El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-07
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DH0NE ID
EXPERT TASTED THE BLOOD
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PHONE ID.

ers would have known it before the OF
ficers.
Did Mr. Kearney make any state
ment or declaration to you after h
was shotI
Yes, sir; as was helping him out O
the wagon.
Objected by defense. Prosecution
contended that theoretically Garrett
was being tried for the act of his de-
putty in firing the fret shot. Objection
sustained.
MY impression" said the witness
twas that Lees third shot struck Mr.
Kearney aud that Gilliland fred the
shot that broke Kearney's leg.
Objected to by the defense and ques-
ton and answer ruled out.
Did you ever have reason to change
your opinion concerning what you
said this morning about Ben Williams
having mania for killing.
Yes. sir; 1 changed it before en-
ployed him as deputy.
HUMAN BLOOD EXPERT.
DR.. Francis Crosson, physician and
cb enlist of Santa Fe, formerly assist
ant chemist Bellevue hospital, N. Y. for
q mum Der of years was next called
He is the chemist to whom the blood
found by the roadside and on the horse
was submitted,
Witness said:
81 have devoted much study to
analysing blood and practiced medicine
eleven years.
About Feb. 1, 1896. 1 received from
Governor Thornton a piece of blood
soaked earth and horse hair,
81 put the hair in one test tube and
broke the earth into several pieces and
made test of them.
TASTED THE BLOOD.
81 precipitated the blood, took the
specific gravity of it and then submit
ted It 10 the spectral analysis. | also
tasted it to see whether it was saline or
not, which is one of the chemical
characteristics of blood.''
Did you make microscopic ex-
animation?
did not at that time.
The chemist went on to explain the
object of the microscopic examination
and used scientific terms and Ian
guage which baked the interpreter
and caused much hilarity in the court |
room.
''The conclusion that 1 reached"
said the witness, twas that the LIQUID |
possessed all the characteristics of
human blood"
Was the blood fresh or blood from a
score.
1t WAS fresh blood, unmixed with
pus. 1t had soaked into the soil several
inches in depth.
No, small quantity of blood would
not soak very deep in the coil, as blood
is composed largely of solid matter and
was cone shaped and was dry aud
glistening at the top where the
blood had cOagulated. IL was chocolate
A discussion arose as to the sdmis-
sibility of the chemists evidence as to
how much blood had been shed and he
was temporarily excused and his cross
deferred. u
John Meadows was called and told II
about the blood spot, found where
Fountains vehicle was way laid ,
'The blood spot" he said, ''was sur
rounded by a sprinkling of blood,
which was scattered around the main {
pool and by actual measurement was
found to be feet 2 inches across. The
pool in the center was only few inch {
IS in diameter. Van Patton gouged :
ome of the blood and earth up and
carried it away. -
But little was developed on Cross ex-l .
10 nation except that Meadows lived u
q Colorado under the name of John .
tray. q
LAUGH ON FALL.
care you the same John GRAY who
7as indicted in Smith county, Texas, q,
Or assault - commit murder and sent b
D the penitentiary for two year.? I'll
The witness began 10 squirm, grow W
estless and get red.in the face and So
Judge Fall was sure that he had hit
be BULLS eye. The witness turned to O,
he presiding judge desperately and be
aid, "If I've got to answer all these m
uestions 1 claim the right to explain. :" tr
Fall felt sure of his man. SO
The court assented and then the wit tr
ess blurted out. sa
s'No, I'm rot the same man and never