The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-06-21

they carried him to the wagon and
\ took him back to the camp"
Ed Kirk, husband of Temple Kirk,
who works on the Lewisburg & North
ern, substantiated the testimony of
his wife. When he came home about
o'clock his wife pointed out Clark
to him. He was then acting crazy,
like he didn't know what he was do
ing, said Kirk. He was catching at
rocks in hurry and missing them.
Examined the Body.
Four doctors were placed on the
stand before the Coroner's Jury. The
/ first two, DR.. r. F. Boyd, a leading
colored physician, and DR.. F. D. Brad
ford, younger man, examined the
body on Thursday afternoon, when it
was in a good state of preservation,
and before embalming. Clark had
died at / O'Clock that morning.
He was naturally a light brown in
color, but the embalming fluid has
since turned him black At the time
the examination was made, however,
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plainly visible than they are now, al
though they can still be seen clearly.
Dr. Boyd testified that there were
five or six bruises and Commissions on
the body, any one of which, separate
ly, or all together, might have caused
death, especially in one in weaken
ed condition. On the statement of
facts shown Clark was in such con-
dition.
Bruises Described.
The bruises described by him were
as follows:
On the right side, toward the rear,
just below the kidney, large bruise
four inches long.
Between sixth and seventh ribs, on
right side, bruise six inches long.
Just above this, another similar
bruise.
Confusion along the left temple
bone, stretching from the ear to the
cheek bone. There was a similar con-
fusion on the right side, and two on
the forehead just below the hair line.
Very severe bruises on the point of
the eft shoulder.
Enlarged gland in left groin, which
might have been caused by kick or
a specific disease. There was other
evidence of this disease.
Bruise over the appendix, which
looked as if it might have been
caused by a kick.
At least thirty welts across the
Jack, which had the appearance OF
having been made with q switch or
whip.
Numerous punctures of the skin of
hands and arms, probably caused by
rocks striking them.
Dr. Bradford substantiated DR..
Boyd's testimony in every detail, and
added that the eyes were bloodshot
This, he stated, might have been
caused by the blows on the head.
DR.. c. C. Sullivan, after making a
very careful examination of every
mark on the body, and making in.
cisions to determine the depth and ex.
tent of the more important, gave it as
his opinion that at least two of the
Commissions, one on the right temple
and one on the back of the neck near
the base of the brain, might have
caused death. The confusion on the
temple extended almost to the bone
while the one on the neck reached
more than half way down to the bony
structure.
DR.. J. R. Tarpley, who treated Clarl
at the camp, stated that he worked
that night under yerv unfavorablt
conditions, in a. bunk car dimly light
ed by a lantern, and that he made
no examination for bruises. His treat
ment was directed towards alleviat
ing his suffering. When he saw hin
about s O'Clock on Wednesday nigh
his respiration was very rapid ant
labored.
Clark's clothes were put in evidence
and large blood stains found on tn
shirt that he wore at the workhouse
The largest, which covered an are
of six by nine inches, was on the col
lar and the upper part of the bacl
of the shirt. There were otner stain
at a point over the left hip and il
the middle of the back.
In Good Health.
VIII Snead, brother-in-law of tn
dead man, testified that none Of tn
marks found upon his brother wer
upon him when he went into the worl
house, so far as he knew, and tina
nnnarnntlu he mae in onnd health an