Mr.. Gray. There was laugh, and
upon suggestion Mr.. Gray changed this
to As an expert on insanity" and
asked the doctor if such a patient was
worthy of credence He said he didn't
think he was, Kenyon was afflicted
with epileptic insanity. DIR. Hancker
said that reliance cannot be placed on
tho Judgment of Kenyon as to facts
occurring six months ago.
Upon cross examination by Attorney
| General White, DR.. Hancker admitted
| that be did not know Kenyon had noe
turnal fits, except that they were re-
ported to him. DIR. Hancker would
not say that Kenyon would be unable
| to remember at future time some facts
which he had seen. DIR. Hancker said
that such an aiiliction would have a
tendency TO weaken PERSONS memory.
Judge Marvel asked DIR, Hancker if
the condition of Kenyon's g mind on or
about October 9th and since that time
was such that any reliance could be
| put on his statements now.
/ DIR. Hancker answered mo.
DIR. John j. Black was called as an
expert. He said that no reliance could
be placed in the statement of man
afflicted with epiieptic insanity.
DIR. Charles Il. Baird, who was police
surgeon in April, 1893, testified that
he examined Kenyon and found that
he was insane. He and DIR. Albert Il.
Harris signed the certificate which
committed him to the hospital. DIR.
! Harris cOrrohorata1 DIR Baird
DIR. Clayton was called, but the State
raised the point that he had been an
inmate OF the asylum. Mr.. Gray de-
clared that he had been discharged
after being there two days.
The Court decided not to pass upon
the question.
The State then called DIR. f. G.
Shortlidge, who had heard Kenyon
testify before the coroner's jury and
the Trustees Of the Insane. Kenyon
showed as sound mind as any witness
the doctor heard.
DIR. James Walker, coroner's physi-
clan. also believed Kenyon capable of
testifying.
DIR. John ii Hammond, assistant
physician at the hospital, thought that
Kenyon might give an account, but
he did not know that it would bs cor
rect.
Chief Justice Lore held that the
State had not complied with the re-
quirement to prove that the person had
been sufficiently restored.
Judges Grubb and Marvel desired to
see Kenyon and he was brought in.
Judge Grubb asked him some questions
and he made rational answers.
The court would not allow Kenyon to
testify.
DIR. Hammond was called. He testi-
fed that he knew Leon Pisa at the
asylum. Witness saw Pisa the day oi
the coroner's inquest. The body was
Pisa's to the best of his belief. There
was an incision in the body He saw
DIR. Walker at the post-mortem. At a
partial post mortem, held by DIR Clay
ton and himself, Pisa's heart and part
of the lungs were taken out. The
heart was taken away by DIR. Walker.
Upon ross-examination by Mr.. Gray
DR. Hammond stated that the body
WAS in bad condition. He recognized
the body by the thin moustache and
beard and by the clothing.
Theodore Butler, gardner at Farm.
hurst, testified that Pisa worked foI
him about two years and that he was
a good worker. The body on which
the post mortem was made was that oi
Pisa.
DIR. James Walker, coroner's physi
;, clan, testified that he made a post
mortem on Pisa's body. After remov
ing the clothing they found that a par
tial incision had been made in tht
body Ii WAS so decomposed that ex
ternal violence could not be noticed.
The scalp was laid bare, and it was
! a., -
right side than on the left. The tol
of the head was removed and the brair
was so badly decomposed that it rar
out.
He stated that he discovered frac
, ture of the skull on the right side abou
one and half inches long. The frac
, ture was through the two tables of thu
, skull. Two triangular pieces were
ready to come loose. A red substance
, was found in the fracture. 1t looked
like fresh fracture.
"How long before death was tha
fracture made?'' asked Mr.. Cooper.
DIR. Walker fixed it at any time from
} several days before until his death
He then confined it to within three
days prior to death.
) MIR. Cooper asked if that wound coult
have been produced by such fall al
, he had heard told of by Oakes ant
{ NAPLES,
He replied that he might have faller
J in such way as to cause ii.
} The doctors opened tho incision ir
, the body and found that the heart anc
, part of the lungs had been removed.
! They found no rupture Of the bowels
t Proceeding further DIR. Walker founo
/ a fracture in the ninth rib. 1t was
| broken in two. The tenth rib was
, broken in two also. He thought those
ribs were newly broken.
/ "How long before death might thai
fracture have been made?" Mr. Cooper
, asked.
t Witness replied that it might have
been made two or three minutes before
! death. or within three days,
/ Muscles Of the left arm were founC
to be deeply congested, which NIGH
i have been caused by grasping or force.
; This might have been caused withir
) three or four days of DEATH The effects
> of the violence that caused the fracture
/ of the skull could produce death.
Force applied to the abdomen, such
! as had been testified to, might cause
D death.
5 Dr. Walker believed that shock caused
= Pisa's death. Such force as woulr
) fracture the ninth and tenth ribs nigh
9 cause shock such as would bring death
. Turning to the heart, DIR. Walker
! said there WAS no eyiderce, external o.
internal. of inflammation. There wal
I deposit Of fat at the base Of the heart
extending in thin sheet over the ven
Z tricles Tho wall and valves of tn,
O heart we're normal. Tho heart weighed