Gilpin observer., 1904-04-14
DOUBLE MURDER.
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THE INQUEST.

II knew A. D. Galbraith. He was the
husband and father of Jennie and Don
aid Galbraith. l last saw A. ID. Gal
braith some time the first OF February.
This was after the time that saw Jen-
ME and Donald Galbraith after the time
have herein mentioned. 1 have been
in their home since 1 saw them both
alive. was in their home last Satur-
day, the 9th day of April, 1904. When l
went into the house saw nothing unu
sual except that the house was torn up
as though they were moving out.
went into the bedroom and walked to
the bed
II noticed there was something in the
bed, and was startled and remarked to
my sister that it was very cold that
evening, meaning the previous evening,
for there were so many hatirons in the
bed. / started out but upon getting to
the door turned around and went to the
bed and turned up the covers little,
and there saw the little boys shoes. My
sister was with me at that time | i'm
mediately left the house and went to
my home, where 1 notified my father
and Mr.. Callicott. The bed looked to
me as if it had sunken on one side and
the covers were thrown over the pillows.
| am not positive when the furniture
was removed, but l heard 1T was on
April l."
The next witness was DR.. Abe Ash
baugh, who performed the autopsy on
both bodies. He stated: II have seen the
boy Donald Galbraith, but never met
the mother, as far as l know. l know
A. d. Galbraith. l performed an au-
topsy upon the bodies of both Jennie
and Donald Galbraith on the 10th inst,
ia the afternoon, about 2 o'clock. The
autopsy was held at the undertaking
rooms of Ed. L. Harris at Central City.
The bodies appeared to have been dead
for some time-I should say about six
weeks-and were partially decomposed.
There were no marks upon the body
whatever except the wounds inflicted ~
Hereupon the doctor asked for some
one to step forward, and he explained
the following notes to the jury on this
mans head: Mrs. Jennie Galbraith,'
he continued, "was about five feet, four
inches high, about % years old, weight
about 100 pounds. The bullet entered
just below lateral sinus Of right sidc of
occipital bone, at the junction of the oc-
cipital, peretal and temporal bones. The
course was inward, forward and upward.
The point of exit was through the frontal
bone and wing of the temporal bone,
through upward edge. The skull was
fractured from right to left around the
base of the brain, extending downward
The bullet passed through the right
lobe OF the cerebellum, then entering the
left lobe of the brain. The calibre OF
the bullet was .32. The wound was with
Mauser sof-nosed bullet. Where the
bullet entered the head was a small open
ing, but where it came out there was a
larger one and quite ragged. This is ac-
counted for that when one of these bull
let's strikes an object it spreads out in
stead of making o clean hole. The brain
was torn clear through. Death was
caused by hemorrhage, with destruction
of the brain. Death was instantaneous
without doubt
Donald Galbraith was four feet four
inches high, 8 years A months old, and
weighed fifty pounds. The bullet en-
tered the left side of the skull through
the paretal and temporal bones at the
back part. The course was inward, up
ward an forward. The exit was through
the right frontal bone, just above the
eminence. The top of his skull was torn
much more than his mothers, owing to
his youth and less resistance being in
his skull. The calibre of the gun was
80, with Mauser bullet, and death in
this case was also instantaneous
Wilfred Callicott was the next twitness.
He testified as follows:
81 live with Mr.. Cheatley, and was
with him on Saturday afternoon when
he visited the residence of A. ID. Gal
braith. Mr.. Cheatley and myself went
there because Mrs Hughes reported that
she had discovered the boy in bed. We
went Immediately to the bedroom, turn
ed down the covers Of the bed and found
the body of the boy, but did not see j en-.
nie Galbrith at first. l knew the boy in
his lifetime. l knew his father. After
seeing the boy went out to give the
alarm and also to send for Coroner
Asquith l was there when the coro-
ner arrived, and then saw the body OF
Jennie Galbraith in the same bed. We
had,gone back to the bedroom when the
coroner arrived, and were viewing the
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