The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-01-14

n with acid, and from this etching ha
:, been obtained nature-printed copie
of prints in inks.
This well-known method of etchin
gave prints showing the dispositio
P of the particles of metal, and also tn
quality. These etchings, and a nun
I, Der of others taken from other bar
and rods made by the different iron
makers of the country, had been pho
tograped from lantern projections
and, with the permission Of the court
some Of these would be exhibited t
the jury. The projection now oil
the screen was from the bar purchas
ed by Glider and stolen by th'
tramp.
Every eve was fixed on the singu
lar picture on the screen, and mur
mur of applause filed the room. Sud
denly the picture was removed and
another put in its place. 1t did moi
require much attention to show thar
this represented an entirely different
sort of metal
This, gentlemen" said the young
man, sis nature printed etching
from the iron bar found under the car
| have compared these two etchings
with number of others obtained in
the same way, from bars made by all
the iron men in the country, and /
find this one corresponds exactly with
the Moorlow Iron Company's metal.
My assistants will place sample OF
the company's iron beside this"
At once another picture sprang up
beside the one on the screen. The
two were alike.
Another witness took the stand
the president CT the Moorlow Iron
Company.
He testified TO the facts of the ex-
periments and to the results that had
been obtained.
Another witness was called-the
buyer OF the railroad company.
He said that the company had nev-
er used the MORROW Compsny's iron.
The bar Glider bought had been ob-
tanned of Ross, Duncan & Co., of
Pittsburgh, from whom the railroad
bought all it's tools.
Another etching was projected,
then another. The two were exactly
alike.
"The picture On the right" said
Mayer, sis Ross 4 DQncanis iron.
That on the left is the etching shown
first, and obtained from the bar pur-
chased by Glider"
The Judge raped smartly on his
desk. This applause could not be
permitted again. The daylight was
readmitted, and the pictures faded
away. Photographs of the etchings
were handed to the jurors, and the
various samples of iron from which
the etcbings had been obtained were
exhibited
Samson Glider sat with face avert
ed.
How could be deserve such love ?
1t was too divine a gifs. Why had
he not known of the mastery of mind
and " i'll that could accomplish such
results, and all for MIN He did no,
deserve 30 great q blessing
Some one else was testifying. A
farmer living at Bristow had passed
a man on the road. just before the &C.
cident, who muttered to himself:
"I'll have my revenge, whoever
may suffer-
Abraham Samuels testified that be
had bought the old junk and refuse
from the wreck, and had found an old
coat much torn, probably belonging
to passenger.
In the coat was part of threat
ening letter addressed to John Nor
ley"
He was killed in the wreck" SAID
Mary BrittoD, eagerly.
"Silence! Let the witness pro-
ceed."
This letter threatened John Nor
ley with death for some past injury,
and warned OF some impending
disaster. 1t was signed Fired
Smytbe"
There was sudden movement at
the end of the court, and everyone
turned to see what it meant. A men
was pushing roughly out of the seats,
IS if eager to escape.
"By sixty !" said the farmer from
Barstow "that is the feller | saw
ust afore the smash"