The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-27

! RE mere was q little blood on the collar
/, from ono Of tile other woundes a sec
4 ohd and later examination was madesby
4 Drs. Early and vennbIe at the s,,gges-
unn Of Conlmonwealthfs Attorney Oil
| nsr. y pof this occasion DIR, Early intro
ttllccd his finger Into lie cavity to ascer-
4 tan tho direction taken by tho load. Il
| was then that tho blood glshed fcrth
| - fter tho examination OF the body,
! did vol, so to the bath room aud With
| whom did your
went to tho bath room, accompanied
| ~ l3rs Vcnable and McCue. We exam
| med the place thoroughly. rho floor it'd
the rug were saturated Will, water. We
we're looking for blood spots and elites.
u didn't look under the bath tub and
TIC floor being wet. don't think we
| looked Mt 1t ut all. 1t was then between
midnight and 9 A. NJ
IA tile opinion OF tho l;l,ysieian The
abrasion OF McCuc's face collll not :hpc
produced insensibillty. He had found
nothing at all on the head Of the prison.
or Indicating that blow had been
struck on any other place.
-. plow from n sard-bag or any other
iIstrui,ct would have left some trace
lie thought.
Mrs. McCue Choked.
Early then referred to the ingcr-mnrks
on the throat or Mrs. McCue. lie snld
she had tho appearances OF having been
checked by a: left hand
f.8 ne physician noticed the marks on the
night OF the murder but did not pay
much attention to them. The next day
they Wcro much more distinct. Witness
explained this by saying that the blood
Z IN The surrounding tissues had been forc-i
cd into tho disintegrnted tissues under
the finger marks and caused the bruised
In ,,,,r VII nj nat lo.yA
been caused aftcr death, because there
would hive been no blood circulating,
and hence none could have gotten In the
form Of a bru1se.
Doctor" asked Captain Woods, "whnt
would have been tho effects of heavy
dow from any instrument on the face
below the eye
Swelling. liberation. and discoloraton,
and possibly a. fractured bone
did you observe any Of these effects
upon Mr.. McCue?''
No. sir. There was very little swelling
and no discoloration,'
IS Captain Woods held up the bat
Could tho injury upon Mr.. AlcCuc'o
lace have been inflicted with weapon
such as this he asked. e,
It could not
Her Death Instantaneous. ~
Please state whether Sor not Mrs Nc.
Cues death must have been instantaneous
after receiving wound such as you
have described ~ 5.5 s58
4 Practically sinstantaneous; she may
have taken ono or two breaths.''
Did she have the power OF locomotIon?"
think she must have dropped in her
tracks" Ss
How far Off was the gun when fired q
Not over two feet
III Won 1SnnU-8if Mr. hTC(>na'u .,nca rvn
bleeding on the night of the murder?"
II u did not SEQ any blood on his noso."
81 Gould the Injury upon Mrs. alcCuo's
ear have been made with this bat?"
ut could. rs 81 III
The bloody shirt was dragged out and
handed to the witness, With the direction
that he point out the washed and UNI
washed stains. The witness called nt-
tcntion to the wris tbands. which he said
had come in contact with water. a /
small sensation was caused when, after
4 3cnrsory examination. he said hes did not
think any OF the other spots at all had 7
been discolored by wafer.
q This was q sweeping Indictment OF what /
pr. Vennble had said yesterday. Mr.. Lee
shook his foot and smiled appreciatively.Il
The crowd stirred with interest, and had
10 be raped to order. The witness ex-I
amined the shirt carefully. but did noti.
change his opinion OF the spots. IioI5
said that so far as he Could observe the
shirt was IN the same condition In Whicii
It had appeared at tho inquest, where he
lad first seen It.
Beyond their talk about the hypoder-j
mic in iectiou, DR. Early had had no con-
'ersation with Mr.. ArcCue on the night OF
he murder. Any informa ton no got was Il
obtained through Or. Frank G. McCue.
Witness did not at any time talk to the
prisoner about the homicide. Captain 4
Woods reverted TO the condition Of the
,own before the final examination and
hen turned the witness over to Mr. Lee.
The Blood Spots. I,
The cross examination at once cinched
he important statement about the bloody
hlrt and Dir. Early deliberately aud care
ully confirmed what he had said before.
The spots on the Wristbands, had coma
Il contact with water. The other blood
pots had rot be discolored by water.
rhis was the expert opinion of the ply
ioian. @s,E
Reference was then made to tho
carcl, In the bathroom and MI Lee
lttcmptd to prove here also that the Eel!-
ale scrap Of shirt could not have been
n the room. Il
DR.. Early stated, however, that he had
lot examined the wet floor carefully or
ookcd under the tub, il o was looking
or blood spots and might have over
3oked the scrap. He was; not prepared
o say tha. the others had not made
more careful examination OF the room
han lie had.
Then came the downfall OF the wit
aas--utter, awful, completes Ills tes-
imony with reference to the effects OF q
cayy blow upon the head by a sand
,ag or any other instrument had car
led nlyh