The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-30

witness said he was present last Sun
day at the cemetery when. the body of
Reagan was exhumed and he removed
some of the hair from the head for the
purpose of comparing it with the hair
found on the rock.
How does it compare as to texture,
color and general appearance asked
Mr. Connolly.
TT seems to be Identical" replied DR..
Wells.
The witness said the body was ex-
humed under order of the county at
torney for the purpose of determining
the injuries and their character, the
changes that had taken place and for
the purpose, as stated. of comparing
the hair. The doctor said the smaller
of the two pieces of rock was almost
entirely covered with blood, and at
three different places the hair was en-
bedded in the blood and surface of the
rock. The largest rock weighs from 20
to 30 pounds, and the small one from
two to four pounds.
The two pieces of rock were intro
duced in evidence, and the jurors We're
invited to inspect them. All did so, and
examined the grewsome exhibit, except
the Juror Abe Phillips, who evidently
saw only piece of circumstantial evil
dence in the rock which had been used
to crush Reagan's head, and he had
dlfeduy uecldIeu lldl He Woulu hpt VII
Wet the defendant on circumstantial
evidence. Some of the jurors compared
the hair taken from the dead body of
Reagan with that sticking to the blood
on the rocks.
The doctor testified that he examined
the body of Reagan for the purpose of
determining whether any of the larger
bones of the body were broken, and
found that none had been. The skull
was badly crushed. The front portion
over the eyes and well up. to the top
of the head was driven very deeply into
the brain. The bones of the face were
crushed, and the cheek bones broken
The upper jaw was separated and sew
eral teeth were missing. There were nc
bones in the breast or neck broken. The
lower jaw was intact.
could that have been dora with a
rock?" asked one of the jurors.
Yes. it could have beem done with
a rock" replied the witness.
Doctor, can you say, from medica
standpoint, whether the injuries were
inflicted by a rock or how they might
have been inflicted" asked the county
attorney.
They might have been inflicted by
rocks, but I don't think they could have
been inflicted by the smaller of the tive
rocks in the hands of an ordinary in
dividual, but they could have been In
t1icted with the larger rock IN the
hands of an ordinary individual. The
injuries were evidently inflicted by
some heavy, dull instrument
From your experience, would you
say it was possible for a railroad train
to have struck the body which you eX-
amined and have inflicted those in
juries and thrown the body five or II
feet without inflicting other injuries or
the body?''
An objection to the question was
overruled.
L think not" answered Dr. Wells
unless the body might have beer
struck by some projecting timbers CT
| the train"
In that case, in order to receive thu
! injuries which you saw, the person
would have to face the approaching
| train?'
Yes, SIR
| On cross-examination by Mr.. Hinkl
| the witness said the hair on a deat
body did not necessarily change, ant
| that it was not likely that there hat
| been any change in the hair OF
| Reagan's body during he short tim
| it was underground.
| The witness was asked if it was no
fact that the two bloody rocks wer
| submitted to him for the purpose o
determining whether the blood and hal