The San Francisco call., 1897-10-01
DR.. AllpOrt and His Hog
Bone Theory Roughly
Handled.
Mixed Up With SeSamoids and
PhaIanges. He PlungeS Into
Sad Errors.
Then the Exa minatIon Became So
Scientific the Court Took
Nap.

CHICAGO, ILL, Sept. 30-When DR..
Airport, professor of anatomy in the
Northwestern University, went on the
witness-standlin the Lueteert trial to-day,
he created another sensation by declaring
that the temporal bone which Professor
Dorsey Identified as human, and from its
formation probably the right temporal
bone of female, is not human.
DR.. Airport EN- phatically remarked that
there were no indications upon which to
base the conclusion that the bone was
from the skull of human being. He
also declared that the phalaDges in evil
dence belonged to the lower animal order
The witness made a statement that
caused a profound sensation for a few
minutes. He was examining the bone
which had been identified by Professor
Dorsey as the temporal bone of woman.
THAT bone is not a temporal bone
either of a human or of the lower order
of animals" declared DR.. Airport, gazing
al the exhibit intently. at is a compost
ton of bones put together by artificial
means. The trace here which Professor
Dorsey said was the outline of a facial
nerve is fiber of animal matter with
The statement was received with some
thing akin TO dismay by the prosecution
for a moment, and Luetgert leaned back
in his chair and laughed.
Assistant States Attorney McEwan be-
gan a hot cross-examination of the wit
ness. Professor Dorsey had prepared for
the prosecution a list of questions that
bristled with technicalities, framed with a
view to testing DR.. Allpori's knowledge of
osteology.
McEwan neatly caught DR.. Airport nap
ping during the afternoon session. The
expert was requested to name portion of
bone handed to him. After a brief exami-
nation he said it was part of the skull of q
monkey. Assistant States Attorney Nc
Evan Immediately asked another ques-
tion, which led DR.. Airport to believe that
be had identified the exhibit at the first
guess. and the expert confidently entered
upon a long dissertation relative to the
similarity of the skull in some portions
to that Of a human skull. After he had
finished Attorney McEwan reached for
the bone the expert held and remarked:
We'll, the bone is from the skull of a
dog"
DR.. Airport looked surprised, but recov-
erlng himself suddenly observed: "Well,
il might have been monkey faced dog"
This was greeted with laugh, in which
Luetgert joined.
There was long wrangle between coun-
sci and the witness over sesamoid bones
and phalanges. This part of the exami-
nation became so technical and scientific
that the ma jority of the spectators became
tired and many of them left the building
Even Judge TuthiIl became drowsy and
d ozed for moment, only to awaken with
a tart that ratified The bones piled up in
the court railing near him, much to the
amusement OF the spectators.
1t is likely that tue crossfire of the ex-
perts will last for nearly another week.
After they finish Luet CERT will be called.
Although ex-Judge Vincent does not be-
lieve Luetgerts evidence is necessary yet
in his opening statement he told the jury
that the sausagemaker would talk to
them from the witness-stand, and he said
to-day he would not disappoint the jury.