Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-26
WHO THREW THE VITR!OL.
Wood b. Hills Trial i'm Progress in
the Circuit Court.
The Witness for the Prosecution
Nrariy ali ENamiped-what will
be the Theory ofthe Deferseg
LIut-rest Tn the Ca>e.

The case OF Wood B. Hill on trial in
the circuit court on charge of mayhem
alleged to have been committed IS
throwing vitriol in bis wife's face. is at
tracing considerable attention, the court
room being thronged with spectators aud
friends Of the interested parties.
The 70 lowing jury was selected; Lew
is McGreer. Thomas Psrcell. Richard
Wilson, J. a. Mcpherson, Frank Brad
shaw, Gust P. Kruse, Jerry Kelly. W. D.
Camp. William Bailey. Walter Kimbsll,
J. S. Powell and Hugh Mccall.
TIE first witness put on the stand was
Dr. G. B. Kiuyon who testified to being
called the night in question to attend
Mrs. Hill, whom he found suffering from
the effects of nitric acid which had been
thrown in her face. The doctor then de-
scribed the effects of the acid upon her
face at the time, and the condition of her
injuries at the present time, descrising
minutely the injuries that will be perma-
nent. He also related the stories of the
afsir as related by both Hill and
his wife at the time and of Hills story of
finding the bottle which had contained
the chloroiorm, and losing it on tae way
to the doctors residence. DR.. kiDyon
also testified to having the next morning.
ex- mined the places indicated by Hill as
where he thought he had lost the bottle
while going for the doctor, but found no
sign of the bottle. The witness then
testified as 20 the location of the house
with reference to other neighboriug
houses. and to there being no evidence
Of chloroform having been used in the
house that evening, which might be &C.
counted for by the fact that the windows
and door DOWN stairs were open.
In the opinion of the witness anyone
having chleroform thrown upon him in
thst manner would have awakened, and
bad she awakened, as she claims, the
vspor arising from the nitric acid which
was thrown, would have burned her eyes
or perhaps she would not have been able
to open them at all at first.
The next witnesses examined were
Chief of Police Miller and Officer Kramer,
who testified to having made thorough
investigation of the case, huding that
Hill had purchased nitric acid at two
places-nsmely the Fourth avenue drug
store and at Hsrrison's pharmacy in Dav-
export, also OF the conflicting stories told
by Hill and his wife, and of the formers
arrest and detention, aud of the identif>
cation of Hill by Mr.. Harrison.
j. Il. Harrison, Of Davenport, was
next examined. and told the story OF
colored man coming into his pharmacy on
the evening o. the crime and purchasing
the acid as described in The ARGUS at
the time, ard also as to his Identification
OF Hill rs the man when the latter was
taken over there by Chief Miller day or
two later.
There is cor siderable speculation as to
what the theory of the defense will be.
l. is understood that they,wiIl produce
photograph alleged to be former adj
mirer of Mrs. Hill, to whom it is
claimed they will attribute the dastardly
act. The explanation advanced by Hill
at the time was burglary.