Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-27

GrejGe. found the man suffering from
severe attack OF bronchitis, and also
from general nervous collapse. His con-
ditjon was quite serious and although
1 attempted to get him to walk about,
he staggered badly and was unable TO
stay on his feet for any length Of time.
In my opinion he is not able to be in
court.
Answering a question from Mr..
Heath, witness said that he knew of
no reason why q deposition could not
be taken and he thought that by the
end Of the present week Mr.. Eldredge
might be SO far recovered as to permit
his attendance in court.
The county attorney recalled to the
stand Coroner Henry w. Plummer, one
of the witnesses OF last week. The
witness was asked to testify as TO his
visit to Whitefield last November when
the body Of the late Charles Northy,
Jr., was exhumed. Witness said that in
company with DR.. A. II. Sturtevant
and others he went to the burial
ground in Whitefield and the body Of
NOrthy was brought to the surface.
The remains were examined and the
was re-intecred and the head, which
was in an advanced state Of decompo-
sitiOn, was sent to Prof. Whittier at
RowdOin College for the purpose of
having certain parts preserved.
The witness was asked by the county
attorney if ne had taken possession of
the cap worn by young Northy on the
day of the shooting. Witness replied
that although he had searched for the
cap throughout the Cooper house, he
was unable to find it. and had never
since been able to locate its where
aboutS or explain its strange diSap-
pearance.
Mr.. Heath said at this point that il
the government required that the hat
or cap be produced in court, he would
see to it that it was brought in. 81 will
send for it today" said Mr.. Heath.
''rle State would like to have it," re-
piled The county attorney.
The next witness called by the State
was DR.. Albert II. Sturtevant Of Au-
gusta and he remained on the stand
until the adjournment of court, late in
the Afternoon. Counsel Heath made q
motion before the court that during DR..
Sturtevants occupancy Of the witness
stand that all other medical witnesses
summoned by the State be excluded
from the court room. Attorney General
Hamlin offered some objection to the
granting of the motion, which he SUBJ
sequantly withdrew for the time being
and the other doctors called by the
State were requested to leave the room.
DIR. Sturtevant was sworn and the di-
rect examination was begun. He testi-
fled as to his medical education and
training and said that he was at pres
ent county physician. He said that last
October. the nth day he thought. he
went out to Windsor. He was accom-
panied On the trip by Sheriff F. J.
Ham. The witness testified that he Wis
tied the home Of Edwin j. Cooper in
South Windsor and there found the
nude body of Charles D. Northy, Jr.,
whom nc was informed. died the even
ing previous after sustaining a wound
in the head caused by a revolver bull
let. Witness testified that on the same
day. assisted by Drs. Sukeforth and
Smith. he performed an autopsy upon
the body.
Answering the questions of the cOun-
ty attorney, the witness described in
considerable detail the operation of the
autopsy. He SAID that he found the
organs in the abdominal cavity in nor
NAL condition, as We're the other I'm
poirant organs. He said that the young
mar in life must have been very well
developed; strong and rugged.
After making an examination Of the
trunk and limbs. witness testified. a
minute examination Of the head was
made. A long incision across the 'front.'
al bone was made and the wound
caused by the bullet was probed and
closely examined. Witness said that
much blood was found matted in the
hair and that in his opinion the total
loss Of blood was about 10 ounces. Dis
colorati0ns were found about the
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