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water they will develope rapidly. There
Is no difficulty in distinguishing between
snores and hlood Did And sporcs in testing


Dried blood corpuscles can be restored.
and there Is no difficulty in restoring
them. No single blood corpuscle can ever
become spore. A rabbits blood cannot
swell up to 10000 of an inch. The actio1
of piece OF raw-hide In drying and swell
ing is not fair illustration of the drying
and swelling of corpuscles.
Ianayzed dye on coat In my own labor
atory, and spent two days in doing it
There were no traces of copper in it. II
blue vitriol had been used there would
have been copper. Loxwoud would affect
corpuscles as much as sulphate OF iron.-
Have photographs OF dogs blood here and
it was shown. Dog and human blood are
nearly alike. testified in Alley case that
there was as much difference between the
white and red corpuscles of blood as be
tween corn and peas.
Found no copper in my analysis of dye.
| worked for 1t.
Witness here gave process OF analysis. !
found no appreciable quantity of cop
per. Ii one-half grain OF sulphate OF
copper Is dissolved in l6 o. of water 1t
may easily be detected.
The rebut ing testimony Of the above
witnesses occupied the most OF the
forenoon. 1t was lucid and Ineligible
and made highly interesting to the large
audience who beard it,
FRoF. JAS. 7. BABCoCK, RECALLED.
Animal matter OF all kinds may become
changed into spores. The corpusces be-
come so changed that they develop spores
Just as a piece of beef becomes mouldy,
and the mould on spores, feed on the sub
stance.
The dve in which was copper, was equal
iy distributed ali over coat, il not, the col
or would have been different In different
places. The difference between human and
dogs blood, as shown By photographs is
correct, but another dogs corpuscles
would vary in size and look differently.
DR. HARTMAN, RECALLED.
Confirm statements OF Prof. Babcsck
with regard to microscopes.
TRANKIIN GROSS, RECALLED.
Measured road taken by Smith, Friday
evening, as alleged. Plan shown Of
same. Distance from A. Hartman
across pasture to Bucksport village, IL
miles. Distance from A. liarriman's
across pasture. ) miles.
examined character of ground. 1t was
ledgy. rough, irregular; and you also pass
through swale covered with underbrusa
Some small ravines In 1t, and underbrush
through them. Several fences 10 be got
ever. Surface nard TO get over. Coming
out, came into cleared field; ground had
some undnlatOns.
There was a piece of woods to pass
through. and some large rocks which we
passed between and others smaller. | saw
no path although sough. tor one. Was
obliged to vary from direct line in cross
ing. Sometimes varied 10 rods. That
Friday night, i wa> very dark. This was
IL past O'Clock.
Cross Examined Patterson and
Jos. Emerton went across pasture with me
Cannot poilt out Wilson's brook on plan
Was not acquainted with pasture. had new
er been there before.
JAMES ". PATTERSON, RECALLED.
| went across pasture with Mr.. Gross
first part oi Nov. last started from Andrew
llarriman's house aud came out at fhoS
Clay's. \ great portion was very rough
obliged To 20 round great number of
places that were not prudent to cross in
day tine. We're leiges some high ones
and some steep places-There were some
half dozen OF fences to croSs-weut beside
"A brook. did not have 10 cross it-there
was stumpy land. several wet places-only
about quarter OF the distance wa. through
a field. The leiges crossed, were rough.
Some we had 10 90 round.
There were some loose rocks 10 feet
high, some stuInps, and some young growth
which we cleared all we could-went the
route We supposed man would go-there
was some brush beyond, that had not been
cleared-reef OF ledge some distance from
swamp.
Cross ErImiaei-Did not 20 in a straight
line-we could not-had no compass
could see buildings part of way on the
other road. Not acquainted with locality
never there before. (Wilson's brook point
ed ort.)
JOSEPH EMERroN, RECALLED.
At request Of officer went across pas
ture twice last fall and twice this spring.
There is no path across. A, first found
ledge and rocks and stumps and swamp
A little further on,rOcks again, then a large
knoll, then a swamp with water aud un-
der brush Some was up hill and some
down. Il Was uneven-noLced a butf
with sharp edges. Crossed one brook
Quite number OF swamps-a number Of
fences, in No. 10 cross. Ii Eldridge aud
Thompson crossed where they said they
did from Trims they crossed fields. Have
never crossed the whole way from Harri-
mans To Clsys through pasture before =
half the distance often.
RIDEour, RECALLED.
Know pasture between fathers and
Clay's-have never been across-the soil
gravelly most OF way. ledges break out
often, loose rocks all the way, large and
small. Not far from Harriman's house is a
swamp-swamps and brush part of way.
near brook is low land-spots of second
growth all the way. Surface of land un-
even. There is a ridge of land in pasture
running North and South. 90 feet high, at
the foot. swamp 80 rods long and 8 rods
wide. Brook some places foot and 2
wide and some places more.
DIR. A. +. PAGE.
Live at Bucksport-was one of Jurors on
Inquest. remember Smith said he killed
a rabbit and he carried it a part of way by
legs and toe rest under arm with hand rest
ing In lapel OF coat-did not say he car
ried il under arm with hand 10 pocket.
He also said he came In by way of Har.
vy's.
Smith testified that he saw a
light 10 Webster's saloon. said he
could see through door between cook
room into saloon-Said he was little to
East of Geo. Emerton's house when bell
rang, near Hadlock's barn. Smith said he
did get blood on clothing to his knowledge,
RICHARD C. LEACH.
Live at Bucksport-was oneof Jurors at
Inquest-Smith testified to carrying rab-
bit by feet and again in his arms, with hand
10 breast OF coat and he started button part
ly off in doing 50. Did not say he carried
rabbit under arm and hands in side pocket.
said he sa~ light in Webster's saloon,
through rear window and door into front
room.
Said he was little to East of Emerton's
house when bell rung. Was asked how
far East. he said opposite bars that 60 to
Hadlock's barn.
BYRON KENCH.
Was Juror at Inquest-the testimony
OF this witness was substantially the same
as the two former ones.
Afternoon, Thursday
GEO. EMERTON.
live at Bucksport, a short way out of vii
lage. Was there on Oct. 13-started for home
between O'Clock and o'clOck-started from
Front street not far from half past s.; the dis
tance from there to my house is one mile
When O'Clock bell rung was2 or rods from
Preble House-met no one on road before got
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