The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-09-18

ed In steeling her for the ordeal. At
no time during the six hours consum-
ed in the work of disinterring, per-
forming the autopsy, and reinterring
with all the rites of the Catholic
church did the mother give way to
her feelings.
ContusiOns Plainly Seen.
The face of Lieut.. Sutton was Of a
dark hue, due, the doctors say, to its
being we'll preserved. The flesh re-
tanned the same solodity 1t had when
embalmed. The confusion referred to
by Mrs. Sutton's surgeon was plainly
seen on the forehead, while the lump
or bruise under the jaw on the left
side also was noticeable. Around the
head was the bandage which the un-
dertakers at the recent hearing testi-
fled was placed there to cover the
incision of the skull. which had been
made to remove the brain at the first
autopsy. The reddish, curly hair still
lay In ringlets at the brow. The hands
were crossed and tied on the chest
and were relaxed. A uniform intact
clothed the body. This, like the body,
was in splendid state of preserva-
tion.
Immediately the glass lid of the
casket was removed the body lost its
dark pink color and assumed that of
chalklike whiteness. This change, the
surgeons said, was due to the air. The
surgeons then began the removal of
the scalp. This was done by Drs.
Vaughn and Gaynor, his assistant. DR..
Spear did not participat elm the work
other than to take notes. He carried
a small notebook in which he wrote
the opinions of the two surgeons em-
ployed by Mrs. Sutton and then made
his own. DR.. Spear remained silent
regarding the results of the examina-
tions.
AS soon as the scalp was removed
1t was subjected to a close eXamina-
tion, especially that part which was
pierced by the leaden pellet which
carried death with it. The hair
around the bullet hole was closely
scrutinized for traces of powder
burns. The surgeons said that there
were no traces of powder burns, and
that while the hair around the hole
would have been cut there still re-
NAMED some one-quarter of an inch
long which would show IL It had been
burned or marked. The crownpiece
was then taken off and subjected to
close examination by the surgeons
and Mr.. Rhodes. Attorney Harry Van
Dyke took an impression of this part
of the skull on handkerchief, after
which he traced the outlines.
Shot not Fired ut Close Range.
The hole in the skull, according to
the surgeons, was clean cut and had
been made by a bullet from 3S-cali-
her revolver, and could not have been
fired at as close range as was testf-
fled at the recent hearing. Two other
marks were found on the skull, but
it could not be determined whether
they had been made at the former au-
topsy or before or after. One was IN
the center Of the removed piece of
skull, while the other was just back
of the bullet wound. In the base OF
the skull and at an angle of about
ninety degrees below the gunshot
wound, was found small piece of
foreign substance, thought at the time
by the surgeons to be small frag-
ment of lead. This will be examined
today to determine it's nature.
Examination of the forehead was
next made. The contusions had not
broken the bone of the forehead, but
had made a slight indentation, ac-
cording to the surgeons. The belief
by those at the autopsy is that the
contusions were caused by blows
struck nv h1urit weanon The hruise
under the jaw, it was said, might have
been made by q fist.
Following the examination Of the
head, the chest, arms. and ribs were
thoroughly examined, and found to
be in perfect condition. The legs
and feet were next subjected to the
scrtiny of the surgeons. The con-
census was that Lieut.. Sutton when
in life was a powerful man physical
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