The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-01-15


Keystone last Wednesday, the follow
Ing Coroner's Jury was summoned
Il. o. Connors, A. S. Leahigh, r. NJ,
Clark, ]. II. Eager, JOS Newman. w.
Il. Bassett. Before whom and Coroner
John Weber, the inquisitlon upon the
bodies of James Stages, J. T. Smith
and Samuel johnson was held, and the
following testimony brought out:
FIRST DAY,
II. II. RICHARDSON,
Being first duly sworn deposes and says:
Q. Did you review the remains of
james Stages, deceased9
A. Yes sir.
Q. Are you satisfied In your own mind
as to tine cause OF his death?
A. Yes sir.
Q. Would you consider an autopsy
ad dyisable for further proof Of the cause
OF his death?
A. Yes sir.
SECOND DAY.
Q. Did you make an autopsy on the
body OF James Stages?
A. Yes sir. James Stages had two
WOuuubs but Dulltb CubtFtu but nCdd
about one half inch below the right eye.
on line drawn straight down from the
pupil-that Is the right-it penetrated
the bone there. 1t ranged upward and
backward passing through the brain
and fractured the skull; the ball did
not escape from the Uranium cavity.
Cross by defense. State the condi-
tion OF the contusions, or we're there
any?
Refused to answer the question.
Q. State the condition OF the powder
burns around the wounds?
A. There were powder marks on the
face.
Q. What size bullet made the wound? /?
A. About a 3s.calibre.
O. Do you think the pistol was fired
closely or at a distance?
A. | think the pistol was rather close
Q. At what degree OF angle did the
bullet pass II the man were standing
erect.
A, At an angle OF As degrees.
Q. From juror Clark. Was that
wound sufficient TO cause death9
A. Yes sir.
The other ball entered the abdomen
about one-half inch below the navel
and three-quarters OF an inch to the
right OF the median line and IL ranged
TO the left downward and backward,
making four perforations in the large
intestine; passing through the hip bone
to exit just below the hip joint on the
outer apex OF thigh on the left side.
Q. BY defense. State whether pow
der burns were on his clothing or body
or powder imbedded In the flesh?
A. Yes there we're powder burns.
His clothing was burned and the flesh.
Q. About what area did the powder
burns and marks make on the bodyY
A. The sweater had a hole burned In
IL about two inches In diameter, the
skin was powder burned about the same
area.
O. State about the calibre OF the ball
that made the wound and the angle 1t
passed II he were standing erect?
A. think Il was about 80 calibre
bullet. | think the angle was about 10
degrees, downward,
AUTOPSY ON JOHN I. SMITH
The bullet entered between the sixth
and seventh ribs on the right side, on
n line drawn straight downward frorl
the center OF the axillary space, rang
ing upwards and forewards, penetra-
ting both lungs and the heart, and
passed out between the third and fourth
ribs about half way between the nipple
and the inner axillary border.
O. BY defense. Do you think doctor
that the wound was inflicted closely or
at a distance?
A. | could not answer. There were
no powder burns around this wound.
O. At about what angle did the bull
let pass had Smith been standing erect?
A. | should say about AS degrees.
O. About what calibre bullet do you
think inflicted the wound?
A. | would think 1t was about 3S,
| am not much OF q judge.
Q. BY prosecution. Was the wound
sufficient to cause death?
Yes sir. -r
AUTOPSY ON SAMUEL JOHNSON
The bullet entered II inches
below and one quarter inch to the right
of the left nipple, just above the nth
rib, and 1t had its exit four inches to
the left OF the spinal column, passing
through the left lung, diaphragm and
spleen. At the autopsy it was found
that a portion OF the stomach had
passed through the wound In the dia-
nhragm, making strangulated hernia.
The angle was about 30 degrees from
horizontal, downward. could not tell
II IL was made with a 80 or Al callbre.
No powder burns on the flesh that l
could notice.
O. Was the wound sufficient to cause
deathY
a Yes sir