Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-22

ms aaeau Oh Hlin ABOUT zoo feet Whef: he
mist saw the men they were just north of
.scnool street, and they seemed to him to
nave come out of the saloon on the corner
of School street and Ashland avenue.
lhey walked on up Ashland avenue and
catered the Carlson cottage by the front
door.
Describe those men, said Mr.. Mills.
one was large man about 5 feet 1
inches should suppose. The other was
about 3 feet inches high They walked
straight cn till they came to the Carlson
cottage. Then they wentup tho steps and
went in.
You saw them go in?''
'Oh, sure; I saw them go i'm
What else did you sea?'
II saw light in the cottage throneh ono
of the Stats in shutter On Che window.
saw tho lightly plainly"
You did not Know whom those men
| whom you saw were.''
81 did not''
Ibid you pass tho cottage again the
next day"
III did with my wife. We were GOING
south on Ashland avenue. When we came
to the Carlson cottage I saw blood the
steps and ON the plank walk over tho
ditch in front Of the house,
"Where was this booda''
EceDS.
there was more blood OIL the sidewalk
about fifteen feet south Of tha cott.o,
steps.
Judge Wing objected on the ground
that the witness could not swear that il.
was blood ne saw on the steps, The most
that could be proven by the witness was
that he saw what he thought to be blood.
Mr.. Mills said that the witness opinion
was OF course all that could be offered in
evidence. Mr. Wordell spoiled this play
by Judge Wing to certain extent by fell
''that he had seen blood before and knew
what it was because he had once cut his
tinger.''
The cross examination by Judge Wing
was very brief ana nothing new or inter-
esting was brought out.
Michael John Cameron, saloon keeper.
testified that Coughlin and Kunze had
been together at his saloon and Coughlin
introduced kunze as his friend.
Dr. Egbert was recalled and testified
that ne had cut lock of hair from the
head Of DR.. Cronin's dead body at the
time he made the autopsy. Part Of this
hair he placed in glass jar which he
sealed, and part he gave to Capt. Schuet-
tier. This was the Introduction to the
bringing out of the expert testimony.
This was begun directly when Waiter S.
Halnes. professor OF chemistry at Rush
medical college, won't OH the stand Mr.
Haines testified that he had made q special
study during eighteen years past of med
ical chemistry.
''Did you receive any articles from Prof.
Belfields'
"In the afternoon of Sept. 27 of this
year was handed an envelope, which !
now hold in my hand. I subsequently,
opened this envelope aud found there, in a
note from DR.. Belfield small chip of
wood with some reddish stains on it; some
cotton also stained, and some BLUSH paper,
having also red stains, and small guam
tity of hair"
The professor held up to view a couple
OF square bits of the paper found in the
trunk. along with tho cotton batting
'What Instructions did you receive
from Prof. Belfield."
prof. Belfeld asked me to examine the
stains on the articles with q view to de-
termine whether they were blood"
s'You examined them only as to wheth-
er they were blood. and not as to any par
ticular kind of blood.'
s'Yes,''
"What was the character of these tests
chemical or microscopic.''
| 'sMalnly CHEMICAL
',Tell the jury how you made these
tests"
u made solution in water of portion
of these stains With this 1 combined a
quantity of a solution of gum guiacem,
and to this added some peroxide of hydro
gen. In this test, if blood be not present,
thore results but 4itt!e change i'll the ap~
pearance of the solution. Should blood
be present very fine, intense blue color
appears immediately. In this particular
test this blue color appeared. Then I
mixed a solution Of the stains with some
very strong acetic acid, and allowed tho
mixture to evaporate slowly In the
resduum found the haemin crystals which
are characteristic of blood l then made
combination test, macerating these crys-
tails IN glycerine, and / found under the
microscope the corpuscles characteristic Of
blood"
'1ln your judgment what was the nature
of those stains,''
THE stains ON each of the articles, the
paper, cotton, and wood, were blood.n
''Can chemical science distinguish be-
tween different kind Of blood?''
mo. These tests can only show that
blood was pre- ent, but can not Indicate
that it is from man or animal.''
sDid you examine the hair given you
by DR.. Belfeld:''
''Yes. 1 took three hairs from the bunch
| given me and let them remain on piece
of soap SO arranged as TO have only ono
end of the hair touch the soap. left
them there two weeks. That bleached
them somewhat. placed other hairs in q
strong solution of alkali, which took out
the color more rapidly.''
Judge Wing objected to the introduction
of this testimony as improper and illegal,
being in the nature of an experiment..
There had been no connection made, Judge
Wing said, by the state between tho arti-
cles here introduced and any material is
sue in the case. The court said he would
take the objection under consideration,
and meanwhile the direct testimony Of.
Prof. Haines was discon tinued and the
blood -staned articles were committed, to.
the care of the clerk of the court The,
States attorney promised to make. the
necessary connection. He will do so by
bringing DR.. Belfield to testify to having;
! given the articles to Prof. Haines
The significance of Prof. Haines' testi-
mony regarding the bleaching OF tho hairs,
by the soap will be made apparent when
DR.. Beltield will testify regarding the;
color of the hair found sticking to the
piece of soap found on the wasnstand I'M
Che Carlson cottage. This hair found on,
the soap bore discoloration or bleaching;
which was found by DR.. Haines to bel