The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-11-11
SCIENCE FINDS FRESH CLUES.
Experts Draw the Moose Tighter About tho
cFonin saspeeta-Ths Human Hood
AtainA and Hair,


u cFonin saSpeeta-Ths Human Rloo
stainl and Hair,
CHICAGO, Noy l0,-hicroscopiSts To
man and Telasld and Chemist Hainel
Of Rush Medical College, were the thre
prominent witnesses in the oronin tlil
yesterday. Stains from the floor Of th
Carlson cottage, the hair found clinginI
10 the trunk 8. B, simonds bought, tn
hair cut from the head OF the dead doc
ter, the single strand OF hair discovered
on cake Of soap In the kitchen Of thl
cottage and fFeeh and dried blood frou
the trunk itself were the articles OF
Witch the expeTM made their expert
menls, Chemist HAines' assignment wa
TO hhteEmine wheiher the Ieddish STAIN
were OF blood, and II 80, % express {
bcieHtiHc opinion . the character or ma,
tuteof the Corpuseles. 1hH work OF de
termining the probable origin Of the
blood and the relaxation OF the one hail
To hhother was left 70 the microscopists
The. lawyers OF Coughlin, 0'Splliyan
K1nEe and Burke, finding themselves
In the last ditch, will mAksa desperate
efptt 70 prove that the blood found In
the cottage, Il not In the trunk, came
from q lower animal whose blood cor,
puecles closely resemble those OF an
adplt man OF woman.
l-il , rAcHENIcAL Analysis,
Chemist Haiues.subjscIed the stained
ehips iromthe floor Of the cottage To
four experiments; three Of them were
OF a chemical nature. The microscope
was used 10 the fourth test. The fiiSI
experiment was TO make q solution in
water Of q portion oi the stains. With
this was combined q quantity OF o solu.
tion Of gum guiacuuI and peroxide OF
hydrogen. A beautiful blue color posi-
lively proved the existence OF blood al.
most Instantly. Continuing his exam.
inAtion Chemist Haines mixed solu,
tlon OF the stains with some very strong
aeetic acid and allowed the mixture TO
evaperate slowly. The residpum showed
the chrystals characteristic OF blood,
Blood Corpuscles were found In the
third test, when the chrystals were
mascerated in 'glycerine. These tests,
10 the chemists mind, were indubitabls
proof that the stains were made OF
blood, but chemical science could not
distinguish between the different kinds
Of blood. n
The fourth test was relative 70 the
single strand OF hair found on the cake
OF soap. This strand was lighter In
color in some portions than in Others.
DR.. Croniu's hair was brown. The fact
that the single strand appeared light in
color 10 the naked eye seemed 10 satisfy
the defense that 1t Gould not have come
from Dr.. Cronin's body.
FHH DERENSH KNOCKED OUT.
But Chemist Haines' fourth test showed
that hairsplaced on soap orother alkaline
substance bleached them in a manner
similar to the color Of the strand found
on the soap.
Microscopist Tolman was satisfied In
his own mind that the blood he examin.
ed on the chips OF wood came from u
human body. The manner In which
the expert went about bis tests was
interesting 70 the spectators. The first
thing he did after the articles were
given to him for examination was to
scfape the stains of the wood and place
them In solution Of common salt In
water Of the specific gravity or density
Of 1,055-the specific gravity Of human
blood when In the body. This was
done TO restore as nearly as possible the
cotpusCles 10 their normal size. The
specimens remained in the solution SO
hours. AT the end OF this time the
tibrin had dissolved aud the corpusclea
tioated away from the. rest OF the water.
A powerful microscope was then used
for the measurement OF the corpuscles.
The average size Of the discs correspond
with the average size OF all the human
corpuscles the pert had ever measured.
Mingled with the stains the keen eye
OF the microscopist discovered minute
particles Of wood and numerous small
hairs or fuzz, such as grow oil the fac-
or hands. There were also bits OF the
epithelium or skin and o number OF
mascerated corpuscles.
THERE WAb NJ hlbTAkEs
The small hairs could not be seen
with the naked eye. Under the power.
iul lens Of the microscope their roots
could be discerned. Microscopist TOl.
man had examined the hair OF nearly
every known animal In the world, and
he was prepared 10 swear that the
strands of hair found among the
corpuscles aud taken from the truGk
grew upon q human body. The testi-
mony Of the witness as 10 the minute
hairs aud bits Of skin Ia the blood was
clearly a surprise TO the defense.
Lawyer Forrest, who conducted the
croSs'examinalion, tried 10 draw from
witness the admission that It was I'm.
possible 10 determine human blood by
the size Of the corpuscles, Us the corpus.
Giles Of the Kangaroo, the opOssum, the
seal, the monkey, the guinea pig and the
puppy were so nearly the size Of those
In man and woman that differentiation
was often impossible. The witness ad.
mitted that the corpuScles ot these lower
animals approached more closely In size
10 the Corpuscles OF human blood than
did those Of other mammals, but bis pre-.
diCtton In this case was based on the
average BiEe Of the CorpuspleS he exam
ipea and the experiments he had made
In the past,
Cronin MOetIngs
NufoAon NnN an 40 n hnoaiia, NJ