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ORRIN DE WOLF. 553

prisoned—the insinuations he repeatedly made, that he should
soon come into possession of Stiles’ property—the falsehoods
by which he deceived the Doctor and coroner, for which the
advice of others does not excuse him—the results of the post-
mortem examination—every fact and circumstanee in the
evidence, ia consistent with the hypothesis of strangulation
by the hands of De Wolf. Much stress has been Jaid on the
imperfeet character of the post-mortem examination. Was it
really imperfect, and even had there been no such examina-
tion, the evidence would still be conclusive. It is not necea-
sary that the body should be examined in every case of sup-
posed violence. This is one of the modes of proof, but not
the only one. But was not the examination sufficiently thor-
ough! The brain was carefully observed, and it was found
that death evidently resulted from apoplexy; a cause for the
apoplexy was then sought, and discovered in the mark on
the neck. Everything was noticed that was necessary to sat-
isfy the physicians who were present, and the medical wit-
neases for the defense themselves admit, that it ia not neces-
sary for physicians to enter so fully into details, to judge
from their own observation, as in forming an opinion from the
reporta of others,

‘When the mark on the neck was discovered, the prisoner
began to talk of taking a handkerchief from Stilea’ neck, bat
Stiles’ handkerchief was still about his neck. He remarked
to Gates, “you won’t catch me taking up another man in
this way,’’—he was closeted with Mrs. Stiles on the morning
after the murder—he wrote while in prison to apprise her of
her danger—he states in his confession, precisely how the
murder was committed, and his statement corresponds exactly
with the mode indicated by the physicians—how can we ex-
plain all these cirenmstances, unless there was guilt on hia
part!

THE CHARGE TO THE JURY.

Suaw, C. J. Gentlemen of the jury: We are now ap-
proaching the close of this most important and deeply in-
teresting cause—a cause whose momentous and solemn isenea ©

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