The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-04-29
KENT's MENTAL CONDITION.
Arguments Heard by Judge suther
land In Absence of Jury.

'dHu w HDSSnCe OF jury
Rochester, April 2S.-A portion OF
the afternoon session in the Kent case
was taken up with arguments before
Judge Sutherland by Attorney Raines,
while the jury were out, as to whether
evidence as to Kents mental condi
tion and his statements should be
given to the jury.
Mr.. Raines claimed that owing TO the
drugs administered to Kent he was
little more than a "gibbering idiot"
when discovered and for several DAYS
after.
District Attorney Warren stated that
kents statement to the coroners was
freely given, and that his account of
his trip here and after was coherent
and connected.
Judge Sutherland decided to hear the
testimony Of the coroners as to
Kent's mental condition during the
absence of the jury and then deter,
mine whether he will admit the state.
ment made by Kent and the accom-.
panying evidence to the jury.
DR.. Arthur NJ. Johnson, who con.
Quoted the autopsy on Miss Dingle's
body, was sworn. He described the
mortal wound and said the only other
mark on the body was a vaccination
scar He also described the blood
SPOTS on the undergarments. There
was a dispute between witness and
Attorney Raines as to certain meas.
urements of the dead girl
The bracelet worn by the girl on the
fatal night was shown the witness.
Mr.. Raines made a strong effort to
show that the blood on the inside rings
OF the bracelet could not have gotten
there unless there had been blood on
her hands or arms
Dr. Johnson denied this and said the
blood might have gotten there when
the body was removed to the operat.
ing table as there was blood there.
The witness said he looked carefully
for a cut or abrasion on the hand but
found none. A person receiving such
a wound as that on Miss Dngle's neck
would live from three to five minutes.
The condition of the body showed that
death was from hemorrhage.
DR.. Johnson testified that he found
no signs of drugs in the stomach.
Conditions prevailed in some of the
organs, however, that in his opinion,
might necessitate an operation. The wit.
an operation was necessary. The wit.
ness further testified that such a con.
dtion would produce serious mental
disturbance in a person of nervous
temperament
FOnr p ctures taken of Miss Dingle's
body at the morgue showing the gap
Ing wound in the neck were produced
as evidence by the prosecution, and
admitted by the judge. DR., Johnson
said The pictures showed accurately
the position and extent of the cut
Witness Corid not say what caused the
dis'o,o:atioh or blotches on the face.
He had rever seen anything like them
but they might be liver spots.
Coroner Thomas Killip was next
witness called. He said the minutes of
the autopsy were in his handwriting.
He put down the measurements as they
were given him by DR.. Johnson. There
was mistake in the measurements of
the left forearm and these figures were
changed. The witness said he had not
seen them from that day to this.
Attorney Raines attacked the ac-
curacy of these measurements in an
attempt to prove the dead girl was
left handed. He also attacked the re-
of the pictures and claimed
the wound in the picture had been
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