Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-04-25

picked IL up and opened it. The Iron
| Trade RevtetO. She eagerly turned to
the second page. Ali why had she for
gotten these picturesp Strange black
figures, etchings of iron, nature-printed.
Given this slight clow, her mind leaped
to brave resolve. She would bring
science to loves rescue. How, she
could not tell. She had a vague idea
of what might be done, and, asking her
father to attend TO the telegraph, she
ran hastily out on the line and down
the road toward the village. Stopping
at a certain house, she found young
girl who was good operator, and at
once hired her to take her place at the
station.
Before night she had taken every
dollar she had in the world from the
savings-bank and was on her way to
the city. The moving cars seemed TO
drag too slowly. Why had she fingered
so long idle, and Samson in dangerP
The day of the trial came on. At the
trial all the testimony that we already
know, and much more of less impor-
tance, had been offered by the prosecu-
ton. The defense set up the previous
good character of the prisoner, and that
seemed about all that could be said.
Mary Britton had given her testimo-
ny early in the trial, and that seemed
the all that she could do. She had
more to say, but was not yet ready to
speak. All the morning she had sat in
the crowded courtroom, watching the
clock, and waiting and looking for
some one, a strong and brave helper to
come to her assistance. At the last
moment she spoke to the counsel; aud
asked for slight delay. There might
be yet other witnesses. The defense
began to talk against time, and mes
senger was sent to hasten the tagging
aid
The knight arrived. A pale, thin
faced young man in glasses appeared,
and demanded to give his testimony.
! Behind him came a marvellous array-
men with strange tools, lanterns of sim
gular construction, bars and rods of
iron, and number of gentlemen who
seemed to be prosperous merchants and
manufacturers. There came also an
old German Jew and farmer from
Barstow's. The young man spoke to
Mary Britton with the utmost defer
ence, and she consulted with him for
moment, and then presented him to
Samson's counsel.
There was sight murmur of sur
prise at this demonstration, and then
Samuel Meyer was duly sworn. He
testified that he was an expert in
metals. He had examined the bar
found under the wrecked car, and was
prepared to prove that Samson Glider
could not have used it in wrecking the
train. With the permission of the
Court he would like to have the room
darkened, that with the aid of
lantern he might project some nature
printed pictures of the iron used in
making the bar.
The prosecution objected. What
scientific jugglery was thisP The old
lantern dodge familiar in cases of for
gerry. The Court overruled the objec-
ton, and the young man produced
some pieces of cloth, which his assist
ants quickly spread over the windows
till il became quite dark. A gas jet
was lighted, and in the dim light other
men set up screen and lime-light Ian
tern as for lantern projections. In
wonderfully short time there appeared
on the white screen strange figure-a
cloud or blotch of blackness.
Samuel Meyer then testified that at
Tie IequoSU OI MISS DTIJUUu lie Lad
planed one side of each of the bars till
smooth surface had been obtained.
A portion of this surface on each bar
had then been etched with acid, and
from this etching had been obtained
nature-printed copies or prints in ink.
Thls well-KnoWn moUl.ed of etching
gave prints showing the disposition of
the particles of the metal, and serving
to show its quality. These etchings
and vast number of others taken
from other bars and rods made
by the different iron-makers of
of the country had been photographed
for lantern projection, and with the
permission of the Court, some of these
would be exhibited to the jury. The
projection now on the screen was from
the bar purchased by Glider and stolen
by the tramp.
Every eye was fixed on the singular
picture on the screen, and murmur of
applause filled the room. Suddenly the
picture was removed, and another took
its place. 1t did not require much at
tention to show that this represented an
entirely different kind of metal.
"This, gentlemen" said the young
man, lis nature-printed etching from
the iron bar found under the car.
have compared these two etchings with
a great number of etchings obtained in
the same way from bars made by all |
the IRON men in the country, and l find |
this one corresponds exactly with etch-
ings of the Moorlow Iron Company's
metal. My assistant will place a sam
pie of the company's iron beside this"
AT once another picture sprang up
beside the one on the screen. The two |
were exactly alike.
Another witness took the stand-the |
President of the Moorlow Iron Com
pany. He testified to the facts of the
experiments and to the results that had
been obtained.
Another witness was called-the
buyer of the railroad company. He tes-
titled that the company had never used
the Moorlow Company's iron. The bar
Glider had bought had been obtained
Of Ross, Duncan & Co., of Pittsburg,
from whom the railroad obtained all its
tools.
Another etching was projected; then
another appeared by its side. The two
we're exactly alike.
1.-The picture on the right" said
Meyer, lis Ross, Duncan & Co. IS iron.
That on the left is the etching shown
has ,based dTT bv attained Gitaalinred from the bar pur-
The Judge raped smartly on his
iesk. This applause could not be per-
nitted again. The daylight was e-ad-
nitted, and the pictures faded away.
of the etching were handed
% the jurors, and the various samples
If iron from which the etching had been
obtained were exhibited.
Samson Glider sat with face averted.
How could he deserve such loveP 1t
vas too divine gift. Why had he not
lnown of her surprising love for him,
Ter mastery of mind and will that could
accomplish such results. and all for