Book 2 - Nathan, Amy, Madison and Ethan Berga

thing to do with it.
Q. You did not see him before he died
Q. How did they have hold of each other as
you saw them first
A. Johnson had him around the neck and
Fry had him around the waist.
Q. And Johnson had a hold of this axe
handle with this left hand
A. Yes Sir.
Q. And Fry with his right or left
A. Left.
Dr. H.L. Garner
Dr. H.L. Garner, being first duly sworn on
behalf of State, testified as follows:
Q. You live in Rhinelander, Doctor
A. Yes Sir.
Q. You are a regularly admitted practicing
physician and surgeon
A. Yes Sir.
Q. How long have you been practicing here
in Rhinelander
A. About a year and a half.
Q. Where you at Gagen on or about the
27 th day of September
A. Yes Sir, I think that was the day.
Q. Did you see a man there by the name of
Johnson, do you remember
A. Yes Sir.
Q. Was he dead when you saw him
A. Yes Sir.
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A. No Sir.
Q. Did you assist in making a post mortem
autopsy on the body of Mr. Johnson
A. Yes Sir.
Q. At what place
A. In Gagen.
Q. Where was he at that time
A. The body was in the saloon building.
Q. About how large a room was that, Doctor
A. About the same size room as this, I
should think.
Q. Is there any back room did you notice
A. I think there is
Q. But the body was in the saloon part
A. Yes Sir.
Q. You may state now to the Court what
you did in making that autopsy.
A. On external examination we found abrasion
above the right and left eyes and one
below the left eye. On the scalp we found
three large incised wounds, one was located
on the left side about two inches above the
ear, about two inches in length, and then
there was one on the median line that ran
back about two inches. They were each of
them going down to the bone. Then there
was one on the right side about the same
distance from the ear as the one on the
left. They were about two inches in length.
After removing the scalp, there were no