Evening star., 1902-04-30

head. There were four bullet wounds in
the left side of the chest, but only one of
| the leaden missiles had penetrated the body.
Three of them had been detected by strik-
ing against the mans ribs, but what be-
came of them Is not known.
DIR. Evans did not find the bullet that en-
tered the body. He was at a disadvantage.
as he had to perform, the autopsy on the
edge of the woods and was handicapped for
want Of proper imple ufents. When the
dead man was found the condition Of the
right chest indicated to some of those who
saw It that a gunshot wound had been in
hicted There was no such wound. DR..
Evans stated that the wound in the right
breast was distinctly a stab wound. He
found slit In the, vestl about one and
half inches in length. The instrument he
stated entered between the sixth and sew
enth ribs. cutting1 through both thescz. lbs,
and the point of the weapon scratch I'd the
fourth rib on the left side. 1t was ppar-
ent, the doctor said. that the manil coat
was thrown back at the time the injury
was inflicted, for there was no cut in this
garment.
The doctor expressed the belief that the
blade of the weapenf was six or eight inches
long. Across the mans back the doctor
found bruises such as would probably have
been made Dy dragging the body over the
ground. The mans death. he stated, was
unquestionably due to- the stab wound.
This in Jury, he Believes was of so serious
a character that the victim could not have
walked very far after the stabbiEg.
The Pool Of Blood.
DR. Evans says he saw the pool of blood
on th>< road near PyIes farm one morning
several weeks ago. but he could not tell
just when 1t was that he saw it. He paid
no particular attention to the incident and
did not recall it until the body Of Turner
was found Saturday. The blood on the
road seemed to have been freshly spilled.
and the doctor thought there had probably
been a drunken brawl the night before in
which one Of the participants had been
cut. Turner'S body he said showed the
man was in splendid physical condition.
In conclusion DR.. Evans said that Turner
was unquestionably murdered. He believes
the crime was committed some distance
from where the body was found. The dead
man. he thought. had been in the woods
about month or six weeks.
DR.. Evans met with serious accident
the day after he performed the autopsy
He was driving home through his farm
when part of the harness on his horse
broke. The animal became frightened and
ran away, throwing him from the vehicle
His left shoulder was dislocated and he was
badly bruised about the face.
Body Had Been Dragged.
Allie E. Day, the constable who has
charge OF the case, was one of the first
persons to reach the spot after Alonzo Tai
bert and Herbert King had found the body.
He says the condition of the victims coat
showed plainly that the body had been
dragged. He was present at the autopsy
and was shown the stab wound by DR..
Evans. The constable says he feels certain
that the jury rendered the proper verdict in
finding the man had been murdered
So far as the Prince Georges county au-
thorit1es are concerned. he said, very little
Is being done in the investigation. He said
he would like very much to capture the
person or persons responsible for Turner's I
death. but under the circumstances he can
not devote much time to the case, as he Is
paid only for what he actually accom-
plishes. and does notsreceiye pay for con- |
Quoting Investigations. So far as he knew,
Sheriff Hardesty had not been notified of |
the affair. He said. he had been told by |
Lemuel Allen that he (Allen) had met a |
man In buggy on the road near Mr.. Pyles'
farm one night several weeks ago. The oc- |
cupant Of the buggy stopped him and in |
quired the nearest way to Washington. |
Mr.. Allen. he said. was satisfied that the |
team the man was driving had come from |
the city.