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Of it has been suggested, but is given
little credence by police.
Police today were also analysing the
significance Of a report by DR.. w: G.
the autopsy on Miss Baker, that she
died OF strangulation and that the
bullets were fred into her body after
she was dead. Other physicians who
participated In the autopsy expressed
the belief that the bullet wounds caused
the girls death.
Unexplained Points Cleared.
DR.. Welburn's report, submitted to
Commemorative Attorney William G..
Cloth, clears UP q number Of hitherto
unexplained points relating to the
One of these points is that the
stomach was empty, definitely establish
ing the fact that Miss Baker had had
no opportunity to eat her dinner be-
tween the time she left work and her
death.
In support Of his decision that Miss
Baker met her death by tnrottling, Dr:
Welburn points out that the tongue was
swollen, eyes prominent, and the blood
vessels of the face, eyelids and eyes
broken and engorged.
Another point cleared up was that
rigor mortis had set In. number OF
persons who were present when the
body was removed from the place 1t
was found declared that 1t was limp,
indicating that rigor morris was not
at that time present and that the
killing may have taken place very much
later than was supposed.
A description Of her condition at the
time Of the autopsy shows that she had
l6 or 10 scratches on the front and
sides Of the neck and that both lips
were swollen and cut internally from
blow which loosened several lower In
cisor teeth.
The body, legs and arms were prac-
tically free Of bruises, except for one
on the front Of the left thigh, one on
the outside of the left calf and one on
the kneecap. The base Of the left
thumb was bruised.
Bullet Wounds Described.
In description of the bullet wounds,
DR.. Welburn states: lone entered the
left side of the neck, one and one-half
inches below lobe Of ear, passed trans
versely through neck, clipped angle Of
right jaw. passed out of neck and en-
tered right arm four inches below
shoulder, and was found Just under the
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the arm. This bullet may also have
struck the humerus, as it was consid-
erably altered in shape. Another bull
let entered left side Of chest at about
eighth rib, ranged downward and cross
body, and was found under the skin
two inches above hip bone. This bullet
burned the lower margin Of the brazier
and also the skin at point of entry,
and was perfect in that 1t showed no
mark of impact with bone. Another
bullet entered back, to left Of tenth
dorsal spine, ranged forward and slight
ly to the right, passing through left
kidney and the liver. This bullet was
not recovered.
Surface Of lungs showed intense
nothing with black blood. Large
amount of free blood In abdomen from
liver wound. No perforation found In
intestines. Stomach was empty.
Conclusion: Death by throttling."
Commemorative Attorney Cloth has
spent the last three days in court ana
was preparing to leave for New york
this afternoon In connection with q
forthcoming sewer bond issue. He stated
that he had done no work on the case
during the last three days and that he
knew of no new developments upon
which to work.
sheriff Howard B. Fields stated TO-
day that his men were still engaged in
running down various Information that
came to his office over the telephone and
through the mail, but that not one Of
these leads has developed anything that
might be Of use In experimenting the
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