The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-22
THE MURDERED POLICEMAN.

BLOOD STAINS FOUND on MIS-. SMITHS SACK
IMPORTANT TESTIMONY BIZ PROFESSOR DO
REMus.
The inquest on the body OF the murdered police
man, Richard II. smith, was continued yes'erua!
afternoon at the Hudson County Court HOUSE.
In Jersey City, before Coroner Roman. DIS
trics Attorney McGilI conducted the cxamina-
zion OF the witnesses NJ. James f'emm'ns
appeared Tor Cove Bennett and Mr.. +. b. "akeman
Tor Mira smith. Alderman smith, brother Of tue
murdered man. was In attendance, as well as Rev Dr.
Rice. rector OF Grace Church, and other prominent
cit,zeus District Attorney McGili Is said to DO in
possession OF information of tho greatest importance
vh,cn be will not introduce until the last moment
EvIDxScE
Valentine Pustee testified TO finding . window
veirnt: also n knife, which he washed on with
sponge ana gave TO Detective McHornsy: also white
flannel shirt rags each about the size OF sheet
OF foolscap; rusty pair oil ladies' scissors, about
three and half inches In Length; part
of an umbrella handle, with the crook made
of bone about six inches In length; that
was directed 10 sink window weight anu carving
knife tho water cioset rope was attscned, ana
they were aiowea 10 remain Twelve hours. !no time
Smtn murdered and that In which the weight
aud knife wero found
Professor Dorcmus WAS next called 10 the stand,
and testified IL received Information that Chief OF
Police Nathan had called me, and met HIM BY
uppoint I'M MT: he gave me q sash weight weighing
twelve a nall pounds and six and quarter inches
in circumference; also gave me knie Twelve aud
quarter inches IN ion GIN with eight and half inch
blade: IL had been recently snarponed, auc Sharpened
on both sides at the point; the point was slightly
turned or biunIcd nc Also gave hand towel with
blood s'ains like Inc imprint OF tho right hand there
The lowell was produced, as we'll as chemisc. under-
snirt and night gown supposed TO have uelob ged
Mrs. smith, anu all stained with blOod) received also
cutaway coat, vsst pautaooas and irOcK coat.
Ilann t0~n
which was greatly stained With blood; next received
\ shirt taken from the body OF the murdered mao
There was great sensation in court when the
shirt, saturated ALL over with ciood, hsld up)-
insne shirt WAS also gwen 10 me, which 1t Is
cnIei Na,nan also gave me bed com.
iorter having blood STAINS on i. . bo,tie which
responding 10 the curv,ng knife submi,.sa vii Tho
slams TO chemical and micr, scope tests and Alter
ward TO the spec,roscope; the hrst examination was
made on the sasn weight, BUTT taisd 70 show Tho
/. presence Of blood; he knife also showed no
irnccs OF blood; successful method OF remoy:
ing blood from OF metal
Is oy piupgIng It into cold water. and Sill better
agent wner and ammonia, the latter being found IN
wegni IN y closet at Bellevue College based on the
statement Of Chief Nathan that The kniie and weight
nam in rsc,ac avenue naa been proUa.
bly, IN the closet twelve or fourteen
hours; although had in my experiment put blood
ans on tho kno ana weight not the sIg NEST trace
souId be found them when taken out; on tho
;hemise found three small blood spots on me risb!
thrse the right, with this remarkable distnc-
non-that those on the right sleeve we're
there none the inside OF tho rignt and none
the outside Of the LETT sleeve and this regard As
calculated to support some theory IN the tho
OF the the shirt correspond with the s'zc
Of The knife already shown on examining the clothing
Bennett the suspicious looking stains cut
put and evidence of blood was found.
The testimony In regard to The bloodstsins ON the
sacque correspond exactly to tho statements made
several days ago by Mrs. smith 10 hor counsel, Mr.
Wakeman.
TESTIMONY DotroRs
DIR. Converse, county physician testiaed:-I exam
ined the weight and the knife In TINS case and MADE
the post morton examination the BODY oil RiCnard
have inflicted by the weight and The wounds BY
The knife; could not determine whether the slabs
inflicted by the right hand or by the Left shers
two scalp wounds one oil which appeared as II
Inflicted by knife.
Mr. Wakcmsn, counsel for Mrs. Smith, asked the
witness whether the temperature OF the body after
death would be affected II person came 10 death BY
blows received the head, and ho replied that
II death eusucd two hours after the blows
received tho temperature would be Increased.
He washed his hands IN The Kitchen. but
aid remember with what cloth he wiped his
hands; the BODY was lying on the right uie and %
the right OF the bed tho wounds coold have osen
tho right side Of the bed; The scalp wounds
the left side OF the head and were parallel to each
other.
Thomas Rummcl testified that Smith quarrsled
with his vile a few Sundays before the murder;
that Mrs Smith had a lady visitor on the day before
smiths death, VINO had u long conversation with.
her; the lady was short and dark and was alfred
, IN dark dress; that he had seen another man
yisit Mrs. smith several times; he was tall,
with hair cut short aud had hair his face; Wit
might or might not identify him II he saw him
again.
OIiccr McHorpey and Captain Lennon Of the
Fourth precinct identified the weapons and clothing
found 10 the house and the closet.
The inquest was then adjourned gill this afternoon.