The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-17

 Yes, badly decomposed. .
 Wifentz took Walsh for a brief redirect examination and Coroner Walter Swayze of Mercer county was called.
 He said satte police called him to Hopeweil on May 12, 19S2.
 He was ordered to the woods where state troopers were guard Ing the body.
 Q. Where was the body? A. On the ground.
 c. Tell the jury what you saw? A. The body looked like youngs- ter of two years. It was in part ly decomposed condition.
 c. What did you do with the body? A. I took 1t to the morgue in Trenton.
 c. Did Col. Lindbergh then go to Trenton and identify the body as that of his child?
 A. He did.
 c. Were you present when Bet ty Cow identified the body?
 A. I was.
 Q. Were you there when Dr. Charles Mitchell performed an au- topsy?
 2. pia s,G you assist Dr. Mitohell7
 Q. Was the body the one iden- tified by Col. Lindberkh as bis son and by Betty Cow?
 A. It was.
 Q. Did you issue a death cer- tiheate for Charles A. Lindbergh' Il
 A. I did.
 The death certificate was of- fered in evidence and the defense
 The court overruled the objec-
 c. After the autopsy what did you do with the body?
 A. Acting on orders from Col. Lihdbersh I had the body cremat-
 Swayze was excused and Dr. Charles Mitchell, coroner's physi- clan, was called.
 c. Did you go to q Trenton morgue on May 12, 1882?
 O. Q. what did you do?
 A. went to Swayze's morgue and performed an autopsy.
 c. What did you observe?
 A, I was impressed by the fact it was the same child-the Lind bergh child. It's facial expression was quite good.
 0. Did you determine the cause of death?
 A. There is no doubt the child died of a fractured skull.
 c. Was the fracture extensive?
 A. It was. It reached from the forehead around to the rear DOT
 0. What relation did that frac- ture have to the time of death?
 A. I would say death was in- stantaneous or within a few min- utes after the fracture was sus- tained.
 Dr. Mitchell said the presence of a blood clot showed the fracture was caused on living child.
 A five minute recess was or dered at 11:30.
 Reilly cross examined Mitchell
 o. Have you the record of this child's autopsy?
 A. No. they are in the hands oi the attorney general.
 Q. What are the causes oi death?
 A. There are dozens of them.
 Q. Did you examine the stom' ach. lungs and kidneys of thi: child?
 A. No, they were decomposed.
 Reilly was attempting to show that some other cause other than skull fracture was responsible fol the death.
 O. Then your examination ol the child was rather perfunctory wasn't 1t? A. I'd say 1t was good one.
 Someone in the courtroom laughed.
 O. How long did it take you to determine the cause of death? A. Some time. I made thorough ex- animation of the body and decided that the skull fracture, about two inches in diameter, was the cause of death.
 o. How long would it take a child of that age to die of exposure in the month of March? A. IS to 20 hours.
 O. Now supposing the child was was suffering from congestion or cold, wouldn't 1t be more suscepti- ble to death by exposure? A. Not necessarily. We have children in cold rooms breathing cold air while their nurses sat around in fur coats to keep from freezing to death themselves.
 c. Did you see this hole in the skull? A. Yes.
 c. Did you not describe the