The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-21
ANALYSIS OF THE BLOOD.
suPe RWsORS CONSULTING
ABOUT MAKING IT.
What would lie Its Bearing on the ROSE
de,,cher Mystery-Dif',cuitiesT That Con-
from, the Authorities bloody Blankets
Rurted and Exhumed.

What would be its "e~'"S W.
ae,,cher My.tcry-Din'cuitiesT That Com
front the Authorities -Bloody Blankets
Buried and E>humed'
A spccial meeting OF the Board of super
wilson's of ucnrico was held Yesterday al the
County Courthouse. Present. Messrs. H..
n. Gordon fchairman). {. W Lyme, William
N. LYONS, and Walter l.. Grant. The
Chairman stated that the meeting had been
called 10 act on the suggestions MADE ny
Commonwealth Attorney Thomas ana
sheriff Southwark as to the adNisability oil
submitting the blood spots found at the
Fcitig house and on the rubber coat ana
axe 10 a microscopic analysis TO ascertain
ifpossiblc. whether the blood was identical,
and that pr. Chalklcy be employed 10 make
the analysis.
Attbe invi,atntiOn Of the Board Messrs.
Thomas, southwark, and thalkley au,
dressed the meeting, after which the Board
went into secret session. They finally adj
iourned over until saturday without taking
any action. 49,. .....
yisors is what benefit will accrue iron the
ANALYSIS, which will cost not less than SloV'
when il cannot IL guaranteed that the
chemist can tell whether II Is the ldeniical
blood or not, while the chemist is placed
in another predicameIt. inasmuch as ne
cannot assure the Board that he VIII ne
able 10 match the various blood spols,
and the slightest doubt in the case Wouiu
90 IN the person accused. making the eN-
animation OF no use whatever TO the county
Considerable money has already been eN'
pended hy the authorities in the RossdeitcheI
case Dr Bryant is to be paid 80 for his post
mortem examination; the county coroner
will wish remuneration for his services, anC
sheriff southwark ard Mr.. L. II. Sutherland
EXPECT nav for their services as detectives
Both of these latter men are doing the de-
tecfiye act out Of their pockets al present
BLOODY BLANKETS.
sheriff southwark was sent for by a prom
ineni merchant in this city tins week. VINO
stated that he had valuable information 10
impart about the murder which he would
tell il his name was not mentioned Inns
MIR. Southwark agreed 10, and the Informant
stated that one of the persons charged viii
the murder of ROssdeitcncr had been seen
10 bury two bloody blankets near his mousse
Mr.. Southwark and Mr.. Sutherland went
10 the place designated and after working
nearly aay and night found the blankets.
I'm a very few hours after they found tha'
the blankets had been used at the post-hor'
TEN examination To- lay the body OF koss-
deiicher on, and to Keep the blood from
damaging the room. They were afterwards
carried down the hill and buried.
ADAMS CASE.
1t is not probable that Thornton Adams
will have IA preliminary examination ON
Wednesday. sheriff Southwark stated yes
L. la 90 On
and that Adams would be sent on 10 the
Grand jury. Mr. Thomas, however, said
that he was making arrangements with
Adams counsel 10 postpone the case. Inal
for several DAYS he has been sick; 80 much
so that he could not attend 10 business, ana
could not stand the strain necessary 10
preliminary examination. Adams beng
out on bail would suller 10 inconvenience
by'a pOstponement.
Sheriff southwark stated yesterday that
Constable Smithcas statement rs 10 the
rubber coat made the mystery even more
impenetrable than before. The Constable
saws he found the coat covering up the dead
man'se fleets. but no one knows who placed
ii there. Everybody who knew anything al
all about the coat says the coat was not IN
the stable where the body of ROssdeitchei
was found, 50 the question a. 10 where II
came from still remains unanswered.
DIDN'T SAY 80.
Mrs. Virginia X. Jones did not intend tC
say Monday that from M0X said firmly
believe that the Feitgs killed him What
she meant was that from what MON SAID
she believed that he believed the Feitigs
were the people that hurt him. His state
ments. however, as 10 his Draining were SC
contradictory that no faith can be put III
any of them. They are not legal either
and even if they cOrresponded they could
not be used as evidence except in two
cases. If when he was struck he had yell
ed there 90 50 and 50. who struck me.
that statement would be admitted in court
a. evidence. Then. too, an anle-mortem
statement is evidence, and admitted il
courts.