The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-09-21
II 0CTE GOODWIN MURDER TRIAL PRoGRESSES VERY

stand. He stated that he went to
Grass Run by request of the prose
cutting attorney, and after the body
had been ex1umed, he performed am
autopsy Tuesday. He cut the head
open and found the ball in the cen-
ter of the brain, with the exterior
wound below the right ear. DR..
Wilson produced the ball in court.
The bullet was very much battered
and mashed up 1t weighed 80
grains. He was not cross7exanl11-
ed.
Alpheus Williams recalled said It
was Ollie Goodwin's body exhumed
and was present when the autopsy
was made. He said it was Good
wins body. Gross examined he
knew it to be Goodwin's, because he
was buried in that grave. The face
was changed, but could be recognize
ed. Was close to face. 1t was on
one side kind of purple and the
other side sort of white.
DIR. Cummings, of Marshville, was
next called. He was called IN to see
Goodwin, reached there between OF
s O'Clock. Jesse Williams came for
him. Goodwin was on the bed on
back.
DIR. Cummings then located for
the jury the wound at the lower part
and under the right ear. Did not
then ascertain direction OF the ball,
but probed it after his death. Bail
went a little forward and upward.
Ha remsined until the afternoon.
He was unconscious. He died the
next morning. His death was caus-
cd by the gun-shot wound There
was dark spot around the Wouand.
The hair was not scorched, nor was
the. clothing. The ball was nred
from somewhere on the right OF
Goodwin. There was some blood on
floor. on pillow and bed. He was
present at the autopsy. The head
and hair were natural. The FACE
did not look natural The bullet
was found by DIR. Wilson.
Cross-examined he could not say,
If he had not known of the circun.
stances. that it was the body Oh
Goodwin.
called to see Goodwin early morn
ING. June g.; arrived near o,cleeki
Goodwin was in critical cond1tlo1ls
suffering from gunshot wound at
bosn of brain. Ball had entered
hack of right ear and after he was
dead probe indicated ball has ranged
inward and forward. From posi-
tion of wound couldn't say where
shot was fired with knowing posi-
ton of body. If on back must
have been from over him. Black
specks about wound looked ike
powder burns. Was not present
when he died. In his belief death
was caused by the wound. On eX-
animation of body saw no other IN
iurv. Blood stained bed consider
ab1v. Goodwin was unconscious:
In cases witness had seen patient
seldom regained consciousness when n
shot in brain. Only motion OF
Goodwin was trembling motion oil
Cross-examined. Did not know
what was done with bandages taken
off of wound. Banduges taken off
and handed to some one. Does not
know to whom. Arrived at 6 or 2
o'clock and could not tell how long
since wound had been inflicted. 10
the question. 'EDoes gunshot cause
flesh at wound to turn dark wit
moss replied he presumed so, but had
had little experience.
Couldn't determine with any de
gree of certainty calibre of ball
Thought it SO, but might have been
larger or smaller.
CHOW long to take blood to coag-
ulate? Witness not able to say, as
it would depend on what substance
blood would fall and kind of blood
whether venus or arteriaf.
Guy Goodwin, brother of the muir
dered man, was next called to the
stand. Testified his brother had
been married about two years at the
time of his death. He lacked L?
DAYS of 81 years of age. He was at
the scene of murder on Sth and 9th
of June. Found pistol in kitchen
on shelf. took it down and gave Il
70 his father. This was or 10
O'clock morning of tragedy. Had
seen pistol lying on kitchen table a
few minutes before. Two girls
we're cleaning off table and asked
Sell Marsh to take. it away. bic
laid it on shelf.
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