The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-07
Uncertain Testimony Concern
ing the Autopsy.
ANALYTICAL TESTS.
The State Assayer Proves the Blood in the Sta
bic To Be from Human Being.
II III H ID H H II N G H
Prisoners Counsel Has Everything Ex-
planned as Clear as Mud.
BOSTON, Feb. @, 1873.

l BOSTON. Feb. Q, 1879
The Alley trial still continues to be the topic
uppermOst IN the public mind. Little else Is
thought Of and scarcely anything else talked OF.
The attendance OF spectators upon the proceedings
continues abundant, but the numbers who gain
admission are only fraction compared with those
who are refused from lack Of accommodation.
The public feeling Ii that Alley killed Ellis,
and then cut up the body and threw 1t into the
Charles River to conceal his crime; but there
are numerousy expressed doubts about the jury
sharing In tins belief to such an extent as to rem
der such a verdict as Will require the execution of
the death penalty II 1t is shown that the killing
was upon the spur Of the moment and not premed-
itated, murder In the second degree and prison
for life VIII be the verdict and penalty Everything,
however, is now shrouded In mystery, and at each
progressive step the investigation becomes more
interesting and the result more doubtful Alley
himself is still the self-colccted and cool man
that he has been all through, and notwithstand-
ing the overwhelming clrcumstantial evidence
against him, his apparent confidence or indifer-
ence cannot fail to produce an impression upon
the jury, as well as the spectators II the accused
h guilty, he Is certainly man OF wonderful nerve;
and II he is innocent, he bears up under the weight
Of suspicion and circumstances in the most won
6erful manner.
THE TRIAL RESUMED.
Upon the Judges taking their seats Judge Wells
delivered the opinion Of the Court on the question
1t issue at the adjournment last night, which was
the admssibility of the testimony OF witness who
saw Ellis on Election Day. while The latter was look
ing for Alley. They held tnat 1t was competent for
the government to show by the witness that on the
morning in question Ellis was In search of Alley,
and 1t may be shown by conduct or word not as
declaration, but as an act Aside from the testi-
~ at~v,
perts the testimony during the earlier part of the
days proceedings was only cOrroboratve Of that
already elected and heretofore reported In the
HERALD.
CORONER FAYE's STORY.
DR.. John w. Faye, one of the principal Coroners
OF Boston, Voc the first Of his profession placed on
the stand. His story was as fOllows:-I went with
Captain Savage and others to the stable Of Alley
on the 9th OF November; the officers were examin-
Ing the interior for an axe when arrived; had
been sent for by Savage; saw blood stains
ON sides Of q stall and on the boards on
the side Of the building and stanchions:
these are the boards and post there the witness
pointed out the stains alluded to)-they appear
much the same now, though not so brilliant as
then; apparently they are dry, faded and
dull now; have had experience in exam
lining blood stains; have made 400 or
500 antopsies and great many Investigations
ss o coroner and physician; have had no expert
ence in testing whether blood stains were recent
or old; the scarlet appearance Of the blood and its
freshness showed that 1t was recent found q
shaving on the manure which had fresh spot as
large as q dime the blood had not stained the
wood TO any depth and could be scraped or
easily the manure heap was loose on the top and
the bottom was hard and compact, heated and
dried; after blood leaves the system 1t soon be:
comes hard and coagulated; blood would remain
on surface such as snow and not soak in like
water; the
QUANTITY OF BLOOD IN A SYSTEM
equals about oneeighth or one-ninth Of the whole
weight; the comparison Is chemists pint to
would run out of a body If suspended. and about
One-half II lying down. identified clothing from
examined microscopically) 1.-THE blood In human
system commences to cOagulate within two hours
after DEATH and continues for twelve hours, when
out several blood spots on the clothing taken from
Alley, which were exhbited)-the large stains
were taken out and given to Dr. Hayes for analysis.
Cross-examned--Have had no experience In
washing clothes; blood stains are easy to deter.
mine; can't swear that these stains are blood; DR..
on the morning OF November 9 Saturday at the
Fifth police station the pieces were
possession Of by Dr.. Hayes; they were all cut out
by DR.. Hayes, in my presence, or by myself; the
rusty appearance than those on the rest Of the
clething; have said the blood on the drawers was
menstrual blood, and think so now;
THE BLOOD on THE sHiRT
was not menstrual blood; when body Is warm
the blood is in Q fuid loan, and as 1t cools the
commences to coagulate Immediately; drop POI Of
blood would coagulate unless II was so small
ana thin oa nss had w0q been dry could Sos s
to determine such time but do It nom personal
deeper in longer time if blood though dry, could
be removed by knife, and had not penetrated the
composition Of the wood; | Should say that i was
on saturday; the spots on the clothes
should say were made at the same time,
s except in where tses
70 be much spattered; the garments were exam.
lncd very carefully; can't tell whether the blood
months;. no one could determine that, as
there Is no basis on which to- form
Blood on Se wood was aas at the
based on the fact thatit was removed with equal
ease the blood in the large spots would not So
Idly for twelve hours 90 that II would not spatter
II suf1cient force was applied;
IL DEATH HAD BEEN CAUSED BY uEMoRRHAGE
there would not be sufficient blood left to coagu-
tate, except In the larger veins OF the trunk. The
remaining portion OF the testimony Of DR.. Faye
was In great degree Of technical character re-
rHE CHEMIST FINDS HUMAN BLOOD ON ALLEYS
Dr. 8. Dana HAYES TESTIFIED ~ am state As.
sayer OF Massachusetts, and have made specially
Of exanining blood stains; have recently made an
examination OF the blood stains; on the eth Of No;
vember last went to the Filth police station and
took certain pieces OF clothing ana lum-
Der aud removed them to my laboratory;
other specimens were afterwards sent TO Inc
the pieces were taken from shirt, pants
and vest witness described and Identified the
Clothes RON which the pieces were cut; Or. Faye
was with me at the time OF the examination ana
cutting Of the clOthes the cuts were in odd shapes,
that might remember them; on the undershlrt
the stain pure blood; / compared II
with horse and menstrual blood and found
u different; ] compared 1t with human
blood said TO have been taken from Mr.. Ellis found
~ the same, but science does not admit OF certainty
In this respect science can only decide that 1t is
human blood, and say It Is not horses
or menstrual Blood the bleed OF certain
antmaIs Is very like human blood, the ee-
phant for instance; the blood OH the right
kpce OF the drawers was doubtful, because 10 con-
ssaned more Of the white corDuscles: 1t was one