Bridgeton pioneer., 1905-01-12
THE one which was fred first. y

Ihe one which was fred first
| Would a wound inflicted in a dead
body show any different result from a
wound inflicted in a living b ody?"
Every little.
Then you are in doubt whether
Mrs. Rasinger was dead when either
shot was fired or not?''
| tYes."
Redirect. doctor, if she had been
dead, lying on her back, when the
gunshot wound was inflicted, would
there have any blood flowed from the
wound outsider asked the Prose-
ecutor.
1t is not likely
County Physician Diament was
called. He said when he arrived at
the Rasinger home he found Coroner
Hall and L. d. Woodruff there; he
found the body lying on the floor, her
head away from her ironing board,
on her back. Saw the gun lying on
her arm; took the gun and opened it !;
took shell out from left hand barrel.
Performd autopsy. Gave description
of wounds as DR.. Hummill had done.
His cross-examination was short and
Coroner Hall was called.
He said about 2.45 O'Clock he re-
celved phone message from DR..
Hummill. Went right out to the Ra-
singer place, got there about 20 min
utes to four O'Clock. Mr. Rasinger
sat in the shed holding his little baby.
Went into the kitchen, found Mrs.
Rasinger lying on the floor on her
back. Saw how her clothing was
slightly disarranged. Saw wound on
her breast. Saw little blood on her
left hand finger. Gun was lying
across her left arm.
"What was done with the gun?''
CDR. Diament picked up the gun,
broke it, took she'll out of it and
gave it to me-
The she'll was here produced by the
Coroner and was offered in evidence.
"What became of the gum" asked
the Prosecutor.
after the post-mortem I took the
gun, and it has been in my possession
ever since
''Is this the same gun that was ly-
ing across Mrs. Rasinger's arm?''
"It is.''
Mr.. Hall was cross. examined by Mr.
Iredell with view of casting doubt
as to its being the same gun. but the
gun was admitted by the Court.
The Coroner then produced two
shells which he had found in closet
at the Rasinger house. They were
similar to the shell before offered in
evidence. He had cut one of the
shells open. in the presence of the
Prosecutor, and found within it three
wads.
Mr.. Hall repeated what Rasinger
had told him, as has been before pub
lished, about the sound of the slam of
door. and on going to the house for
drink OF water, he said he found his
| wife murdered in the kitchen.
The gun wads taken from the wound
at the autopsy were produced by the
Coroner and were offered In evidence
and admitted without objection from
Mr.. Iredell.
The Coroner was handed the gun
he said there were cobwebs across the
muzzle; it was in this condition when
he received it at the Rasinger house.
1t had not been recently fired.
On cross examination he said Mr.
Rasinger gave him the gun when he
brought it away from his house.
Are you willing to swear that the
| right hand barrel had not been dis
charged, Mr.. Hall?'' asked Mr.. Ire
dell.
81 think 1 am," said the Coroner
with firmness.
Morris Davis was called. He said
he was in Coroner Halls office day
or two after the Rasinger shooting.
The left hand barrel had been recently
fired. The right hand barrel had not
recently been fired it had cobwebs in
it. He was familiar with guns
Chas. r. Tomlin was called. He
said he looked after the funeral of
Mrs. Rasinger, got there in the early
evening. Took her clothes off. Iden-
titled an apron taken from the body
Took photograph of the body. Work
was done by Walter Bacon.
Walter was l.. Bacon called and iden-
titled photograph of the body which
he had taken at the request of the
Prosecutor.
Walter Church was working for Edo
Ayars, husking corn across the field
from Rasinger's house, on Oct. 18th
last; was working about rs yards
from the house; could see Rasinger's s
house; could see people had they
passed the house; saw no one go past !;
heard a noise at the house which
sounded like a door slam.