The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-06-02

incline from the pavement 10 the euroiaE
IN inches. then 10 have proceeded 10 Will
~ Ten feet or the west Inc OF the street
car track. and during tina, retreat 10
have manifested conscious acts ana soH-
tions?"
Question is objected 10. Court susta'hs
objection.
20. Then I will ask You this question,
Doctor il in your judgment. II - poSsloi'
for Mr.. Skinner. having received sucn q
wound n you have described. and "h.'e
facing the defendant upon the
then to have turned. stepped from the
sidewalk to the street. a decline OF -"
inches. then 10 have proceeded to the
street car track. and during the retreat,
to have manifested Consciousness. AMI
turned back and looked at Mr.. Haywood
"A. In my opinion, it was not possible
20. VIVA. difference, in your judgment
would there be. between the cfec. oil q
wound. such as you have described, re-
ceiyed by one standing still at the tune,
or by one re~treating or running
"A. kindly state your question again
what difference, in the effect, do You
mean?"
80. Yes. sir, in the effect"
"A. Between a wound received BY n per-
son standing at the time, and one running
at the time?'
%. Yes. SIR
"A. I think a person standing at the
time. and shot unawares. would drop IN
his tracks. Probably if he was aware of
being shot there would be some spaSmodic
leap or effort-some involuntary spasm-
If he were conscious of being shot at. he
probably would move away more still.
If he was running when that wound was
received. he would begin at once to totter
and fall, and the distance he would 90,
would depend on the speed and momentum
he had at the moment he was shot"
20. At what moment, standing still, or
running. would the effect of the wound
manifest i~tself?"
"A. In my belief, it would begin i'm
mediately-within a second or two. He
would begin instantly to lose his self CON
troll, his power of ~volition and movement
that Is, acute consciousness should
think within a few seconds"
20. You stated that your estimate of
the quantity Of blood in the cavity was
approximately two quarts. now that l,
your actual judgment as to the actual
quantity of blood there?"
"a. AS far as l could estimate it, I
should say, ho'~-~~~ three and four quarts.
1t might have been a little less, but | feel
sure upon reflection that it was more
than two quarts. and that statement was
made simply as an estimate, while max
ing the examination, without any effort
to measure it,"
%. Is there anything further, Doctor,
that you want to say"
"A. l perhaps should say this thing ito
be absolutely exact, as nearly as l cam
that my estimate of the amount
OF blood in the left cavity OF TIE chest
as indicated by the statement was an APP
proXimate one, namely two quarts, but the
total amount of blood, l am sure, was
greater than that. There was some blood
between the two lungs, some little, in the
right cavity, but not much. The blood
that was in the left cavity, interfered
with an accurate examination, and had to
be removed, in order to make Il careful
examination, SO my mind at the moment
was on the quantity of blood in that left
chest cavity only. 1 think even III that
left chest cavity, there was more than
two quarts of blood. My former estimate
was an approximate estimate Of the
eye"
%. Where did you locate the exterior
wound
"A. Exactly 3 II inches -"
e. 0nter1upting witness), | don't
mean with reference to the nipple, but I
mean with reference to the ~aXillary Lne?'
"A. The wound of entrance / did not
locate with reference to the a|xillary line,
but only with reference to the nipple.
When called to my attention, then | es-
timated the wound of entrance to be
about on the anterior axillary line. and
that IS approximately from / II to 2
inches in front of the mid-axil!ary line.
But on the right side whore the ball
lodged, it was, as near as l could esti-
mate it, directly IN the mid-axillary line.
That Is a line dropped from the middle of
the arm pit straight downward when a
man IS standing"
Characterization by Captain Day:
@ What, in your opinion, was the imme-
date cause of death?'
"A. Blood loss and shock, blood loss
from the wound in the aorta, and the
shock, but mainly the wound in the
aorta."
q. Hemorrhage was not the immediate
cause, was it?"
"A. I think both entered into it,
q. Which more largely?"
"A. Hemorrhage most. but hemorrhagc
and shock"
20. Then the man died from s~uffoca-
ton?
"A. I wouldn't say that. but the first
condition was anaemia of the brain"
q. How long after this perforatlon of
The a%orata, before the brain supply of
blood would cease; how many seconds -
"A. l believe it would begin instantly"
q. What do you mean by instantly-a
second, or two ~seconds?'
"A. | should say approximately, with
out naming the number of seconds-one-
two or-three seconds-almost instantly"
q. How far can a man walk in two
seconds"
"A. That would depend upon his speed
and momentum"
Q admit that; you have heard the
witnesses testify here, haven't you?"
"A. l heard some. not all"
@. A man walking very rapidly. how
far would he move in three seconds"
"A. Overwhelmingly about the wav
L estimate seconds should say he might
walk, possibly as far as from here TO the
rail yonder."
q. That rail there Gndicating)."
"a. Yes sir, possibly SO, depending upon
his speed"