Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1896-04-30

>, rom the abrasion OF the
--,A OF pOst-mortem discoloration and
pscnce Of rigor mortis
Attorney Crawford endeavored to make the
doctor admit that a "TetrRction' Of the wound
In the hand would have taken place II Il had
been inflicted after death. but the doctor in
sisted that such would not be the case lie
also answered NO" 20 . question as TO wheth-
er the conditions of the body might not indi-
cate that the girl was asphyxiated and then
beheaaed
Dentist Gillespie, Of Greencastle. Ind was
called nr Gillespie identified several let
tiers written TO him by Scott Jack
son lie testified 10 seeing Jackson with
/ Pearl Bryan frequently in Greencasile,
One day jackson came to the witness and said
3 he was in great deal Of trouble over Pearl
1 and wanted to know what 10 do Witness told
I him he had better marry her; he said he could
never do that That was about five days he
/ fore Jackson returned 10 Cincinnati during the
/ holidays
Mayor Caldwell, OF Cincinnati. was then called
( and narrated the statements Jackson had
made 10 him after his arrest all Of which has
been published
/ Dr. J O. Jenkins was the next and last wit
ness called for the day. lie stated that he was
| n practicing physician and surgeon In New
] port Ky, where he had lived for II years, and
/ that he assisted the coroner and other ply
D sicians in the pOst-mortem examination on
the body Of the woman found near Fort
Thomas. being present as spectator and in
vestigatoE
He recited at length the findings Of the ex-
animation, stating the condition OF the vari-
| Gus parts OF the body. in all OF which he cor
roborated the facts brought out by the testi-
mony OF DIR. Tingley and Dr Carothers
! NEWPORT, Ky. April e4.-Court opened at
e;s Thursday morning After the prisoner
was brought into the courtroom Health Ofiiccr
J. q. jenkins was cross examined by Attorney
Crawford
! The cuts on the hand would not indicate that
/ the head was cut Of during life-not strictly,
the witness said The cuts on Pearl Bryan 5
hands were found slightly open, and the pros
ecution. through Dr Carothers and Coroner
girl was alive when her head was severed. The
/ object Of Crawford's cross-examInation was Ia
disprove this
! He said that rieor mortis had passed OF in
the case Of Pearl Bryan's body before the au-
! torsy and II rigor mortis had passed away there
could he n retraction Of the skin There are
some circumstances, as poison action. excess
siye bodily heat or cold, watery condition Of
blood vessels. lack OF oxygen. and
there may be other conditions, that
might cause suspension OF coagula-
tion of blood in the body after
death The drugs are chlorine and carbonie
acid IL is an undecided question IL chloro-
form would cause a suspension Of coIgulation.
Chloroform kills by paralyzing the heart IL
snspends the contraction OF the smaller arter-
les and tissues DIR jenkins said there was
possibly two pounds OF blood in the body when
the autopsies were made. This showed that
about eight pounds or pints had flowed out
On redirect examination DIR jenkins said
that In the nutopsies no abnormal condition
OF any part Of the body found No sign
OF any disease that might retard the coagula-
tion Of the blood was found An incision in a
dead body may cause the wound to Gape. but
not the skin, the latter being the case in the
wounds on Pearl Bryan's neck and hand.
The doctor said that in the autopsy no sign
of any drug was found in the body that would
have a tendency TO retnrd coagulation, but
chloroform evaporates very quickly
The prosecution said that DIR. F.W. Fishback
would be the last physician they would put on
the stand. lie assisted in the autopsy on Pearl
Bryans body. The head had evidently been
cut OF by a knife. passing from left TO right
II was clean cut, but for evidence of hac king
on the vertebre. He said the blood clot in the
pulmonary artery was four inches from the
heart The other doctor said one inch. 9th
erwise he corroborated the testimony Of the
previous experts
He said IL the head was cut OF before the
heart ceased TO contract the blood would be
drained from the BODY completely. II cut of
five minutes after death the blood would leave
only by gravitation.
Col Nelson asked the witness what the
blood spattered on the privet bushes would in
dictate Crawford objected TO the broad man.
ner In which the question was asked
Judge Helm put the question DIR Fishback
said the squirting came from live body The
cross-examination then began
DIR. Fishback contradicted jenkins on sew
eral technical points regarding the coagula-
tion of blood
A bunch Of white wild flowers were on Judge
Helms bench when he opened court at 2
O'Clock Thursday afternoon The judge con-
suited a law book several minutes and Com
monwealth attorney Lockhart stepped for