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JURY EASILY FOUND.(Cot'dnaed from 1st page.)by a cook stove, while Dove fell to the floor likewise by a stove on the other side of the room. No investigation of Ritchie’s condition was made at the time, although he had told Dove on the way back from the drain that ho was cut. It was not until the next morning that it was learned he was dead.Dr. C. S. .Dodd, of Cootos’ Store, was the only witness examined. Dr. Doid, who made a post-mortem examination, said Ritchie’s wound was necessarily fatal. The kn fe entered the left side between the fourth and fifth ribs, five and a half inches from the medial line. It nierced the lung and muscles of the lower part of the heart, penetrating the heart to a depth of an inch and five-eighths. The aorta was pierced. The direction of the wound was a little downward and somewhat toward the center of the chest. It was possible for some men to live 15 minutes after receiving such a wound.Court convenes this morning at9.30.
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Harrisonburg Daily News
Harrisonburg, Virginia, US
Tue, Feb 05, 1907
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