The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-31

luCllue from the pavement TO the CQfDl1k
10 inches, then to have proceeded to with
in ten feet of the west line of the street
car track, and during that retreat t.
have manifested conscious acts and vol
tions?"
Question is objected to- Court sustain:
objection.
%. Then l will ask you this question
Doctor, if in your Judgment, it is possible
for Mr.. Skinner, having received such a
wound as you have described, and while
facing the defendant upon the sidewalk
then to have turned stepped from the
sidewalk to the street, adecine of the
inches, then to have proceeded to the
street car track, and during the retreat,
to have manifested consciousness, and
turned back and looked at Mr.. Haywood
"a. In my opinion, it was not possible. V
%. What difference in your judgment.
would there be, between the eqeCt of 8
wound, such as you have described, re-
ceived by one standing still at the time,
or by one retreating or running?'
"a. Kindly state your question again
what difference, in the effect, do you
mean?"
20. Yes, sir, in the effect?'
"A. Between a wound received by q per-
son standing at the time and one running
at the timer"
"a. Yes. sir"
"a. l think a person standing at the
time, and shot unawares, would drop in
MS tracks Probably if he was aware Of
being shot there would be some spasmodic
leap or effort-some involuntary spasm.
II he were conscious of being shot at. he
would move away more still.
If he was running when that wound was
he would begin at once to totter
and fall, and the distance he would go
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 itself?"
"A. In my belief, it would begin i'm
nedlately-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 Is
your actual judgment as to the actual
quantity of blood there?"
A. AS far as I could estimate it, I
should say, hc+-~o~~ three and four quarts
t might have been little less, but I feel
'urc upon reflection that it was more
han two quarts, and that statement was
made simply as an estimate. while MAX
ng the examination, without any effort
o measure it,
@ Is there anything, Doctor, that YOU
want to say?"
A. l perhaps should say this thing Ito
e absolutely exact, as nearly as 1 cam
hat my estimate of the amount
i blood IN the left cavity OF the chest
5 indicated by the statement was an ap-
roXImate one, namely two quarts. but the
otal amount of blood, l am sure was
.reater than that. There was some blood
'ctWeen the two lungs some little, in the
lght cavity, but not much. The blood
hat was IN the left cavity, interfered
nth an accurate examination and had to
&c removed, in order to make a careful
examination, SO my mind at the moment
'as on the quantity of blood in that left
hest cavity only. l think even in that
3ft chest cavity, there was more than
wo quarts of blood My former estimate
vas an approximate estimate Of the
ye."
%. Where did you locate the anterior
yound?''
"A. Exactly 3 IL inches -
% Qnterrupting witness), L don't
mean with reference to the nipple, but /
mean with reference to the axillary line?"
"A. The wound of entrance l did not
ocate with reference to the axillary line.
nut only with reference to the nipple.
When called to my attention, then | es
mated the wound of entrance to be
bout on the anterior axillary line, and
hat is approximately from / IL to 2
Dches in front of the mid-axillary line.
But on the right side where the ball
edged, 1T was, as near as / could esti-
nate it, directly in the mid axillary line.
That is line dropped from the middle OF
he arm pit straight downward when
nan is standing"
Cross-examination by Captain Day:
q. What, in your opinion, was the imme-
late cause of death?"
"A. Blood loss and shock, blood loss
rom the wound in the aorta, and the
hock, but mainly the wound in the
orta,''
q. Hemorrhage was not the immediate
ause, was it?''
"A. I think both entered into it."
%. Which more largely?'
"A. Hemorrhage most, but hemorrhage
and shock"
20. Then the man died from suffoca-
ion?"
"A. I wouldn't say that, but the first
was anaemia of the BRAIN
%. How long after this perforatlon of
he aorata, before the brain supply of
blood would cease; how many seconds ?"
"A. believe it would begin instantly"
"a. What do you mean by instantly-a
second, or two secon
"A. l should say Approximately, with
,ut naming the number seconds-one-
two or-three seconds-almost instantly"
%. How far can a man walk in two
seconds"
"a. That would depend upon his speed
and momentum"
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