Year: 1867

made by DR.. Farrar's sulky, but he after.
wards told me that he didn't remember
going along there about that time.


Direct examination resumed: The hanc
In which the pine tags were clasped seem
ed to have been closed in the death strug
gle. The only appearance Of blood wa.
about the head. The body seemed to have
| fallen forward.


DR.. W. F. Farrar was next introduced
and testified: made post norton exam
ination Of the body found in Drinkers
woods. Found the body lying PROSTATE
one arm extended. There was q pistol
wound on the left side of the head, but the
ball had not penetrated the skull. There
were bruises and contusions on the shoul-
ders, arms, legs, and various other parts
OF the body. There were impressions ol
| fingers about the neck, and | came to the
conclusion that death was produced by
strangulation. One hand seemed to have
been gnawed by mouse. There was nc
fracture of the skull, the ball having
sion was that the woman was shot
as she was lying on the ground
There was little trickling OF
| blood across the bridge of the nose.
| The corpse was dressed in plain but neat
and clean clothing. She wore gaiter shoes,
one Of which was covered with mud, and
the other quite free from it. The under
skirts were very clean, and seemed to have
been recently put on. She wore country
| knit stockings-a fact which particularly
attracted my attention. The dress was q
purple calico, with black and white spot.
Her hair was thin and cut short. The
general appearance of the body was ema-
ciated as if very delicate lady. 1t was in
| q state of perfect preservation. l noticed
the track of a female in the road CORE
spending to the muddy gaiter worn by the
corpse. Noticed the buggy tracks, but
paid little attention to them.


Cross-examined by Judge Crump: Was
summoned to the inquest on Thursday.
There was no abrasion of the skin on the
arms, but bruises on the [lcshy parts. The
wounds may have been made either by a
stick or fist. Some bruises were, found
on the shoulder blade, but they were
mostly in front. The contuSions could
hardly have been made by pressure of
the body against the earth, and there were
no signs of struggle about the place. The
bullet wound was very small, and the ball
must have been fired with very feeble
force, aud had passed through two folds of
the handkerchief, which seemed to have
been around the head. may have passed
that spot four or five days before the find
ing of the body, as frequently 60 along
that road. Don't think the body had been
exposed to much rain. My impression IS
that it had been lying there two or three
days. The bruises may have been made
either by blunt instrument or mans
fist. They were evidently in some degree
instrumental in her death, although not the
direct cause. Do not think the bruises on
the thighs could have been made by the
knees of man.


To Mr.. Guigon If the blood on the
nose had been rained on much would pro-
badly have been washed off. The weather
was not warm enough to make an over
coat uncomfortable. There was drizzling
rain when first saw the body. If there
had been much rain the clothing would
probably have been saturated, which was
not the case.


To Mr.. Johnson: have known the ac-
cused two or three years. His character,
previous to this charge, so far as l Know,
has been as good as anybody's.


To Judge Crump: The bruises on the
arm were on the tlcshy part. In wardlng
oil blows one would be most likely to re-
ccive bruises on the forearm.


TO Colonel Young: The bruises were of
different shapes and lengths. | did not
see any positive evidence of an attempt
to rape, although my attention was
particularly called to the point. The
dress seemed to have been Strengthened
out with great care. There was
q general dampneSs about the body, but |
am confident that the upper garment was
not wet. cut the clothing out Of the way
to make the examination. All animal heat
had left the body, but decomposition had
not taken place. is impossible to tell e2-
actly how long since death has lett body.


TO Judge Crump: To have received the
bruises on the abdomen a person must
have been held down. Those upon the
forepart of the arm could have hardly been
received from party striking from be-
hind. could not undertake to say by
what instrument the blows were inflicted.


To Colonel Johnson: | was satisfied that
it was the corpse of O married woman. L
Judged that she must have been about
twenty-five or twenty-eight years OF age,
although sat first she was thought to DC
younger"


To a Juror I concluded that death was
caused by suilucation, from the evident
impression of fingers on the throat.


Colonel Johnson Did you not say, Doc
tor, on the previous examination that some
Of the bruises might have been received III
an attempt to violate the person!


Witness: | did, sir but my impression
is that this was not the case.


The Doctor was here subjected to q
lengthy and tedious cross-eXaminatlon,
which elected no new facts. At its close,
a recess was taken until o'clock.


AFTERNOON SESSION.


Miss Roxana Pitts examined: am a
sister Of Mary Emily Phillips nee Pitts. |
reside in Essex county. My sister was
married to the accused on the 18th of
July, 1865. lie remained with her for
about two weeks, and then left Essex,
either for Richmond or for his fathers, IN
Surry county. He was then absent for
about six months, returning in February,
lS66. He then stayed with us for about
three weeks, and then left again. This
time he stayed away until July, about the
l4th of the month. Then he left us again,
and was absent until Christmas. He re-
NAMED with US then until the 18th of
February, when he left home, and took my
sister with him. About three weeks alter
their departure We received letter from
the accused.


Colonel Johnson: Where is that letter
now ?
Witness: | think it was destroyed by