Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-12-15

Further crosss-eXamination YVES as
the fact that the we'll pulley was out
CT order, and that wss the reason fer
!, its removal by the witness after Hibb5
de2th.
Defense then asked to produce Iver-
sons affidavit before the coroner,
which the state refu-ed to do.
On redirect examination witness said
he had seen no new pulley Or parts at !
the well when he got there
May called his attention to the MARI !,
on the table. Did not remember look !
ing at it. =
john White waa called Was at !
Hibbs ranch last week, and was there /;
, also day or two after Hibbs was
! drowned and with the coroner's jury. !
J. The outside CT the we'll and the sur
roundings were the same each time
J, except the day the jury was there Th,
! singls'tree was On the ground the last
time. At the other times it had been
en- the fence Told of first trip t.
Hibbs' ranch to Investigate death CT
Harry G. Hibbs. He made a Partial
examination of the body. Went to
the well afterward with Hibbs. s..., and
May. .-.-- ,... r..
DR.. w. G. Matchan this afternoon
Testified in the case. He made an ex-
animation cf the body, and before the
! burial, which was in the presence Of
| the ccroner's jury and was superficial.
Found no wounds to cause death at
that time Aftarward assisted at an
autopsy. He told OF the injuries
found upon the head, including tiln
fracture at the base of the brain. The
skull Of Hibbs was again introduced
and the witness described the fracture.
The testimony was largely similar to
that given by Dr. Quain, being tech
nical Description CT the injuries as. to
the cause of the fracture Violence CT
a direct blow at that point would cause
the fracture. Thought the violence
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his reasons He testified that the
fracture might be called pond frac-
ture, and authorities alluded to ham
mers and s'life preservers', rs instru-
ments that would cause these fractures.
The size of the instrument that would
produce the fracture he thought about
an inch and half He thought the
blow was received at about the time of
death. The same ground covered in
previous medical examination was gone
over. HHbbs body could MOTT have been
exhumed and the injury then inflicted.
The lack CT abrasion of the skin was
explained by the presence of something
between the head and the object inflict-
ing the wound. The cap was again
presented and the same testimony
given, that If it had been on the head
OF the deceased it would have prevented
an abrasion. The injury might have
received in fall if the head had struck
an object of about the size or before
stated. Did not think person would
have voluntary pIower after such an in
jury. Further testimony was given
regarding the lungs and other organs.
covering the same ground as previously
gone over. Fracture of the bone of
4 the skull. concussion of the brain, and
probably drowning were given as the
cause of death.
The cross examination was largely
upon the condition of the lungs and
the indications of drowning, and as to
the presence of water on the lungs.
There was also a close ca,oss-examina-
tion ss to the probability of such frac-
tures Of the skull, in falls or through
other accident.
Witness said he could not swear pos
ldively whether this fracture was the
result of a blow OF fall whether it was
inflicted before or after death, or what
particular object caused the injury.
On redirect he said he thought
the injury occurred at about the time
of death.
Jchn White then resumed the stand