New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-14
+ cows HAIR ox THE uATcnrT.

Dr. Wood examined the halr that va, 81 covered
on the blade Of rhs claw.hc.icd haichct. and soon
satisfied himself that Il not tie hair If human
being and that In all probability 1t the hair Of
| "A COW. -.
on tho white dress skirt be discovered faint spot
one sixteenth ~ Inch In diameter. which proved
70 contain siobnlcs Of blood ia msh, D" n," !.
n common pin. but II seemed =" le uihr larger ana
more distinct on The "ni-iGr 81 W. ,nr' 'ah on
sitting room and bedroom carpets aud ais ON he
hair Of each OF III" murdered lrrS"n-. lhn Iar ar
with The half founi III" blade OF the claw headed
haichct, and when Tint turned on N Dr. COWS hlr
or that Of some other animal the value Of The Aar
exhibits gone.
THE PROSECUTIONS CURIOUS Foley.
Dr. Dolan's statement about Tie hanilcces Ratchet
Is given in full not because II Is inrn.iCally i'm
pcriant Ju, because Of curious policy pursued,
by the prosecution in surrounding thl Ratchet with
so much mystery and prercncc. only In III" end TO
havc is Witnesses say uat It's u.c /, mere posi-
billy:
received ~ on the 18Th ~ August. THE city Mar,hal
gave It in hls office. Whn received u the piece
~ wood that Is now attached wa IN IT. place ia tn
head. There was fracture u the cnd ~ the handle
close mp to the Iron and end Of the wood nu.h
with tie lower end Of the Both -dcs ~ the
hatchc. uniformly rusty, and now wv he observed
Oh cutting edge two sn00ih so-. Wh.'n Nrf" mad
by scfaping Of " th' rl' fr chcinl' at
testing The chip which now missing had not then
| been removed. rpn examination with ma nfyn:
gloss | found the break u De pcrf cy clean. VIII,
duet o. dir he observed uppn u. To determine
whether there blood uIon the piece Il handle Or
not ] soaked 1t in preparation aad 'hca tast"d the
solution ia which IL had been toakcd 10y chemical
process, found blood had been derived from the
handle. This soaking d,rAcncd the fscund end Of the
piece of wood. whcn received the hrt'hct mo-c whit"
! Gni Appeared upon 4. than doc, by the al Of
a magniiying elas, portion n the hm my stil b.
athefcn upon IT, The coating looked a. !. 1t migat
bo aJcs. did no examine It. and 1t nay te
| N,f,f tl.Hr
testified before the "and jun and Oh the evening II
| ihat day e. ord.r Of Dkuci.Attofncy knov1'on. /
| delivered It to Mr.. srNcr /. va, rc-urncl 10 nc
December 3. When 1t returned ia" chips hal been
Ell. The difference In the color between Che soak
and unso,kcd wood can readily he seen
The blue dress skirt and waist delivered TO onircr
Mohoncy, by order Of the Dstrict-Atorncy but re-
ceiyel them again June s. and since that time they
have been In my possession.
Q-Did you say that the white substance ulon the
| Ratchet was adhcrcntl Ayes. sit.
| Q-what caused IL % adhcfol At Is etill t. Dc
In the crc,ce,, ard II the halcnct had been in
the water IL would present the appearance Il does now
| Q-what did you notice In the appearance q TIA"
| white film! At Is upon BON side
| Odd 1t appear to 10 the sort Of a covering which
would nit from exposure To white dnt ho't!ns in III
| ART Ayes, before The handle wa, broken OF.
Q-was there any dinclcn'e in the Wy In whid
that handle occupied head Of ;hst hatchl from the
clawh,mmer Ratchet you examined A-ic'' sir; IL
lifted very tightly.
Of Professor Wood by asccraininS ron him lhat
prrissc acid Is Of The most deadly pCSons known.
causing death often within few second, oi u u'c :
| that on" grain Of add j. sui'rien TO NIL IN" mp
plcaton Of tlh, testimony wil bc made when IN.
Mis- borden attempted TO hnl pu.s,. ncd On the
night before tae mald'r wre , &" I'm tl'd
Are You ssc TO .ay INT The ny ,, Gr" r Of What VIA,
80 MOI At an said the doctor It might have been
| menstrual blood there Is no reason ~ ~ ~hy IL
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