Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1857-02-05
MURDER AND THE MICROSCOPE

An article ungsr the above,itle in he
last number Of Rhanhers's MiscelIany,
gives 'be foIIllS4ns among offer ='r's ia:ss
Instances oflN services this instrument
has perforn adin tass detecting a Grim
/ The ,alApSN this peculiar dlscrim'n-
atIesssii, oN n ,,M the microscope was re-
nfSrk bly4illla slra,ed in avery copotis
t sFita' d few years ago at Norwich,
Asmal esch5sd about nine years old was
found ana morning lying upoh Background
small plantation, quite dead !; the
7.c'os the death being al onsa aenot-
I'd by a large and deep cash in tbs
Throat, seyering both Of the carotid ar
ffser;e.s;,he trsseehea, and t la nsopha4<,,us.
seseieion ,mrediately fell %""oH the
nc sher Of iha's.nuraerea 81 l.:who haa
bnsn Seen By more than one person
l5ssaaaf,ing her dasssiteF towards the plan
the |norning Of the day ON
fWh5sh& The crime was PRESUMED to have
| bsssath co,pgaisted.
III ssssoh being taken into custody, the
a:fsani bsfav ed With the utmost coolness
shs once aahfYsting having taken ths
Child 10 she prant alton where ,he. BODY
Found, but qserrcd That aaziny ar
rsea there the-gif san aooAt gathering
Wild flowers Sthat she hsd subsequently
loskNght other, aud aitera long search,
returned ", 'some Without Ser, Upon be-
ing. ssarched, sthere was ffosnd IN the.
SvoNan's possession a largesand sha,p
knife, which was at otsoe injected to
minute and carea,t exana attioa*@ Moths.
ing, however, was tyassq qppa ii, Writ
the exception Of few pisaes Of hair
adheang tp the handle, 50 exceed;nslyi
small az scarcely to be visible. T'he
exa'' 'a aaheing conducted il tbs
presence Of tie prisoner, ano The Officer
renasasins Here is a bit Of fur or
haIr,osl the handle Of your knife !" the |
wo'nA immediately replied . Yes |
sesssav. IS s,s IL. IL, ADD very Likely =
stains i'iLloods for aa A came, Is =
sstsslpnd rabbit caught in a snare. and
~, IN, lrrI
was sent to London, and with the
epsskcles of hair, subjected 10 a micro
ssea bic examination. No traces Of blood
you'd at first be detected upon the wea-
sySen, which appeared to have been
Mashed !; bat upon separating. the horn
sk.andla from its iron lining. it was souaa
sfi,ae between the two fluid had pene-
aUafad, which turned out to be blood, |
lsss,T taisly not the blood OF a rabbit, but |
' sfSssaiAng every resemblance 10 that Of
Il.,lt.an body. Then came examinataonj
..asahe hair, which added powerfully to |
s:lIss presumption Of the prisoners guilt.
Without knowing anything Of the facts
sxsthe case, the microscopic Immediate
f2 declared the hair to be that of a
SIa nsG il, this he could not be mistak-
| sIEbr the fur of one animal differs so
r. Feiy from that Of another, not only
|Issfsze, color, &c. but in its actual con-
4. tion, that it Is aItog ether impossible
ks,ake it when under the microscope.
9sas, refund the neck Of the child, at The |
II the murder, there was a tippet !
ssaslctorlae, over which the knife,
snfaever held, must have glded
as,i tliis vlctorine was made olsquirrel's
Ne The strong circumstantiaI evil
D. 8, sss az The The guilt Of the prisoner was
H. ri ~lsa by the jury sufficient f,r a cou-
xisstslsn, AZ ana whi!st,awaiting execution,
1 tlllIis,s,sfssehed woman fully confessed her
sssss s $&sls$MH AslAGs ~ westminster heVleW lOF
ssttr thus concludes a notice of
sass Mrs, Stoves new work. II
Wharf.-The English think Of it:
! If. ] ~ length we have Mrs. Stoves
Az N s,sys, and for the last three weeks
aye been men, women and chill !
llls.ls Hrs ;napt IN attention Angling !
NJ U II, h hing over it lingering with de- I
|, 3 exquisite landscapes, is !
bnmor and tenderness, are !
Ierti EEatld glowing with indignation
ss1abse Representation o. charter
q Mes, Such, a book il an .un-
power, and.sserltiss who fol- E
d5R heir objections and observa-
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