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The New York herald., 1876-02-05
BLOOD STAINS.

THEIR IMPORTANCE IN MURDER TRALs-oAN
HUMAN BLOOD BE DISTINGUISHED FROM
OTHER BLOOD BY SCIENTIFIC TESTS?
In the trial now In progress Of Pesach Rubenstein
for the murder OF Sara Alexander the blood found
the prisoners boots and clothing, and the scientific
testimony in regard TO IT, naturally excite great in
terest and will become very important elements Tor
the consideration of the jury It frequently happens
that in regard TO testimony human blood it thus
becomes of vital importance to know to what extent
reliance be placed upon such evidence justice
demands that the actual powers OF scientific experts
shall be defined and recorded form that those
engaged in criminal Jurisprudence may hereafter
ceve report OF such witness without fear Of un-
justly preudcing the ofthe prisoner violating
the precepts OF humanity in boldly maintaining the
rigor OF the law.
AS knowledge Of the characteristics Of blood and
the form Of its corpuscles is necessary for due ap
probation of the subject 1t may be convenient by way
of Introduction to give brief but comprehensive de-
scription which will be of service those who ap-
proach the subject for the first time Blood is an al
most colorless fluid containing a vast number of
floating bodies called corpuscles, which single
cells and present the form of nattened disks,
circular in and most mammala and oval in birds,
reptiles and fishes, also in few mammals all OF
which are Of the camel tribe, while those of the
oviparous vertebrate distinguished by a central
spot nucleus, composed Of aggregation OF minute
granules which clearly seen when treated
with acetc acid which increases the opacity OF the
nucleus by rendering the remaining portions more
transparent.
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DECISIONS.
SUPREME coURT-CHAMBERs.
By judge Barrett.


Dorm vs. williams s-Reierred TO Frank Rudd, TO take
proofs. &c Memorandum.
Ranney VS. Fischer ct aL-Motion granted and the
same person appointed as receiver who has already
been appointed in the suit in the Superior Court.
Brown Combination Wool Company. defendants
may nterpose an answer within ten days on payment
OF SIS costs and disbursements and $40 costs Of this
motion within like time. Judgment and all proceed
ngs Hereunder stand security but TO be stayed
until the determination OF the issues 10 be raised
therein upon the merits.
Anderson Jacobs et aL-The surety, Raphael
Solomon cannot be said to be householder or free
holder and even as TO his property he IS too doubtful
He be rejected with leave 10 appellant within five
days to give fresh undertaking Uont and severaD
with Usher and one new surety.
SUPREME COURT SPECIAL TERM.
By Judge Van Brunt
Losee ct al VS.. hatthews-Complaint dismissed,
Van Ranst VS. New York College OF Veterinary Sur.
geons Judgment for defendants. Opinion.
Patten &c, VS.. Lamonette, &c.-Demurrer over
Gautier ct al VS.. Douglas Manufacturing Company ct
al-Decrce signed
SUPERIOR coURr-sPEcIAL TERM.
By Judge Sanford
Westerman VS.. Reming gton.--The books and papers
must be produced by plaintiff agreeaby TO the require
Of tho subpoena ducas teeum, and he must tes-
ty with respect to them as the trial was now pro-
crossing.
for order directing the clerk TO tax costs in favor o
defendants. Brooks and Parkman, denied.
COMMON PLEAs-sPEcIAL TERM.
Hatfield vs. OiConnor denied. The author
tes cited refer TO judgments recovered in justices
courts.
Dc Leyer vs.. Wade. Memorandum
BY Judge J. =. Daily
Beaumont VS. Kempton.-order settled
Beecker VS. The Mayor, &c. Motion denied, without
costs-OpDion.
Todd VS. Barlow.-Order signed.
eastman VS.. Martin.-Security must be given In the
sum of S. 900 In each action.
Battegate, &C, VS. Haskin. Memorandum for coun-
sell
Havens VS. Klein Motion denied opinion.
Spaulding vs. Hulstebrol-Motion granted unless
pantn proceed with reference and pay defendants $40
costs OF motion.
Equitable Life Assurance Society OF the United
States VS.. Mayer. Order granted.
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There two kinds OF corpuscles-one having red
dish tnge, and called cred corpuscos" and another
cass which almost transparent and named "white
corpuscles" " Thus. in the examination of blood, a
glance will determine whether it has been taken from
animal or from bird fish reptile But with the
single exception mentioned the form OF corpuscles
in all animals is alike difficulty exists in proving
from what particular animal a precise specimen has
been extracted In making such diagnosis Of blood
chemical is of service and the expert has but
guide, and that is the size OF the corpuscle
which, from the mnuteness OF the object,
must be found by the aid Of the microscope
The red corpuscles mammals appear TO
have nucleus but in fact have none the dark spot in
the being merely the effect of refracton conse-
quent upon the double form OF the disks This
be at proved by diutng the blood with
little water when the form OF the corpusce changes be-
coming first fat and afterward double convex, when
the dark spot disappears
The corpuscies vary In size, but for those in man
average standard has been fixed OF 1920 parts OF
inch In diameter. but they really range from 14O00 TO
12S00 and although generally observed TO be circular
In iorm they occasionally assume steate shape and
other forms when In contact with fluids Of an unnat
ural density.
The white corpuscles, from whatever source usually
present circular outline, and are thus Immediately
recognized in blood having oval red corpuscles but in
man and most animals the red are not SO easily dis
tnguishcd from the white
In fresh blood the red corpusces have tendency TO
adhere TO each other BY their dscoidal suraces the
white corpuscles on the contrary show no such dis
position and may be noticed taking isolated positions
generally IN the centre Of circle made by a
row OF red corpusclcs There about $50 red
white corpusce, that very few of the latter will be
seen the field Of the microscope time and may
be at once detected by singular power Of movement
which they exhibit somewhat similar to that OF the
am9ba, rolling over and over in slow. sluggish
ner All white corpuscles are very constant In size,
being seldom more OF less than 1900 part OF inch
in diameter.
The size Of the red corpuscles In the blood Of animals
varies much and is not uniform In the same
blood but is in general proporonae TO the OF the
m n of
different orders; thus the larger ruminants and
rodents the red corpuscles larger than tho
smaller ones, while those OF the Geld are as
large those OF the horse and in the common mouse
they are larger than that OF the
The annexed list contains the recorded measure
ments OF the average Of the red corpusces the
blood OF the animals mentioned, which may be con-
suited bearing Ia mind that those In range from
14OOO TO 1880 parts OF an inch and have mean Of
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To conclude this preliminary description may state
that the smallest red corpusce known that of the
musk deer 1l225 and the largest has been found In
the reptile monobranchus which has a diameter OF
1894 These so large that they be separated
from the liquor sanguinis by the ordinary means Of
altering par er.
II appears to be generally accepted that experts
possess the ability 20 decide with absolute certainty
the presence Of human blood when suspected They
certainly claim such power and the record OF hun.
drcds Of criminal cases show that II is recognized
II hoped that pcrusa Of this article will result In
placing such testimony It's true footing and that the
suggestions offered 10 counsel may enable them test
the value OF evidence gwen this subject
We shall FIRST the case from the point OF view
OF those who profess 10 absolutely distinguish the
blood Of man In dried stains and In doing so shall
permit one who s the most recent writer the sub
Ject place the matter before the public
his words.
Professor Joseph G. Richardson, N. D. OF Philadel-
phia IN paper published IN September states - The
blood corpusces Just much characerstics the
different kinds Of living beings IN which they as
the coverings OF the body the shape Of the legs
the number Of joints In the antenn@ that exactly
we may tell for example, birds skin from animal
by the former being covered with feathers while she
latter Is furnished with hairs, may distinguish
bird or a camers blood from that OF by the
former having oval copuscles while those OF the latter
are rounded in their outline"
This reads pausiby enough, and II the distinctions
we're as marked and as wide as he mentions Professor
Richardson might be congratulated on having made
his case But the youngest student must perceive
that but half the truth 10 here stated, because
The expert Ia pot only called upon 10 decide
The New York herald., 1876-02-05

ALBANY, Feb. 4, 1870.
No l4e Lathrop vs. BrAmhall-Argument resumed
and concluded.
NO l42 Henry ". Lancy, appellant. vs. JOSIAH g.
clark, respondent-Argued by Thomas H. Hubbard
lot appellant and by c. + Brown for respondent
NO ~. Ehhu W. Clark, administrator, &C. responds
ent VS. John g. sycker ct al, appellants. Argued by
Townsend for respondent
No lS5 otto j. hinteemister, appellant vs. The
First Bank OF Chttenango, respondenL-Argued by
William f Lansing. OF counsel for appellant and by d.
d. Walrath for respondent
Adjourned.
CALENDAR
The following the day calendar for Monday Febru.
AIRY mos l52, l5l los, l72, ia, u.s. $50 ana 1901
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and the old man was equally anxious for his liberty
but the Judge said he would have disappoint them
ho had not the power them 10 single bless
edness, and the old couple became silent Being inl
formed that this divorce court they agreed
10 take the pledge from the Judge and left the court
much better frends than when they entered.
The New York herald., 1876-02-05
DEATH FROM MALARIA.

Al an early hour yesterday morning man was
brought 10 Bellevue HospAal evidently suffering from
attack Of malaria He walked up stairs was pat TO
four hours aoar bis admiitApcA
The New York herald., 1876-02-05
FIFTY-SEvENTH STREET COURT
Before Judge Murray.

AN OLD COUPLE WHO WANTED DIVORCE.
An old couple, verging any years Of age each, ap-
pcared before Judge Murray and mutually pleaded for
divorce. They could not 60, along ID this life any
longer together they said though they had been man
and wife for over twenty-five years. Each then
accused the other or having an unbearably
bad temper, after which u appeared that
Internpefance was the secret of tho whole
Sophia The old woman ipGs,ed upon being sat free,
The New York herald., 1876-02-05
CURLING.

The curling season has commenced in earnest I'M
New Jersey. The Jersey City Club will play the cae--
domains, Of New York, At the Rink in Lafayette onl
Monday. Five rinks on q side will be played for thoi
O'Clock. The Thistle Club Of New York, will act asl
umpire
The New York herald., 1876-02-05
POLICE COURT NOTE.

At the Essex Market Police Court yesterday william
Pechler middle-aged German, was heldein $40
bail TO answer for forgery. The prisoner charged
with forging the OF Komer & Stepath, No. "a
Walker street. on a check for S34 20 on the Fourth
National Bank to his order. Pechler passed the
check on Emmanuel Mulhfeeder, OF NO 16 Wake1
street who, presenting the check to the bank was
informed that IL bad He therefore caused Pech-
ler's arrest
The New York herald., 1876-02-05
SEVENTH REGIMENT RECEPTION.

The sale Of boxes for the Seventh Regiment ReccpH
tion VIII take nlace Al rps this evening"
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COURT cALENDAR-THIs DAY.
CnnRT OF APPEALS

SUPREME CouRr-CHAxHERs-Hed by Judge Dono-
hue.-Nos 2S5, 2S6, 2s7. 2sS.
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CToCKToN uoTEL, cAPE w. \. j.
REAL ESTATE TO ExCHANGE.

A MAGNIFICENT FARM OF 80 ACRES, WITH
n large sawmill and front Morrstown. n j.
$4,000: free and clear for desirable city
Property also large number Of other choice Fams
all prices and locations for sale cheap exchange
Call y send stamp for circular: JOHN NJ GIBSON,
81 Montgomery St. Jersey City
J,OR EXCHANGE-WITH CASH. NO. 80 EAST 10TH
lease for residence business pIrposes fur
nished Inquire within.
1OE ACRE FARM, WITH GOOD BUILDINGS NEAR
lAO Plainheld n j., suitable for dairy stock pur-
poses only $2 500 will exchange for desirable City Prop
erty JOHN N. GIBSON 81 Montgomery ST. Jersey City.
The New York herald., 1876-02-05

NEWARK. y. J.-yALUABLE MARKET ST. PROP.
IN erty for sale-The tour story brick Building with All
modern splendid store and basement situa
ted in the best business location Market ST.
able terms. Address or Inquire JOHN NEHB los Market
81 Newark. Nj.
The New York herald., 1876-02-05

LNOR RENT-OFFICES AND SPACE FOR SAMPLES
spacious loft. second floor. 30S Market Phila
delphia Address THALHEIMER nIRSCH. Philade-
nlia
The New York herald., 1876-02-05

ENORMOUS SACRIFICED MUST BE SOLD WITHIN
~ ten daysBeautiiul Farm forty splendid Build
lngs house elegantly urnishcd Horses Cows Poultry
Carriages: everything choice and complete seven min
walk railroad trains direct Cenen
uia Buildings and Philadelphia hour price, including
everything only Sl30OO only $4,000 cash; balance very
easy Address Box 50, 2chand Centre, Quakertown sta
tion, Bucks county, Pa
The New York herald., 1876-02-05

II ARGE CENTENNIAL LOT TO LEASE-TWO
IL squares from buildings. lfOx62 feet. enclosed by 20
forest trees, suitable for garden Address THOMAS A.
ANDREWS, Horticultural Hail. Philadelphia Also smaller
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COUNTY PROPERTY
FOR SALE AND TO RENT.
PROPERTY OUT OF THE CITY FOR
SALE OR TO RENT.

A FURNISHED HOUSE TO RENT AT ORANGE;
N. all modern improvements hot house full of rare plants
carriage house, &c; low to n good tenant.
r. L. WESTCOTT, No. Z Park place, New York.
A LAGRANGE, N. ]. SPECIALITY, INCLUDING
IA. Leweyn Park, Brickchurch, Montrose. Mountain
side desirable Properties for rent and sale. HAMILTON
A WALLIS. 30 Pine
The New York herald., 1876-02-05

4 RARE CHANCE.-fOR SALE LARGE, MAGNIFI-
n Hotel and Boarding House near Delaware Water
Gap; popular convenient TO saton
house containing 81 large parlor bar dining and
ball handsomely painted and papered throughout
yielding handsome income just the stand for the Cenen
NAL will pay itself in four years. large barn and
budings abundance of fruit this house first class in
respect and undoubtedly the best In the vicinity
price only 0O0 easy For further particu-
lars address WILSON PEIRsoN, Notary Public, East
Stroudsburr
The New York herald., 1876-02-05

CREENWICH RIvERsIDE.-COUNTRY SEATS AND
" Cottages for sale and all prices hour from city
express trains; absolutely healthy.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-10-12
oNE-srBED DEVELOPMENT.

The habit of using the right hand in
preference to the left among those PeO-
pie whose monuments date from the
remotest antiquity appears to be a uni
versal fact, and this is accounted for by
the anatomical mechanism of the human
body. 1t is known that the right lung,
liver lobe and limb exceed in size that Of
the left side, involving, Of coarse, a
greater amount Of tissue structure and q
larger supply OF nerves and blood vessels
for their nutrition. A person walking
in dense fog figures with his feet the
segment of q circle, and, if he Is right
handed, he takes direction to the left,
because the right leg naturally takes q
longer stride. The left side OF the brain
is larger than the right, and, IS il ap-
pears that the power Of verbal articu-
lation in the right handed is confined to
a certain eonvOlution on the Left side, the
conclusion is arrived at that, in speaking
and thinking. the left side OF the brain is
used. this being the result Of dextral
education. The opinion has also been
expressed by some medical writers that
amuesia and aphasia in right-haRded
men indicate disease of the left brain,
and that hammer-palsy and writer's
cramp show the results Of excessive work
ing Of the left brain.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-10-12
YELLOW FEVER 4TSITINNLH.

The reports furnished by Georgia pa
pers in regard to the yellow fever at
Savannah are very conflicting, Until
the issue of last Friday the News OF
Savannah ignored the whole question.
In its issue of that date 1t explains its
silence as resulting from its inability b.
fore to get at any reliable information
on the subject. The facts, the News
says, are greatly exaggerated, the mum
Der of deaths for Thursday being seven
instead of twelve, as reported. The
whole city is demoralized and panic
stricken. 1t is estimated that two thou
sand persons have left it. Charleston,
jacksonville, Darien and other cities
havesrefused to admit Savannah refugees.
The number of cases reported ON Friday
was thirty, and it is believed the dis
ease is on the decrease. The fever first
broke out in low lodging houses for sail
ors in the locality known as the port, -
to which it has been chiefly confined,
though cases are reported in other parts
of the city, principally in the suburbs
Business is Frustrated and the people are
continuing to leave.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-10-12
REMARK4RLE PERSEVERANCE

One of the wealthiest of English velvet
manufactors, Mr.. Listar, worked his way
to success by years of patient labor in
search of a way to utilize silk rags, He
began by buying up all such waste at
less than one cent pound, and up to the
wear 1864 he had expended the immense
sum of over 81, 800, 600 in truitless efforts
to find a process, Nothing daunted,
however, he continued his experiments,
and within the past ten years has discov
cred method of converting such refuse
into velvet Of the finest quality. He
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-10-12
eCINDAL MONGERg.

, hear the scandal mOngers
b you Passing by,
hing poison in q whisper,
reaIh'"9 In sigh?
-,.y cautiously and slow,
o 51IIg gweetly az they co.,
1ibb5 aiav-gli1iug smoothly like snake
ever Hg gii32pi3q here and slipping there,
TbT6ugh the meadows fresh and fair
-.,- anbtIe poison in their wake.
' en- not the scandal monger,
.i,s brieht beneath the roses
8sHIh5 "--9 In her hat?
-, dainty glove and dress,
lri- ike and nothing less
hss "a 's,be-casting smiles and pleasing words.
sn5' Once she shrugged, and shook hen he
PASSED her eyes and nothing said,
., zoU spoke Of friends, and yet 1t left
en- hear the scandal mOnger
e1 wa At the hall,
..,,71 the music, rhythm, beauty.
aIou5' Light and all?
10, here and moving there,
-j,b a whisper light as air.
"a W., shadows on a sisteT-WOman's fame
as'lHs Tnst whisper word or glance
AZ she fOated through the dance;
u the world is busy with spOtless name.
r-., rf1I find the scandal mOngeTs
Oh WI" Everywhere;
-,o+froes men, but often women,
gome'"'0 Young and fair
..beir tongues drop fOuJest slime,
\ "a t nov gpend their leisure time
!;ng mud on those who climb by worth and WOT
a'"D7 Shuu them, shun them as you go
ghun them whether high or low;
n-,r are the hideous serpents Of the earth.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-10-12

THe man made q gesture Of despair,
and sat down on the ground the picture
Of abiect heIpIessness and disappointed
aspirations,
LOOK at me now" he exclaimed.
" What's goin' to become O. me? Did
you ever see a mar &C down in luck like
me? 1 tell you, ma'am, you must give
me somethin' I can do. / wouldn't no
more dare for to tech them carpets than
nothin' il the world. I'd tear 'em to
pieces. I'm an awful hard hitter, an the
last time beat any carpets was for wO-
man out at Creston, and I just welted
them carpets into strings and caTPetrags.
I couldn't help it. I cant hold in my
strength. I'm so glad to get to work,
that's the trouble with me, ma'am, it's
Bible fact. III beat them carpets
if you say 50, but I won't be responsible
for EN-; no maxim me work for uOthin'
for five or six weeks to pay for tearin'
EN- into Sits, yer know. III go at EN-
if you'll say the word and take the re-
sponsibiIity, but the fact is I'm too hard
a worker to go fOolin' around carpets,
that's just what am"
The lady excused the energetic worker
from going at the carpets, but was puz-
zIed what to set him at. Finally she
asked him what there was ne would like
to do and could do with safety to himself
and the work?
"Well, now" he said, that's con-
siderit in ye. That's real considerit,
and I'll take hold and do somethin'
that'u give the wuth Of yer money, and
won't give me no chance to destroy
nothin' by workin' too hard. If yell
Jest kindly fetch me out a rockiu' chair,
I'll set down in the shade and keep the
COWS from Iiftin' the latch of the front
gate and gettin' into the yard An I'll
do it we'll and only charge you reason
able for it; fur the fact is I'm so dead
crazy for work that it isn't big pay
want 50 much as a steady job"
And when he was rejected and SEM
forth, jobless and breakfastLess, to wan
der up AMI down the cold, unfeeling
world in search of work, he cast stone.
at the house, and said, in detected tones
"There now, that's just the way. They
call US bad lot, and say we're lazy, anC
thieves, and won't work, when q fellow
is just crazy to work, and nobody won
give him nary job that he kin do. Won
work! Land alive! They won't give
us work; and when we want to, an tn
to, they wont let US work. There ain
man in Ameriky that nd work as harl
an as stiddy as would if they'd gin mt
a chance. Burlington HalcEsys,
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." IN THE ARMS JES Us"
4 Strange Scene at the Decd Prize Fight
er's Funeral.

4 Strange Scene at the Decd Prize Fight
er's Funeral.
Philadelphia special to the Chicago Times.
The funeral of Roster, alias Walker
the victim of Thursdays prize fight, was
attended by thousands of people, the
struggle to zee his remains being so great
as to require the presence ola large force
of police. The face of the dead man was
disfgured and swollen. To the an
nouncement of the funeral in the Ledge
was appended the lines:
None knew him but to love.
None named him but to praise.
And attached to a large anchor OF
flowers upon his coffin w0s a card upon
which was written:
Sale in the arms Of jesus,
Safe on His gentle breast,
There by his love OVeTshadOWPd.
May his soul rest.
There was considerable trouble IN
getting clergyman to attend the funeral
several positively refusing to oticiate,
among whom were Rev. Mr.. Bawn, of the
Protestant Episcopal church OF st, John
the evangelist, and Rev. Mr.. Shines, Of
the old Swedes church. Rev. Mr..
Erben, OF the Protestant EpisoOPa
Mariners Bethel, turned up at the last
moment, and the dead pugilist was put
out of sight according to the rules Of
common prayer.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-10-12

carries on this industry in England, en-
plOyingsOme four thousand workmen, and
hundreds Of travellers are also employed
whose sole business is to buy up silk waste
in all parts of the globe. The factory is
said to have cost nearly S3,OOO,OOO.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-12-14

The POLICE AND THE RIoTERs.-In re-
sponse to a courteous inquiry from Mayor
Darlington, Judge Guigon has written the
Mayor letter giving the language used by
him in the remarks about the conduct Of
the police on the occasion of the late riot.
The Judge also gives the basis Of the opin-
ion he then expressed, and furnishes the
names OF the witnesses who testified before
him, and whose evidence has important
bearing on this point.
Mayor Darlington left the city for the
South yesterday, and therefore his letter
and the reply Of the Judge could not be OBJ
tanned for publication. tits, however, ex-
pected that the matter. will receive attention
from the Board Of Police Commissioners
upon the return of the Mayor, which will
be in week or ten days.