Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-06-27

9 Cross ezamined-Did not try to gain q
confession from Mcconnell don't know
that any one else did he said 0'Neil was
probably coming to sec If he tMcC.) would
not confess or admit something. | advised
him neither TO confess nor admit anything,
for il he confessed the crime l believed they
would hang him. He said he would admit
nothing. He was Joyous and dancing in
his cell.
DR.. J. Lang Cassells being duly sworn,
deposetb Am q teacher of Chemistry in
the Cleveland Medical College and the
Western Reserve College; have taught
Chemistry thirty years. pants belonging
to Oolvin but supposed to have been worn
by the prisoner at the time of the murder,
shown and identified as those which wit
ness had examined.) Found spots of blood
upon the pants produced-one on the left
n one on the right 'front.' / examined
those most distinct; could not get a suifi-
cheney Of some Of the spots TO determine
their character; the pants appeared TO have
been washed since stained. / made mi
crOscOpie examinations and found evidence
Of blood stains of a mammalia. Other
stains were visible of the same character.
| hin blood will flow but a short time from
a flesh wound after death.
Cross-examined.-To discover that the
blood was that of a mammals ! had to en-
ploy q powerful glass. The microscope I
used was Of four hundred diameters. The
difference between the red blood of nam
mails, and ofbirds, fishes, &c., is in the cor
puteles of the blood, those of mammal be-
ing circular and thin in the center; those of |
birds, fishes, &C., are oval with q ~nuclues. |
think there is no method of determining |
the difference between the blood ofdifferent
species Of mammals. sod - |
g. @. E. Weber being duly sworn, depos-
eth :-Am a surgeon and physician have
been II years, here, In New York and Ger
many Within a short time af,er death
blood will not flow; as soon as entire relax
alton from death takes place, cerum viii
ooze FROM divided tissues.
Cross-examined=With death the action
of the heart ceases; as soon as this takes
place the blood vessels contract; cannot tell
how long after death contraction ceases and
the liquids flow from the natural causes of
gravitatiOn, sometimes several hours.
The Prosecuting Attorney offered in evil
dence a large map of Colvin's shanty and
surroundings in Olmsted and a diagram
Of the interior of the shanty, and also one
McConnelPs house in Canada.
c. c. Cobb, being duly sworn, deposeth
a ticket agent at Cleveland have
been for ten or twelve years. The time on
he G. X 7. Road from CLEVELAND to Elyria.
n March last, was one and a half to two
The afternoon train on the Northern
OF the Toledo road at that time left
bout half-past four. 1t is siXty-tIVe miles S
rom Cleveland to Sandusky, and seventeen \
niles from Sandusky TO Clyde; it is liz I
niles from Cleveland to Toledo, and sixty q
i've miles from Toledo to Detroit il ii is less n
han ten miles from Clyde to Fremont The I
are from Cleveland TO Toledo is SEQ; the 4
are from Toledo to Detroit Is 81. 90. /
Cross exsmined-The fare from Elyria TO a
andusky is Sl.4O. The distance from FIRE.
lont to Toledo is about thirty-fve miles
be fare from Fremont to Toledo ia about I
cents.
James Eddy being duly sworn, deposeth
reside in Euclid saw the prisoner in Jail
bout a month ago never saw him before
nat time. / told him that the last time the Y
murdered woman was seen she wag in a
with him. He replied that c,
lie woman, who testified to that, said it b
light have been some other woman. il
CrOss-examined-Went into the Jail to see tt
IeConnell-not TO talk with him | said Il
Is having the clothes MAS against him. it
g said yes, that was the worst mark di
gain t him. y
Sheriff Nicola recalled identify the b,
ants produced as those | saw in Canada; lu
spots saw them first in the po- d.
90 court in Canada. | heard the prisoner, II
conversation with Busbee, ask what Mary II
gler was going to testify in the matter, in
much as he had heard that she had said in
e saw him thstday have two carpet-sacks. Ii
lsbee said it was a carpet-sack and a bum
e which Mary Egler said she saw in his G.
that day. Mcconnell replied, th
hat is correct" OF
At this point court adjourned till half II
st one o'clock yesterday afternoon. ~
PIc-NIC.-The annual picnic Of the In 3,
School and its friends viii be held
the grove near the East Cleveland R.. r,
Thursday, the 2sth inst. The scholars n
II meet at the school at S o'clock, and in
TX TO the cars on Prospect street near ar
lie street, owing to a break in the road by m
DR.. Everett has kindly donated
free ride for the children and friends of GC
e Institute. the water is plentiful in the IN
owe without money or price, and few lem n
s and sugar makes good lemonade, a 90
verage and luxury for children. re
Our friends know we are dependant on ah
cir benevolence, and former favors give
e children confidence of a jovisl time if NJ
o weather is favorable. Come friends all in
d go with US, it will do You good 10 see tn
Q children happy. IN,
The dealers in hats and caps have sent in an
that will make them feel proud and in
trust To lose the name of Ragged School "a
ow by appearance. Industry makes de- r.,
ncy. We hope things will be sent in the be
y before to give the Committee time 10 tie
necessary arrangements. R. W. pa
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