Evening journal., 1899-12-08


SEVERE CROSS EXAMINATION.
WALLACE AND MRS. PERRY HAD
WORDS ABOUT A HARD-DRIvEN
HORSE.
The trial of Harry Wallace for the
murder Of Mrs. Mary c. Perry was
continued at yesterday afternoons ses-
sion of the oyer and Terminer Court.
The cross-examination of Ella e.
Smith by Mr.. Reinhardt was resumed.
Coroner Alfred d. Vandever testified
to having gone to Deakyneyille and
finding the body of Mrs Wallace on the
kitchen floor, the head and shoulders
being in the fireplace.
The dimensions of the kitchen and
measurements of the cupboard, stove
and fireplace were told by Detective
Walter Witsil.
Ella E. Smith was recalled. and in
answer to Mr. Cooper said that when
she returned TO the Wallace home there
was no blood on the stove, nor evil
dence OF scufile, except that a chair
had been thrown down on its side near
the body. The breakfast dishes, she
said, We're on the table just as she had
left them.
The examination of DR.. Daniel l. Me-
COlley consumed almost an hour. and
he was put through a thorough cross
examination by Mr.. Richards. The ply
sician testified to having made a post
mortem examination on the body OF
Mrs. Wallace. In explaining the in
juries inflicted on the woman he pro-
duced portion of her skull and the
shattered parts. In his opinion the
woman died from shock. the result or
injuries on the head. Blue, discolored
wounds were found on the under part
If both fOrearms. These were such as
light be sustained in attempting to
shield the head from being struck
Answering Mr.. Cooper's question DR.
McCOlley said an instrument like
duce the wounds. There were
no wounds on the body ex-
cept on the face, head and foreaTms.
All the organs OF the body were healthy
and in a normal condition.
How many wounds did you find on
the head and face of the deceased" Mr..
Cooper asked the physician. He replied
that he had found nine lacerated
wounds Six confused wounds were
found, including the two on the fore
arms. The confused wounds, he said
could be made by fist. but something
harder produced the lacerated wounds
The skull was fractured in four places
the nose and the lower left jaw were
broken. In all there were eight frac-
lures on the head and face. Correspond
ing with each fracture there was a
flesh wound.
There were three flesh wounds thai
would have caused death: any one Of
them inflicted singly would have caused
IT. The fractures could not have beer
made by one blow because of the lacer.
ated condition OF the tissues. In wit
ness opinion. not less than fifteeT
blows were struck. ANY one Of the three
fatal wounds would have rendered hel
senseless. She could not have stood il
an upright position and receive them
The frontal bone wound (which wa
shown in the skull produced to be
hole of one inch by TWO inches in thl
bone). was a fatal one
Mr. Richards, in the cross-examina
tion, brought from the witness that tn
wounds were infictedby a blunt instru
ment.
why do you say they were inficte
by blunt Instrument" Mr.. Richard
asked
Because they were not clean-cu
wounds" DR.. McColley replied.
TILT BETWEEN DOCTOR AM
LAWYER.
Mr.. Richards cross-examined the wit
ness closely as to the wounds on tn
wrists, during which an answer to
question in lively tilt between tn
two professional men brought a burs
of laughter from all in the court room
including the prisoner. Mr.. Richard
was endeavoring to have the physical
confine himself to the number
strokes sufficient to produce th
wounds and discolorations on the for,
arms. He asked: DO you think thos
wounds could have been produced b
striking the forearms with an instr,
ment two or three times on each, OF
after the Other?"
Witness replied sharply: Il suppol
they would if you would start up OF
and go down the other"
Further on Dr. McColley said thi
the wounds could not have been pr
duced by falling on stove or on ar
other object.
In answer to Mr.. Cooper, DR.. Niece
ley said that Mrs. Wallace was hea'
woman and muscular. Her skull was
the normal type.
DR.. J. Harvey Spruanoe was next ca
ed He testified to having assisted L
McColley in the post-mortem examin
tion, and believed that fifteen or 81
teen blows were struck to produ
injuries discovered on the dead woma
NEIGHBoRS GIVE TESTIMONY.
Charles Walker. a neighbor Of W,
lace, who had met Ella Smith on [
road as she was taking the child
school. and who was told by her II
there was something wrong at [
Wallace home. said he saw "a ns
whom he did not recognize. going al
pretty good gait" toward Smyrna.
went to the Wallace home and fou
Mrs. Wallace lying on the floor w
blood on her. He supposed she was de,
as he could not detect her breathil