The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-03-24

70 me North wheeling hospital M
given treatment. medical and surgical.
He died at $3.50. an hour and twenty
minutes after reaching the hospital.
The body was removed TO Schmei-
chefs undertaking parlors. where an
autopsy was performed, the following
morning. DIR. keesor reviewed the
discoveries OF the autopsy on exam
nation by Prosecutor Addleman.
Q.-'What was the cause OF death?"
A.-"Hemorrhage into the brain.
caused by a fracture produced by
some blunt instrument"
cross-ENamlnatlon.
Q-What sort Of force and object
would produce that fracture Of Full
mer's skull?"
A force Of great magnitude"
Q.-"With a blunt Instrument"
A-"Yes."
Gould it have been produced
by falling against a pillar or pier. or
suppose he had fallen on a rough
frozen street?"
At might be possible"
Q-Suppose the street was OBJ
BLEED and in falling that portion of his
head struck the stone?"
A-That would depend on the size
of the stone"
Dr. j. a. Campbell.
DIR. ]. A. Campbell. county and cor
oner's physician. followed DIT. Keesor.
He respected the testimony OF Dr.
Plant and DIR. Keesor as to the au-
tOpsy ON the body OF Arthur S. Full
mer. DIR. Campbell said he has been
practicing here for t~hirty-eight years.
BY Mr.. Mckee:
Gould the fracture have been
D TQmann nv tho too 90 a aha.aHH
Judge Robinson ruled that the oues-
ton could not be asked. although IL
was previously asked OF other wit
nesses.
Q-"would the blow Of a Est cause
A-"Hardly."
Or. n. p. Campbell.
DR.. II. p. Campbell was the fourth
witness OF the morning. Dr. Camp
bell. like the other physicians. told OF
the discoveries Of the autopsy. He
identified the section OF Fulmer's
skull:
BY Mr.. Mckee:
Q-'What was the cause OF death p"
"A hemOrrhage into the brain.
caused by a fracture. produced BY an
external force"
Q-"Tell the size Of the instrument
which would cause that fracture?"
About an inch in diameter"
Dr. Campbell said Fulmer's nose
was fractured In two places, while
the other doctors said 10 had been
fractured but once. Attorney Boyce
asked the witness 10 examine notes
OF the autopsy. and these showed sew
eral fractures Of the nose.
] Q-"The fractures OF the skull
could not have been produced by a
mans hst?"
A-"No. sir"
Frank Kamm
Frank Kamm OF % TWenty-third
street followed DIT. Campbell. wit.
ness said he was a member Of the
Lookout club AMI knew Scott and rui.
mer. He told Of seeing both at the
club. Fulmer went out and was later
led up the steps into the club all over
blood He sat down at a table and
said ITS he'll TO let a fellow get
licked hat way" "He went 20 sleep
on the big table and was there an ar.
teruoOn. when ! saw him later his
head vas resting on bis arm and We
couldn't wake MIN. That was about
8 o'clock In the evening Fuimer was
r. little full when he came into the
club that morning 7 didn't SEQ him
any more that DAY. but the next time
I saw him he was ln his coffin
ON crOss-eHamlnatiOn witness said
Scott showed Fulmcr up the steps
into the club room. Mr. Boyce asked
the witness m be- knew that the Do
lice had ordered Fulmcr Off the
streets for being drunk. The state 70 b
iected and was sustained.
Q-Why did Scott bring him
back7"
A-scott said DO dId DO to noip
Fulmcr from being arrested The
testimony was ruled out as hoaraay
Similar evidence was again brou4bt
out and admitted Kamm said .ruI.
mer struck az Scott to shove MIN
away but ho lidnt bic him that 4
saw
A. tho completion of Kamm'r toaI-
mony our adjourned to 2 O'Clock.
Afternoon Session.
When court convened at q O'Clock.