The Portland daily press., 1900-05-03

or four times With his right hand. nv
exy time he struck the eaptain In the
side che captain groaned. Then Max
well kicked al the captain and he went
overheard. All this thelwitnsss had seen
from the wheel. Snowden relieved him
Just before the captain went overheard
and he went towards the mizzsn rigg-
ing. MAXWELL saidi 1.-The captains
gone overheard. Let him 90 to h-L"
MoIntirs and the mate lowered o boat
and picked up the captain. Ihs captain
never spoke o word after he was pioke d
up. He died In the ariss Of the witness.
On GROSS examination the witness t'id
absut MAxwell's coming ON board with
two or three men and they had something
10 drink ip the foreoastle. When Mag
well said he would run the ship he was
with the witness.
McIntirs was qusstionsd rs to just when
he saw Campbsll come aft and all about
Camptsil's movements. Abe counsel for
the defense seemed to lay considerable
stress upon Just where Campbsn was At
various times. MoIntirs was an unuEual-
Iy good witness TOR the government. Mr..
Anthoins went over his story In detail
but MoIntire was not at all shaken BY
the rigid examination. The defense
seemed to bring cut no important points
In the cross examination which lasted
three quarters OF an hour.
DIR. James Christie examined Capt.
Baisiey's hody at St. John. He said
there were i've wounds on the body. Two
Of them were on the left leg. One was
two inches long above the knee aEd the
other was about four or i've inches long
above the ankle joint There were three
wounds In the body. One was In the
right chest between the seventh and
eighth ribs within one inch OF the spine
an inoh in length. Another wound pea-
strAted the left lung. The third wound
was yet lower and struck the lumber
vertsbrae.
At this poins the court took q rsoess
until two O'Clock.
In. the afternoon the direct examination
Of DIR. Christie was resumed. He took
up the third wound IN the body the one
piercing the lumber vertebrae. The
knife STRUCK the spinal column.
Beside the wounds there were q few
significAnt oontasions on the knee. The
doctor dsscrihsd an inUised wound ~ one
made by sharp instrument. Baisley's
wounds were all cuts OF about the same
size. sssmingly made BY the same weap-
on. Aside from the wounds BAisley's
body was in splendid physical oonditi on,
perfectly healthy and Of magnificent
physique.
right lung penetrated the chest and was
Of serious nature. 1t was Of q oharae-
ter usually considered fatal when any
considerable bleeding follows. In any
event 1t was Of dangerous tpys. There
were Indications Of considerable bleed
ing. His shirt and trousers coming in
contact with that part Of his body were
saturated with flood. That side Of his
chest contained about q pint Of blood.
As . result OF his autopsy the doctor
sald he thought Capt. Baislsy died as q
result of tina wounds and subsequent
bleeding together with the shook OF
falling into the cold water.
Sh CAon6 eAoh4AAotASa AAAs 4aeheA
made the Doctor give a minute dsscrip-
ton OF all wounds and the condition OF
the organs Of the captains body. DIR.
Christie said II he had been called to
treat Capt. Baislsy for the wound be
tween the 9th and 10th ribs he would
have considered 1t q dangerous woun d
bus not necessarily fatal wound,
Assuming that man had been ex J.
srciaing violen thy for fifteen minutes and
thsn been plunged into cold wassr what
would have been the likelihood OF ten
or fifteen minute struggle in the waser
causing dsathf"
al think that was the Immediate cause
Of his DEATH, replied the doctor.
"You mean 10 cover In that answer tbs
fact that he was wounded" asked the
district Attarney.
eyes. it covers his condition when he
fell II to the sea-
W. Walker CLARK. chief of police Of St.
John, was the next witness. He merely
testified to arresting MAXWELL.
Winnel5 s. HAsty, United Statss dspu-
~ marshal, testified to taxing Elmer
Maxwell into custody the 10th OF Fsbru-
arg and in bringing him beforehand; the
state of Maine was the nrst stats entered.
Mr.. Hasty testified At length 80 to meas
ursments taken on board the schooner.
Henry Fitzpatrick. sergeant Of st. John
police. produosd the shirt worn by Max
we'll whea ARRESTED ON the schooner Van
Dusep. II mad some blood stains on 1t
and was submitted ~ evidence.
MIR. Myers. the American consul at st.
John. testified that he gave Captain
RaiaIaH neRmiaaian tn ahin two mara