Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-01-10
VT., WEDNESDAY,, JAN. 10, 1877.

the cracks of the floor spots of blood
were Clipped off, and | delivered them
to S. Dana Hayes OF Boston also the
clot took from the wall ; also de
livered to him the clothing found in
Gravlin's bedroom, in a bureau at the
head of his bed, in his closet and IN a
closet up stairs to DR.. Hayes. (The
clothing and articles were identified.
They had the appearance of having
been recently washed)
observation-disclosures that GRAY
lin had arranged to have Hanln go
into the Jail next to Gravlin Mr..
Bailey, Superintendent of the State
Prison, arranged the matter with
Hanlin 7; there never was any hostile
feeling detween Gravlin and myself;
never have told Of his numbering a
Frenchman and his wife when | first
talked with Gravlin and asked for
White it was before the murder was
known, and | had a suspicion that
perhaps White was concerned III that
crime Gravlin said that he was at
Greenbush looking after his cattle !;
that he had heard they had got ont.
Rodirect-I agreed to bail out
Gravlin from the charge OF burning
the buildings, and was to receive 5000
for doing so Weston was concerned
IN this arrangement, but was not
known in it.
Thales b. Vim, the Coroner, testl-
fed, but his testimony was mainly
colrobative Of the facts elected from
Amsden.
DR.. \. 5. Marden testified, who ex-
amined the body, and described its
condition and the wounds that must
have caused death. DR.. henry f.
Caron Of Springfield corroborated the
evidence of DR.. Marden regarding the
wounds; blood, ect.
DIR. S. Dana Hayes, State Assaye'
of Massachusetts, will be put on the
stand tomorrow. The blood found
in clots and on the boards and stone;
were sent to him for analyzation.
THURSDAY, Jan. 4.
The Court room was densely crowd
ed by spectators OF both sexes. Ih'
most important testimony taken was
that Of
DIR. S. DANA HAYES,
/. Who was the first witness called 10y
the State. His testimony consumec
!, most of the morning session. DR.
l Hayes testified as follows: Reside
= near Boston am an analytical chem
f ist aud State assayist; have made al
: especial study Of chemical and micro
5 scopical examination Of blood stains
T. have done this work in connectlo
4 with number OF trials for murder
d Dr. Hayes here gave detailed state
n ment of the mode If Distinguishing
/ different kinds Of blood, which h
e asked permission to illustrate by phc
d tographs. The corpuscles ofthe bloc
d OF birds and reptiles are oval shapeo
those OF mammalia being round. Th
d latter are distinguished by their rel;
n tive size, those OF human blood beln
nearly twice as large as those of shee
if for instance blood may be dlstir
1t guished after it is dried upon clotl
le wood, &c, and by experienced NIT
d roscopists on the Nth of Decemb1
t. last received sundry articles OF clotl
8 ing, two axes, chips marked as con
d ing from the hog house, tree, rock an
II stone in the well there was no bloc
on some clothlug other articles wei
lc spotted with blood that was not llt
d human blood the axes were spottc
le with blood not like human blood tn
e, brown cotton overalls, the blue cotto
r. frock and chips from hog house We
re spotted with blood corresponding t
human blood the mode Of measurin
J. corpuscles was fully explained to Il
ly court and jury, anG the witness ga'
the measurement of great MAJ
10 corpuscles in each OF the specimens
ne had examined.
JOHN PATNOrE.
te Lived with Gravlin last fall kne
ed. Herbert White saw him often
tie Gravlin's house saw White last
ot Friday of his final disappearance
en- never knew of any special trouble /
in tween White and Gravlin Mrs. b.
w. er, the housekeeper, had angry wol
an with White Oh one occasion w III
,m wanted to move into Gravlin's hous
to last day White was there two butche
s came 20 buy cattle; Gravln ask
he White to go with butchers and hi
i'm self to pasture to look at cattle Gri
ev lin wore that day and usually pair
ed brown ovcralls and n blue trock q
ell. black felt hat; weather was rain
p went away Friday evening with r
er- .of the hired men, leaving Gravl
ell Mrs. Baker and White returned
e midnight found Nelson Broe
pes Graylins Broe and Mrs. Baker w'
ro- to Claremont, and returned Saturd
the ut ii "A. NJ; Sheriff Amsdeu and o
tly ers came to Gravlin's the day at
ms Weston's house was burned GRAY
the said they We're going to arrest hi
ad, and were trying to ruin him said
her had mind to kill himself.
od, Cross examination -Gravin t.
as me Weston's buildings were burt
rec and they were going to arrest HI
O. he cried and his women folks also c,
by about it Gravlin told me that WI
-, uontnl the storp-hOuSp TO live