The sun., 1891-07-02
DR.. FORMAD STAKES HISLIFE.
Nm Bxs NO DrsTRUsr OF HIS MORO
sCoPICAL TESTS


~. x,,str,et Attorney Rests His Case
Assi.ss A,.eer Zen All with the Testi-
.e.y Or Experts o. BLOOD Stains, saa
Other Experts are the First Witnesses
i Tor the Dsfenee-Ths Trial Must FAD
TAis Week. the Recorder Says.
Tho prosecution closed its case yesterday
awainst Ameer Bon Ali. and presented its
strongest witnesses. They were the medical
experts who made microscopic. spectroscopic.
and chemical Examinations OF the patches OF
blood the police found on the clothing OF the
accused man and In tho room In which he
slept In the East River Hotel the night Shake
spears was strangled TO death and then
butchored. Frenchy listened to the testimony
With apparent intelligence while his counsel
fought every inch Of ground. They were
coached by experts OF as high standing In their
profession a. were the experts who testified.
To-day these other experts will 20 on the
stand, and under oath will contradict every
thing that the States strongest witnesses have
sworn to. while the strongest witnesses will act
- coachss to the counsel for the prosecution.
Tho crowd was larger than 1t had been any
DAY Of tho trial. and Inspector Byrnes and the
men who have worked up the case had to force
their way up staira Frenchy came In hall An
deputy sheriffs. Fred House. his counsel
whom he klsses on the forehead in the pres-
encs OF the jury each morning. followed him
into tho pen. Frcnohy evidently forgot to
salute him there. for he performed the act
before the Jury as usual.
George Frank to tho bar called Clerk
Penny. and then tho pen door opened and
Frenohy strolled out and made his customary
heather salutation and sat down BY his coun.
ssI Mrs. Mary Harrington was the first wit
ness called. She kept the boarding house
whore Frenchy says he got tho blood on his
shirt. Ho had only been in her house twice.
The second visit was the morning OF tho muir
der. He saw Alice Sullivan there and paid
Mrs. Harrington 25 cents for room. Mrs.
Harrington said Frenchy's explain alton OF how
he got the blood on the front lap OF his shirt
was lie. Mamie Haley. who 10 better known
as Dublin Mary. Identified Frenohy. and said
she had seen him twice. Once the night be-
fore the murder in Splckman's saloon Shake
speare was in the saloon ct the time. She saw
him again the following afternoon In tho same
place. and Shakespeare was there, too.
Detective Geo. A. Aloncle was called to repeat
some Of his testimony OF Tuesday. He was
followed by Detective William E. Frinck. who
talked slowly. and made an impression on the
jury. He went to tho hotel tho day after the
murder. he said. with Capt. McLsughlin and
Detective Sergeant McClosky. They examined
room 81 first. and then followed spots Of blood
along the floor leading across to room 33.
whore Frsnchy had slept. The following day.
with hammer and chisel. I cut from the floor
ing Of tho hall three OF four pieces OF flooring
on which spots OF blood were seen. and then
cut out q long stlip from the door which con-
tained streak Of blood. examined the iron
ladder which led from the floor to the roof and
found nothing like blood"
On CROSS examination Frinck said there was
only one way TO get OF the roof and that was
!, BIZ the roof Of Q lodging house next door. which
WAS three feet lower. The scuttle had not
1bssn disturbed.
: John Janders. tho doormsn OF the Oak street
station. who had removed the stockings from
Frsnchy,'s feet: got :mixed MP when he was
inss frst. ~H He said the Stocfines Wers stained.
S :sis Iss5
.ccasawihfIii csps william sIsushlin. zhe had imme:
rom iroM the sH arrest Of FrsncSy 10 the present day
He was on the stand moro than an hour. At
After .recess the doorman swore that he had ID
s !Se eSsnine after M sI the murder. The object Of
this WAS t9
q the hotel before ne police had cut ths blood
stains out Of the floor: Detective Sergeant
SioSdstained piece @ GR from tho ticking "i inc
he bad II 'baeded dnd
s9as rS% .Ss District sI psnSs sss
there wss sso and
sitting quietly Just outside ne rail engaged !.
sse ass Mr Esc JaeoS @
hs,s M Bss1er Bsd nSS swofs co that bis
locked, and therefore the murderer could net
s h. sRss ss sG ss Ssts y OF
the was called pns snvsoDss aTsH Ihs IL
bona fhss shss bad ' SesD iound aud bisody
hsd nshea there was
motion about the lawyers tables, ..,u.,uo.
1 .a nna .atea %s
yhs5 5'sS5s %sIas ,hs
gave @ way Tor Mr: N!coll himself. and then the
y e$sd Pf
pstion.. The Doctor Is q medium sizs ana hss e.
With a @ strong French aceent. As ": Formed
10 the waefs as pssas Sasf m Mr. N00 called
Then tho strongest witness began. IN re-
sponse to preliminary qusstions he said he
nsctod with the University Of Pennsylyania.
and q ihe presen. time Was acting pf9sss;Ss as ;S
TTniyersity iaboratory. His specially, was ths
study OF tho structure, OF the body tn health
md disease. He had devoted & bis life sincSs ksS
fSstincd at no less than filty six murder trinls
and he had made seycnty.six ex3minaiions Of
sSpS sss aIss so si
dent OF the Pathological Society Of Phi!adel-
National Board OF Health and be had since
1874 been the senior Co5cns,rsc r coR oRhysieian Of
Dr. Formsd said that on June 20. in DR.. Ed
sons office hs saw the, blue paper parcels
which Inspector Byrnos had dis sDlaHedh a ib h,....
Attorney TO ascertain whether the substance
on the bedtlcking taken from room u was the
paEngs Of The nails. and the iEagmepts oi %a9d q