Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-12-17

to 80 feet deep; described the cu-bing
OF the we'll: there was a jog in the |
eurbing, where sections did not fit; ths
lewer box, the 2x4 in the corner pro-
jected about three inches.
5ss Witness had seen deceased operat-
ing hhe we'll; deceased was accustomed
to work about the we'll with the cover
up. st5
Questions as to whether the deceased
Was careless were objected to and not
allowed. Witness stated he had seen
deceased stand on all parts of the well,
box. barrel, clrbing, etc.
The bucket with a valve was used a
long time prior to Harry's death,
somewhere in the neighborhood OF a.
year and "a, half.
Witness told Of his visit at the ranch
after Harry's death. Was out at the
we'll ON that occasion. There was
some talk about description of how
things were and his suggestions. The
place where the blood had been was
pointed out by May, in the presence Of
White and Hlbbs. It was also talked
about in the house, before Coroner
White and Hibbs. May had stated
that he had picked the blood away, SO
1t would not wash into the well.
Witness told OF conversations ait the
well by May, Hibbs, ST, and Coroner
White. Hibbs had said that morning
with reference to the blood that he
.couldn't t, tell if it was calves blood or
human blood.
On Scr0ss-examination the witness
was rather uncertain as to just how
long he had lived with Harry HIbbs at
the ntanch, and was unable to state the
years definitely. His memory on this
point. he said, was poor. He remem-
bered having taken off the pulley at the
well and to seeing Harry take it off.
He had seen it taken off a number Of
times. AS to the visits OF Hibbs at
Mays ranch, he admitted these were
but tl.ips of Hibbs to the Ross ranch,
to get the mail. Did not mean to
have stated that Hibbs staid there over
night, although he thought he had oc-
casionally He was closely cross-ex-
amined as to the calrbing of the we'll.
Was not certain whether he had been
there when the part with the jog in it
was put down. His knowledge of the
/ jog Wtas only what he had observed
since He was asked when hfs atten-
tion was first called to the jog by At
toGney Nye and said DIT was a couple OF
days ago. He was not certain when
he saw the jog first or when he saw
it last Remembered having seen it
when he was at the ranch in August
before Halrys death, and said it was
very noticeable in the we'll. His
closs-exanin nation was not completed
at the noon recess. i i
/ This afternoon DE-. Arthur Sweeney
of st. Paul was sworn for the defense.
He testified that he was "A years Of
age and had p1acticed medicine and
surgery over 1e years. His speciality
was disease of the brain and nervous
system and he was professor Of med
fea1 Jurisprudence at the state unive...-
sity. Had had experience with frac-
lures OF the Skull His attention was
called to the testimony OF DR. Qslain
and he had made an examination Of the
skull Of Harry EEibbs He examined
the skull and with that in his hands
described the injuries thereon to ta1e
jury; it was a very thin skull. He
described the circular Fracture and th5
| radiatdng fractures. He found frac-
ture on the left side Of the skull. He
| also found a fracture in the ssphenard
or central bone ait the back OF the head
/ On the right side he found anothe,
fracture. and a fragment OF bone 81
the nose was broken away There
were in the front part of the spllenait
one or two little absences Of bone
which might be due to manipulation q
boiling.
He found two fractures running III
i the back Of the head. Five fractures
OF the bone Of the skull. underneath
and anterior He fitted some Of tht
bone fl'agme ealts into other fracture.
than the madn fracture.
Such am injury could have been pro
duced BY violence extending over /
large part of the surface OF the base d
the skull. The depression 1T The bat
above the circular fracture could ao
3lshave been caused except by the appli
cation OF A large sal,e;t Of force. +
could have been caused by a fail. Tht
4 point Of greatest force was applied A
i the opening, where the bone was sep
arated from the skull The fore,
must have been applied from below