The San Francisco call., 1899-03-24

of questioning, but the prosecution was
not slow to pick it up again on redirect
examination. Dr. Zabala 1as mad testlne6 nefi
SIDE, from the corners of the mouth to
the lobe of the ears a uniform line mark
ing the course of the fluid.
The defense sought to show that these
might have been caused by the mother
wiping out the little sufferers mouth with
a cloth or towel and !draawing it s across the ne
witness for an answer on that point and
the doctor expressed his opinion that the
marks would not have been so distinct
the entire length had they been caused
in that manner. From their appearance
he was satisfied that the acid had flowed
from the mouth across the cheeks and
had not been brushed across with cloth
Attorney Guilfoyle appeared to be some
what taken aback at this and dismissed
the witness, but Carpenter took him up
again and made him describe the scars
more at length.
Gray and DR. Zabala were the only two
witnesses examined and the hearing was
continued until this afternoon. Mrs.
Adams was in court early, attended by
her counsel, Messrs Caldwell, Sweeney and
Guilfoyle. Her father and brothers, with
a few friends were also present. Police
Sergeant Duke and Patrolman Graham
were seated by the Prosecuting Attorney,
ready to render what assistance lay in
their power.
Gray first took the stand and told of
his relations with the defendant. He said
the dead child was the fruit of those re-
latlOnS- Iney separated three OF IOuI
months ago, the woman taking the child
with her. After that she visited Gray at
his room, 1147 Harrison street, about once
q week. He wanted to put the child in a
home but she would not consent to It,.
Once she told him the boy had got hold
of a bottle of carbolic acid and II he ever
did again she would let him drink it.
When she started to leave the room she
put her hand behind her and said: You d
better be careful how you talk or you II
get your brains blown out" On March
l3 Gray received a note from Mrs Adams
saying the child was dead. He went out
to the house with the police officers and
accused the woman of causing it's death.
Gray had an uncomfortable time of 1t
at the hands of the attorneys for the de-
fense but the court saved him from an
sWering several embarrassing questions,
such as whether he had been arrested for
breaking up the furniture of their home,
and regarding his dismissal from the
army. He said he had given the child
clothing and toys amounting to less than
S. but had not contributed to its support
since his separation from the mother, be-
cause last July she took $3.50 or his money
and never gave any of 1t back.
DR. Zabala next testified 10 the result or
the autopsy and said that death was un-
doubtedly due to carbolic acid. He visited
the house when the child lay dead in the
absence of Coroner Hill and Prosecuting
ATTORNEY Carpenter showed him the bottle
which contained the acid. The doctor
was of the opinion that 1t was empty, or
nrac ctfcally so, when he saw it at the
house and the defense intimated pretty
strongly that it had been tampered with
bv the police. They asked the Judge. to
order it into the keeping of the court, but
as it had not been formally placed In evil
dence he refused to do so.
The hearing goes on again this after