The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-12

ia Il $685. while others state the measurement as
Ia 467. The difference l ascribe to q difference of
and also because modern micrometers much moro
accurate than those Of twenty years ago. In series
or examinations which made last winter used the
newest and best micrometers | could obtain, and
withsthese went over my investigations of previous
wears found comparatively slight differences be-
tween the results OF the newest instruments aud
those made at Cambridge. Mass five years ago.
The opening OF the afternoon proceedings were
DELAYED by the absence of Professor White who
twenty minutes after the hour came into the court
room with.a little mahogany box and "a lot papers
balanced on his arm. He produced Photographic
print OF blood corpnscles. largely magnifed. IN
Spouse extended series OF Inquiries Professor
White said that in his opinion corpuscles might be
varied by the nu.ritive activity OF the blood. This
is affected by the degree of vitality. depending
largely upon the digestive and accuinulative
processes. The defence. proceeding to further
Inquiries, Mr. Waller proIestedi that Professor
White not called specialist; the State wouid
produce one in good time. Continuing. the witness
said that the largest corpuscles found in embry
onic life. and that rule has yet been established
showing that nationality has any eifoct on the size
OF corpuscles.
NO BLOOD srAISs oN1nAYDEs's CLOTHING.
Hayden's shirt No. was then taken up and wit
said that repeated examinations failed to reveal
TO have found on tho dag of the murder.
"Now. as to the pantaloons. Professorr'
and Lavc found none'
Mr.. WaerTo time the State will forego
all and any claim that there blood on them.
Mr.. Jones for tho State)--Did you find blood Of
any kind on the pantaloons?
None whatever" replied Professor White. en-
Mr.. watrous passed up to witness Hayden's knife.
and. handing him pocket microscope. inquired
what he saw.
81 some white spccks there"
"Look like arsenic?' lIaughter.)
~ think not, sir. was the grave reply.
THE TELI~rALE KNIFE.
Professor White described his thorough examine
ton or the knife some time ago. and said that he had
discovered blood on the small blade some in the
''How many corpuscles." inquired Mr.. watrous.
rare there in a drop of bloodY
"a drop is very indefinite quantity. In one that
is onetwentieth Of an inch in diameter there would
be. by system OF measurement adopted by scien-
..Is that all exclaimed Mr.. Watrous and after q
pause, inquired, 81 presume you haven't counted
them?" witness reforming that he did not expect to
Mr. wdtrous excited a laugh by inquiring, sym
patheticaliy. .! hope you don't mediate anything
Continuing. witness said that he had found on
the blade forty-two corpusces. twentyseven i'll the
notch seventeen in the lettering and few more in
the particles OF dust inside the handle. The
twenty-seven were found before the prelimi-
nary trial. Professor White here produced
two microscopic Slides containing an aggre-
gate Of nineteen corpuscles. which. he said.
was all he was willing to corpuscles of
human blood. cat the preliminary hearing testi-
fed that my examination up to that time had con-
WINGED me that the blood corpuscles on the knife
blade and corpuscles on a stone found. near the
corpse were alike. But after six months Of careful
tests I found that the spots on the stone not
blood at al. (sensation could not get from then,
were
blood. The little particles, am satisfied. were
nothing moro than small microscopic plants be-
longing to the algae family. growing in moist
places
Were you satisfied at the first trial that it was
blood on both the knife and stoneg'
gateds"
That's all want to know. then" exclaimed Mr.
WatrOus. significantly.
Professor White described the chemical process by
which he determined that scale Of matter from the
knife blade contained blood This was by the ordi-
maj hNd had hu fhn uf1tk
chemistry, and the results were most satisfactory.
For verification drop Of human blood was placed
on another knife blade and tested with similar
suits.
II was told by Hayden that he had cut himself
with the knife. went up to the Jail and he showed
me the scar, but of course am unable to say whose
blood found on the blade
At this point Mr.. Waller protested against the de-
fence pursuing inquiries any further into subjects
not germane to the specific matters for which the
State had called the Witness They had not called
him at this time an expert on blood corpuscles
discoveries of blood the knife.
The two boy IS knives belonging to Hayden 8 little
son were produced. and the colder" las distin-
guished from a new one) witness said had upon the
blade evidences that 1t had been used for peeling
pumpkins and pears. This matter was Of some i'm
portance, rs Hayden claimed that his own knife
used for this purpose by his wife all tho afternoon
Of the tragedy.
Mr.. Waller again protested against continuing
these inquiries at this time. Mr.. watrous made a
sharp speech. in which he claimed the right to
probe everything to the utmost. and Mr.. Waller
Improperly pushed. All along tho line of tho case
the defence had, by insinuation, made an argu-
ment that the State was pursuing unfair means and
acting In the light OF persecution He trusted that
there would be change. SO that things might pro-
gress more agreoably
Mr. Wstrous next pursued series Of ingenious
Inquiries with somewhat unsatisfactory results.
The Hayden knife. on which blood stains found.
Professor White said he showed to DR.. Jewett the
day OF the post-mortem examination OF Mary STAN
nard's body. Tho suspicion that on this day blood
stains might have got on the blade met by Pro-
fessor White with the statement that he did not
the knife for any purpose that day; that he did
not take 1t from his pocket until hour after and
and that then his hand had been carefully cleansed
therefore it impossible for any blood to have got
upon it.
AN EXPERT BLOOD STAINS.
DIR. Joshua b. Treadwen, of Boston, the States
pert on blood stains was called and testified
that he had practised for eighteen years, and had
made specalties of medical Jurisprudence and blood
stain examinations. After describing extended
experience in capital no testified that he
ceIved from Professor White fragments from Hay
denis shirt and pantaloons. Mary STANDARDS
bonnet and also several complete knives; the frag
ments of cloth cut ont for purposes of
identification in the shape of roughly
defined capital T. his initial. These
were taken in January last and in June
eighteen pieces were taken from another shirt:
at another time witness received some matter scraped
knife and material scraped from the stone
found Oh the scene of the tragedy.
At twenty minutes past five Z. III. Chief Justice
Park remarked, 1--WE will stop here" aud the court
adjourned until tomorrow.
A CORRECTION.
Chief Justice Park denies the report telegraphed
from Norwich that he had expressed an opinion that