The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-11-03

Yes, here it is" He passed it to the
squire, who in turn handed it to Mr.
Tupper.
.sDr. Snow, % sad the latter, "can
you tell how long the deceased lived
after the shooting?''
81 found the bullet lodged. in the
soart; therefore death must have been
instantaneous
"Did you dnd any other marks of
violence?''
II addition to the wound which
proved fatal I found another, which
was only superficial. y
Did you find that ball also?''
'eNo; it only passed q short distance
through the body and emerged again
"Can you describe the direction
which it took?''
.tFrom the front toward the back.
How was the body dressed?'
..In nightdress, and it is q notice
able TACT that though there are two
wounds there is but one hole through
the garment -
Did the fatal bullet pass through
that hole?''
ssIt would seem that it did, but as
the nightdress is a loosely fitting gar
ment it is impossible to say, as the two
wounds are SO close together.
Mr. Barnes whispered to Mr. Tupper,
who then continued:
.sWas this last wound above or below
the other? What I wish to lnow is, was
st high enough for the bullet to have
come from pistol fred from the lawn
and through the Window
sYes. thought Of that point, and
therefore measured the height OF the
window sill from the ground and from
the floor inside. found by these meas
urements that the sill is about five
feet from the lawn outside and only two
feet above the floor within. The wound
which we are now considering is above
the fatal one. though only slightly so,
and is SO located that if the deceased
had been standing it would have been
about four feet above the floor, and SO
two feet higher than the window sill. "
Then, in your opinion, that wound
may have been made by some one on the
lawns
81 am sure that it would have been
possible. OF course it might depend on
how near Mr.. Lewis stood to the win
dow. .
AS the doctor was about to withdraw
Mr.. Upper stopped him by asking:
Will you please tell us if ycu found
any marks, scars, you know, or birth
marks, by which the identity of the
corpse might be established
{ Nothing whatever. The face and
! head have been burned beyond all pos
-sibility of recognition. .
s.Were these burns Of such a nature
that they may have BEEN the cause. OF
death?''
.sI should say not, but Of course If a
man were burned as badly as that he
might subsequently die. though not SO
quickly
Nj. Tupper, addressing the squire,
said:
&. ssI suppose there is no doubt as to the
identity of the body, but in the face of
the fact that the features are SO much
disfgured it would perhaps be as well
to seek some evidence in this direction. .
ST have no doubt, said the squire,
.tsthat Miss Lewis may be able to help
#us better than any one, though I will
say this much myself: When first saw
tho body lying by the chimney and
leaned over it, noticed that there was
name on the nightdress in large let
ters. y
81 saw that also,' said Dr.. Snow.
cit is in indelibIe ink aud done with a
stencil plate. AS might be expected,
the name is JohdyLewis. -
ssThat in itself seems almost conclu-
sive,' observed the squire, .'but we can
ask Miss Lewis about the matter when
she is called"
Dr.. Snow was then allowed to leave
the stand.
Now" said Mr. Tupper, '.if we
can we must try to discover the time Of
the crime I believe, squire, you are
the ene who last saw Mr.. Lewis alive.
Can you tell at what hour that was, as
near as possible?''
stI went to see Mr.. Lewis on the
night Of the murder ana was in the
parlor with him nearly an hour. must
have gone about 8 o'clock, for it was
but half past when reached my own
home
"Then, Of course, he was alive at
that hour. The detective, MI. Barnes,
has described to US the tracks which he
found in the snow and also the discoy-
cry Of the two pistols. These, he thinks,
were fred, q; the time when or immedi-
ately after the snow had ceased falling
last night. Whether either Of these shots
caused the death of Mr.. Lewis Or not, at
least it is possible that one of them made
the flesh wound which Dr.. Snow has
described. 1t will be well, therefore, to
fix the time when the snowstorm
ceased"
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