The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-03-18

Witness Doth sides of the l.eart
were DIodl0 and gave interesting de-
errIptions OF he hearts functions.
Right her the lire bell rang and
some spectators rushed out. They were
not alIowed - return.
DEATH EOT BY DROWNING.
There @ts no water in the lungs. the
doctor contH led. a section of The right
lung as l7l-t rs the aand was cut off.
and being r. essed emitted a small
amount of trpthy mucus. Summing up
about these organs witness said there
was no wat. in the stomach. lungs or
p~leural cavity not blood in the heart.
Later he said the absence of water in
the organs AIMED Indicated death was
not caused y drowning. The absence
of clotted H.ood in the hearts venous
side shows cath was not caused by
drowning. The doctors evidence was
very conclusive that Nell Cropsev was
not drowned
All aIonE many objections by the de-
Tense and o&oeptions were noted. They
were overru.ed.
around th neck was a SLIGHT dopres-
sion caused ~ he collar. Witness SAID
there was @ swelling on the head That
had been remarked about by che of tie
coroner's jury. terrebee. After con
sultatjon with the D:strict Attorney an
autopsy If lie heal was had. An in
cision was made all around the head, and
the scalp was removed.
DEATH BY A BLOW?
Witness satd as they We're cutting
through the eft temple : ctrt1.slc1 was
seen and a TABLESPOONFUL OF cictted blood
found. He @aIi the confusion was like
" caused rs Il blow from some paCCed
instrument. out was not allowed to say
what instrument it was. a continuation
of the examination by the District A.
torney emphasized his opinion that Neil
Cropsey's death was not caused Dy
drowning. He said, too. that the inter
nal organs indicated assuredly that the
girl was unconscious when put into the
water.
The cross aXa 1ination, which began
a little after midday, was conducted By
Mr.. Aydlctt. Witness stated this Yves
his first case from which death was
supposed To have peen caused from
drowning. His knowledge had heen
gotten from reading Taylor and Rces.
He had not read several other authori-
ties the lawyer mentioned.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the afternoon session there was no
decrease Of spectators. There was not
standing room for all who came. Two of
the prisoners sisters and ether kinsfolk
came III soon after court opened. Mr..
Al =. s,-:.-l ~. 1I
tie defendant. There was a delay until
chairs could be got for them.
The sisters are Miss Sadie and Miss
Mamie May Wilcox, who are very pretty.
Both are Younger han James.
Nh. AvdIett conducted an ingenious
and thorough cross examination and
sought 10 weaken the evidence in chief,
but Or. Fearing made q fairly good wit
ness. Mir. Aydlett asked long technical
questions. They were trying to show
j discrepancies between his testimony to-
day AMI the cOroner's report. DR.. Fear
ing SAID some of the symptoms that Miss
Cropsey was not drowned would not have
been conclusive alone, but taken collec-
lively they We're.
: other things. DR.. Fearing said, were
hat he found no evidence of any vio-
ANtN ~ mt VI a. ftcCbI. th"t -
ing people The heart heats after respira-
ton stops and that the absence of clot-
ted blood in the heart is not a conclusive
symptom that the person was not drowned
and that his conclusion was not based
wholly on heart symptoms. Witness said
there was no examination of the air
tubes, bronchial tubes or trachea.
EVIDENCE NOT POSITIVE.
The witness said further in response
to a question that the absence of water
in NeIl's lungs was not positive evidence
that she was not drowned He stated again
that Nell was unconscious when put into
the water and chat there was little effort
at respiration; adding that Miss Cropsey
case was unparalleled.
The Witness said later that because
of the season the body was in an excel
lent state Of preservation. There was nc
decomposition except in the brain. The
doctor had never heard of "A case where
the inspection of a body dead thirty-five
days mad been made 1t was not the most
difficult case because the body had de
cayed 50 llttle and the symptoms We're
not at all ambiguous.
Or Fearing's cross examination will be
continued tomorrow and then he will be
re-eNamiuol by District Attorney Ward
The next witness to be called is DR.. j
r. Wood. county health officer.
There was a slight tilt this afternoon
between MIR. Ward and Mr.. Ayd1ett. One
of the gentlemen pronounced a statement
% the other incorrect, but the judge
quickly interposed and cut OFF furthe'
controversy. One of the defense lawyers
asked their theory of Nell Cropsey's
death. said it might have been suicide
~ it might have been an accident. but
even if it we're murder there was no evil
dence to connect jim Wilcox with the
crime.
Jim Wilcox's jaiIor says he eats heart
lily and appears to be in good spirits al
The time. Lawyer \. G. Cropsev. of New
York. arrived in the city today. Mel
was d niece whom he loved very much.
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