The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-29

| man was walking rapidly along tn
| fence towards Lawrence avenue from
the alley. He, (Miller) reached tn.
! southwest corner of Lawrence anc
| Waterman before the man reached
| there He walked right along AT 2
| brisk gait and the man followed be
| hind him about a rod. He thought tn.
man was comparatively heavy from
! his footsteps and that he was excite
he judged from his heavy breathing
! They both maintained the same dis.
! tance apart until the corner where the
/ murder was committed was reached
| Mr. Miller crossed over to his OWL
! home and he saw the man turn around
| the corner, walk west on the north side
Of Lewis street TO the stable where
human blood was found and then dis
appear in the alley. On recross ex-
| animation he did not know whether the
arc light on the corner of Lawrence
avenue and Lewis was lit that night
or not.
The next witness was Charlie Fergu-
guson, a photographer working in the
Eagle Office. He was out that night
visiting with friends and about 10 or
1918 o'clock he passed the alley where
the body of Leonard was found, 125
feet north. AS he did so he saw a
man walk hurridly out of the alley.
cross Waterman street to the opening
OF the alley at the opposite side, then
east as described by Mr.. Miller to
Lawrence avenue. In answer to ques-
tons Mr.. Ferguson said he saw Will
hanson about two years go, saw him
again last Sunday and that the man
he saw coming out of the alley on the
night in question was built like him.
The man, he said, wore a black SLOUGH
hat and no overcoat.
On cross examination Mr.. Ferguson
said that he would not swear or assert
as a fact that Williamson was the
man he saw that night coming out of
the alley.
Williamson is a fairly heavy man
and as he gets a pension for heart
disease his heavy breathing, as des-
crfbed by Wells Miller, is quite a cir
cumstance. 1t is especially so when
added to Charlie Ferguson's story, the
black sloutch hat and the absence of
an overcoat.
WILLSTON'S TESTIMONY.
The great event of the day for the
state was the testimony Of Samuel Will
istOn. professor of anatomy and ply
siology in the state university at Law
examination Of the blood stains found
on the coat and vest of Williamson
that were taken from his engine room
at the Manhattan hotel the day after
the murder.
1t will be remembered by readers of
the Eagle that when the coat and vest
in question were found, that in expla-
nation of the red spots on them Will
Hanson claimed they were made from
red paint used by him in fitting steam
pipes. The claim he made was very
plausible, but Mr.. Davis, the county
attorney, thought it best to have a
scientific examination made and the
garments Were sent TO Professor Willis
ton. Upon being put on the stand for
the state he said that he had his pres
ent position in the state university
for six years. Previous to that had a
similar position in Yale university
for five years. Hhe is re-
markably intelligent gentleman and
while he was giving his evidence the
most intense interest was manifested
by the court, attorneys, jurors and
spectators. Apart from the bearing it
had in the case his evidence was very
valuable as a lecture on blood. In ans
wer TO the questions of the county at
torney he said that he had made a
great many examinations of bloodS
that he could not tell thed ifference be-
tween mans blood and the blood of
certain animals without scientific and
delicate examinations, and even then
science. he said, is unable to tell any diff
ference between the blood of many an
finals, including man. He said it was
easy TO tell the difference between the
blood of man and the blood of fowls. as
they belong TO entirely different class
es which he afterwards explained. He
could not tell the difference between the
blood of a dog and the blood of a rabbit
He could not readily tell the blood of
a hog.
Being shown the coat he said he rec
ognized it, told how he made an ex-
animation of the blood spots. that he
found them TO he blood, that he kept
the garments under lock and key while
in the university, that he sealed the
package with his own seal when he
sent them back and that they were eX-
actly in the same condition that he
found them, minus the blood which he
required for the examinations In de-
failing the location of each spot on the
clothing he used notes that he made at
the time of the analysis.
Mr.. Helm objected to the professor
reading notes but the court oyerruled
him.
ter with great skill and clearness.
Mr.. I2elm crOss-eXamined Professor
WillistOn for over an hour and the more
De did so the more valuable his expert
testimony became. Mr.. Helms exam
nation only served TO enable Professor
Williston TO demonstrate, admirably.
hat he was a competent expert wit
less for he answered every question
from such a convincing scientific
standpoint as to prove everything to
he jury beyond all or any doubt. He
'aid he found various spots on the coat
md one spot on the vest. The latter he
entirely consumed in making the an
llysiS. He said he first Scraped them
IF, prepared them for the powerful /
enses and then described how he found
he corpuSeleS which proved il to be the
blood of manned. He then took a
irop of blood from his own finger and
made comparisons which he found TO
pc absolutely the same. The blood on
he coat and vest was dry. The first
hing he did was TO put peroxide of
hydrogen on il. If it would bubble up
hat was to be the test that it was ami
nal matter. This done ne gave il the /
'alt water test. and then applied acetic /
lcid and brought out the dark brown
lalmen crystal peculiar 10 blood Fresh !
blood does not require this test. Then /
he corpuSeles become visible under his ,
powerful lenses and he measured them I
With the cOrpuseleS taken from his own |
blood as stated. He said that these I
were found in all animals /
hat Suckle their young except the cam /
u. and that he was the only known ex-
'epuon. He said there was different /
Kind of blood in manmels. fowls. fish /
md reptiles. He then went into a I
scientific explanation of the different /
kinds Of blood and Mr.. Helm was sat
SIZED 10 sit and listen until he came I
o pause. Mr.. Helm would then ask .
lin some other question only 70 be car /
led through an amazing lot Of scien- |
ific terms which Mr.. Williston reduced /
down 10 very plain. comprehensive 4