The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-26
More Evidence Taken
Several Doctors Tes-
tify in the Murder
Trial.
Trial Probably End NextWeek
other Items OF Interest Picked ~
About the Metropolis OF the
Copper Country.

The interest in the trial of this case
continues undated and at the court on
Wednesday, the second day OF the trial,
many persons were not able 10 gain adj
mission.
John Nolan testified he was a member
OF the police force at Ishpeming and with
the marshal and Tille Wendell on octo-
Der Il, searched the garnet in Mrs. Wen
del's house. They first found blue
cap. There was sawdust at the east end
OF the garnet. He found hole at the
west end near the second chimney. lie
liz match and then saw the body oil
the child. He called 10 Mr.. Carlson. The
The child was lying on her left side, the
body being twisted, her clothes were
showed up and her body was bare, there |
was blood on the back Of the skirt, the |
top of the body was decomposed. The
BODY was lying on the roof between the
lower and the second roof. There are
three roofs. one above the other. The
child's dress was open, unbuttoned eS-
cept the top button.
John Carlson, the marshal of lsbpem-
ing corroborated Nolan's statement and
said the child was lying on her stomach
with her left arm under DER. The clothes
were turned up leaving the lower part OF
the body naked. There was stain on
the skirt. When the skirt was turned {
down il would bring the stain on the c
back part of the body. v
DR.. George Barnett after giving evil II
ience as above said he removed a gar =
nent from the body, the hand was
lrawn up into the sleeve; by pulling the
land down l found a waist knotted lie
Iround the wrist. u
DR.. Andrus, physician OF lshpeming, N
estitied he made an autopsy. The skull er
n top scalp was dry and hard and at IN
ottom was purified. The skull was
actured, two openings, one of the left H.,
de about 2x4 inches, and the other on -,
he back Of the head l Rx2A inches, these -
Denings were connected by crack half -
4 inch wide, and the crack extended
yer the head TO the right side. There
az fracture from the bridge of the ar
,se leading to the largest opening err
lese fractures were caused by violence by
Id produced death The body was in
ate OF putreiaction. The body was
at of female five years old or over; CIV
'ticed the stain on the underskirt. -
'ath from the fractures would be al. '"'
ost instantaneous.
DR.. Felch, VINO assisted at the autopsy, at,
id the body was mummified and that ne,
saw no evidence of injury to the body, BET
being too far decomposed. The effect
the fractures would be unconscious
ss and probably immediate death. her
lie head was separated from the body. Wis
uld not tell whether the fracture OF
e skull was made before or after death.
Dr.. Barnett being recalled said the
nd was attached TO the body at the
rret, but came of at the undertaker's.
DR.. Worder stated he wasfamiliar with ere
bod analysis. That he had made tests Lac
the child's skirt and other articles:
md blood on the skirt and was certain ii;
e stains were caused by human blood. -
The boys clothes were handed TO me IT
ID were dripping with water when they i
re brought in.
Ii is expected that the trial will becon-
aided the early part OF next week. N