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Defense in the Jones Trial Now
Having Its Innings.
TESTIMONY OF PHYSICIANS.
Doctors pinkertcn and wcrfhiug'o"
Tell How They Found ur. stout
Confusion on Patient. freass.

The feature or touhl pr"'t'"'"hH ""H
been the examination OF DIS. Plnkcr-
ton and Warrington. who testified to
the nature OF the wound received by
Mr.. Stout ON the night Of the shooting
and the position ~ the revolver when
the discharge was made. The doctors
also testified that they found large
confusion on the right side OF Mr..
gtoutt's breast. which bears out Mr..
s,outta statement that he was FIRST
struck with weapon. Both the ply
r,clans say that the confusion was
caused BY q heavy blow. Or. Pinkor-
ton was not allowed 10 state what
statement. " any, Mr.. Stout made TO
him regarding ns to who shot him,
This afternoon the defense was busy
putting In It's testimony and when the
''Nswr' report closed Attorney George
sutherland was under examination.
DIR. pISKERToN TEsTniiss.
u. 4. ". Pinkcrton was the FIST Wit
ness called by the prosecution today.
Nr. Brown objected to his being sworn
for the reason that he had been sub
poenaed ut the preliminary hearing
but was not sworn or examined. The
objection wns oycrruied. The doctor
was called to see Mt. Stout on the
evening Of the sth OF December. 1898.
Itecelvcd word by telephone. His resi-
dcncc IL juft across the street south
Of stoutt's. Mr.. Stout was In the
hallway whom witness entered the
house. Was not certain whether Stout
had his ovcrcuat on or on. 80 the best
~ his recollection Il had bcccn re-
moved. Witness assisted Mr.. Stout
TO his bedroom. undrcHscd him and put
him to bed.
did he make statement to you
about the ahootIngg' asked Mr.. Put
nam.
mo, when I first saw hlm;" was the
reply.
How long was n after you saw Mr.
Stout before he made n atatefnent9''
About nvc minutes ] should Judge.
II was while I was undressing him"
what did he aay7'
Objected to by the defense M not part
Of the res scstae. Objection sus-
tained. Continuing. DIR. Pinkerton
said upon examination he found Mr..
Stout suffering with KUN sho, wound
In the chest nbnu' ~, inches bc'ow the
LED nipple. The bullet had passed
from left to right with n slight upward
tendency. and the gun must have been
ired Ut an acute angle. WitrerH CON
tlnued nttendin,; TO MIR. Stout for
days after the shooting Mr.stoutt COM
plained TO witness OF severe pains on
the right side OF his chest. Upon cx-
animation Witness said he discovered
on the right side OF chest n black or
blue spot, about the size Of the palm
Of ones hand. The confusion was the
result Of u blow from hard substance.
or a fall on rock. II would take three
or four days for dihcoioration 10 set In.
MIR. Stout had complained to witness
Of n pain In his right side the night he
was INST called In.
Under cross-examination DR.. Pinker-
ton said that he Judged the direction Of
the bullet by the powder marks and
fiashea. Had not examined Mr.. atoutt's
coat or vest. Did not extract the bah
from Mr.. Stout. neither had he located
the same by means of nm instrument.
The bullet had not penetrated the abdo-
mlnai cavity. The weapon. when fired.
according 10 witnesses best Judgment.
must have been a little 10 one side rnth-
er than IN front. Did not probe for the
bullet. The confusion on right side
could have been produced by blow
from flst.
Take II pretty good slzcd frHt.
wouldn't lt7' said Mr.. nrown.
II have seen mons eyes blaekcncd
pretty badly with small hs,." the Wit
mess answered.
Now do you wish the jury TO under.
stand that this brulsc on Mr.. Stoutts
chest, which you say was large aH the
palm OF my hand, might have been pro-
duced with blow from "a mans nrt 20
That's what I say l think I could
have produced u with my fists"
You are pretty handy with YOU nsts,
Not as handy ar you arc" u.augh-
ter)
Upon further crops-examinaiion the
witness said he reached home the night
OF the shooting shortly after q o'clock
lie was reading the paper and waiting
for his supper when the message came
from stoutts. Couldn't say how long
he had been home when the telephone
rams. lie ran across the street up TO Mr..
Stoutts home aud was there In few
seconds after getting word telling him
he was wanted. Telephonod to Duehi
a franken for handngrH. etc, as soon
~ he had put Mr.. Stout 20 bed
Couldn't say how much time had inter
vencd between the time OF his arrival
and trlephoning the drug store Knew
the work would not take an hour. lie
could have done II In ave minutes. lie
had an idcn OF time hut did not time
himself that evening Removed all OF
Mr.. StouttH clothing. including his
shoes When he reached the Stout RESI-
ldence he found the banker suffering
WHY NiNfN lfNDt Nllf tnntks MiAflfNN Nlt
not send for policemen, Two policemen
called while witness wns there. but he
iid not send FOR them neither did he
know who had, Ther, was q telephone
IN Stoutt'f house. He used Il In send
ing word 20 the drug store for band
ages. He sent Stoutts soE for the
handnFcs after telephoning. Did not
know which one ~ StouttH sons II was.
n might have been Joe or Joc's brother
for all he knew
ny Mr.. Putnam. Had hnstcned work
Of dressing Mr.. Stout ~ much ~ nos.
sihie. Mr. Stout had complained to wit.
ness of pains IN the region Of tho
abdominal wall
To Mr. Brown. Tie first complained
about month ago.
DIR. UNION woRTHNGToN.
Tho next witness called was DR.
Union Worthington. Witness testified
that he was FIRST called In TO see Mr.
Stout about four days after the latter
had been shot lie found puncturrd
wound on Mr.. StouttH breast just be-
low the left nipple, The wound was
the result OF a gun shot fired from the
left side. Tho direction Of the ball
was slightly upward. Noticed no other
Injury, About week or no after h.
made his first call. Stout complained
10 witness Of soreness on the rlghi
side. Witness examined him and
found confusion with yellow ting,
10 H. The bruisc was on the right
side, between the third and fourth rib
Should Judge u had been done some
time prior ana was produced through
contact with n hard substance.
When Witness was called In II was "a