The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-09
VOL. XLIlL. ll9.
THE SCHOOL GIRL MURDER.
,gF tvfITSfS OFTHE moor SPOTS
M IIPIGI'S CLOTHING.


- In Pages ~isier-in-Lnw's b-cnpe.
coxconp. Jan. S.-The state closed its
dav ae iinst Joseph Larege for the MUIR
-, icsle A. Langmaid. The usual throng
s,r,mcr. wood choppers, mechanics and their
.,,esvotchcd the proceedings patiently, gazing
,t,e pri.oner with much the same interest
mat they would at Gag OF rattlesnakes They
w. ,no,.y telling points OF testimony to ap-
lad ard they clapped their hands or stamped
r,,,t,,t despite some feeble efforts Of tho
sS.r,a to check such manifestations. The tea
,,,no,, NJ the Boston physicians Is regarded as
s.,u,n, the rope around the prisoners neck
90 ,i,h, TO he iooscncd even by proof ~ altbi
h,,t b. iorcshad0wed ne the line of defence.
A,,he opening Of the session Albion T. Dear
...v.s recalled and questioned relative TO an
,,tervi.w with tie prisoner In the Jail through
.,,,t. rpcr er. lie was usked whether he was In
,h,seidemy road on the saturday before the
murder Ile answered no. lie was then asked
.benfewas on that road. and he answered on
rh,r,d,, or Friday. lie said that he had not
,,iek wifh him that day when LapAge was
AT arrested he seemed very anxious W leave
theoser,l. l.t 4 his house, but he was told to
bhns along.
uudrr rr,ra..-exlminltiOn. Detective Dearborn
tssu0ei tnat o slight external examinati III OF
L,page's c.OtAin. was made after his arrest on
Ot.R. SO blood spots were found then. Dur
Ing the time that l. page was free between his
tr.t and seclnl arro,ts. he was kept under sur
,ellance after no ~ds released temporarily.
rh1ma, West. aged 10, OF Suncook, testified
thahe,Naapel knife with Lapase. tue latter
rvne silver ring In exchange. The knife
found in Iaaasss house was sho wn witness,
who reccrt 1ed II as one just like that which
Tufa fr
months before the TRAGEDY.
DErKcriVE's THEORIES.
Ciron h. Hilar,th, OF Al enstown, private de-
vcuye. te.tiaed than his professional services
were engaged g. work up the murder the night
sfter ne t.edv. SUSPICION trSt fell upon La
page on TIE lnursday after the murder. Wit
meas saw nm the next day. hut sid nothing To
him. lie O.. nNerseu with him nrst ON the bth.
He made the statement olreaCy testined TO about
starting woodcuupptne aud getting lost on tne
wand = tlg to Joe ID luirls' mouse. Tie said
tunt he let M s1e ami coat In a barn near tue
woods lie va, questioned again oD Oct. " at
Mr. Nilkin- house. lie nrst asked Tor IN inter
Cfy., exaninci l., Councillor Page. Hidrcth
tesu1ed that Le d lived IN suncook village 10
wears, during wuich time hO has been no: ol
keeper. deputy sheriff. uolicemar, lawyer, livery
stable kecper and detective. lie crested IN
Drew, wh VAS inspected of the murder. Wit
ness did s.y that liill Drew's boot heel htted tho
inuentailn ou Josie l. incma,d's face. That was
before tue ci re 'rutiny THAT proved the boot
heel ali too small. lie tound no blood marks
en- Lapare : clothing on the first or second in
spec ion II them. on a tuird examination some
mark were found that looked like tbey might
have Dren uAde by blood. IL was to veriy this
mat he cl tniug was sent to Boston. lne
stories told ON Lipage dlu not diner materially
At the different times he was questioned.
check -hirt hat he WAS seen wearing before the
murder, but II could not be found.
TIE BLOOD sPors ANALYzED.
The next witness was DR.. Horace Chase OF
Boston. II received MS medical degree IN Ber-
nn, Prussia, IN lSSl lie has continued hia
studies esp-ci lly that OF microscopic examina-
ton VI blood. Has frequently been witness IN
murder trils. ON NOV. he received pack see
said to contain tue clothing OF Lapage. The
clothing which Lapage admits having worn tue
day Of the murder was recognized by the VII
ness az tnat sent him Tor examination. II con
usts II oyercost, under coat. vest, and two pain
Of anchored OVerals. Tney we're then pu'
foim uy in as evidence. Dr. Chase, resuming
said that ue examined each article separately
and found spots iookihs like blood. Suct
pieces were cut out. Two were taken from th
collar. q her pieces were from the out-d
OF the overGoat. On the pant looms wore spot
immediately around the hy. similar spot
we're fOdud on the uVerIils' ana on tue vest hea
the buttonhOlcs, and under the watcn pocket
All those pieces were placed IN sepArat
vessels. with solution corresponding Il
SPECIFIC gravity with that OF tbs bloo'
serum. This was To give tue dried cor
pgsCles opp rtuniiy TO resume their natura
state. I he spots taken from the lining OF th
coat proved to be tuammalia blood, Oi n siL
corresponding Win the SIZE Of cOrpusclos o
than in that Of inferior animals. he measure
uents are made oy "a micrometer that measure
" the twenty thousandth part OF an inch. Ih
spots taken from the back OF the coat wer
IDENTICAL in Appearance. The corpusces were
o. smeller type ~ ths spots r taken from th
one nfty-thtee hundredth part Of an inch TIL
tst one thir y-turee hundledths OF an inch
Ibis difference IN the cplniOn Of the witness
made il apparent that the former was the blooS
Of some inferior animal, resembling nearest y
tize that of a sheep. Those three spots were al
human blood The witness then describe,
bis experiment made with the blood marks OF
the same, ana the result was corpuscles rosem
bling IN oil respects those found ON Lapage'
clothing.
THE AGY OF THE sTAISs.
Cross examined by Mr.. Norris as TO the differ
snce between the two Kinds OF blood. Dr. Chas
lesuned that although It Is dinhcult 10 deter
mine the age Of blood spots, the exterior condl
ton ~ those believed to be Sleeps bloo'
loOked older than tue others. There IA duub
whether the blood coipu-cies can be perfectly
testofed, but II requires microscope Oi tb'
highest power To detect any difference. lhel
have been restored 10 condition approximat
lng the normal ten years httcr death.
Dt. Joshua IL. Ireadwell Of Boston, physici an
ana surgeon, VINO grad lated at Harvard Medi-
| CA school In lsj'. and mas made med cai iuris-
| prudence specially, particularly the micros
| e1pic examination % blood, testified that he
took Hprrlmcn4 II tho slpposeI blood stain,
| HOin the NAT, ptcrcoat. under coat, and vest
/ on Which were several spots " the same charac
| Yer, from tho pautalOOus, on which the spot
oyetalis, on which waA an extensive stain on th'
INSIDE uf the ~. All these pieces wore sepa
fately treat Il as described by Dr. Chase. Atte
\ they had been subjected To the ether anC
bpod crystal tests they were iTddiateC
hYe days, being inspected frequently. II
+, plDpN N lfrsh, the cOrpIscles resume theil
natural appearance quickly and never tardily
a. the age tuctcaaea. lu I'VE Gays, m all tue spec
linens excepting one, the cOrpusces were o
naturhl SIZE. ] ne one exception still presented
L The wrink cd, shrivelod appearance that tndl
Gated longer tlule since blood wis fresh Wit
ness Was decidedly of opinion that the bloOt
tpOts In all cases, save tnat noted as the eIcep
hOn were human blood, and they CORE spondeC
a. 10 appearance and the time taken by the peo
II linens TO resume their natural shape With tina
tAken TO complete the restoration Of tho cor
II puscles IN the blood stains on Josie LanRmald'
n aress.
These witnesses took up the time Of the oour
II ~ 70 The noon Adjournment. Atthe opening o
sus afternoon session, Counsellor Page renewe,
nh motion that the defence he allowed To sum
mon expert testimony. The court, with the con
.ent OF Attorney General CLARK, gave permission
III bsummon two physicians of recognized repu
II MHon 70 testify as 70 the blood spOts. The ooun
II 70, Tor the defence then waived the cross exam
mAuon OF Dr. lreadwel
CoRHOBORATIYR TESTIMONY
Trustworthy l.. Fowler, Geo. p. Morgan, an
nNln ii. COchrane, VINO we're present whe
Lapage WAS intorrogated Dy tue detectives, tea
llbed 10 toe accuracy OF the story Of the pri.
"nef a. stined To by the Oficers.
usOhn tOnnell City Marshal OF Concord, tel
Nntl that the irOns were taken on the prisoner
.u ths clothes that he admitted having wuT
suthe day OF the murder were put on nm be
w hH identification by Mrs and Miss Watson