The sun., 1898-11-26
Life IN THE BALANCE.
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going to fight and asked them not to
fight about her.
Blackiston then cursed her and told
her To attend to her own business and
she did so.
Ellen said that Harry was standing
half way between the porch and the
yard gate and she did not hear Green
say "Harry you remember what said |
was going to do tn yon." Size also stated
that she nnrsed Charlie Green for about
two weeks after he was stabbed.
Superintendent Mccoy of the Aims
house, testified to admitting Green to
the Almshouse on June | and that he
remained there until September |, at
which time he was taken to Delaware
Hospital. =.
DR.. Ogle was called to the witness
stand and stated that he attended Green
on his arrival at the Delaware Hospital
and found him suffering from exauton
caused by loss of blood. His chest cavity
was filled with puss. The wound was
not fully healed, but an operation was
necessary for the purpose of placing a
draining tube into the chest cavity to
carry off tn" puss, as the patient had
become 81 full that the corruption was
coming from his mouth.
"The man." continued the doctor "was
suffering from knife wound, which bad
penetrated the left lung, having entered
between two ribs passing through the
chest cavitv, lad penetrated the lung to
such an extent as to cause sloughing
away of that organ, causing a formation
of pnss and severe hemorrhage." The
wound could have been caused by such
a knife as he one held up for the doc
tors inspection.
On cross examination Mr.. Burris asked
DR.. Ogle if the wound had been properly
treated would Green have died.
DR.. OgIe was told by Mr.. Cooper not
to answer the question.
Dr. William f. Kennedy, OF Middle
town, was the next witness sworn. and
stated that lie bad been practicing ply
slcian for tWenty-siX years.
The doctor said he visited Charles
Green at the residence of Mr.. Rhoads
and found him suffering from a knife
wound which penetrated tie lung. lie
could say how deep the wound was, Tor
the man was bleeding so freely that it
was vitaIlv important that the blood
wound bad penetrated the lung. for
every time the man breathed air and
blood came from it. Death might result
from such wound be said.
When asked what sort Of drainage he
applied to the wound he said that he
had left an opening in the torn corner of
the cut and had inserted antiseptic ga'lze
in it, that being considered The best
drainage t, his knowledge.
DR.. Ogle, when called, agreed with DR..
Kennedy as to this manner of treating
The wound.
DR.. |. d. McColley, who was next
called, testified that he had attended
Green at the amshouse for about
month and through his suggestion the
man was removed to Delaware Hospital
Tor better treatment.
Mr.. Burris tried to say that DR.. Nc
CoIley mad allowed the wound to heat,
but this was soon set straight by DR..
Ogle, who said that the wound was still
open.
DR.. McC"llcy, as coronpr's physician,
Testified to having held a post-morten on
he body, assisted by Drs. Bastian, Will
hanson and Oge. Death was caused
from exhaustion and hemorrhage from
wound in the lung
Being recalled DR.. McCollcy was asked
when Charles Green died. The doctor
got his papers and stated that it was on
the morning OF October 4, and that the
post mUrtem WAS held on the afternoon
OF the same day.
The State here rested its case
Mr. Burris in opening the defence said
in part:
"Gentlemen Of the jnry it las been
said thousands Of times perhaps and
Will be again, that there is no task that
IS heavier than defending u man ac-
cused Of crime. There will he none
more console nti"ns than myself in the
discharge the high uuties imposed upon
me in this case.
"lt ia sometimes hippantIy said that
lawyers are not conscientlnUs when cases
are concerned. Right here | will 4av
that there are no men in the world mere
honorable or conscientious than the
men bers Of the bar"
NY Enlu 'i'tt' iIC iiC tllc ItfpDHSlDlll(y
of the life that was at stake in the
present case and that he had seriously
thought OF suggesting to the court to
appoint some lawyer more able and ex-
perlenced to conduct the case and II
would to God that | had"
Henry Blackistnn was the first witness
called, and after he had taken the oath
Mr.. Burrris said "Henry you tell the
court and gentlemen of the jurv.how the
affair happened"
Blacklston. who is a young, short
black man with somewhat OF sulen and
lowering countenance recited the fight
and stabbing Of Green as follows:
"ln the first place we had a quarrel
in the barn-yard while hauling out
manure and Green wanted me to fight.
told him that Mr.. Rhoads was away
and l would not stop to fight linn for
there would be pie 1ty OF time after sup
per. Green said he would wait and | |
told hin if he would wait until after
supper he had better wait until Whit.
Monday, at which he said that if he did
ne would shoot my d heart out.
Nothing more was said then.
They all sat down to supper and the
knife was brought and laid on the table.
We did not quarrel at the table. Green
got through his supper and went out ON
the porch and stood near where | would
have to bass when l left for home. | |
finished my supper and started out. See