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Show BLOOD PUIWNINU PROVBD IMMEDIATE CAUSE OF DEATH. isnar.es l.rln.l ,tli,n nsrss of Hol-l..Wna,l. Hol-l..Wna,l. Hail tlMlsd. An autopsy, liii li as ln-M an th president .sstiinlsv noon developed an uiianpeclrd mdillou of affairs. In-ateadof In-ateadof then- iwinif no evidence of blood poisoning, as waa bulletined afler an examination of the president' blood twenty-four hours brfor hi death, gaiiffrene developed and wa the Immediate- rauac of death. Th reaultof th autopsy la summed np aa follow by tlie altendinif pliyalclaua: The bullet which struck over th breaal hone did not puss through th skin and did little harm. The other bullet passed hroii(h both wslls of th stomach near Its lower border. Moth holes were found to be perfectly cloaed by the stitches, but the tlsmtca around each hols had hi m (rnnifrcnou. , After paasluir through the stomach, the bullet passed into the back walla of tha abdomen, hittlnir anil tearlnf tha upper cud of the kidney. Thla portion of the bullet's track wa also ganKrenoua, the (ranKrena Involving tha pancreas. The bullet waa not found. Titer wa bo aiirn of perllonltl or dlaena of other organ. Tb heart wall were very thin. Thr wa no evidence of any attempt at-tempt at repair on tha part of nattlr and ilsslh resulted from th gangrena which affected th stomach around tha bullet wounds, aa well aa th tlsausa , around lha further rourae of lha ballet. bal-let. Death waa unavoidable by any aurglcal or medical treatment, and waa th direct result of th bulla wound. The" report of lit autopsy ha given rise to tha theory hinted at a day or two after Ilia president was shot that Ctolgosi, In order to Insure tha accomplishment ac-complishment of his purpose, poisoned bullets were Ured. The gutigren found In the path of th bullet la thought to b strong svldenca In support sup-port of this view by Dr. Waadln, on of the consulting physician. Dr. Wusdin la considered au expert of high atandlug In the marine hospital aer-vlce. aer-vlce. An examination of th remain- i Ing bullets In the revolver will b ! made. Following the precedent In th Oar-lieltl Oar-lieltl cusc, no inquest was held. |