The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-23
OF the belfry of Emmanuel Church. Both
the boards had great red stains upon

the boards had great red stains upon
them.
Witness also identified a section of the
flooring cut out of the belfry, which was
also conspicuously stained, and pointed
out on the model of the belfry the places
from where the exhibits were taken.
| Captain Lees said he had taken these
specimens from the church on the 18th of
August last When they had been fully
| identified and described, Mr.. Barnes Of
fered them in evidence.
Mr.. Dickinson objected to the evidence,
| pointing out that four months had elapsed
between the occurrences of April and the
| time the exhibits were removed and also
claiming that the evidence was not fairly
in rebuttal.
1t was the latter claim-that the proof
was not rebuttal testimony-which struck
Judge Murphy most forcibly, and upon
that ground he said he thought the testi-
| mony was not admissible. He said he
knew of nothing that had been offered by
the defense which this testimony could be
said to rebuilt. Clearly the offer of these
exhibits should have been made as part
OF the main case.
Mr.. Barnes and Mr.. Peixotto consulted
for moment, and then the former said,
1--WE withdraw the proof" and so ended
the bloodstalns on the belfry stairs.
Professor Price was then recalled, and
was questioned as to what kind of gas the
San Francisco companies furnish the City.
Dickinson objected, but Barnes was al
| lowed to go on
The gas furnished now, he said, is of
two kinds-water gas and coal gas-and he
told how each was made. and how they
were mixed together to form the common
illuminating gas.
"What are the properties of carbonic oxide?"
asked Barnes.
cit is poisonous. An infammable gas, but
poisonous"
"The lowest percentage, understand you to
say, OF carbontc oxide in illuminating gas is
Is per cent?"
Eyes, SIR"
"You have studied this gas?"
"And are familiar with its elements9"
al am"
"And of their effects upon the human sys.
TEN, are you not?"
"Let me put this hypothetical question to
your"
Once more Barnes put the circumstances
of the fixing of the sunburners which Dur
rant had told of" in his testimony; how he
breathed the gas-tainted air arising from
| q. burner with twenty-four jets, each
turned half on, and how he breathed this
! air for three four or five minutes. Then
| he asked the witness what would have
been the condition of a man in such po-
sition under such circumstances and after
that length of time.
| OlChlISOH OUJcCteu anu IuS COuTJ SuS-
gested that Mr.. Barnes include the amount
of poisonous matter in the gas on April 3
last. A single question sutficed to do this,
and then Dickinson continued his protest.
He said the question was irrelevant and
! imperfect, as it was shown it was impos-
slble for the defendant to have inhaled the
gas from all the jets. He claimed there
was no foundation for the question. Be-
sides, he said, it was not rebuttal.
The court held that the question was
clearly one in rebuttal, but his Honor be-
leved that any hypothetical question
should be fairly based upon the evidence.
The objection was overruled, however, and
the witness answered:
"No one could breathe in these conditions
for two minutes without being absolutely over
come, even if he were in a healthy condition"
"Cross-examine," said Mr.. Barnes.
"Do l understand you to say there are two
kinds of gas furnished by the companies of
this city?"'
'Not exactly two k1nos," and then the wit
ness once more explained the difference be-
tween water and coal gas.
"What amount of gas would escape from fiVe
or six burners?"
about two and a half or three feet an hour
| from each burner"
'At halt pressure?"
"Well. yes; at half pressure"
Cali gas burners are not of the same size, are
they .syn 81,
zone consumes three feet an hourf"
ayes"
"And another consumes five feet an hour7"
eyes"
An" And in one hour?"
"And the gas is full pressure between and
in the afternoon?'
81 should say yes. In my experience, when
1 use gas for melting, etc, should say it was"
What experience have you had as to the
effect of gas upon persona"
"My experience is of a general nature, and
my knowledge of the physical and toxic effects
OF gas have gained from reading and from
the Coroner's office from examining blood.
have no personal knowledge. l have never
been knocked down by gas"
"How long would man live If breathing an