Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-02-05


Some oni nose and face here we're
disc olorati ions 81 neck, dark Marks
on face on one & side as Ar large Az
half dollar, on other side as large as
dollar, seemed like a burn on left side
Neck was normal Did not look for
Or notice Sdiscolo rat ions on chest. Emil
balmed body next 4 a y. Dr. ssox and
Deputy sheri Il Frye were there. Aml
licensed semba lner# and have had ex s:'
lperience. Embal ned body 9th. LIN
embalming drew off about half gallon1
OF blood. Blood was dark and flowed
freely. have embalmed bodies Z, 4 81
Ihours after death Conc lon Of blood
IA hours after death usually Is clotted
and does not flow freely Casually set
little blood, about ounces. 3 Next day
brought body to Devils Lake Post
! mortem examinat lion was he'll Night
fof Aug. 18th 1rs. Wright said there
was $50 insurance on girl IS III fe.
! saw policy next da asked about
policies and she brough them. There
were three Policies are introdu ceds
lin evidence One was for ss25, one for
q $$75 and one for 81.
Cross-examinat ton: Have been TIL
[, censed embalmer three years. Did not
y attend any college. Or. Cox and Dep
i .uty Sheriff Frye went with me to King
n farm TIL Mrs. Wright and Miss
Wonderlich were IN house Cox;
!. went Id with me. Wright was
j crying was sent for. Or. Lee tele-
phoned for me. had not been In.
4 formed sas to cause Of cath. Face ot;
corpse turned Sill htly toward front of
bed. Dr. Cox examin ned body Face
& seemed TO be same as AM dead per
son: examined closely for marks.
\! We're marks on s il gtt side of nose.
\ There was little scratch on end Of
n nose, IL was round. NoseS was thin,
tharp pointed. called doctors 3attens
4 ton ito marks. 81 Marks on nose were
/! \ inch apart. 'oundS Ii tile scratch on
left side az nose, over q " inch long.
4 Marks were dark red. They were
] darker than the brown spots on face.
i On light side OF face was more on
q cheek, two inches across, irregula In
y shape. Mark extended te corner of
I mouth We're dark brown in color.
q Noticed no other marks On face. Back
s II:of neck was discolo red Have seen
large number OF dead bodies The
I discolorat ion on back off neck was
\ natural are always apparent On bodies
4 dead two hours on NOR oticed nc
I; swelling of neck. examine body
y closely for cause Of death from nn:
natural causes. Did not examine
chest Body had On shirt, slirt stock
ing and slippers. Saw body after: il
4, was emba lmed B 1T had been embalm.
ed two days when post-nort em was
held. Neck was larager at post-nor
Il tenn, apparently having swollen after
\ embalming Saw no; marks on body
ISmade twosin cisi ions II bod hen en-
balmed It.
!! Redirect lever saw girl alive
r. Did not know normal condition ol
81 neck he neck may have been swol
len after death RS. Wright said
s. she, was outside washing clothes on
I1th She salt no one else war
. around Ss
s: DIR, sIHLER.
( Live at Devils Lake. II Am a; practic
s ing physician and surge Am duly
i licensed. Have been such since 1899
q Was called In by coroner August 18th
!. 1908 TO assist in pos -mortem exam
/ ination sIof body Of Benlah Wright
b Examined subject found it to be nv
( feet long, Weig bout 90 pounds
] Found burns on face, scratches Of
Y nose, blue marks on mech. Examiner
. stomach. Its was normal Opened i
!; / and examined. Sent 8it away for tx
!. animation chemic ally FOUND no trac,
i Of carbolic acid Ia stomach OF Iii
j. mouth F'xa mined carefully. Had an
t other examination three days later
d Examined brain, liver, kidneys AM
t leftglnng Lungs were FORMAL. Spleen
normal Heart normal Brain wa
/, normal. Made minute examination
e Examined all itaI organs ofsbody. All,
8 found them pert Getty healthy and MOI
i. NAL. Examine infinitely marks ol
lace. nose there were small
scratches an left side. Had appeai
Il 5anee Of hayings been made with finge
81 nails. There ere blotchess on eacl
I side uf face, on cheeks I'M my opiniol
4 the marks were carbolics acid marks
e Seemed to have been applied with ral
s afher than poured on. IN my opinfol
/. the stains were produced befor
death They could not have bee
L mad u after death Re applied besor
q the tissues died the eject would b
& about the same asa before dealt
g When the heart stops beating and res
c. pir alton ceases the tissues die IN frnT