The times., 1898-05-18

disqualified on account of opinions form
ed and expressed as to the guilt of in
nocence of the defendant; others because
of their opinions as 10 capital punish
ment. and several because they were in
eligible. having served as jurors during
the last term.
The panel as completed Is as follows:
A. s. Howard, barber; n. A. Lohr car
psnter; James s. O'Connor, painter; VIII
liam Richard Laws (coloredh laborer;
William II. Mari, ex-policeman, William
Johnson, Edward Z. Foley, carpenter; ].
X. Yerkes, barkeeper; Englebert Endres,
dairyman; Joseph Newton, railroad
watchman; Thomas Sears and J. 3. Con-
way.
When the court convened after recess
the Government proceeded with the tesd-
mony for the prosecution. the first wit
ness introduced being Henry W. Brewer.
a civil engineer and surveyor Of George
town. lie made diagram of the inter-
section of and Fourteenth Streets,
where the shooting occurred. This map
was hung up and the witness was called
upon to verify the drawing.
Harry A. Wise, photographer who
took views of the location where Rye
was killed, was next sworn. He presented
several photographs about IA by 16 inches
which he took last Thursday and thay
were introduced as evidence on the part
of the prosecution. Mr.. Worthington said
he did not see any harm they could do, so
he did not object TO their introduction.
Mr.. William schoenberger, the keeper
Of the morgue at the Sixth Precinct Po-
lice Station, stated that on the afternoon
Of March 18th the dead body of George
NJ. Rye was brought TO the station in the
police patrol wagon of the Twelfth Street
Station. He identified the clothes and
shoes worn by Rye. Among other things
which he took from the pockets of the
deceased was q knife, and a bullet
dropped out of one of the legs OF his
trousers.
ton Mr.. Schoenberger stated that the po-
lice wagon which brought the body Was
driven by a Mr.. Tayman.
Deputy Coroner Larken w. Glaze
brook was called and testified TO the
condition of the body as he found it at
o'clock on the afternoon of the day of
the shooting. He gave scientific de-
scription of the wound made in RYes
breast, stating that the bullet causing It
passed through the chest nearly horizon
tally in its passage from the left to right
sides of the body. The bullet, DR.. Glaze
brooke said, entered the left breast he
low the joining of the collar and the
breast bones and two and three-quarter
inches to the left of the center bone of
the chest. The other wound, which vas
not necessarily fatal, was in the rear Of
the body and also passed from left 10
right. Rye, the witness stated, died from
hemorrhage of the lungs.
DR.. Glazebrook also testified that he
did not find any traces of powder IN the
clothing of the deceased.
Dr. William NJ. Gray, microscopic at
the Medical Museum, who made micro
scopic examination of Ryes clothing, was
called to testify as to the condition of
the clothes, as TO whether or not there
had been any traces of powder in them.
His testimony was objected to by the
defense and on examination he claimed
qualification to testify by his experience
in the Schneider case and a similar case
which occurred in Philadelphia. He also
stated that he made experiments to de-
terrnine the distances at which powder
will carry; that is at what distance the
powder from an exploded pistol cartridge
will imbed itself in an object.
The objection of the defense was over
ruled and on the question being again
put Dr. Gray stated that he found no
evidence of powder on the clothes.
1t is probable that on the reassembling
of the court this morning DR.. Gray will
be recalled and examined more particu-
larly as TO his experiment, for the pur-
pose of determining at what distance un-
exploded grains of powder will be imbed-
ded in any object.
1t was learned last evening that Deputy
Coroner Glazebrook. who also gave evi-
dence as TO his making experiments for
this purpose, has been summoned to be
present this morning. His testimony
viii no doubt be along the same line.