Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-11-10
THE TESTIMONY.

Experts Says that the Blood and Hair
Were Human.
CHICAGO, November 9-Gerhart War
del, gardener, was the first witness in the
Cronin trial this morning. He testified
that on the night of the murder, at about
1880 o'clock, he saw two men on the cor
ner of Ashland avenue and Otto street,
which is near the Carlson cottage. They
were going north. One of the men was
about feet and II inches in height; the
other was rather chunky" and about
feet 7 or 8 inches in height. They were
unknown to <he witness. They walked
on and entered the Carlson cottage A
slat was broke in one Of the blinds, and
through the opening the witness could
see that there was light inside.
The witness then went home, and on tie
following morning, the day being Sunday,
accompanied by his wife, ne went to 8
o'clock msss, passing the Carlson cottage
on the way to church. II was between 7
and o'clock. The witness added: 81
passed there and 1 saw some
BLOOD ON THE SIDEWALK,
"Can you tell about where the stains
were on the walk?"
''On the middle of the walk"
"And to the south of the steps?"
:'Yes, sir"
The cross.examination developed moth
ing of interest.
Archibald Cameron, keeper of saloon
on Lincoln avenue, five or six blocks east
of Ashland avenue, testified as follows:
''Do you know John KCrze, one of the
defendants2
"Yes, have known him since the first
OF December"
"Did you see John Kuuze in your &C.
loon in the month of April of this yeai?"
'Yes. 1t was some time around elec-
ton, but could not cay whether the
week after election or not; it was soon
after election"
'Wss any one in company with bim?"
Detective Coughlin."
'What time of the day was il they came
in your saloon?"
"It was in the evening""
Ndb M OuC clcc tuclc az tuC hlhAC.
"Yes, cir; a party by the name of John
Dunn, plumber
"Can you state what was said and done,
while you we're there, by Kurzs or
CoughiB?r
Estate what was said by OOughlin or
Kunze."
''In fact, did not pay any attention to
what they were saying. They came in
and Mr.. Dunn was there, and Kunze in
troduced Coughlin to Dunn"
"What did he say when he introduced
hinl?"
"He said: This is friend of mine. -"
The cross-examination was briet and IN
interesting.
THE BLOODY HAIR.
Dr. James K. Egbert, county physician,
testified that at the time of the autopsy he
removed two locks OF hair from the head
of DR.. CrOnin, and that it was put into
Jar containing alcohol. He also gave
portion of il TO Police Captain Schuettler.
Walter Haines, Professor of Chemis-
try in the Rush Medical College, was the !
next witness. He said that for eighteen {
years he had given particular attention to
what is termed medical chemistry-the 6
examination of blood, poisons, etc. "Ou I
the 9th of September" said the witness, {
81 received from Professor Belfeld the I
sealed envelope which l have in my hand. T
In it was small chip Of wood, which l q
have here, piece of blue paper with red !
dish stain on it, piece of cotton with /
some reddish stains on 1t, and some pieces
of paper of this character exhibiting two
or three very small pieces Of what appeared
to be paper from the interior of the trunk 4
with some stains on them also." The
witness said these we're all subjected 10
tests, and he unhesitatingly pro- e
uounced the stains blood. Chemical ex-
animation does not show whether the blood ;
is from a man or from a lower animal. Z
Professor Belfield had charge OF that j
branch of the experiments.
IT WAS HUMAN HAIR. \
Prof. Henry L. Salmon, microscopist, t
1yas the next witness. He testified as 20 O
the results of examinations of specimens a
Of blood taken from the Carlson cottage, t
and from the trunk, ard Of hair taken t
from the Carlson cottage and from DR..
Cronin's head. The witness explained az
length the manner of preparing the blood
for observation under the microscope. c
He found the corpuscles to be about one :,
three thousandth one hundred and thirty
first of an inch in diameter. In the spec q
linens were also ten or dozen minute !
hsirs, such as are only found on the eH- I
posed naked portions of the face and some q
portions of the human body. These we're d
found in the blood taken from the floor OF C
the Carlson cottage.
The witness was then asked: "In vie"
of the examination which you have
described, what do you, as a man of science e
say as to the kind of blood which you dis =
covered?"
81 should say that it was human blood,
partly because the average Of all those
measurements brings it above the genet
slly established average of human blood, 8
which is about 8. 200 or $3.50 to an ipchi
and secondly, because the kind OF hair