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[be Body Of Mrs, Isabella Meleod Exhumed by Order of Attorney

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ANTOPSY MADE BY DR. PETER CONROY OE CHARLOTTETOWN

Evidence of Archibald McLeod, Son ofthe Deceased and of the Neighbors He called Ain-

Two Witnesses Testify to Hearing feaetn. ;ereams of a Woman onthe Night Mrs.

McLeod D ed, The Sound Bern.: .1 io.-. Direction of Her Home-Dr. Conroy Finds

Deceased’s Throat Deeply isrased anda Bone Broken-He Believed Death dutoA Strangnlation by Violent Hands-The Verdict.

Referring to the suspiciouszdeath of MIS. Donald MacLeod of Rose Valley mentiouedln Tun GUARDIAN of yester- day, the excitement has been greatly in- crfased by the proceedings that have gineebccurred. In view of the peculiar circumstances and sensational reports tguching the case an order for the ex- humation of the body of the deceased was made by AttorneyGeneral Peters.This was yesterday carried into effect by Coroner, Dr. Honeywell of Hunter River. At 10.11) a number of the neighbors assembl- ed and under the Coroner‘s orders opened the grave and removed the cofiin and body to a barn near _the Presbyterian mause.

The following j ury was then empanelled and sworn by the Coroner :

Murdock Lamont, Foreman.

John A Mackenzie.

Neil McLeod.

Murdock McLennan.

Donald Mckenzie.

John McPhee.

Daniel Nicholson. `

The Jury then viewed the remains, an at their request aniautopsy was made by Dr. Conroy of this City, and during the enquiry the remains were re- turned to the grave. The Coroner, jury and witnesses then repaired to the schoolhouse across the _road where evid~ ence was taken.

Archibald McLeod;of Rose Valley, son

df the deceased was the first witness. He deposed that his mother had lived with him during the past nine or ten yea and was in general, hearty and healthy.

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She had a fainting tit at church three or

ing clothes. She di-fl not examine her d - closely. Could not tell if there were marks

four years azo. She died on Tuesday, 9t April. On the night of her death he an his family went to bed about 9.30 leaving his mother in the kitchen. It was he practice to stay up after th family went to bed. Abou half an hour after retiring he heard n'oise but thought it was caused by

awakened by an alarm clock and got u

it house near by 'and told his brother. They

rs A said his mother was dead. Witness went

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horse in thc stable. At 12 o`c\ock he was

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for the purpose of looking after a cow. t He noticed that his mother was not in

her hed-room and going to the kitchen he i ound her lying on the floor, on her side, with her head towards the door. He turned her over, and at the time did not

A think she was dead. He spoke to her but received no answer. He then found ‘that she was dead or dying. He went at once to his brother’s

lreturned and both examined the body. V He then noticed a. mark on the cheek; it ' looked like a scratch as if she had fallen

A` against something sharp. He then went to Bradalbane to notify his sister, Mrs. Matheson, and his brother Malcolm went

A out to give word to some neighbors. She was buried on Thursday at one o`clock. _ He oposed to his sister, Mrs. Matheson,

held. This was on account of some talk Ahe had heard about the desirability of ` such a course. The sister said his brothel' Malcolm _was not in favor of it. Half the property on which he lived belonged to his mother during her life and ,after her death would be his. i To Foreman, witness said he did not see .'A any blood on the floor or on deceased’s clothes. He noticed a little on her hands. He saw a slice of bread and a. piece of meat on a trunk in deceased's bedroom.

Edith McLeod, wife of the previous

5 witness testfied that she had gone to bed l, with her husband at 9.30 leaving deceased lin the kitchen. Her husband got up at l 12 o'clock to see about a cow. Some hours afterward he came to witness’ room and

’ down stairs. Deceased had then been car~ ried to her bedroom. and had on her wear-

` on her face.

Eleanor McKenzie, widow of the late

John M.McKenzie, was the next witness. She deposed that Malcolm McLeod, son i of the deceased, came to her house short- i ly before 2 o'clock a. in. on 10th of April

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nd informs-i her thit his mother was dead. She went to Archibald McLeod‘s house and found deceased lying stretched on a bed with her wearing clothes on. Witness helped to remove clothes and dress the body for burial. She noticed some marks onthe face of deceased. On each side of the face there were marks and her nose was bruised. _ Her neck was blue on the left side. On moving her, blood came out of the side of her mouth. She did not suspect foul! clay- ~ Catherine McKenzie, Mrs. Malcolm

KcKenzie, and Mrs. Malcolm McLeod gave similar testimony as to being called in and assisting in the preparations.

Malcolm McKenzie testified that he

Went to the house of Archibald McLeod with his wife and saw the body of the t deceased. _He noticed some marks on her face. He had heard noises that night be- tween 9and 10 o’clock. It was a .very- loud noise. He thought it was caused by aperson screeching or yelling with all his might and po ever. The voice was like a female voice. It was shrill. It lasted a few seconfl~. It was a long yell. It was loud and eeradually died away. It seemed like »~ sound of distress. He told his wife _

direction of Archibald McLeod’s house, as if from the field in frout.of the house. , Witness’ house is about 15 to 2.0 chains t from Archibald McLeod’s house.

Malcolm McLeod, son of deceased. and

Flora McLeod, his wife, testified as to having seen the body of deceased on the night of her death and noticed marks on her face.

Charles S. McD'mn.ld of Rose Valley,

_ school teacher, testified to having heard screeching between 9 and 10 o’clock on the night of April 10th. It was like a human voice. The sound came from the ~ direction sf Archie McLeod_'s house. He I was about 40 chains away from the house at the time, coming from Bradalbane.

Dr. Peter Conroy. oi Charlottetown

isworn, testified as follows: I am a. phy- sician practicing in Charlottetown. I made

Leod this morning, and in view of the gravity of the circumstances in connection with the woman’s death my examination

\ was minute and particular. I found the *A body to be that of a woman about 73 years I, of age, well-nourished and in a good state 1 of preservatiomalthough interred for some h days. No actual decomposition had actin e of a noticeable character. Comxnencing ,Z with the appearance which the surface of

hive’ and an sol; ;s's;0p5 me sufterirlagt the body presented there was a flash over

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found that the bruised tins its include all the muscles on tha fr » ir nfirt of the

down to that itepcfi. There _ was clear and well defined line demarcation bot xeon this bruise and t uniujured part. In orderto ascertain t condition of the windpipe, thinking th it might he injured I explored its up

that the hyoid bone had been fractn and I removed the bone and have it now my possession, which the Jury can see

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upper part ,of the gullet. Those also have. I examined the woman's mouth an it contained a small quantity of fluid blood On the upper jaw there were no teeth

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very much to say it, for I am qui aware --f the responsibility I a under in making this statemen There were two pieces of 'meat in th

It had not been rnasticated at all. I thin

there were two piecesof meat origina1Aly.§

Question by Coroner-Ifa person swa lowed a piece of meat and it stuck in the throat would he attempt to swallow an- other ? `

Witness--Certainly not. The mea might have been placed by another per-

son. Iexamined the heart. The heart was D,-,,fgS¢,a_11i9n, Ymmg (12§)A -B§“`m\“°“ ' , ~ sound. All the organs were sound. D, H_B_ g-,lu-eepyem-5 0141155; Jai” U*‘.\'9Ynl°VVN!'UkVm3»g - There must have been pressure inonrisuspiiei- Mnnnnn, Louis, prie¢$29"0-i .. 1 t

in break one bone in the un-nni. ~i Bay soni1inn,K1nnfiyk¢;(iai5) n. H, __B,? N°"~Y9r\$tG¢°$5,g»},.;_.=.< "_

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hruisinc on her neck- A heavy body fal- Bay Mare. Jessie, foaled 1897. Sold ling across her neck might cause the A. Miller, Marshfield, price $165. ` bruise. The body was very fleshy. The ji Kate A;-dggwau, (2377) Q|yde3da,1AAA¢ fat was very much bruised in the neck. (mare foaled 1393, sind mswwari Bm-ns; ~ 'Io a juryman-There might h we been §__`§‘t¢ef,bwn, .$155_ i A A enough meat to cause chotmg. bruise is only an indication if violence- ibm- 1g93_ Sold gg H. Kelly, Southport, being applied to the neck Li the meai;_' 75 A ~

lodged in the windpip--_ Vi .night causef

death without the brui.~.fA. I believe that Qld, Sold to R, Holman, Crgpgnd,$}5_ ' ‘

deceased came to her ii.-..eh by strangula- ll SHOBTHDBN C_m,,l,LE_ tion. ' li ` ' >

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Fred G Bovyer, Broadlands, Georgetown took place yesterday afternoon. - The. cattle were sold by Mr. R Beairsto on the#

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realized. A number ofthe animals will? go to DI. B. and Ontario. The following

t -were the animals aoldweiirli purchasers: .Maha fum ¢am_ - VI* an _ _

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_ to her death either by choking oral R°3“_`BUu» G1_°95¢1"3‘Q_hi¢fmi - *'

that he had heard strange yelling, the straiigulation. _ ,ASoA1d to Samuel {0ameron`,

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_ -A White Bull, Jockey_ 35.041, calved- May

it 1900. James McMillan, 'Cornwa:ll,» 81(1). ’ Roan Cow, Rosemary, calved December,

Tizainor to~_Miss’Annie McNeill of Grandi? $105' - ' » 'I ‘ »

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of April, of inflammation of the lungs, Mafch 1901s S015 5° 5353 FU~W°¢W» Florence Shaw, beloved wife of. the late# “nib N- B-»

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