Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-14
THE SPOTS OF BLOOD.
A PARTIAL EXAMINATION MADE OF
THEM UNDER A MICROSCOPE.
That They Are Human Gorc--To
lie Analysed.

|
animation OF the alleged blood-stains on
/ the Aoor and stairway walls Of Mr.. Jacob
1 Feitigs residence was made yesterday by
Mr.. James V. Ramos. of this city, and DR..
| l.. W. Station, of Henrico.
| The instrument used was not entirely
satisfactory, bat the test was sufficient to
convince these gentlemen that human
blood was split where the dark spots were
| discovered.
! Some of the blood-stains in the hay shed
where "Mox" Rockefeller was found ter
! ribly wounded and almost unconscious on
! the morning OF July I'd we're also look.
ed at through the magpifying glass and
particles were obtained from both places
with view TO having them analyzed SO as
| to show whether the discolorations IN the
house were produced by the gore of the
| dead peddler.
THE TyvEsTIGATISG PARTY.
| II was arranged on Monday that several
! Of the county officials and medical and
chemical experts should go ont 10 MI
! Feitigs farm at 10 o'clock yesterday morn
| ing but several things happened TO cause
delay and the. hour Of noon had passed
when the party left the courthouse. MIR:
Ramos and DR.. Station were accompanied
by Judge r. @. Minor. Commonwealth,s-
Attorney Wash. Thomas, Sheriff J. W.
| Southwark. Justice Jacob s. htlee, Detec-
tive p. II. Sutherland, and representatives,
| of the Dispatch and other Richmond dailles.
Mr. Ramos had with him a microscope
with which to examine the splotches, and
| il was hoped that some definite concu-
sion might be reached as to whether they
| were human blood or grease-spots.
COURTEOUS BUT WORRIED.
/ Upon the arrival of the party at the
| house Mr.. Fetig was found IN a field IN
| front of his residence ploughing. lie
wore a pair of striped trousers. was with
ont a coat. and with his sleeves rolled up
| exposing pair of muscular arms.
looked the picture OF Of health and
| large straw hat, which. added TO
| the rest of his costume. gave him some
what the appearance of a cowboy. When
! he perceived the party of visitors 1t was
! plain from the expression OF his face that
| he was worried. though he received them
very courteouslv, and tied his plough-horse
| in the barn-yard and joined the visitors.
! During the entire visit he was very re-
| served, but always polite. and acceded TO
every request of the callers. He procured
lamps for the better examination Of the
| supposed blood stains and showed the
| gentlemen their location. but during the
| Investigations, when confidential opinions
were apt to be expressed, he held himself
somewhat aloof. though not III such "a man
| ner as to excite suspicion.
NO LONGER HAPPY.
AT times look almost of sadness came
| over his features and IL was apparent that
| he now somewhat realizes the perple1lty
| of his situation. On one occasion when IN
tho barn-yard near where "Mox" ls said
| TO have been assaulted. Mr.. Feitig with
| drew a few PAGES from the party and lean
ING on fence said, with a sigh and eyi-
| dent feeling to "A Dispatch reporter; 4
| have been living on this place ten years.
| aud before the murder all was perfectly
| happy and bright, but now since this trou-
| bic it seems to me nothing Will ever be
| bright here again"
One of the gentlemen standing near by
| assured him that all would soon wear off.
| but he shook his head and .became more
and more distracted towards the end OF
| the visit.
| MRS. FEITIG RETICENT.
Mrs. Feitig was also present with several
| of her little boys. who stood around and
watched tho investigations with apparent
! interest. Asa mother Mrs. Feitig seems
| very afTectionate She also rendered what
| ever assistance was necessary 10 the vlsl-
| tors. but like her husband preserved
great reticence. IN speaking about the
|
| by their counsel Mr.. G. V. Meredith, TO
make no expressions whatever about the
unhappy affair.
| WELCOMED BY THE DOGS.
J'pon driving into the barn-yard, IN
| which there were large number of chick
| ems and ducks. the party alighted and
were greeted bv large black dog chained
| 10 Kennel As soon as the savage canine
saw the strangers he darted out and
barked fu-iously, struggling all the while
| to reach them. Finding finally that all ef-
| forts in this direction were useless the
| dog withdrew and kept perfectly quiet du-
| ring the rest of the visit.
| The visitors Immediately directed their
| steps towards the stall III which MoX
was found wounded. and upon nearing 1t
| the furious barking Of another dog reached
| their ears. These proceeded from KEN
| mel quite near the stall. where there was
huge mouse-colored beast, which ground
his teeth in rage and struggled TO
reach the intruders. During the entire
visit the ferocious animal was untiiing
| in his endeayors to reach the strangers, az
| times mounting the roof of the kennel, and
| then running to the end of the chain
| which fastened him. That any one ex.
| cept the home folks could have passed
| this brute in safety to get to where Mox
| Law seems impossible. and even though
| theN kept DcyOuu IcfOu IL 10 npi ~
| probable that the barking would have
aroused Mr.. Feitig.
BLOOD AT The THREsHHoLD.
| After examining the stall in which the
| blood-stains appear the inspectors pro-
cceded into the house by way of the rear
porch, and halted before the interior OF
| the Threshold. upon which are found
what are supposed to be marks OF blood.
| These were examined carefully by the EN-
| tire company and particles were scraped
up and placed under the microscope.
| Mr. Ramos and DIR. station examined
| them "a carefully as the uncertain hight
and comparatiyely weak magnlfying pow
ers of the microscope would permit, and
! although they are almost certain that the
| spots are of human blood they declined to
| state 80 positively.
| The particles placed under the micro
scope were scarcely as large "a the heal OF
a small pin, but when magniied undeI the
| lenses appeared TO be about the SIZE OF
silver dollar, and were OF brownish color.
| TO the eve of tho reporter the particles
| looked to be some kind of decoInposed
| organic matter. though 1t was diihcuit 10
detect whether or not they were blood.
| THOSE on THK STAIRWAY.
An examination of the stains leading up
the stairway into the garnet was then made
and all present were of the opinion that
these were blood. Detective Southwark
believes that they have been tampered
with and partly obliterated since he last
saw them. and the appearance OF the wall
seems somewhat TO indicate this.
Upon reaching the head of the stairway,
within a few feet of the room IN which
Adams slept, there are unmistakabIy two
small blood stains upon the wall. VI these
there can be no doubt.
| ONION STAINS.
The floor of Adams's room at first pre-,
sents what to an inexperienced eye would
| seem TO be numerous stains OF blood, but
these are explained by Mr.. Feltig to be dis
colorations from onions which he stored IN
this room. ,
Fragments of wood from these portions
of the floor were examined under the
microscope, but proved to be stained from
vegetable matter-evidently the onions
winch Mr. Feitig referred to-,
Another room adjoining Adams's and on
the same slds of the hall is likewise filled
with these stains, supposed to have been